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From: LFeinberg.es@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
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Subject: The First Spaceship on Venus--Slight SPOILER
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Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 23:11:01 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  8 23:11:01 1984
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	A classic 1960 S.F. movie which is quite often overlooked is "The First
Spaceship on Venus".  While this film is often dismissed (my "Guide to
T.V. Movies" gives it 1 1/2 stars out of 4), it is actually a neglected
masterpiece.  In this film, a group of scientists flies to Venus, where
they find the remains of an ancient, dead, civilization.  Those scenes
on Venus inside the ruins of this civilization are a surrealistic
masterpiece.  Highlights include the scenes where the astronaughts are
chased up the spiral ramp-like building by the flowing lava, the scenes
inside the green and glowing pit ( a brain? a computer?) on the planet,
and the bizzare reversal of the ending.  Like "Dark Star", this is a low
budget cheapy, and has some real flaws that are hard to overlook.  But
for capturing the bizzare and numinous essence of surrealism on screen,
this movie cannot be equaled!

Anyone else remeber this one?

Lawrence