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The Man from Earth

  • 17-05-2011 1:49am
    #1
    roguey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭


    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/
    An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

    Has anybody ever seen this? I just watched it on a whim (it was a recommendation at the bottom of an IMDB page) and was blown away by it, I loved it, a very smart film, really makes you think. Its a low budget sci-fi that is basically a room full of college professors talking. But the script is so brilliant that I was hooked on it.

    It may look very cheap when you first start watching but don't let that put you off.

    I definitely recommend it to anyone that likes a smart film that makes you think.
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  • #2
    red dave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭red dave


    Yeah I saw it a couple of years ago. Clever little film indeed.


  • #3
    Ray Palmer
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    Interesting concept is the main part of it.
    In reality the script and acting are a bit clunky at times.

    Effectively it comes across like a cheap episode of the 80s Twilight Zone which is fine if you accept those limitations. A little overrated but not bad


  • #4
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Saw this a good while ago and really enjoyed it. Very impressive film for such a simple concept, and such a small budget. It's a great example of how a good story told well can easily trump a budget of 100s of millions.


  • #5
    Spunge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭Spunge


    Yeah, a cool movie, definitely worth a watch.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ray Palmer wrote: »
    Interesting concept is the main part of it.
    In reality the script and acting are a bit clunky at times.

    Effectively it comes across like a cheap episode of the 80s Twilight Zone which is fine if you accept those limitations. A little overrated but not bad

    The script is from Jerome Bixby whose stories were adapted into episodes of the original Twilight Zone, the film and the 2000s version.


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  • #7
    Phony Scott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Phony Scott


    Ray Palmer wrote: »
    Effectively it comes across like a cheap episode of the 80s Twilight Zone which is fine if you accept those limitations. A little overrated but not bad

    I'd agree with it being overrated, but it is interesting. I think that the film would have been better served as a Twilight Zone episode, because it would knocked out in half the time.


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