Day of the triffids

[Swoop]

The original black and white movie was much more enjoyable.

The production that was shown last night, was extremely underwhelming. When they got to the part where "triffids were being milked for their endless supply of oil" which "saved the world from global warming" the OFF button was used.

I was wondering how a transvestite comedian was going to be involved in saving the planet...

[Drunken Monkey]

Updating the fears people face in a film to something more topical is quite common and often I find the efforts pretty weak. I noticed in the Sam Miller/2005 'Quatermass experiment', it was set in contemporary times but they kept the fears of the 1950's in the conversations. Watching a contemporary film, set in contemporary times, with actors talking about fears of nuclear annihilation was simply laughable.

Perhaps they would have been better off keeping the remake of Day of the Triffids set circa 1960?

[duckonin]

Original film 1963 is a classic

Won all our 1st fifteen games back then coach took us into Wellington to the movies as a treat, yep scared the shit out of all of us....But the train ride home !!