Yeah, I realised that it might have happened like that, as it seemed to be that. Apparently the book's ending has the ship coming out of the eye too. Thanks for watching!
Correct, in Asimov's book on the movie (which he wrote to clear out the inaccuracies), the white blood cell follows after them out the eye and into the tear drop. But the growth is so rapid they just sit the slide on the floor, wheel out the patient and clear the room of personnel as best they can before the operating room is filled with the empty shell of a ship and the four surviving crew.
@@novanights2chevy597 Wouldn't work, each individual cell is miniaturized and would grow back to normal size even if dispersed that is way more mass than can fit in the human body. At least the patient is unconscious before he is stretched out of shape before exploding. When you think about it though even the fluid in the hypodermic needle is shrunken and would be enough to blow him up.
@@Glittersword AGREED ! Isaac Asimov tried to make it more "realistic" in the book. Even suggesting that miniaturization would slow time, allowing more than one hour. But YES: 1) Huge Mass gone IN: GOTTA Come OUT. 2) How would/could "shrunken" atoms/molecules even INTERACT with the Ordinary Ones, in the first place ! And, for that matter (no pun intended): Would their shrunken eyes see only X and Gamma Rays (?) XD 3) Asimov's version qualified that "radioisotopes won't shrink" Okaaaayyy. POINT: Visually great...inaccurate-science FANTASY. R.I.P., Lovely Raquel....
To continue the Medical/SciFi theme, I highly recommend "The Andromeda Strain" from 1971. It's great SciFi but also a masterclass in building tension. Bring coffee.
Ooh, yes Niall! I thought someone else had mentioned this to me too, but it appears at the moment, you are the only one. I shall definitely add it to my list, great choice! I've got quite a few films to catch up with, it seems haha. I do love a good film with tension. Aha! Bringing coffee, as always ;) Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@MoviesWithMarty The Andromeda Strain is a classic, based on a book by Micheal Crichton. It was directed by Robert Wise who made The Day The Earth Stood Still.
Oh wow, that's amazing! I bet you were in awe! I can just imagine if I were to have watched this in cinemas when it came out. For the time, I feel like the effect were well done. Even to this day with some films! Haha yes, probably, but she is lovely all the same. At least you can appreciate her fully now. Oh yes, the Proteus was really giving me the same feeling that I had when watching Thunderbirds for the first time or Stingray, with remembering how the child me wanted to have the toy to play pretend haha. Thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it. More to come like this in the future!
My tech theater teacher, David Hale, worked with Peter Foy, who created a somersault flying harness for this film, so that the actors could fly and flip while on the wires.
Oh wow, that's amazing! It's crazy that something similar hadn't existed before that could work and so his creation helped the film to be made! Well done to your teacher, as this film really was "Fantastic"
Thank you very much! I shall certainly add it to the list of films, as I've not seen that one either. I have quite a few now! Thanks for watching and commenting
Based on the story by D F Jones (there were also 2 sequels). One of my early favorites, as well [My Dad introduced a room-filling computer to my High School, in the Apollo Era early 1970s!]. The musical scoring of that film was SO iconic 1970s. Also the 'computer sound effects'. As with Star Trek TOS....AHHHH: the Clattering of Relays...XD
Woah, really?! Does the intro music at the title sequence not count as part of the soundtrack? That's amazing! Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching and commenting
Donald Pleasance was in an episode of the "Twilight Zone". He was in the Movie "The Great Escape", Blofeld in "You Only Live Twice" and he played the Devil in "The Greatest Story Ever Told".
Ooh, I didn't know any of that, including Blofeld! Having not seen the original Bond films as yet, only having seen clips, I can't wait to see him play him when I get around to watching them
Aha! Fantastic, thank you. He's a great actor, from what I've seen in this. I have yet to watch Ben Hur, what are your thoughts on it, is it a good film. I've heard mixed reviews about it. Thank you for watching and commenting (apologies for the delay in replying too!)
@@MoviesWithMarty …..Ben Hur deserved all the Academy Awards it received. You don’t have to be religious to enjoy the film. It is an epic story of a man who was driven to the “dark side” (anger, vengeance, hatred) but found salvation. The cast, script and visual imagery are all great.
@@MoviesWithMarty Mixed reviews? Don’t forget it won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Cinematography. It is a religious film but it can be appreciated for other things like that chariot race (which is great, but so is that race in the silent version from 1925 - You ought to check that version out, if just for that scene. It is amazing what they were able to do in 1925, though the acting is better in the 1959 version).
@@MoviesWithMarty Some other films that I would like to recommend are: “The 39 Steps” (directed by Alfred Hitchcock), “Goodbye Mr. Chips”, “The Winslow Boy” ( The 1948 version - Yes, I’m a big fan of actor Robert Donat ☺️), “The Life Of Emile Zola” (One of my favorite films of all time with the great Paul Muni, who also was the original Scarface), “Random Harvest” (another personal favorite starring the wonderful Ronald Colman and Greer Garson, who was also in “Mr. Chips”), and “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner” (One if those British angry young man films that became popular in the 1950’s and ‘60’s starring Tom Courtenay - great film). That will do for a start, off the top of my head.
You have a good ear! I hadn't even spotted that when watching it and I was on the lookout for everything as well as absorbing the story. Definitely a master of his craft. He did the eerie sounds so well
Thank you very much! I'm hoping you enjoyed. Oh yes, most definitely, I have The Andromeda Strain as a highly requested film so will add your name, but The Satan Bug is a new one so I shall add it as a request for you! Thank you very much for watching, requesting and commenting!
One of the classic 60s sci-fi films and concepts (pre 2001: a space odyssey) that still holds up to repeated viewings and that's saying something for outside of "voyage to the bottom of the sea" and "The time machine" (and some the ray harryhausen films) there really weren't many 60's American sci-fi adventures that were hitting the mark and putting butts in theater seats. Great choice!
Hey Brian! Thanks for watching with me and commenting. It's funny, as I have yet to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey. I love Kubrick films, with The Shining being a favourite of mine (I'd planned to watch it again for Halloween, but never got a chance to). I'm going to add 2001 to my watch list for the channel, as I may as well watch it for the first time with you guys. It looks superb. Oh wow, I remember watching The Time Machine (the original and the remake) many years ago and loved it back then, so maybe another watch is due as I have forgotten them. All I remember is the world changing around him whilst he's in the machine (at least in the new one anyway). Really? It's astounding, as I feel there are so many! I know back then though that Sci-Fi was huge and they made films because they could, whereas nowadays it's because of the money with some studios. Thank you so much! It was a great choice by a viewer and I really enjoyed it. I hope to see you again soon and I shall be adding those films mentioned to the watch list ;)
@@MoviesWithMarty When you do "2001", know it's a cerebral, thought provoking kind of story that will mystify you at its ending. It was a mind blowing movie seeing it for the first time in '68, released more than a year before the first moon landing. Be sure to do its sequel "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984) made a _long_ 16 years later where mysteries will be answered. At least most of them! Even Kubrick liked it, I've read. 🖖😎
@@GrouchyMarx Ooh, okay I shall keep that in mind to watch it on a clearly focused day! I'm so fascinated by these older films and the woven stories (like this one) that they behold. I can imagine! Oh wow, yes so it was very mind boggling at the time, with worlds unknown. I shall do, thank you! I didn't even know that one existed! I'm really eager to watch 2001 when I get the chance to. That's saying something if Kubrick liked it! Thank you for the info, I shall make it a must watch too and shall add 2010 to the list!
@@MoviesWithMarty Keep in mind that Kubrick made 2001 (along with co-writer Arthur C. Clarke who wrote 2010 on his own), and I believe 2001 is _the_ film Kubrick is best known for, as well as The Shining, Dr Strangelove, and a few others etc. Really enjoyed watching Fantastic Voyage again with you and digging your reaction to it Marty. Can't wait to see how you handle 2001 and 2010! 😁 I'll hit subscribe to see your vids pop up quicker, and being a long-time lover of scifi I'll toss a few scifi classic suggestions from the 50s thru the 70s for you to consider. I still like these older films as much as the awesome modern films of today like Interstellar and The Martian. Also want to second Brian Lawton's suggestion here on "The Time Machine" (1960) the first very well made time-travel movie you'll like, that takes place in London. Take care and as Spock says... live long and prosper! 🖖👽
Hey Brian! Just to let you know that I posted my "2001: A Space Odyssey" reaction video today, seeing as it was Hal's birthday too! I hope you're well. You may have seen it posted already, but wanted to personally let you know. Take care
I remember watching Fantastic Voyage when I was a kid in the 80's. I was tied to the sofa. It was very impressionable. When I got older and watched it again it was more fun than scary. Cheers ✨
Ahh amazing Carlito! I can imagine it would make you feel that way. Such a wonderful film, with a fascinating story. One that I didn't realise it would have! Yeah, it was fun, but I can see how it would be scary as a child. Thank you for watching my reaction to it, it's much appreciated.
Have you seen the movie "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" from the 1950s. I think you'd love it. Another movie with barely any reactions Edit: love that you mentioned Joe 90. Anderson shows were some of the best 5:43 that shot from being stationary to following the little car thing is great. Really smooth transition
I haven't as yet, but it's on my list as quite a few people have mentioned it! Thank you for recommending it too. I will definitely be watching it at some point. It's funny actually, as quite a few films that I thought would have people taking a look at them... don't have anything. One I had no idea of, was the reaction I have coming tomorrow, which was a film that came out last year and yet... doesn't have anything other than reviews. It's a great film, yet does take a dark turn. If you love rom coms and horror, you'll love it. But it's far removed from the likes of the 1950 films I've been checking out haha. I watched Andromeda Strain last night and it's absolutely fantastic! That'll be coming at some point this month. Takes a little bit to edit, especially around life and other bits. Aw yes, I used to watch Joe 90, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet all the time! My Dad and I were huge fans. I went dressed as a Thunderbird to a party at one point and I've always wanted to get a Captain Scarlet uniform for fancy dress haha. But yes, Joe 90 was amazing. I remember watching the first episode with my Dad a year or two ago again and it was so surreal to watch it after so long. Ooh yes!! I can't believe I missed that transition! It really was pretty smooth and for the speed that it gets up to too! Thanks for spotting that and letting me know!
If you read the book it shows that they dragged the antibodies that dissolved the Proteus out of the eye with them and that Benesh (the patient) survived the operation. His critical knowledge was that he knew the answer to control the miniature process to change the size at will with no time limit.
What impressed me most as a boy watching this so long ago was the frenzied enthusiasm that those men showed removing the antibodies from Raquel Welsh's chest.
Wow...one of my all times favourites, honestly didn't think anyone would react to this (writing this not having yet watched your video!). A true classic, the sub-in-body meme was even parodied by The Simpsons in one of their Halloween specials, Futurama has done it too. The interior CMDF shots were in a football stadium at night, watch Grant being whisked along in the golf buggy and you can 'see' the interior of the stadium. The proteus came full size, about a 4ft version and a small 3 inch one. The 4ft version was found & restored but the large version ended up being destroyed. The body sets were massive. Yeah, its looking very old and cheesy now but it takes me back to my youth (I'm building the Mobius models Proteus kit for my bookshelf). If you like old gems, try Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1959 which is a fun adaptation of the Verne novel, plus Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 which gave birth to the 60's TV series. Its an urban myth that Isaac Asimov wrote Fantastic Voyage but he just novelised the screenplay and the book got published ahead of the movie so people think he created it. He did, however, write his own version called Fantastic Voyage: Destination Brain set on the 'other side' (Russia). He was never happy with the 'bad' science plot holes like the remains of the Proteus after it being destroyed, would still de-miniaturise and kill the patient. So in the novelisation, the white cell with the sub in it follows them out of the eye, solving the issue. The plot detail you might have missed was the scientist possesses the secret of indefinite miniaturisation, so that's why he defected and so an attempt was made to kill him before he could give CMDF the info. He survived, but with the apparently in-operable blood clot. In the novel, they chat with the scientist afterwards but I'm not sure if that was filmed. Interesting Making of video with shots of full size sub on body sets: ruclips.net/video/J4j8TGyE5Vc/видео.html Doctor Who has 'done' FV at least twice: The Invisible Enemy : Tom Baker clones himself to go inside his own body. Into the Dalek: Peter Capaldi & co are shrunk to perform surgery on a Dalek. On seeing the miniaturiser, Capaldi says 'It would make a great idea for a movie...'😊
Hey Mark! Thanks for watching with me and commenting. Honestly, I LOVED this film! There's just something wonderful about the 60s, isn't there?! Wow, I didn't realise there were so many pop culture references to it. Ah yes, it's funny as I kept thinking it was a stadium or an airport and then I confirmed it at the end and was so pleased I'd got it right haha. No way! They found one of the Proteus ships and restored it?! I need to look that up! Thanks for letting me know. I was fascinated with how they did it and the design of everything. If I'd mentioned everything that came to mind about the designs etc, I wouldn't have concentrated on the film haha. It's funny, as after I had posted the video, I saw some behind the scenes "body sets" and WOW they are amazing. It's astonishing the work that went into the film and with some parts, just how simple they kept it, despite nowadays them probably putting in SO much CGI to achieve the same thing. Like the attacking antibodies for example, would now be done by CGI. Aw no, it's not old and cheesy, I really love that kind of thing. I'm much more of a vintage and old fashioned guy. Ooh yes! I have had both of those films on a personal list of must watches for YEARS and I shall add them to the list of requests for you! That's partly why I made this channel, so I would make the time to watch the things I'd been meaning to see. Yeah, I'd noted that Asimov seemed to have wrote the novel at the request of the people who made Fantastic Voyage, to which he accepted and wrote it so fast that it came before the film released haha. Thanks for letting me know though, I'm fascinated by all this and it's great to hear it from fans of the films. Ooh, I shall have to check out his other work if it's available. I love reading too, so if it's just a screenplay or book, then that's fine too! Ah yes, that would be the ending that I thought should have happened. It seems that he wrote the better ending haha. I thought I had heard that somewhere. Oh wow, I definitely missed that! Thank you so much. I'd even missed that during the edit! I had thought it was something like he had defected or was being hunted by the enemy and it's great to find out why. It makes more sense now! Ooh, I'll have to watch that video, I bet that includes shots that I saw when looking into it more after watching posting the video. If I'd known they existed, I definitely would have shown them at the end when I did the trivia. Thanks for the link. Fantastic! (Pun intended) I hadn't realised Doctor Who made references and some forms of it on the show. I love DW and now I know the film, when I watch the Who classics and that Capaldi episode (he's a favourite of mine), I shall realise the reference. I vaguely remember that being said, but at the time I think I laughed and probably thought it was a reference to Honey I Shrunk The Kids (which is another series of films I'll be checking out, as I haven't seen them in years!) Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it and it helps me to understand the films more and to realise bits of info that I may not have known! Keep being amazing and have a wonderful day. I'll definitely be watching more like this!
@@MoviesWithMarty Thanks Marty, looking forward to you doing Journey - probably the reason why I am a geologist!. The 1959 version is great fun although isn't strictly the novel. The soundtrack is a corker by Bernard Hermann ( I watched repeats of Time Tunnel recently on TV and Irwin Allen liked to plunder his soundtrack). James Mason is on form, Pat Boone surprisingly good for a non-actor (a pop singer at the time) and the art direction is gorgeous. The Proteus was designed by a guy called Harper Goff who also did the classic Nautilus in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (the giant squid in that was built by the guy who ended up doing the Shark in Jaws). The full size mock up was cast in fibreglass and came in removable sections so the cameras could get in. It was rumoured to be considered as a rescue sub for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure but I read it got trashed. Photos of the restored miniature: modelermagic.com/proteus-studio-model/ The 3 inch was nicked by a crow. shortly after filming the whirlpool part, someone put it on a sunny window shelf to dry..... Asimov added bits to the story such as Michaels (Pleasance), telling Grant that they snuck an ant through the miniaturiser expanding it to train size for study, so that part of the movie where the military guy almost crushes an ant... He also muses how miniaturisation may work. The option they settle for is the miniaturiser creates an 'energy field' which can be expanded or shrunk because it opens up a higher dimension of hyperspace and its size can be manipulated like reducing or enlarging a photo. Any object ie. the Proteus, inside the field is likewise affected. But the energy dissipates and objects then return to normal size. Jan Benes - the scientist - knows how to control it. Its proportional so reducing the sub to half size they could keep it like that for years. But smaller - they go down to being a bacteria size, it only works for an hour. I recall in the book, Grant ventures away from the sub and 'oscillates' in size because the energy infusing his atoms is fluctuating (might be in FV2: Destination Brain). They also use a portable miniaturiser on board the Proteus to shrink the air molecules when refuelling from the lungs. BTW, Capaldi actually jokes ' great idea for a movie...bad idea for a proctologist😁'. Enjoying your channel, well done, will watch in future. Being an old fart (!), I have a looong list of old movies I think you'll like. Have a great time.
@@mark-nm4tc Wait, you're a Geologist!! That's incredible! I look forward to watching Journey. I'll look out for the great soundtrack. I do love a good one - one of my favourites is Ennio Morricone's OST from Cinema Paradiso, which is one of my favourite films and will definitely be watched again here at some point. I saw it for the first time and felt so emotional, I then bought the 4K when it came out. I have a select 4K collection of mainly just my favourites, with The Shining, the Back To The Future trilogy and Bladerunner 2049 also being part of it. Do you collect physical media? I'd show them in a video, but I don't have access to them at the moment with the house situation (flood at my normal house). I'm also not sure if anyone would be interested on here, but I do know there is a huge following of physical media fans out there. Ah wow, Time Tunnel is a name I haven't heard in a while! I have a memory of watching episodes with my Dad many years ago. Something else that I love and I haven't seen many episodes of is The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling is just amazing. I have a feeling I am going to be watching a lot of vintage content here haha. Ah yes, I've heard of both Pat Boone and James Mason. Oh wow, thanks for the info! I will watch out for the Nautilus. Jaws is ANOTHER big name that I've not seen. Another franchise being James Bond, I love the new ones but have yet to see any of the originals. Sean Connery is amazing though. Amazing! I feel like you are the one with all knowledge haha. The Poseidon Adventure yet again is something I have yet to see. Despite being a film fanatic and having done Film and TV in college years ago, I have yet to see many of the greats in the film industry. Thank you for the link, I will check those out later. Haha yes, I mention the crow thing in the trivia at the end, it's just so fascinating to me that someone left it by an open window and a crow took it! Barmy! Oh my good god, yes that makes perfect sense now! Thanks for that. Giant ants *shivers*.... Oh wow, he really went into detail and in some ways, his thought process behind it actually makes sense with the proportional element. I will have to have a read of that. Haha, yes the air from the lungs part is a brilliant touch, as they don't delve into that in the film, but it does throw the thought out there. On screen it just seems that all air particles must be the same for them to be able to capture them and not have to shrink them down. Or that they just capture less and that will suffice their small bodies. Ahh yes Capaldi! I knew the line was a bit longer, but I couldn't think of what it was. Thanks for that. Capaldi is wonderful as both The Doctor and also Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It, albeit more sweary! Thank you so much! I very much look forward to chatting about the movies too, I love it. I don't get a chance to chat about them much. Also, yes please feel free to request away if you have any you think I'd be interested in, even ones I may not be, as I do love something different. One of my old favourites for the Christmas season is "It's A Wonderful Life" (Another 4K of mine, but I wasn't a fan of the colourised version they made... needless to say I'll be watching the black and white original), as I can't not watch it and despite it being a film I have already seen many times, it's a beautiful film all the same. I've been told I'm a bit of an old soul haha. Speak soon!
@@MoviesWithMarty Hi Marty, yes, for my sins I have a degree in Geology plus I'm a Fellow of the Geological Society. I do collect physical media...being old school. I'm yet to get 4k, need upgrade TV first and I note all the Trek movies are getting 4k....more cash!. I'm currently rekindling my old childhood hobby of model kit making...with an SF bias. I currently have a 3ft USS Enterprise, a Space 1999 Eagle, the Seaview & Flying Sub from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV show (the cinema movie original is good fun). Poor Proteus, been sitting in a box half built for a year!. Bond - well, seen 'em all and some are great, a few weak ones. Best one for me is the Spy Who Loved Me. Insane starting stunt - voted the greatest ever bond stunt - brought the house down in the cinema back in 1977. BTW, if you like old Thunderbirds...FX miniature genius Derek Meddings who did TB also worked on the Bond franchise (up to Goldeneye). His model work is legendary and the best you're likely to see. And take a look a Dalton's first Bond, The Living Daylights...vastly under-rated.
I saw this at the theater when it came out. Before my Mom dropped me off, she warned me that the movie would show human insides and that I might get sick.
Brilliant Porfle! I hope your first viewing was a great one. Oh god yeah, that would be something I'd want to know before going in too. I'm fairly squeamish, although I used to be a lot more, so I can see why your Mum told you. Hopefully you were okay with that imagery on your first viewing! Thanks for letting me know and as always, thank you for watching Porfle
Haha yes! You can see they were a big influence on me, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet being my favourite 😅 Thank you for watching, and apologies for such a delay in replying lol
I'm subscribing because you watched this. I get tried of other reactors watching the same 20 movies. This movie is a classic and a very big deal when it came out. A great follow up to this would be "Innerspace"(1987) starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan. The same idea of a person being shrunk and injected into another person, but it is completely different and just brilliant! The effects of the inner body in Innerspace still hold up. Yes watch Innnerspace. You will love it!!
Thank you,Tommy! For the recommendation (which I will watch), the kind words, watching and for subscribing! Apologies I've only just got around to replying, it's been a busy month. Honestly, I feel the very same. I appreciate that some movies will be watched by multiple people, but yet it does seem to be the same group of movies at any given time, so that's what I am planning on being different with here. I love all types of films and there are millions to choose from. Sometimes a video may run into being the same as others at the time, but that will probably be due to the film/show being requested by a fair few people. I'm going to try to give a wide range of films/shows too. Ooh, yes! Innerspace is on the list, as many people have asked for that one. I'm slowly watching the more requested ones as I go through the list. I love that it's completely different as it'll be great to see a different slant to this. Great to hear it holds up still too, I'll definitely have to check it out. Thank you so much!
Oh wow! That's amazing! In a row?! You must have known every detail, inside and out (quite literally!)... I wish I'd seen it in the cinema. I'm definitely going to give it another watch in VR cinema. Probably the nearest we'll get to seeing it back in cinemas anytime soon, unfortunately! Thank you for watching it another time with me, Michael! I'm hoping you enjoyed seeing my sense of wonder and hoping it was similar to yours back then
the ship was destroyed by antibodies ! there was no ship , when they got out ! and yes , the patient survived ! and yes he had information they wanted ! , it has been novelized , I`ve read the book . and saw the film at a drive in movie back in 66 !
Fantastic! I'm so glad I got to watch it, thanks to someone recommending it to me. Thank you very much, I certainly shall! There's a lot on the way, with quite a lot of older movies requested. It's always fun to see something I've not seen yet and be amazed, especially with the good films from back in the day! Thanks for watching and commenting
The injured man was a Scientist who figured out how to expand the miniturization time past 60 minutes. Donald Pleasence was the first visable Bloefed in the James Bond movies.
Hi Tom! Welcome to the channel. Oh brilliant! That's helpful to know, thank you. It was a brilliant movie. Oh really?! I hadn't even realised, as I have yet to see the original Bond movies (I've only seen newer ones) - Thank you for watching and commenting! I always love these extra bits of information :)
The movie was stand-alone. But it did inspire a "Fantastic Voyage" cartoon series about a CMDF team that was miniaturized to take on special missions. It ran for 17 episodes in 1968.
Great reaction!!! i think the white corposels anti-bodies dis-solved the ship; but that is just my guess. Another great techno-thriller is the 1971 film "The Andromeda Strain". Suggest adding to your future watch list.
Thank you so much openfor45 and welcome to the channel! Ah yes, I hadn't thought about it until afterwards and realised the systems defense may have had something to do with it. I just couldn't believe the system could dissolve the entire ship haha. Ooh! Thank you very much! I've not seen that one, so I shall add it to my list as your request (with a mention to you, of course ;) Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great reaction, Marty. You might've been the first to react to this wonderful film. Other suggestions would be Stanley Kubrick's epic "Spartacus" from 1960 or sci-fi classic "The Omega Man" with Charlton Heston from 1971 or even "A Boy and His Dog", a brilliant independent sci-fi movie from 1975..
Thank you so much Bob! I'm late to replying, apologies. I think I may be, yeah! It's not often that happens, other than when I watched a 2021 Christmas film that I swear others had seen, but no one had! Thank you though, I loved the film. Some great suggestions! I've added them all to the list for you, so at some point I shall get around to them. I've not seen any of them and they all sound really interesting! Thank you for watching!
@@MoviesWithMarty Other suggestions, Marty. Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" from 2001, starring Jude Law. The film received mixed reviews because it was difficult to categorize it's target audience. Still, I think it's one of the greatest films ever made. It had me thinking, long after I finished watching it, about what it means to be human. "BICENTENNIAL MAN", also asks this question from 1999 and "WHAT DREAMS MAY COME" is an extraordinary, unique and colorful tale of the Afterlife. All three of these great films, feature or stars Robin Williams and few reactors have reacted to these masterpieces!.
I would recommend the following movies to react to, 1956 Forbidden Planet, 1963 The Great Escape,1965 The Flight of the Phoenix,1971 The Omega Man,1973 The Wicker Man,1975 Death Race 2000, 1979 Time After Time, 1981 The Last Chase, 1981 Escape from New York, and 2019 Ford Vs Ferrari.
Trip! Thank you so much for these, I really appreciate the requests. There's LOADS and although a few are already on the list, most are not! I've now added them all to the list. I'm looking forward to this year being a big year for me watching films, as I'm going to try to get through a large chunk of the film list at least in the next few months. I've just tonight finished watching another largely requested film "2001: A Space Odyssey" and my god it's a stunning film. I've also got "The Andromeda Strain" coming on the 6th too! The Ford vs Ferrari is an interesting one that I've noticed a few people ask for too. Thank you again!
Ooh, yes! That's one of my next films to watch actually, as there are quite a number of people asking for that one, alongside "The Andromeda Strain" (coming 6th) and "2001: A Space Odyssey" (coming soon!). Ah yes, Walter is from this film isn't he? Thanks for this info!
Don't know if anyone answered, but the threat of growing inside was "worse case scenario"; it wasn't Reticula Fibers that encased the ship, it was White Corpusles, which break foreign objects down at the molecular level. (which dissolved the plastic dome) They take material down to Protein particles. What's left the body excretes as Pus.
If I remember correctly in the book there was also a time dilation when you were shrunk. So while it seems like 60 minutes from the outside it was much longer to the crew.
Oh my god! I've just looked it up... I can't believe it. She was great. It also occurs to me that I know Raquel after seeing photos, as in I've worked with her before when Producing some studio work. I hadn't realised it was the same woman! Small world and such a sad loss. I feel ashamed that I didn't realise I'd known her when watching the film. 82 and she'd definitely lived her life! A wonderful lady. Thank you for letting me know Glenn, much appreciated
I was 5 years old when this movie came out, and it scared me because I didn't understand what was happening, and I was terrified of being shrunk down like that. my mom assured me that it would never happen to me.... and then we went on a ride that was exactly like that!!! Mom felt so bad afterwards! as to the victim, he was a scientist and the only one who knew how to keep an object microscopic in size, so that's why they had to perform this mission.
@@MoviesWithMarty That comment was from a long time ago. I live in Phoenix, but I just so happen to be in London right now. It’s kind of a funny coincidence out of the blue.
@@jtt6650 Oh amazing! Have a lovely time in London, it's been boiling hot here, so I'm sure the city has been even hotter. Even now! I'm baked! It's also funny that you'd mentioned Donald Pleasance and I just so happened to watch Halloween 2 last night haha!
@@MoviesWithMarty Yes, it is surprisingly HOT, but I come from one of the hottest cities on earth. However we have AC everywhere and you don’t haha. I’m at the BBC Proms right now and I’m sweating like a pig and I’m a desert rat. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great time here and I love London. 🥵 I do have a great movie recommendation for you, whether you watch it on your own time or on the channel, but I’m at a concert, so I should pay attention. ;)
@@jtt6650 Oh my god, the BBC Proms?! That's amazing! I'm very jealous too. Oh yes, it seems tonight is the last night of the Proms! I hope you have a fantastic night!# Yeah, over there it must be overbearingly hot, although yes you do have AC as you say, which will help a lot. I've always seen conversations between different areas saying about heat and then AC is always the difference. I remember going to Italy many years ago and it being about 32 degrees (probably more), but it was an intense and very dry heat. It always feels different to that though somehow. Oof, yes I can imagine, especially if you're dressed for the Proms! London is lovely (I need to go again), but yeah in the heat it's A LOT. When we had the massive heatwave a few years back, I decided in my infinite wisdom to go to London and take the Underground. Big mistake. I couldn't breathe! Ooh! Yes, please let me know about the film when you can, but please enjoy the show! :D
That's true. Asimov pointed out that even if the ship was completely dissolved, millions of miniature atoms would still de-miniaturise and kill the patient, so he has the white cell swallow the sub & follow them out of the eye. He jokes in the novel that as they start to grow, the white cell which starts out being the size of a house, suddenly experiences 'indigestion'.
Thank you for this! Honestly, it would have been helpful for a throwaway line in the movie to explain the ship / cells issue. Especially if they decided to cut things out
@@mark-nm4tc Eek, yes Asimov was right. The particles that had been deminiaturised would still expand, even though it was dissolved "supposedly". So having it come out of the eye would make more sense. I just wish (as I mention to Dennis just now) that they had added a throwaway line if they were to cut the part. Haha, I can imagine it would!
It truly is! Thank you for watching Gary and the information. Much appreciated. I'm glad it won awards for special effects and sets too! It's very well deserved
Glad you liked this. It's great that the current transfers are so much sharpers then what we saw as kids on the TV. The Submarine was desined by the same guy who designed the Nautilus for 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea &the Various chocolate factory vehicles in the original Willy Wonka. I remember as a kid and then in the early days when this was on VHS, you could hear the glass shatter before you saw the antibody blob cover the guys face. I don't know why that bit of sound effect is lost in current releases.
In the novel They had to lure the white blood cell that engulfed the sub into the eye with them. And the doctors got it out before the sub started growing .
@@MoviesWithMarty The novel is written by Isaac Asimov. He only agreed to write it if he was allowed to correct scientific inaccuracies and other problems like the sub needed to be removed.
I am old enough to remember Donald Pleasence from this movie first, long before those Halloween films were made. I also remember him from "THX-1138" and "Telefon". He is a great actor and love his work (even though I have never seen a single second of any Halloween film). In terms of the ship -- I just always assumed that the white corpuscle ate up the ship and disintegrated it before it could get bigger.
In the book that was written after the movie, they encouraged the White Cell to follow them and they got the ship out along with the people. They also returned where the ship was miniaturized from. So the ship could expand in that room without killing the people.
Brilliant, thank you for this Lawson. Yeah, this made much more sense. Some people have said that the inner body "dissolved" the shop, but to me, this seems the more likely scenario that they could do. I'm glad Asimov wrote that into it. I've yet to read it, but I do hope to. Thank you for watching!
@@MoviesWithMarty Yes, the idea was that, even in the original book (by Arthur C. Clarke) that the White Blood cell was dissolving the ship. When they get the white cell out, all that remains is bits of the metal ship, like a few pieces of metal about the size or rebar/a crowbar/ an I-beam(?). I read it so long ago, I no longer remember exactly.
Loved this! (I was telling the exact same thing at the end.) The trivia is a wonderful part of your video, and your reaction when you find out your guesses are right are brilliant!
I know I'm a year late to the reaction, which was a good one btw, but I'm surprised that I didn't see anyone recommending the 1960 classic sci-fi movie starring Rod Taylor entitled H. G. Wells The Time Machine. They did a remake in 2002, but I prefer the 1960 one better. Very reminiscent of the special effects of Fantastic Voyage. Another good sci-fi movie with similar effects around that same time period is the 1959 classic starring James Mason and Pat Boone called Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. Several versions have been filmed since, but I think this one is the best. Like Fantastic Voyage, neither of these two films relied on CGI for effects, but the quality acting and storyline made up for the early-time FX. Another one is the classic sci-fi movie Westworld, starring Yul Brenner as the unstoppable villain gunslinger. All three of these are worth your time and attention to react to..🏆👍
Read Asimov's novelisation first (explains so much!), then saw the film. Then took Biology O Level exam. This helped so much to help viualise the oxygen exchange mechanism and blood system. Thanks guys (and Isaac, RIP). An all-time favourite film. And Raquel, too!
Regarding the death of Dr. Michaela, in the original soundtrack there was the sound of breaking glass. The subsequent restorations, they've neglected to reinsert the sound effect. Regarding the ship, Issac Asimov felt the same way you did and in his novelization had Grant stab the white corpuscle follow them out the eye.
Aha! Thank you for this Dwight, that's wonderfully helpful! As for the Asimov thing, it does make more sense that way. Thank you for watching and commenting Dwight! Much appreciated
An interesting scifi movie from the early 70s is THX-1138. It packs a lot of thought-provoking ideas & social commentary into a thriller set in a post apocalyptic underground city. I wish people would react to it. It's George Lucas' first movie, by the way. Fahrenheit 451 (the original from the 1960s) is another good film.
Ooh, thank you Cathy! I've added it to the list and will definitely check it out. I've not heard of that one before and it seems like a very technical title. The premise sounds very interesting though, I can't wait to watch it! Oh wow, it is?! I know he's done plenty more after (for which I have not seen much). Ah yes, funnily enough, the Fahrenheit 451 film has just been requested, so I shall add your name to it. Thank you for the film requests and info. Much appreciated! Thanks also for watching/commenting
they need to keep him alive to get the information. removing the blood clot will keep him alive. they can't reach the clot through normal surgical means. so they must take fantastic measures to remove the clot. the film won an oscar for special effects. if you liked this you might like "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (1970) about the dangers of a global computer link up. this is a rare film where i can't name one other movie the star, Stephen Boyd, was in. but i can name many films the supporting cast was in. Raquel Welch is just one of the most stunningly beautiful creatures god ever created. the same year as this she starred in her break through role in "one million years b. c." in 1967 she appeared in "bedazzled" a british comedy starring peter cook and dudley moore. she was also in richard lester's two classics "the three musketeers" (1973) and "the four musketeers" (1974). Edmond O'Brien also starred in the film noir classic "d. o. a." (1949) the gangster classic "white heat" (1948) with jimmy cagney and "the man who shot liberty valance" (1962) with jimmy stewart and john wayne. Donald Pleasence appeared in "1984" (1956) with edmond obrien, "the great escape" (1963) and the bond film "you only live twice" (1967) where he played the evil blofeld.
The TV series :Lost In Space" in episode called "The Derelict" borrowed some sets from this Movie. Also, before the end of that same episode, when Don puts the force field on and John Robinson fires at the Exit, if you listen closely you can hear the theme to "Alien" years before that movie was made. Except it was made by the same corporation. Good job to John (ny) Williams, who did the soundtrack for a few good movies.
The two senior officers at Mission Control won Academy Awards: Arthur O'Donnell (the one with a mustache) for PICNIC and Edmund O'Brien (the one with the sugar) for THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA.
I think they did mention that the antibodies would attack when you started to grow. Stephen Boyd played Messala in the epic movie, Ben Hur, probably his greatest role. I would suggest you watch "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" from 1959 starring James Mason. Another adventure film that is very entertaining and one of my favorites.
Yeah, I thought they may have mentioned something about it. Thanks Nicholas. It makes sense whether the shop was removed or "dissolved", but I feel the removal of the ship that was written into the book by Asimov after to be the better way to end it. It leaves less room for error too. Oh wow! I didn't realise that, as I've not yet seen Ben Hur. Is that the film with the very long runtime? I know there was one around that time. I shall add your name to "Journey..." on the list, as a few have asked for that one now. It's becoming highly requested, among others! Amazing, I'm sure it'll be brilliant, as I love most things from that time period. I do love the way the older movies were. Most of them much more interesting and less generic too. Thank you for watching Nicholas!
First off, the Proteus is not a "space ship". It's a submarine. But you wondered why the Proteus didn't start to enlarge. You must have missed the dialog. At the 26:35 mark, on your own video, the doctor says the white corpuscles will "ingest the ship and everything in it". The corpuscles ingested the domed glass on the Proteus and then engulfed Dr. Michaels and then the entire sub. So there was no sub left to enlarge.
The highest high concept movie ever! Grew up watching movies like this on local independent stations. Always ch 13 on the old clunky dial ... ! I love me some Donald Pleasance!
Richard Fleicsher was a very underrated director. Three of his films you might want to check out are COMPULSION, TORA TORA TORA and THE BOSTON STRANGLER.
From Wikipedia: In the film, the crew (apart from the saboteur) manage to leave Benes's body safely before reverting to normal size, but the Proteus remains inside, as do the remains of the saboteur's body (albeit digested by a white blood cell), and several gallons (full scale) of a carrier solution (presumably saline) used in the injection syringe. Isaac Asimov pointed out that this was a serious logical flaw in the plot, since the submarine (even if reduced to bits of debris) would also revert to normal size, killing Benes in the process. Therefore, in his novelization Asimov had the crew provoke the white cell into following them, so that it drags the submarine to the tear duct, and its wreckage expands outside Benes's body. Asimov solved the problem of the syringe fluid by having the staff inject only a very small amount of miniaturized fluid into Benes, minimizing its effect on him when it expands.
This was a MAJOR PLOT HOLE according to Issac Asimov who wrote the novel AFTER the Film which was just a screen play. And had Grant attack the White Corpuscle to get it to follow them out of the body so it could expand safely and the partially dissolved body of Dr. Michaels. Also, the air used to fill the floatation tanks was Miniaturized using a portable device on the sub. P.S. Issac Asimov thought Miniaturization was a physical impossibility at the time although several theories have been put forth with displacement of Quantum Energy as the most practical approach with the Miniaturization Machine displacing a certain amount of energy on the Quantum Level into the space surrounding the nucleus of the atoms causing them to reduce in size and slowly reabsorbing it causing re-expansion.
Hi Jim! Thank you for this information, yeah the novel being written before the film was made, but from the screenplay is what I'd heard about, but it's wonderful to know the information on his changes. I have yet to read the book in full, having only read excerpts for now. Ooh that's amazing! I didn't know those theories had been made, thank you for that. If only it were a reality. Although I wouldn't want to be shrunk and injected into a human body! Haha
@@MoviesWithMarty If you are interested, there was a cartoon made by FILMation called Fantastic Voyage made I believe two years after the release of the film and episodes can be found on RUclips and a DVD with the complete series for Region 2 on Amazon.
That heart scene made me wonder. When someone has heart surgery sometimes the heart is stopped. What are the odds that doctors can't get the heart going again?
Yeah, this is what I'd been thinking too. It almost felt like they were gambling a bit with their lives by stopping the heart. I'd like to think the odds are quite high though... Thank you for watching! (Apologies about the delayed reply!)
Haha that's amazing! You have good taste it seems. I love that for Science class, they were showing this film. It;s different to your average Science class, but I suppose it teaches you a little about the inner human body haha
@@MoviesWithMarty well 8th grade for me was 1992 and even back then this movie was old but the effects were spot on in terms of "micro cellular accuracy" in design using practical f/x. Still looks like it holds up a bit lol
Didn't you hear at 26:25 when the scientist said the white corpuscles would "Ingest the ship and everything in it" and then it shows them dissolving the ship?
Thanks for reviewing older movies. They are our history, which brought about the more technically advanced sci-fi and fantasy films. Many young folks refuse to watch black and white films. They don’t know what masterpieces they are missing.
Hi Jon! No problem at all, I love older movies. They truly are! Many people really don't take the time to check out films from back in the day. They had some really great plots and acting, plus some amazing effects. This film definitely has! Yes, exactly. When friends have said, "Oh, is it black and white? No thanks" (or pretty much that anyway)... I just sigh. It's s a shame, because yes, they really don't know what they're missing. Thanks for watching Jon! More older films to come in the future that I know you're going to love!
Saw this in the theater with my Dad when I was 14. I think this was Raquel's 1st US film and launched her into stardom. Particularly when she was covered with Antibodies and everyone got to feel her up pulling them all off of her.
Hi Tom! Aw wow, I wish I had as well. It's such a great film and I cannot imagine the awe of watching it for the first time in the cinema. It must have been amazing. It was definitely a great first for her! Some well known people and a great story too, with pretty great practical effects too. Haha yes, that'll be a scene that people would come for. I do love that when they shot it, the actors were very respectable and they had to re-shoot it as they needed to remove some of the antibodies on certain areas, otherwise she had a "las vegas showgirl" look with it on only certain areas. What was your favourite scene in the film? Thanks for watching and commenting!
You popped up in my feed with Fantastic Voyage, which is an old fav of mine. Noticed you are still in early stages of channel so I wanted in on the ground floor. Really looking forward to checking out the movies you choose. ✌️
💫Haven't seen this one since it came out and I thought it pretty cheesy back in the day. Judging from this video though, it's somewhat better than I remembered considering the SFX limitations at the time. Still doesn't hold a candle though to classics like 🐬"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), 🛸"Forbidden Planet" (1956), or 🌍"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959).
Yeah, I can see how it may have come across as cheesy, but with the SFX limitations, as you've said it does actually work quite well. It was pretty "fantastic" in the way it draws you in with the plot of someone trying to foil the plan and it then becoming somewhat of a Sci-Fi crime mystery. The extra spy movie type intro of the gunfire and explosions was a great way to open the film, which I'm pretty sure is why they added it. That and for extra added emphasis of the grandness of what they were doing. Ah yes! Those other movies, I have yet to see and they have been requested by some people already, so they will be coming in the future. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I like the fact you are a Thunderbirds fan - My own favorite of those was Captain Scarlet, but I started with Supercar, then Fireball XL 5 and Stingray and on up
Ahh YES! Captain Scarlet is another favourite of mine too! It was always Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and some Joe 90 but not as much. Brilliant shows. I've got to admit that I've never watched Fireball XL 5 or Supercar, or even much of Stingray. I have seen a number of episodes of the latter though. Thank you for letting me know your favourites, it's always great to see another Gerry Anderson fan! Have you seen the recreated pieces they've done? They did some re-creations of the vinyl only episodes of Thunderbirds which really perfectly capture the exact look of the show back then. If I remember correctly, there was also something similar with Captain Scarlet with either an episode recreation or a 4K remaster some time back. I remember seeing an official clip online of them in the SPV, but I can't find it now. Thank you so much for watching! At some point I am possibly going to watch some of the Gerry Anderson shows on here that I've missed like Space: 1999 and UFO potentially. Keep a look out in case I do!
@@MoviesWithMarty Now that I have run across your channel, I shall be watching a lot. Definitely Space 1999 and UFO would both be shows I'd love to follow - fond memories. Also any of the supermarionation shows - I think Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet are the ones I remember best even though Joe 90 and Secret Service were more recent, but the thing I realised long ago about all of them: they all had stories which stood well with other shows, even adult shows, of the time and honestly, I think if the storyline of Captain Scarlet were done today, updated and shifted to aim at an adult audience - it would beat out most of the shows on TV and streaming sites today. I think Thunderbirds would too. But for now, I'm working my way through the scifi movies you have on your channel and then I'll look to see what else you have until I am up to date.
Thank you! I'm glad others are bothered by it, it felt a little confusing. I knew what they were meant to be going for, but I felt it wasn't well executed. After a bit of research after this reaction, I'd found that due to Asimov being asked to write the novel for the movie by the filmmakers and him not being happy about the ending with what happens to the ship, he actually changed it so that the ending is that the ship comes out with them. It just so happened that he was so fast at writing it, that he got the book out before the film came out haha
The ship was destroyed by the body's defence systems ergo movie logic: don't worry about it anymore. 'Inner Space' is the name of an 80's sci-fi comedy that takes viewers on another fantastic voyage with updated special effects. You mentioned Fleischer's 'Soylent Green' from 1973. I'd highly recommend that, as it's a sci-fi classic...
If you haven't seen them, I'd recommend, "Logan's Run"(1976), "Planet of the Apes"(1968), "The Day The Earth Stood Still"(1951) and "Forbidden Planet"(1956). These are landmark science fiction classics, my friend.
Thank you Les! I'm adding your name to them on the list now. It seems so! They have been some of the most highly requested films, which is great. Thanks for watching and commenting
The Simpsons did a parody of Fantastic Voyage in one of their 'Treehouse of Horror' clips. It was Treehouse of Horror: 15, and the clip was called 'In the Belly of the Boss'. It had the Simpson family as the crew of the ship, and the mission was to save Maggie from inside Mr Burns. If you do a YTube search using these exact words 'The Simpsons go inside mr. Burns', you will find a copy of the clip.
Thank you Beachcomber, I'll have to check that out. I love the Treehouse of Horror episodes, so this is a must watch. Especially if it's inspired by this! I hope you're well and thank you for watching. Apologies for the delay in replying
JUST came across your channel and have thoroughly enjoyed your enthusiasm watching this gem. Thanks you for that. Have you ever seen Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)? If not, I hope you give that a watch, even if on your own time. Lots of 20's 30's 40's 50's sci-fi homage-ing going on, and a visual treat.
Hi Chefs Kiss! (Love that name!) Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this film, I love seeing films Ive not seen. This truly was a real gem! Ooh no, I've not seen that! I will definitely add it to my list as your request. It was one I'd wanted to see back then, but never got around to it. I'd noted the visual effects and stylings and that was what drew me to it originally. Thank you for that! I may watch it on here, but if not I shall let you know what I think anyway! Thank you for watching and commenting too 🤗
@@MoviesWithMarty Oh, you definitely don't have to do any work for it (create a uTube edited posting), but yeah, on yer own time it is a def must. Not something people would write home about, but I would rather live in a world where stuff like this gets to be created; it's like some students' fanfic love-letter to the genre. Do you actually have any genre leanings for your channel, or just trying any and every? If you have a list going please let me know. Thanks and good luck!
@@chefskiss6179 Wonderful! Well I shall definitely have a watch in my own time then if not on here. Thank you for that. Yes, same here. Creatives getting to have free will in making their own creations, not bogged down by the industry. Not a specific genre really, as I have a very eclectic taste. I do have a list going at the moment, with a fair few requests on there, quite a few of which are older Sci-Fi's. If you have requests, I am all ears! Plus, do you know of anywhere to post lists of films that are easily editable and not caught up in the mush of everything? I'm currently using Letterboxd (MoviesWithMarty) if you wanted to check it out, it seems to work well enough. I've thought about setting up a website somewhere to host the list and a few free things on. I also create my own edits of trailers on another channel, so could post those there for those interested. I've listed all films into a Watchlist on Letterboxd and have marked off into my Watched list too on there
Have you heard of a movie called InnerSpace? Its more of a sci-fi comedy, but it does all the inside of the body stuff even greater justice with late 1980's practical effects. Plus, its Dennis Quaid :D EDIT: Oh, you said it later in. Heh, I really should stop commenting before the end, lol As for the ending, the ship was destroyed before it had a chance to start growing. The white corpuscle that attacked it began to dissolve through its structure, that is why we saw it oozing over Donald Pleasance's character's head. Then in a later shot, we see it surrounding the ship and much of the top caved in. By the time it would start growing, there was nothing left of its structure TO grow.
A lighter movie in this vein is Spielberg’s “InnerSpace.” Oh. I guess you already know! 😎 yeah, the ship is a massive plot hole. In the novel, the antibody that consumes the ship chases the crew and gets removed as well and the wreckage is recovered. I think they ran out of money. They saved the guy who had information on making the shrinking process last longer than an hour.
The adult spy cartoon show Archer viciously -- but accurately -- made horrific fun of the end of this. The great Isaac Asimov cooperated on this movie, even writing a novelization of it, but was horrified when an executive cheerfully waved away the problem of the ship still being inside with "But the white corpuscle ate it!" This is what can happen when you leave science to show biz, you get someone claiming that simply eating a thing makes its mass vanish. In the Archer episode, pow, the ship fills the room and the poor guy's head has exploded. (And while I'm being terrible, I also suggest that this is Dracula's favorite movie -- blood everywhere -- and that the submarine Proteus can be described as a "blood vessel.")
great spotting the saboteur. one of my all time favorite films. this is a one off. my guess a Howard Hues film. written, directed and edited. but he wouldn't have his name associated. TWA was owned by Howard Hues. and only Howard Hues would spent so much money creating such elaborate sets to only use once. at the start it is said the scientist injured in the crash was the only one who knew the secret to keeping things miniaturized for more then an 60 minutes. the white corpuscles dissolved the glass bubble. then the traitor. then the ship. great reaction.
Great reaction!!! I saw this movie when it came out in 1966 (I was 10 years old), and was mesmerized by it. A year later, in 1967, Disneyland (in Anaheim CA) opened a new attraction called "Adventure Thru Inner Space," which simulated being shrunk under the lens of a gigantic microscope, and journeying into a snowflake crystal. It was sponsored by the Monsanto Company and was often referred to as the Monsanto Molecule Ride. Guests sat in a small "Atom Mobile" pod and were accelerated, jostled, and shaken around in the molecular/atomic subuniverse. I loved the ride!!! It was like being INSIDE "Fantastic Voyage." I can't help but think the movie at least partly inspired the Disney attraction. I would highly recommend the ride, except that it was closed down in 1985 and no longer exists. *sigh*
Oh darn it, I'd been replying and my browser refreshed, but I'll try to remember everything! I'm so jealous of you going to see it at such a young age, I can just imagine it being so wondrous. Oh wow, yes I can imagine it probably was inspired by it. It sounds like it was one of those "cars" that are on hydraulics. I love those! I also went to a theatre in Disneyland Florida when I was young and went on the Honey I Shrunk The Audience ride, which was a whole 4D cinema. It was a blast! Your ride sounds amazing though and I can imagine that Innerspace the film was a take on the Fantastic Voyage and possibly the ride was some influence too. Aw, nooo... such a shame that they were. Some of the rides that have been lost over the years like Back To The Future is such a shame. The one that I believe is still there and is awesome, is The Tower Of Terror. I loved that and it's only now that I'm older do I know that it's from Twilight Zone! Thank you for your memory, it's brilliant that the ride existed, but just a shame that they got rid of it. I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for watching!
Thanks for letting me know Kevin, yeah I was unsure at first but many people have said similar and upon re-watching it does seem to be that way. I just felt that they should have taken the ship out in case any part is left in there and expanded inside the body. Thanks for watching!
In the novelization by Isaac Asimov, the white corpuscle that ate the sub chased them to the tear duct and was extracted with them. So, when they enlarged, the wreckage of the sub enlarged beside them.
the dr . who`s supposed to do the surgery , also played dr. loomis in halloween , a remake of fantastic voyage is in production at this time , del toro is heading it !
The idea is that the ship was dissolved completely by white blood cells before the time limit was reached (but yes it is a plot hole). There was a cartoon series in the 60's based on the CMDF concept (probably not worth your time), a comedy version called 'Innerspace' in the 80's (already on your list), an episode of Futurama (Parasites Lost) and an episode of Rick and Morty (Anatomy Park) based on the movie.
for the ear scene, i always wondered why the heck didn't they put headphones or earplugs on the patient? that would help with the deadly extraneous noise.
Amazing, Jeff! Oddly, although I was a huge fan of most Anderson productions, I oddly didn't see Supercar or Fireball XL-5 and I don't know why! I love the productions and have many times tried to get a chance to be a voice actor for them. It would be amazing! Thank you for watching and commenting
@@MoviesWithMarty It might be a matter of what age you were when they were aired. I assume that this contributed to the difference between my brother and I.
HEhehe so cool to see people reacting to this oldie. I love this movie, and the book based off the script. The effects are cheesey and dated, but it cool to see what was the most high tech movie of it's time and the story is so compelling! Imagine seeing the sights of man, sights no one ever saw before while riding in a submarine.... it sounds stunningly beautiful. If you remove the fact that as a foreign body, you're seen as the enemy by the oldest and most effective killing machine on the planet; the white blood cell and antibodies.
With your love of Gerry Anderson, you should watch UFO and Space:1999. Fantastic series. And, on another note, the was an animated show of the same name. Not bad for kids
Nice reaction! This was a favorite of mine from my childhood. But when I watched it again as an adult a number of years ago, I found it had aged horribly for me. This is because I'm a scientist who works in biomedical research and we know so much more about how the body works now compared to the 60s. Medical science and special effects have both advanced so much compared to the original that this movie screams for a remake! That's my answer to your question at the very end asking why remake this movie. I still enjoyed your reaction though 😄.
You were talking soi you likely missed it when they said that the antibodies were going to ingest the ship. You also missed when they said at the beginning that the unconscious guy had scientific knowledge "our side" needed.
I’d always assumed antibodies dissolved the ship and Donald Pleasance, and it wouldn’t grow back.
Yeah, I realised that it might have happened like that, as it seemed to be that. Apparently the book's ending has the ship coming out of the eye too. Thanks for watching!
Correct, in Asimov's book on the movie (which he wrote to clear out the inaccuracies), the white blood cell follows after them out the eye and into the tear drop. But the growth is so rapid they just sit the slide on the floor, wheel out the patient and clear the room of personnel as best they can before the operating room is filled with the empty shell of a ship and the four surviving crew.
Starting at 7:06 they explain that as you start to grow back you become a menace to the body, so the body's natural defenses attack and destroy you.
@@novanights2chevy597 Wouldn't work, each individual cell is miniaturized and would grow back to normal size even if dispersed that is way more mass than can fit in the human body. At least the patient is unconscious before he is stretched out of shape before exploding. When you think about it though even the fluid in the hypodermic needle is shrunken and would be enough to blow him up.
@@Glittersword AGREED ! Isaac Asimov tried to make it more "realistic" in the book. Even suggesting that miniaturization would slow time, allowing more than one hour.
But YES:
1) Huge Mass gone IN: GOTTA Come OUT.
2) How would/could "shrunken" atoms/molecules even INTERACT with the Ordinary Ones, in the first place !
And, for that matter (no pun intended): Would their shrunken eyes see only X and Gamma Rays (?) XD
3) Asimov's version qualified that "radioisotopes won't shrink" Okaaaayyy.
POINT: Visually great...inaccurate-science FANTASY. R.I.P., Lovely Raquel....
To continue the Medical/SciFi theme, I highly recommend "The Andromeda Strain" from 1971. It's great SciFi but also a masterclass in building tension. Bring coffee.
Ooh, yes Niall! I thought someone else had mentioned this to me too, but it appears at the moment, you are the only one. I shall definitely add it to my list, great choice! I've got quite a few films to catch up with, it seems haha. I do love a good film with tension. Aha! Bringing coffee, as always ;) Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@MoviesWithMarty The Andromeda Strain is a classic, based on a book by Micheal Crichton. It was directed by Robert Wise who made The Day The Earth Stood Still.
@@MoviesWithMarty Definitely. It's a great flick and kind of ties in with things happening today.
Good Choice 👍
@@misterprecocious2491 Keep an eye out! Coming soon ;)
I was 11 years old when my father took me to see this. Probably too young to fully appreciate Raquel Welch.....but fell in love with the Proteus.
Oh wow, that's amazing! I bet you were in awe! I can just imagine if I were to have watched this in cinemas when it came out. For the time, I feel like the effect were well done. Even to this day with some films! Haha yes, probably, but she is lovely all the same. At least you can appreciate her fully now. Oh yes, the Proteus was really giving me the same feeling that I had when watching Thunderbirds for the first time or Stingray, with remembering how the child me wanted to have the toy to play pretend haha. Thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it. More to come like this in the future!
My tech theater teacher, David Hale, worked with Peter Foy, who created a somersault flying harness for this film, so that the actors could fly and flip while on the wires.
Oh wow, that's amazing! It's crazy that something similar hadn't existed before that could work and so his creation helped the film to be made! Well done to your teacher, as this film really was "Fantastic"
Great reaction!! Colossus, the Forbin Project (1970) is another great sci-fi film
Thank you very much! I shall certainly add it to the list of films, as I've not seen that one either. I have quite a few now! Thanks for watching and commenting
Colossus had to have influenced the creation of Skynet.
Based on the story by D F Jones (there were also 2 sequels). One of my early favorites, as well [My Dad introduced a room-filling computer to my High School, in the Apollo Era early 1970s!].
The musical scoring of that film was SO iconic 1970s. Also the 'computer sound effects'. As with Star Trek TOS....AHHHH: the Clattering of Relays...XD
Colossus was the first anti AI film, back in 1970.
Fun Trivia - This movie's soundtrack doesn't start until the sub is injected into the body. Not a single note is played until then.
Woah, really?! Does the intro music at the title sequence not count as part of the soundtrack? That's amazing! Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching and commenting
Donald Pleasance ("The guy from Halloween") was a terrific actor, and not really recognized as such in his time.
Donald Pleasance was in an episode of the "Twilight Zone". He was in the Movie "The Great Escape", Blofeld in "You Only Live Twice" and he played the Devil in "The Greatest Story Ever Told".
Yeah, he's amazing! Thank you for that too and apologies for the late reply!
Ooh, I didn't know any of that, including Blofeld! Having not seen the original Bond films as yet, only having seen clips, I can't wait to see him play him when I get around to watching them
Grant is played by the late, great Stephen Boyd, who played Messala in Ben Hur.
Aha! Fantastic, thank you. He's a great actor, from what I've seen in this. I have yet to watch Ben Hur, what are your thoughts on it, is it a good film. I've heard mixed reviews about it. Thank you for watching and commenting (apologies for the delay in replying too!)
@@MoviesWithMarty …..Ben Hur deserved all the Academy Awards it received. You don’t have to be religious to enjoy the film. It is an epic story of a man who was driven to the “dark side” (anger, vengeance, hatred) but found salvation. The cast, script and visual imagery are all great.
@@MoviesWithMarty Mixed reviews? Don’t forget it won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Cinematography. It is a religious film but it can be appreciated for other things like that chariot race (which is great, but so is that race in the silent version from 1925 - You ought to check that version out, if just for that scene. It is amazing what they were able to do in 1925, though the acting is better in the 1959 version).
@@MoviesWithMarty Some other films that I would like to recommend are: “The 39 Steps” (directed by Alfred Hitchcock), “Goodbye Mr. Chips”, “The Winslow Boy” ( The 1948 version - Yes, I’m a big fan of actor Robert Donat ☺️), “The Life Of Emile Zola” (One of my favorite films of all time with the great Paul Muni, who also was the original Scarface), “Random Harvest” (another personal favorite starring the wonderful Ronald Colman and Greer Garson, who was also in “Mr. Chips”), and “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner” (One if those British angry young man films that became popular in the 1950’s and ‘60’s starring Tom Courtenay - great film). That will do for a start, off the top of my head.
I like how the soundtrack doesn't start until they're inside the body. A wonderful effort by Leonard Rosenman.
You have a good ear! I hadn't even spotted that when watching it and I was on the lookout for everything as well as absorbing the story. Definitely a master of his craft. He did the eerie sounds so well
It's about time somebody reacted to this. Now, how about The Andromeda Strain and The Satan Bug?
Thank you very much! I'm hoping you enjoyed. Oh yes, most definitely, I have The Andromeda Strain as a highly requested film so will add your name, but The Satan Bug is a new one so I shall add it as a request for you! Thank you very much for watching, requesting and commenting!
4:00.......The interior scenes of the CMDF were filmed at the Los Angeles Coliseum, I believe.
One of the classic 60s sci-fi films and concepts (pre 2001: a space odyssey) that still holds up to repeated viewings and that's saying something for outside of "voyage to the bottom of the sea" and "The time machine" (and some the ray harryhausen films) there really weren't many 60's American sci-fi adventures that were hitting the mark and putting butts in theater seats. Great choice!
Hey Brian! Thanks for watching with me and commenting. It's funny, as I have yet to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey. I love Kubrick films, with The Shining being a favourite of mine (I'd planned to watch it again for Halloween, but never got a chance to).
I'm going to add 2001 to my watch list for the channel, as I may as well watch it for the first time with you guys. It looks superb.
Oh wow, I remember watching The Time Machine (the original and the remake) many years ago and loved it back then, so maybe another watch is due as I have forgotten them. All I remember is the world changing around him whilst he's in the machine (at least in the new one anyway).
Really? It's astounding, as I feel there are so many! I know back then though that Sci-Fi was huge and they made films because they could, whereas nowadays it's because of the money with some studios.
Thank you so much! It was a great choice by a viewer and I really enjoyed it. I hope to see you again soon and I shall be adding those films mentioned to the watch list ;)
@@MoviesWithMarty When you do "2001", know it's a cerebral, thought provoking kind of story that will mystify you at its ending. It was a mind blowing movie seeing it for the first time in '68, released more than a year before the first moon landing. Be sure to do its sequel "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984) made a _long_ 16 years later where mysteries will be answered. At least most of them! Even Kubrick liked it, I've read. 🖖😎
@@GrouchyMarx Ooh, okay I shall keep that in mind to watch it on a clearly focused day! I'm so fascinated by these older films and the woven stories (like this one) that they behold.
I can imagine! Oh wow, yes so it was very mind boggling at the time, with worlds unknown. I shall do, thank you! I didn't even know that one existed! I'm really eager to watch 2001 when I get the chance to.
That's saying something if Kubrick liked it! Thank you for the info, I shall make it a must watch too and shall add 2010 to the list!
@@MoviesWithMarty Keep in mind that Kubrick made 2001 (along with co-writer Arthur C. Clarke who wrote 2010 on his own), and I believe 2001 is _the_ film Kubrick is best known for, as well as The Shining, Dr Strangelove, and a few others etc. Really enjoyed watching Fantastic Voyage again with you and digging your reaction to it Marty. Can't wait to see how you handle 2001 and 2010! 😁
I'll hit subscribe to see your vids pop up quicker, and being a long-time lover of scifi I'll toss a few scifi classic suggestions from the 50s thru the 70s for you to consider. I still like these older films as much as the awesome modern films of today like Interstellar and The Martian.
Also want to second Brian Lawton's suggestion here on "The Time Machine" (1960) the first very well made time-travel movie you'll like, that takes place in London. Take care and as Spock says... live long and prosper! 🖖👽
Hey Brian! Just to let you know that I posted my "2001: A Space Odyssey" reaction video today, seeing as it was Hal's birthday too! I hope you're well. You may have seen it posted already, but wanted to personally let you know. Take care
I remember watching Fantastic Voyage when I was a kid in the 80's.
I was tied to the sofa. It was very impressionable.
When I got older and watched it again it was more fun than scary.
Cheers ✨
Ahh amazing Carlito! I can imagine it would make you feel that way. Such a wonderful film, with a fascinating story. One that I didn't realise it would have! Yeah, it was fun, but I can see how it would be scary as a child. Thank you for watching my reaction to it, it's much appreciated.
Have you seen the movie "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" from the 1950s. I think you'd love it. Another movie with barely any reactions
Edit: love that you mentioned Joe 90. Anderson shows were some of the best
5:43 that shot from being stationary to following the little car thing is great. Really smooth transition
I haven't as yet, but it's on my list as quite a few people have mentioned it! Thank you for recommending it too. I will definitely be watching it at some point. It's funny actually, as quite a few films that I thought would have people taking a look at them... don't have anything.
One I had no idea of, was the reaction I have coming tomorrow, which was a film that came out last year and yet... doesn't have anything other than reviews. It's a great film, yet does take a dark turn. If you love rom coms and horror, you'll love it. But it's far removed from the likes of the 1950 films I've been checking out haha. I watched Andromeda Strain last night and it's absolutely fantastic! That'll be coming at some point this month. Takes a little bit to edit, especially around life and other bits.
Aw yes, I used to watch Joe 90, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet all the time! My Dad and I were huge fans. I went dressed as a Thunderbird to a party at one point and I've always wanted to get a Captain Scarlet uniform for fancy dress haha. But yes, Joe 90 was amazing. I remember watching the first episode with my Dad a year or two ago again and it was so surreal to watch it after so long.
Ooh yes!! I can't believe I missed that transition! It really was pretty smooth and for the speed that it gets up to too! Thanks for spotting that and letting me know!
OH yea for 20,000 Leagues. The Nautilus was designed by the same art director who designed the Proteus submarine in this film.
If you read the book it shows that they dragged the antibodies that dissolved the Proteus out of the eye with them and that Benesh (the patient) survived the operation. His critical knowledge was that he knew the answer to control the miniature process to change the size at will with no time limit.
What impressed me most as a boy watching this so long ago was the frenzied enthusiasm that those men showed removing the antibodies from Raquel Welsh's chest.
Wow...one of my all times favourites, honestly didn't think anyone would react to this (writing this not having yet watched your video!). A true classic, the sub-in-body meme was even parodied by The Simpsons in one of their Halloween specials, Futurama has done it too. The interior CMDF shots were in a football stadium at night, watch Grant being whisked along in the golf buggy and you can 'see' the interior of the stadium. The proteus came full size, about a 4ft version and a small 3 inch one. The 4ft version was found & restored but the large version ended up being destroyed. The body sets were massive. Yeah, its looking very old and cheesy now but it takes me back to my youth (I'm building the Mobius models Proteus kit for my bookshelf). If you like old gems, try Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1959 which is a fun adaptation of the Verne novel, plus Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 which gave birth to the 60's TV series.
Its an urban myth that Isaac Asimov wrote Fantastic Voyage but he just novelised the screenplay and the book got published ahead of the movie so people think he created it. He did, however, write his own version called Fantastic Voyage: Destination Brain set on the 'other side' (Russia). He was never happy with the 'bad' science plot holes like the remains of the Proteus after it being destroyed, would still de-miniaturise and kill the patient. So in the novelisation, the white cell with the sub in it follows them out of the eye, solving the issue.
The plot detail you might have missed was the scientist possesses the secret of indefinite miniaturisation, so that's why he defected and so an attempt was made to kill him before he could give CMDF the info. He survived, but with the apparently in-operable blood clot.
In the novel, they chat with the scientist afterwards but I'm not sure if that was filmed. Interesting Making of video with shots of full size sub on body sets:
ruclips.net/video/J4j8TGyE5Vc/видео.html
Doctor Who has 'done' FV at least twice:
The Invisible Enemy : Tom Baker clones himself to go inside his own body.
Into the Dalek: Peter Capaldi & co are shrunk to perform surgery on a Dalek. On seeing the miniaturiser, Capaldi says 'It would make a great idea for a movie...'😊
Hey Mark! Thanks for watching with me and commenting. Honestly, I LOVED this film! There's just something wonderful about the 60s, isn't there?!
Wow, I didn't realise there were so many pop culture references to it. Ah yes, it's funny as I kept thinking it was a stadium or an airport and then I confirmed it at the end and was so pleased I'd got it right haha.
No way! They found one of the Proteus ships and restored it?! I need to look that up! Thanks for letting me know. I was fascinated with how they did it and the design of everything. If I'd mentioned everything that came to mind about the designs etc, I wouldn't have concentrated on the film haha.
It's funny, as after I had posted the video, I saw some behind the scenes "body sets" and WOW they are amazing. It's astonishing the work that went into the film and with some parts, just how simple they kept it, despite nowadays them probably putting in SO much CGI to achieve the same thing. Like the attacking antibodies for example, would now be done by CGI.
Aw no, it's not old and cheesy, I really love that kind of thing. I'm much more of a vintage and old fashioned guy.
Ooh yes! I have had both of those films on a personal list of must watches for YEARS and I shall add them to the list of requests for you! That's partly why I made this channel, so I would make the time to watch the things I'd been meaning to see.
Yeah, I'd noted that Asimov seemed to have wrote the novel at the request of the people who made Fantastic Voyage, to which he accepted and wrote it so fast that it came before the film released haha. Thanks for letting me know though, I'm fascinated by all this and it's great to hear it from fans of the films. Ooh, I shall have to check out his other work if it's available. I love reading too, so if it's just a screenplay or book, then that's fine too!
Ah yes, that would be the ending that I thought should have happened. It seems that he wrote the better ending haha. I thought I had heard that somewhere.
Oh wow, I definitely missed that! Thank you so much. I'd even missed that during the edit! I had thought it was something like he had defected or was being hunted by the enemy and it's great to find out why. It makes more sense now!
Ooh, I'll have to watch that video, I bet that includes shots that I saw when looking into it more after watching posting the video. If I'd known they existed, I definitely would have shown them at the end when I did the trivia. Thanks for the link.
Fantastic! (Pun intended) I hadn't realised Doctor Who made references and some forms of it on the show. I love DW and now I know the film, when I watch the Who classics and that Capaldi episode (he's a favourite of mine), I shall realise the reference. I vaguely remember that being said, but at the time I think I laughed and probably thought it was a reference to Honey I Shrunk The Kids (which is another series of films I'll be checking out, as I haven't seen them in years!)
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it and it helps me to understand the films more and to realise bits of info that I may not have known!
Keep being amazing and have a wonderful day. I'll definitely be watching more like this!
@@MoviesWithMarty Thanks Marty, looking forward to you doing Journey - probably the reason why I am a geologist!. The 1959 version is great fun although isn't strictly the novel. The soundtrack is a corker by Bernard Hermann ( I watched repeats of Time Tunnel recently on TV and Irwin Allen liked to plunder his soundtrack). James Mason is on form, Pat Boone surprisingly good for a non-actor (a pop singer at the time) and the art direction is gorgeous.
The Proteus was designed by a guy called Harper Goff who also did the classic Nautilus in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (the giant squid in that was built by the guy who ended up doing the Shark in Jaws). The full size mock up was cast in fibreglass and came in removable sections so the cameras could get in. It was rumoured to be considered as a rescue sub for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure but I read it got trashed.
Photos of the restored miniature:
modelermagic.com/proteus-studio-model/
The 3 inch was nicked by a crow. shortly after filming the whirlpool part, someone put it on a sunny window shelf to dry.....
Asimov added bits to the story such as Michaels (Pleasance), telling Grant that they snuck an ant through the miniaturiser expanding it to train size for study, so that part of the movie where the military guy almost crushes an ant...
He also muses how miniaturisation may work. The option they settle for is the miniaturiser creates an 'energy field' which can be expanded or shrunk because it opens up a higher dimension of hyperspace and its size can be manipulated like reducing or enlarging a photo. Any object ie. the Proteus, inside the field is likewise affected. But the energy dissipates and objects then return to normal size. Jan Benes - the scientist - knows how to control it. Its proportional so reducing the sub to half size they could keep it like that for years. But smaller - they go down to being a bacteria size, it only works for an hour.
I recall in the book, Grant ventures away from the sub and 'oscillates' in size because the energy infusing his atoms is fluctuating (might be in FV2: Destination Brain). They also use a portable miniaturiser on board the Proteus to shrink the air molecules when refuelling from the lungs.
BTW, Capaldi actually jokes ' great idea for a movie...bad idea for a proctologist😁'. Enjoying your channel, well done, will watch in future. Being an old fart (!), I have a looong list of old movies I think you'll like. Have a great time.
@@mark-nm4tc Wait, you're a Geologist!! That's incredible! I look forward to watching Journey. I'll look out for the great soundtrack. I do love a good one - one of my favourites is Ennio Morricone's OST from Cinema Paradiso, which is one of my favourite films and will definitely be watched again here at some point. I saw it for the first time and felt so emotional, I then bought the 4K when it came out. I have a select 4K collection of mainly just my favourites, with The Shining, the Back To The Future trilogy and Bladerunner 2049 also being part of it. Do you collect physical media? I'd show them in a video, but I don't have access to them at the moment with the house situation (flood at my normal house). I'm also not sure if anyone would be interested on here, but I do know there is a huge following of physical media fans out there.
Ah wow, Time Tunnel is a name I haven't heard in a while! I have a memory of watching episodes with my Dad many years ago.
Something else that I love and I haven't seen many episodes of is The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling is just amazing. I have a feeling I am going to be watching a lot of vintage content here haha.
Ah yes, I've heard of both Pat Boone and James Mason.
Oh wow, thanks for the info! I will watch out for the Nautilus. Jaws is ANOTHER big name that I've not seen. Another franchise being James Bond, I love the new ones but have yet to see any of the originals. Sean Connery is amazing though.
Amazing! I feel like you are the one with all knowledge haha. The Poseidon Adventure yet again is something I have yet to see. Despite being a film fanatic and having done Film and TV in college years ago, I have yet to see many of the greats in the film industry.
Thank you for the link, I will check those out later.
Haha yes, I mention the crow thing in the trivia at the end, it's just so fascinating to me that someone left it by an open window and a crow took it! Barmy!
Oh my good god, yes that makes perfect sense now! Thanks for that. Giant ants *shivers*....
Oh wow, he really went into detail and in some ways, his thought process behind it actually makes sense with the proportional element. I will have to have a read of that.
Haha, yes the air from the lungs part is a brilliant touch, as they don't delve into that in the film, but it does throw the thought out there. On screen it just seems that all air particles must be the same for them to be able to capture them and not have to shrink them down. Or that they just capture less and that will suffice their small bodies.
Ahh yes Capaldi! I knew the line was a bit longer, but I couldn't think of what it was. Thanks for that. Capaldi is wonderful as both The Doctor and also Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It, albeit more sweary!
Thank you so much! I very much look forward to chatting about the movies too, I love it. I don't get a chance to chat about them much. Also, yes please feel free to request away if you have any you think I'd be interested in, even ones I may not be, as I do love something different.
One of my old favourites for the Christmas season is "It's A Wonderful Life" (Another 4K of mine, but I wasn't a fan of the colourised version they made... needless to say I'll be watching the black and white original), as I can't not watch it and despite it being a film I have already seen many times, it's a beautiful film all the same. I've been told I'm a bit of an old soul haha.
Speak soon!
@@MoviesWithMarty Hi Marty, yes, for my sins I have a degree in Geology plus I'm a Fellow of the Geological Society. I do collect physical media...being old school. I'm yet to get 4k, need upgrade TV first and I note all the Trek movies are getting 4k....more cash!. I'm currently rekindling my old childhood hobby of model kit making...with an SF bias. I currently have a 3ft USS Enterprise, a Space 1999 Eagle, the Seaview & Flying Sub from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV show (the cinema movie original is good fun). Poor Proteus, been sitting in a box half built for a year!.
Bond - well, seen 'em all and some are great, a few weak ones. Best one for me is the Spy Who Loved Me. Insane starting stunt - voted the greatest ever bond stunt - brought the house down in the cinema back in 1977. BTW, if you like old Thunderbirds...FX miniature genius Derek Meddings who did TB also worked on the Bond franchise (up to Goldeneye). His model work is legendary and the best you're likely to see. And take a look a Dalton's first Bond, The Living Daylights...vastly under-rated.
I saw this at the theater when it came out. Before my Mom dropped me off, she warned me that the movie would show human insides and that I might get sick.
Brilliant Porfle! I hope your first viewing was a great one.
Oh god yeah, that would be something I'd want to know before going in too. I'm fairly squeamish, although I used to be a lot more, so I can see why your Mum told you. Hopefully you were okay with that imagery on your first viewing! Thanks for letting me know and as always, thank you for watching Porfle
I love how so many of your reference points are Gerry Anderson productions! Lol
Haha yes! You can see they were a big influence on me, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet being my favourite 😅 Thank you for watching, and apologies for such a delay in replying lol
I'm subscribing because you watched this. I get tried of other reactors watching the same 20 movies. This movie is a classic and a very big deal when it came out. A great follow up to this would be "Innerspace"(1987) starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan. The same idea of a person being shrunk and injected into another person, but it is completely different and just brilliant! The effects of the inner body in Innerspace still hold up. Yes watch Innnerspace. You will love it!!
Thank you,Tommy! For the recommendation (which I will watch), the kind words, watching and for subscribing! Apologies I've only just got around to replying, it's been a busy month.
Honestly, I feel the very same. I appreciate that some movies will be watched by multiple people, but yet it does seem to be the same group of movies at any given time, so that's what I am planning on being different with here. I love all types of films and there are millions to choose from. Sometimes a video may run into being the same as others at the time, but that will probably be due to the film/show being requested by a fair few people. I'm going to try to give a wide range of films/shows too.
Ooh, yes! Innerspace is on the list, as many people have asked for that one. I'm slowly watching the more requested ones as I go through the list. I love that it's completely different as it'll be great to see a different slant to this. Great to hear it holds up still too, I'll definitely have to check it out. Thank you so much!
As a early teen, I watched this in the theater five times in a row, never leaving the place. I was mesmerized!
Oh wow! That's amazing! In a row?! You must have known every detail, inside and out (quite literally!)... I wish I'd seen it in the cinema. I'm definitely going to give it another watch in VR cinema. Probably the nearest we'll get to seeing it back in cinemas anytime soon, unfortunately! Thank you for watching it another time with me, Michael! I'm hoping you enjoyed seeing my sense of wonder and hoping it was similar to yours back then
the ship was destroyed by antibodies ! there was no ship , when they got out ! and yes , the patient survived ! and yes he had information they wanted ! , it has been novelized , I`ve read the book . and saw the film at a drive in movie back in 66 !
The same year my dad was born.
One of my favorite movies and books. Always fun to share with a SciFi fan. FYI in the book they get the ship out too! Great react- keep’em coming!
Fantastic! I'm so glad I got to watch it, thanks to someone recommending it to me. Thank you very much, I certainly shall! There's a lot on the way, with quite a lot of older movies requested. It's always fun to see something I've not seen yet and be amazed, especially with the good films from back in the day! Thanks for watching and commenting
The injured man was a Scientist who figured out how to expand the miniturization time past 60 minutes. Donald Pleasence was the first visable Bloefed in the James Bond movies.
Hi Tom! Welcome to the channel. Oh brilliant! That's helpful to know, thank you. It was a brilliant movie. Oh really?! I hadn't even realised, as I have yet to see the original Bond movies (I've only seen newer ones) - Thank you for watching and commenting! I always love these extra bits of information :)
The movie was stand-alone. But it did inspire a "Fantastic Voyage" cartoon series about a CMDF team that was miniaturized to take on special missions. It ran for 17 episodes in 1968.
Found it: ruclips.net/p/PLV4Ztn9euy7QiComnXdWKjE8MBx7vU8tB
Great reaction!!! i think the white corposels anti-bodies dis-solved the ship; but that is just my guess. Another great techno-thriller is the 1971 film "The Andromeda Strain". Suggest adding to your future watch list.
Thank you so much openfor45 and welcome to the channel!
Ah yes, I hadn't thought about it until afterwards and realised the systems defense may have had something to do with it. I just couldn't believe the system could dissolve the entire ship haha. Ooh! Thank you very much! I've not seen that one, so I shall add it to my list as your request (with a mention to you, of course ;) Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@MoviesWithMarty I think there is actually a line of dialogue saying the antibodies could eat the ship.
Yeah, it rings a bell now since people have said it, but during the film I just wasn't sure. Thank you!
The surgeon's assistant is Raquel Welsh in her first movie. This came out in 1966 and was based on a novel by Isaac Asimov.
The ship at the end has bothered people since 1966.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one haha. I can see why! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
Great reaction, Marty. You might've been the first to react to this wonderful film. Other suggestions would be Stanley Kubrick's epic "Spartacus" from 1960 or sci-fi classic "The Omega Man" with Charlton Heston from 1971 or even "A Boy and His Dog", a brilliant independent sci-fi movie from 1975..
A Boy and his Dog is a great film!
Thank you so much Bob! I'm late to replying, apologies. I think I may be, yeah! It's not often that happens, other than when I watched a 2021 Christmas film that I swear others had seen, but no one had!
Thank you though, I loved the film. Some great suggestions! I've added them all to the list for you, so at some point I shall get around to them. I've not seen any of them and they all sound really interesting! Thank you for watching!
Brilliant! I'm looking forward to watching it, I'll add your name to the list of requesters for this film too. Thanks for watching!
@@MoviesWithMarty Other suggestions, Marty. Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" from 2001, starring Jude Law. The film received mixed reviews because it was difficult to categorize it's target audience. Still, I think it's one of the greatest films ever made. It had me thinking, long after I finished watching it, about what it means to be human. "BICENTENNIAL MAN", also asks this question from 1999 and "WHAT DREAMS MAY COME" is an extraordinary, unique and colorful tale of the Afterlife. All three of these great films, feature or stars Robin Williams and few reactors have reacted to these masterpieces!.
I would recommend the following movies to react to, 1956 Forbidden Planet, 1963 The Great Escape,1965 The Flight of the Phoenix,1971 The Omega Man,1973 The Wicker Man,1975 Death Race 2000, 1979 Time After Time, 1981 The Last Chase, 1981 Escape from New York, and 2019 Ford Vs Ferrari.
Trip! Thank you so much for these, I really appreciate the requests. There's LOADS and although a few are already on the list, most are not! I've now added them all to the list. I'm looking forward to this year being a big year for me watching films, as I'm going to try to get through a large chunk of the film list at least in the next few months. I've just tonight finished watching another largely requested film "2001: A Space Odyssey" and my god it's a stunning film. I've also got "The Andromeda Strain" coming on the 6th too! The Ford vs Ferrari is an interesting one that I've noticed a few people ask for too. Thank you again!
The first big budget Sci-fi film was 'Forbidden Planet' from 1956, Leslie Neilson stars with Walter Piegon, both of which you would recognized.
Ooh, yes! That's one of my next films to watch actually, as there are quite a number of people asking for that one, alongside "The Andromeda Strain" (coming 6th) and "2001: A Space Odyssey" (coming soon!). Ah yes, Walter is from this film isn't he? Thanks for this info!
Don't know if anyone answered, but the threat of growing inside was "worse case scenario"; it wasn't Reticula Fibers that encased the ship, it was White Corpusles, which break foreign objects down at the molecular level. (which dissolved the plastic dome) They take material down to Protein particles. What's left the body excretes as Pus.
If I remember correctly in the book there was also a time dilation when you were shrunk. So while it seems like 60 minutes from the outside it was much longer to the crew.
Ahh that's great to know, thank you! I've yet to read the book, but I'm sure it will be fascinating
OMG, Jo Raquel Tejada a.k.a. Raquel Welch passed away today, February 15, 2023, at age 82. R.I.P.
Oh my god! I've just looked it up... I can't believe it. She was great. It also occurs to me that I know Raquel after seeing photos, as in I've worked with her before when Producing some studio work. I hadn't realised it was the same woman! Small world and such a sad loss. I feel ashamed that I didn't realise I'd known her when watching the film. 82 and she'd definitely lived her life! A wonderful lady. Thank you for letting me know Glenn, much appreciated
@@MoviesWithMarty You're welcome.
Think it's implied that once the ship was destroyed and digested by the antibodies it didn't grow back.
Thank you RetroRobot! Much appreciated and thanks for watching (I'm a little late replying!)
I was 5 years old when this movie came out, and it scared me because I didn't understand what was happening, and I was terrified of being shrunk down like that. my mom assured me that it would never happen to me.... and then we went on a ride that was exactly like that!!! Mom felt so bad afterwards!
as to the victim, he was a scientist and the only one who knew how to keep an object microscopic in size, so that's why they had to perform this mission.
why are you afraid to shrink, when they will become heroes
It's uncanny. The movie did scare me as a kid too.
The white corpuscles dissolved it along with Donald Pleasance, who almost always dies in movies. He’s got that kind of face.
Yeah, it seems so haha! Thank you for that!
@@MoviesWithMarty That comment was from a long time ago. I live in Phoenix, but I just so happen to be in London right now. It’s kind of a funny coincidence out of the blue.
@@jtt6650 Oh amazing! Have a lovely time in London, it's been boiling hot here, so I'm sure the city has been even hotter. Even now! I'm baked! It's also funny that you'd mentioned Donald Pleasance and I just so happened to watch Halloween 2 last night haha!
@@MoviesWithMarty Yes, it is surprisingly HOT, but I come from one of the hottest cities on earth. However we have AC everywhere and you don’t haha. I’m at the BBC Proms right now and I’m sweating like a pig and I’m a desert rat. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great time here and I love London. 🥵 I do have a great movie recommendation for you, whether you watch it on your own time or on the channel, but I’m at a concert, so I should pay attention. ;)
@@jtt6650 Oh my god, the BBC Proms?! That's amazing! I'm very jealous too. Oh yes, it seems tonight is the last night of the Proms! I hope you have a fantastic night!#
Yeah, over there it must be overbearingly hot, although yes you do have AC as you say, which will help a lot. I've always seen conversations between different areas saying about heat and then AC is always the difference. I remember going to Italy many years ago and it being about 32 degrees (probably more), but it was an intense and very dry heat. It always feels different to that though somehow.
Oof, yes I can imagine, especially if you're dressed for the Proms!
London is lovely (I need to go again), but yeah in the heat it's A LOT. When we had the massive heatwave a few years back, I decided in my infinite wisdom to go to London and take the Underground. Big mistake. I couldn't breathe!
Ooh! Yes, please let me know about the film when you can, but please enjoy the show! :D
In the book they got that cell to follow them but in the movie its assumed that the ship was dissolved by the cell
That's true. Asimov pointed out that even if the ship was completely dissolved, millions of miniature atoms would still de-miniaturise and kill the patient, so he has the white cell swallow the sub & follow them out of the eye. He jokes in the novel that as they start to grow, the white cell which starts out being the size of a house, suddenly experiences 'indigestion'.
Thank you for this! Honestly, it would have been helpful for a throwaway line in the movie to explain the ship / cells issue. Especially if they decided to cut things out
@@mark-nm4tc Eek, yes Asimov was right. The particles that had been deminiaturised would still expand, even though it was dissolved "supposedly". So having it come out of the eye would make more sense. I just wish (as I mention to Dennis just now) that they had added a throwaway line if they were to cut the part. Haha, I can imagine it would!
@@MoviesWithMarty There are lots of movies in which a throwaway line is all that's needed to fill in a plot hole. If only they bothered....
@@mark-nm4tc Indeed haha
It's such a fun movie. It won 2 Academy Awards that year; special effects and art direction (set design).
The ship would be dissolved by the white corpuscles, I believe.
It truly is! Thank you for watching Gary and the information. Much appreciated. I'm glad it won awards for special effects and sets too! It's very well deserved
Glad you liked this. It's great that the current transfers are so much sharpers then what we saw as kids on the TV. The Submarine was desined by the same guy who designed the Nautilus for 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea &the Various chocolate factory vehicles in the original Willy Wonka. I remember as a kid and then in the early days when this was on VHS, you could hear the glass shatter before you saw the antibody blob cover the guys face. I don't know why that bit of sound effect is lost in current releases.
In the novel
They had to lure the white blood cell that engulfed the sub into the eye with them.
And the doctors got it out before the sub started growing .
Thank you Marlon! I've yet to read the novel, but I'd heard some stuff about that. It'll be an interesting read! Thanks for watching
@@MoviesWithMarty The novel is written by Isaac Asimov. He only agreed to write it if he was allowed to correct scientific inaccuracies and other problems like the sub needed to be removed.
This movie spawned an animated cartoon series in the 70's. Good stuff!
I am old enough to remember Donald Pleasence from this movie first, long before those Halloween films were made. I also remember him from "THX-1138" and "Telefon". He is a great actor and love his work (even though I have never seen a single second of any Halloween film). In terms of the ship -- I just always assumed that the white corpuscle ate up the ship and disintegrated it before it could get bigger.
In the book that was written after the movie, they encouraged the White Cell to follow them and they got the ship out along with the people. They also returned where the ship was miniaturized from. So the ship could expand in that room without killing the people.
Brilliant, thank you for this Lawson. Yeah, this made much more sense. Some people have said that the inner body "dissolved" the shop, but to me, this seems the more likely scenario that they could do. I'm glad Asimov wrote that into it. I've yet to read it, but I do hope to.
Thank you for watching!
@@MoviesWithMarty Yes, the idea was that, even in the original book (by Arthur C. Clarke) that the White Blood cell was dissolving the ship. When they get the white cell out, all that remains is bits of the metal ship, like a few pieces of metal about the size or rebar/a crowbar/ an I-beam(?). I read it so long ago, I no longer remember exactly.
Loved this! (I was telling the exact same thing at the end.) The trivia is a wonderful part of your video, and your reaction when you find out your guesses are right are brilliant!
I know I'm a year late to the reaction, which was a good one btw, but I'm surprised that I didn't see anyone recommending the 1960 classic sci-fi movie starring Rod Taylor entitled H. G. Wells The Time Machine. They did a remake in 2002, but I prefer the 1960 one better. Very reminiscent of the special effects of Fantastic Voyage.
Another good sci-fi movie with similar effects around that same time period is the 1959 classic starring James Mason and Pat Boone called Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. Several versions have been filmed since, but I think this one is the best. Like Fantastic Voyage, neither of these two films relied on CGI for effects, but the quality acting and storyline made up for the early-time FX.
Another one is the classic sci-fi movie Westworld, starring Yul Brenner as the unstoppable villain gunslinger. All three of these are worth your time and attention to react to..🏆👍
Just sayin'. Saw this movie in 1968 when I was 10 years old and it inspired my love for Biology. Thank you. 😀
My Parents took me to see this film new in 1966 Stayed with me all these years later. Great film one of a kind.
Read Asimov's novelisation first (explains so much!), then saw the film. Then took Biology O Level exam. This helped so much to help viualise the oxygen exchange mechanism and blood system. Thanks guys (and Isaac, RIP). An all-time favourite film. And Raquel, too!
Regarding the death of Dr. Michaela, in the original soundtrack there was the sound of breaking glass. The subsequent restorations, they've neglected to reinsert the sound effect. Regarding the ship, Issac Asimov felt the same way you did and in his novelization had Grant stab the white corpuscle follow them out the eye.
Aha! Thank you for this Dwight, that's wonderfully helpful! As for the Asimov thing, it does make more sense that way. Thank you for watching and commenting Dwight! Much appreciated
An interesting scifi movie from the early 70s is THX-1138. It packs a lot of thought-provoking ideas & social commentary into a thriller set in a post apocalyptic underground city. I wish people would react to it.
It's George Lucas' first movie, by the way.
Fahrenheit 451 (the original from the 1960s) is another good film.
Ooh, thank you Cathy! I've added it to the list and will definitely check it out. I've not heard of that one before and it seems like a very technical title. The premise sounds very interesting though, I can't wait to watch it!
Oh wow, it is?! I know he's done plenty more after (for which I have not seen much).
Ah yes, funnily enough, the Fahrenheit 451 film has just been requested, so I shall add your name to it. Thank you for the film requests and info. Much appreciated! Thanks also for watching/commenting
they need to keep him alive to get the information. removing the blood clot will keep him alive. they can't reach the clot through normal surgical means. so they must take fantastic measures to remove the clot. the film won an oscar for special effects.
if you liked this you might like "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (1970) about the dangers of a global computer link up.
this is a rare film where i can't name one other movie the star, Stephen Boyd, was in. but i can name many films the supporting cast was in.
Raquel Welch is just one of the most stunningly beautiful creatures god ever created. the same year as this she starred in her break through role in "one million years b. c." in 1967 she appeared in "bedazzled" a british comedy starring peter cook and dudley moore. she was also in richard lester's two classics "the three musketeers" (1973) and "the four musketeers" (1974).
Edmond O'Brien also starred in the film noir classic "d. o. a." (1949) the gangster classic "white heat" (1948) with jimmy cagney and "the man who shot liberty valance" (1962) with jimmy stewart and john wayne.
Donald Pleasence appeared in "1984" (1956) with edmond obrien, "the great escape" (1963) and the bond film "you only live twice" (1967) where he played the evil blofeld.
The TV series :Lost In Space" in episode called "The Derelict" borrowed some sets from this Movie. Also, before the end of that same episode, when Don puts the force field on and John Robinson fires at the Exit, if you listen closely you can hear the theme to "Alien" years before that movie was made. Except it was made by the same corporation. Good job to John (ny) Williams, who did the soundtrack for a few good movies.
The two senior officers at Mission Control won Academy Awards: Arthur O'Donnell (the one with a mustache) for PICNIC and Edmund O'Brien (the one with the sugar) for THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA.
Amazing! Thank you so much for this info, I always love finding this stuff out. I've seen them before and they're definitely two great actors!
The TV show Archer had an episode with a similar storyline, but with catastrophic and graphic results when the sub wasn't taken out in time. 😁
I think they did mention that the antibodies would attack when you started to grow. Stephen Boyd played Messala in the epic movie, Ben Hur, probably his greatest role. I would suggest you watch "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" from 1959 starring James Mason. Another adventure film that is very entertaining and one of my favorites.
Yeah, I thought they may have mentioned something about it. Thanks Nicholas. It makes sense whether the shop was removed or "dissolved", but I feel the removal of the ship that was written into the book by Asimov after to be the better way to end it. It leaves less room for error too.
Oh wow! I didn't realise that, as I've not yet seen Ben Hur. Is that the film with the very long runtime? I know there was one around that time. I shall add your name to "Journey..." on the list, as a few have asked for that one now. It's becoming highly requested, among others! Amazing, I'm sure it'll be brilliant, as I love most things from that time period. I do love the way the older movies were. Most of them much more interesting and less generic too.
Thank you for watching Nicholas!
First off, the Proteus is not a "space ship". It's a submarine. But you wondered why the Proteus didn't start to enlarge. You must have missed the dialog. At the 26:35 mark, on your own video, the doctor says the white corpuscles will "ingest the ship and everything in it". The corpuscles ingested the domed glass on the Proteus and then engulfed Dr. Michaels and then the entire sub. So there was no sub left to enlarge.
The highest high concept movie ever! Grew up watching movies like this on local independent stations. Always ch 13 on the old clunky dial ... !
I love me some Donald Pleasance!
Richard Fleicsher was a very underrated director. Three of his films you might want to check out are COMPULSION, TORA TORA TORA and THE BOSTON STRANGLER.
Ooh fantastic!! Thank you for these, I shall definitely add them to the lists as your requests! 😁 Thank you for watching and commenting!
From Wikipedia:
In the film, the crew (apart from the saboteur) manage to leave Benes's body safely before reverting to normal size, but the Proteus remains inside, as do the remains of the saboteur's body (albeit digested by a white blood cell), and several gallons (full scale) of a carrier solution (presumably saline) used in the injection syringe. Isaac Asimov pointed out that this was a serious logical flaw in the plot, since the submarine (even if reduced to bits of debris) would also revert to normal size, killing Benes in the process. Therefore, in his novelization Asimov had the crew provoke the white cell into following them, so that it drags the submarine to the tear duct, and its wreckage expands outside Benes's body. Asimov solved the problem of the syringe fluid by having the staff inject only a very small amount of miniaturized fluid into Benes, minimizing its effect on him when it expands.
would not have been possible, the crew was so small when the staff would inject the liquid
This was a MAJOR PLOT HOLE according to Issac Asimov who wrote the novel AFTER the Film which was just a screen play. And had Grant attack the White Corpuscle to get it to follow them out of the body so it could expand safely and the partially dissolved body of Dr. Michaels. Also, the air used to fill the floatation tanks was Miniaturized using a portable device on the sub.
P.S. Issac Asimov thought Miniaturization was a physical impossibility at the time although several theories have been put forth with displacement of Quantum Energy as the most practical approach with the Miniaturization Machine displacing a certain amount of energy on the Quantum Level into the space surrounding the nucleus of the atoms causing them to reduce in size and slowly reabsorbing it causing re-expansion.
Hi Jim! Thank you for this information, yeah the novel being written before the film was made, but from the screenplay is what I'd heard about, but it's wonderful to know the information on his changes. I have yet to read the book in full, having only read excerpts for now.
Ooh that's amazing! I didn't know those theories had been made, thank you for that. If only it were a reality. Although I wouldn't want to be shrunk and injected into a human body! Haha
@@MoviesWithMarty If you are interested, there was a cartoon made by FILMation called Fantastic Voyage made I believe two years after the release of the film and episodes can be found on RUclips and a DVD with the complete series for Region 2 on Amazon.
That heart scene made me wonder. When someone has heart surgery sometimes the heart is stopped. What are the odds that doctors can't get the heart going again?
Yeah, this is what I'd been thinking too. It almost felt like they were gambling a bit with their lives by stopping the heart. I'd like to think the odds are quite high though...
Thank you for watching! (Apologies about the delayed reply!)
My 8th Grade teacher had us watch this for Science class when I already saw it at 10 years old 😆
Haha that's amazing! You have good taste it seems. I love that for Science class, they were showing this film. It;s different to your average Science class, but I suppose it teaches you a little about the inner human body haha
@@MoviesWithMarty well 8th grade for me was 1992 and even back then this movie was old but the effects were spot on in terms of "micro cellular accuracy" in design using practical f/x. Still looks like it holds up a bit lol
Didn't you hear at 26:25 when the scientist said the white corpuscles would "Ingest the ship and everything in it" and then it shows them dissolving the ship?
Thanks for reviewing older movies. They are our history, which brought about the more technically advanced sci-fi and fantasy films. Many young folks refuse to watch black and white films. They don’t know what masterpieces they are missing.
Hi Jon! No problem at all, I love older movies. They truly are! Many people really don't take the time to check out films from back in the day. They had some really great plots and acting, plus some amazing effects. This film definitely has!
Yes, exactly. When friends have said, "Oh, is it black and white? No thanks" (or pretty much that anyway)... I just sigh. It's s a shame, because yes, they really don't know what they're missing. Thanks for watching Jon! More older films to come in the future that I know you're going to love!
Saw this in the theater with my Dad when I was 14. I think this was Raquel's 1st US film and launched her into stardom. Particularly when she was covered with Antibodies and everyone got to feel her up pulling them all off of her.
Hi Tom! Aw wow, I wish I had as well. It's such a great film and I cannot imagine the awe of watching it for the first time in the cinema. It must have been amazing. It was definitely a great first for her! Some well known people and a great story too, with pretty great practical effects too. Haha yes, that'll be a scene that people would come for. I do love that when they shot it, the actors were very respectable and they had to re-shoot it as they needed to remove some of the antibodies on certain areas, otherwise she had a "las vegas showgirl" look with it on only certain areas.
What was your favourite scene in the film?
Thanks for watching and commenting!
this movie won an oscar for best set design.
I can definitely see why! It's fantastic! (*pun intended* haha) - Apologies for the late reply
You popped up in my feed with Fantastic Voyage, which is an old fav of mine. Noticed you are still in early stages of channel so I wanted in on the ground floor. Really looking forward to checking out the movies you choose. ✌️
💫Haven't seen this one since it came out and I thought it pretty cheesy back in the day. Judging from this video though, it's somewhat better than I remembered considering the SFX limitations at the time. Still doesn't hold a candle though to classics like 🐬"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), 🛸"Forbidden Planet" (1956), or 🌍"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959).
Yeah, I can see how it may have come across as cheesy, but with the SFX limitations, as you've said it does actually work quite well. It was pretty "fantastic" in the way it draws you in with the plot of someone trying to foil the plan and it then becoming somewhat of a Sci-Fi crime mystery. The extra spy movie type intro of the gunfire and explosions was a great way to open the film, which I'm pretty sure is why they added it. That and for extra added emphasis of the grandness of what they were doing.
Ah yes! Those other movies, I have yet to see and they have been requested by some people already, so they will be coming in the future.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I like the fact you are a Thunderbirds fan - My own favorite of those was Captain Scarlet, but I started with Supercar, then Fireball XL 5 and Stingray and on up
Ahh YES! Captain Scarlet is another favourite of mine too! It was always Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and some Joe 90 but not as much. Brilliant shows. I've got to admit that I've never watched Fireball XL 5 or Supercar, or even much of Stingray. I have seen a number of episodes of the latter though.
Thank you for letting me know your favourites, it's always great to see another Gerry Anderson fan! Have you seen the recreated pieces they've done? They did some re-creations of the vinyl only episodes of Thunderbirds which really perfectly capture the exact look of the show back then. If I remember correctly, there was also something similar with Captain Scarlet with either an episode recreation or a 4K remaster some time back. I remember seeing an official clip online of them in the SPV, but I can't find it now.
Thank you so much for watching! At some point I am possibly going to watch some of the Gerry Anderson shows on here that I've missed like Space: 1999 and UFO potentially. Keep a look out in case I do!
@@MoviesWithMarty Now that I have run across your channel, I shall be watching a lot. Definitely Space 1999 and UFO would both be shows I'd love to follow - fond memories. Also any of the supermarionation shows - I think Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet are the ones I remember best even though Joe 90 and Secret Service were more recent, but the thing I realised long ago about all of them: they all had stories which stood well with other shows, even adult shows, of the time and honestly, I think if the storyline of Captain Scarlet were done today, updated and shifted to aim at an adult audience - it would beat out most of the shows on TV and streaming sites today. I think Thunderbirds would too.
But for now, I'm working my way through the scifi movies you have on your channel and then I'll look to see what else you have until I am up to date.
No; the issue of the ship's growth bothers many of us. I don't recall if the Isaac Asimov novel handles that the same way or differently.
Thank you! I'm glad others are bothered by it, it felt a little confusing. I knew what they were meant to be going for, but I felt it wasn't well executed. After a bit of research after this reaction, I'd found that due to Asimov being asked to write the novel for the movie by the filmmakers and him not being happy about the ending with what happens to the ship, he actually changed it so that the ending is that the ship comes out with them. It just so happened that he was so fast at writing it, that he got the book out before the film came out haha
The ship was destroyed by the body's defence systems ergo movie logic: don't worry about it anymore. 'Inner Space' is the name of an 80's sci-fi comedy that takes viewers on another fantastic voyage with updated special effects. You mentioned Fleischer's 'Soylent Green' from 1973. I'd highly recommend that, as it's a sci-fi classic...
I loved your analysis. I showed this for a science class! Love your channel.
If you haven't seen them, I'd recommend, "Logan's Run"(1976), "Planet of the Apes"(1968), "The Day The Earth Stood Still"(1951) and "Forbidden Planet"(1956). These are landmark science fiction classics, my friend.
Thank you Les! I'm adding your name to them on the list now. It seems so! They have been some of the most highly requested films, which is great. Thanks for watching and commenting
The brain set was used in episode 2 of Lost in Space for the interior of "The Derelict."
Ooh! That's so cool, I'll have to check that out. Thank you for letting me know Kemper and thanks for watching
It's a standalone movie from the God-blessed era where Hollywood wasn't making f*** trilogies
The Simpsons did a parody of Fantastic Voyage in one of their 'Treehouse of Horror' clips. It was Treehouse of Horror: 15, and the clip was called 'In the Belly of the Boss'. It had the Simpson family as the crew of the ship, and the mission was to save Maggie from inside Mr Burns. If you do a YTube search using these exact words 'The Simpsons go inside mr. Burns', you will find a copy of the clip.
Thank you Beachcomber, I'll have to check that out. I love the Treehouse of Horror episodes, so this is a must watch. Especially if it's inspired by this! I hope you're well and thank you for watching. Apologies for the delay in replying
JUST came across your channel and have thoroughly enjoyed your enthusiasm watching this gem. Thanks you for that.
Have you ever seen Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)? If not, I hope you give that a watch, even if on your own time. Lots of 20's 30's 40's 50's sci-fi homage-ing going on, and a visual treat.
Hi Chefs Kiss! (Love that name!)
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this film, I love seeing films Ive not seen. This truly was a real gem!
Ooh no, I've not seen that! I will definitely add it to my list as your request. It was one I'd wanted to see back then, but never got around to it. I'd noted the visual effects and stylings and that was what drew me to it originally. Thank you for that! I may watch it on here, but if not I shall let you know what I think anyway!
Thank you for watching and commenting too 🤗
@@MoviesWithMarty Oh, you definitely don't have to do any work for it (create a uTube edited posting), but yeah, on yer own time it is a def must. Not something people would write home about, but I would rather live in a world where stuff like this gets to be created; it's like some students' fanfic love-letter to the genre.
Do you actually have any genre leanings for your channel, or just trying any and every? If you have a list going please let me know. Thanks and good luck!
@@chefskiss6179 Wonderful! Well I shall definitely have a watch in my own time then if not on here. Thank you for that. Yes, same here. Creatives getting to have free will in making their own creations, not bogged down by the industry.
Not a specific genre really, as I have a very eclectic taste. I do have a list going at the moment, with a fair few requests on there, quite a few of which are older Sci-Fi's. If you have requests, I am all ears! Plus, do you know of anywhere to post lists of films that are easily editable and not caught up in the mush of everything? I'm currently using Letterboxd (MoviesWithMarty) if you wanted to check it out, it seems to work well enough. I've thought about setting up a website somewhere to host the list and a few free things on. I also create my own edits of trailers on another channel, so could post those there for those interested. I've listed all films into a Watchlist on Letterboxd and have marked off into my Watched list too on there
Have you heard of a movie called InnerSpace? Its more of a sci-fi comedy, but it does all the inside of the body stuff even greater justice with late 1980's practical effects. Plus, its Dennis Quaid :D
EDIT: Oh, you said it later in. Heh, I really should stop commenting before the end, lol
As for the ending, the ship was destroyed before it had a chance to start growing. The white corpuscle that attacked it began to dissolve through its structure, that is why we saw it oozing over Donald Pleasance's character's head. Then in a later shot, we see it surrounding the ship and much of the top caved in. By the time it would start growing, there was nothing left of its structure TO grow.
LOL! It's called phagocytosis. The cells were already dissolving the ship; there won't be anything to grow bigger.
A lighter movie in this vein is Spielberg’s “InnerSpace.” Oh. I guess you already know! 😎 yeah, the ship is a massive plot hole. In the novel, the antibody that consumes the ship chases the crew and gets removed as well and the wreckage is recovered. I think they ran out of money. They saved the guy who had information on making the shrinking process last longer than an hour.
The adult spy cartoon show Archer viciously -- but accurately -- made horrific fun of the end of this. The great Isaac Asimov cooperated on this movie, even writing a novelization of it, but was horrified when an executive cheerfully waved away the problem of the ship still being inside with "But the white corpuscle ate it!" This is what can happen when you leave science to show biz, you get someone claiming that simply eating a thing makes its mass vanish. In the Archer episode, pow, the ship fills the room and the poor guy's head has exploded. (And while I'm being terrible, I also suggest that this is Dracula's favorite movie -- blood everywhere -- and that the submarine Proteus can be described as a "blood vessel.")
great spotting the saboteur. one of my all time favorite films. this is a one off. my guess a Howard Hues film. written, directed and edited. but he wouldn't have his name associated. TWA was owned by Howard Hues. and only Howard Hues would spent so much money creating such elaborate sets to only use once. at the start it is said the scientist injured in the crash was the only one who knew the secret to keeping things miniaturized for more then an 60 minutes. the white corpuscles dissolved the glass bubble. then the traitor. then the ship. great reaction.
I believe it was filmed in a multi level parking garage.
Great reaction!!! I saw this movie when it came out in 1966 (I was 10 years old), and was mesmerized by it. A year later, in 1967, Disneyland (in Anaheim CA) opened a new attraction called "Adventure Thru Inner Space," which simulated being shrunk under the lens of a gigantic microscope, and journeying into a snowflake crystal. It was sponsored by the Monsanto Company and was often referred to as the Monsanto Molecule Ride. Guests sat in a small "Atom Mobile" pod and were accelerated, jostled, and shaken around in the molecular/atomic subuniverse. I loved the ride!!! It was like being INSIDE "Fantastic Voyage." I can't help but think the movie at least partly inspired the Disney attraction. I would highly recommend the ride, except that it was closed down in 1985 and no longer exists. *sigh*
Oh darn it, I'd been replying and my browser refreshed, but I'll try to remember everything!
I'm so jealous of you going to see it at such a young age, I can just imagine it being so wondrous. Oh wow, yes I can imagine it probably was inspired by it. It sounds like it was one of those "cars" that are on hydraulics. I love those! I also went to a theatre in Disneyland Florida when I was young and went on the Honey I Shrunk The Audience ride, which was a whole 4D cinema. It was a blast! Your ride sounds amazing though and I can imagine that Innerspace the film was a take on the Fantastic Voyage and possibly the ride was some influence too. Aw, nooo... such a shame that they were. Some of the rides that have been lost over the years like Back To The Future is such a shame. The one that I believe is still there and is awesome, is The Tower Of Terror. I loved that and it's only now that I'm older do I know that it's from Twilight Zone!
Thank you for your memory, it's brilliant that the ride existed, but just a shame that they got rid of it. I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for watching!
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The ship was dessolved, along with Donald Plesence.
Thanks for letting me know Kevin, yeah I was unsure at first but many people have said similar and upon re-watching it does seem to be that way. I just felt that they should have taken the ship out in case any part is left in there and expanded inside the body. Thanks for watching!
In the novelization by Isaac Asimov, the white corpuscle that ate the sub chased them to the tear duct and was extracted with them. So, when they enlarged, the wreckage of the sub enlarged beside them.
the dr . who`s supposed to do the surgery , also played dr. loomis in halloween , a remake of fantastic voyage is in production at this time , del toro is heading it !
This movie was loosely remade as Innerspace in the 80’s I believe
The idea is that the ship was dissolved completely by white blood cells before the time limit was reached (but yes it is a plot hole). There was a cartoon series in the 60's based on the CMDF concept (probably not worth your time), a comedy version called 'Innerspace' in the 80's (already on your list), an episode of Futurama (Parasites Lost) and an episode of Rick and Morty (Anatomy Park) based on the movie.
I saw this movie when it was first released. I was 9 yo and went with my older brother and neighbor friends.
The body's antibodies ate the ship it would eat them as well I think it's like acid you have to listen to what you missed
for the ear scene, i always wondered why the heck didn't they put headphones or earplugs on the patient? that would help with the deadly extraneous noise.
My brother was a fan of Stingray. I preferred Supercar and Fireball XL-5.
Amazing, Jeff! Oddly, although I was a huge fan of most Anderson productions, I oddly didn't see Supercar or Fireball XL-5 and I don't know why! I love the productions and have many times tried to get a chance to be a voice actor for them. It would be amazing!
Thank you for watching and commenting
@@MoviesWithMarty It might be a matter of what age you were when they were aired. I assume that this contributed to the difference between my brother and I.
HEhehe so cool to see people reacting to this oldie. I love this movie, and the book based off the script. The effects are cheesey and dated, but it cool to see what was the most high tech movie of it's time and the story is so compelling! Imagine seeing the sights of man, sights no one ever saw before while riding in a submarine.... it sounds stunningly beautiful. If you remove the fact that as a foreign body, you're seen as the enemy by the oldest and most effective killing machine on the planet; the white blood cell and antibodies.
With your love of Gerry Anderson, you should watch UFO and Space:1999. Fantastic series. And, on another note, the was an animated show of the same name. Not bad for kids
This movie scared the living daylights out of me as a kid because of one scene.
Nice reaction! This was a favorite of mine from my childhood. But when I watched it again as an adult a number of years ago, I found it had aged horribly for me. This is because I'm a scientist who works in biomedical research and we know so much more about how the body works now compared to the 60s. Medical science and special effects have both advanced so much compared to the original that this movie screams for a remake! That's my answer to your question at the very end asking why remake this movie. I still enjoyed your reaction though 😄.
Nobody noticed Stavros Blofeld hanging around the base and thought it a bit wierd?
You were talking soi you likely missed it when they said that the antibodies were going to ingest the ship. You also missed when they said at the beginning that the unconscious guy had scientific knowledge "our side" needed.