Joe Montes

THIS MOVIE GREATLY IMPACTED ME WHEN I FIRST SAW AT THE AGE OF 5. I EVEN DEVELOPED A CRUSH ON CYD CHARISSE. MY MOTHER TOOK ME TO SEE IT WITH HER AT THE LOEW'S THEATER IN DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS, LA. THE MUSIC IN THE MOVIE IS FANTASTIC. AS A 5-YEAR OLD, I WAS COMPELLED TO LISTEN TO IT ON THE RADIO RIGHT AFTER ITS RELEASE. I BEGGED MY MOTHER TO BUY ME RECORDINGS OF IT. I LOVED THE MUSIC. THE DRAMA IN THE MOVIE WAS ALSO FANTASTIC. IT WAS A MIXTURE OF THE SUPERNATURAL AND THE NATURAL. GENE KELLY AND VAN JOHNSON GAVE WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES. I NOW OWN THE MOVIE ON A LASER DISC AND ON A DVD. A CLASSIC FOR ALL TIME, AND I KEEP WATCHING IT REPEATEDLY!

THIS MOVIE HAD SUCH AN IMPACT WHEN I SAW IT AT THE AGE OF 7 THAT I DEVELOPED AN EXTREME INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY. IT WAS A FASCINATING ( AT TIMES FUNNY, AT TIMES INTRIGUING AND SCARY) MOVIE. THE ACTING ROLES WERE SUPERB, WITH WALTER PIDGEON PORTRAYING THE CHARACTER OF A PROFOUND SCIENTIST. I PURCHASED THE MOVIE ON LASER DISC AND ON DVD AND STILL OWN IT. I FIGURE I HAVE WATCHED IT ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN MY LIFE!