Once In A New Moon (1935) -
For a film from 1935 I could forgive a lot of the obvious errors and foibles, because essentially it wasn't a bad one at all, if a bit simplistic and silly. It had none of the finesse of later science fiction films or any elements of actual science that I could see either. The idea of an island being ripped from the planet and floating off in to space wasn't exactly what I'd call sound physics, although I admit that I used to skip school on the days I had science class, because the teacher was an idiot, but 'Star Trek' (1966-) taught me a few things at least.
With that aside, the story itself was quite an interesting idea and it had similarities to 'Passport To Pimlico' (1949) with the towns attempts to self govern and the issues that in itself caused.
Unfortunately they all spoke so fast that it was hard to keep up with what they were saying, which was where its simplicity came in handy. It was also very British, in that everybody just got on with things over a cup of tea and caused no real riots until the townsfolk decided to depose their government.
I wouldn't say that anyone stood out for their acting, either good or bad. As for the production, it was clever in the way that they didn't have to come up with anything too scientific or astrological to make the story work.
Overall, it was a fun little tale, but nothing to tell the world and his Mother about.
471.09/1000.
For a film from 1935 I could forgive a lot of the obvious errors and foibles, because essentially it wasn't a bad one at all, if a bit simplistic and silly. It had none of the finesse of later science fiction films or any elements of actual science that I could see either. The idea of an island being ripped from the planet and floating off in to space wasn't exactly what I'd call sound physics, although I admit that I used to skip school on the days I had science class, because the teacher was an idiot, but 'Star Trek' (1966-) taught me a few things at least.
With that aside, the story itself was quite an interesting idea and it had similarities to 'Passport To Pimlico' (1949) with the towns attempts to self govern and the issues that in itself caused.
Unfortunately they all spoke so fast that it was hard to keep up with what they were saying, which was where its simplicity came in handy. It was also very British, in that everybody just got on with things over a cup of tea and caused no real riots until the townsfolk decided to depose their government.
I wouldn't say that anyone stood out for their acting, either good or bad. As for the production, it was clever in the way that they didn't have to come up with anything too scientific or astrological to make the story work.
Overall, it was a fun little tale, but nothing to tell the world and his Mother about.
471.09/1000.