Classic SF : The Day The Earth Caught Fire

30 Oct 2008
Forget all those modern digital techniques for emptying a city, The Day The Earth Caught Fire managed to do it the old fashioned way. I love this film, it's a great combination of old-skool (well, 1950s)  Englishness and an impending sense of doom. With a surprisingly downbeat ending.

Ideally watched on a hot summers afternoon with a cold beer.

 

Posted by James on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 8:56 AM

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