What movie did you see today?

[EyeKhan]

Watched the old BBC version of Day of the Triffids - the series. (1981)

Weirdest sci-fi ever, giant man eating flowers (triffids) take over the world after almost everyone is blinded by a strange comet/solar flare/bright light in the sky.

I saw this as a kid and recently decided to watch it again, not sure if this was a good idea or not since Jo seemed way sexier in 1981 than she does now and the rest of it just seemed too ludicrous for words.

I still watched all the episodes back to back though.

Wasn't that also an old black / white film, like from the '50s or '60s?

EDIT: Sucker Punch looks awesome.

[termite]

Yes, it was - it was originally a novel written by John Wyndham in 1951 and the story alluded to but did not confirm that The Triffids were creatures apparently bio-engineered in the Soviet Union and accidentally released when an aircraft carrying their seeds crashed (or was shot down).

Considering when it was written, the content and the pseudo-political backdrop it was something of a break-through for sci-fi novels - Arthur C Clarke is claimed to have called it an "immortal story".

I just thought that Jo was hot when I was a kid so I thought I'd watch it again.



Oh and I read the book in High School too.