“Space Probe Taurus” (1965) – Time Capsule of Antiquated Thought
I was struck immediately by two things in this movie. "Taurus" follows a spaceship journeying out from Earth to look for a new habitable planet for humans to reside on. On the trip, we become aware of the rampant similarity this ship and its crew have to earlier, similar cinematic journeys. Think of "Destination Moon (1950), "Conquest of Space" (1955), and "Rocketship X-M" (1950), to name just a few. A small crew ambles around a rather spacious space vehicle and spends the majority of their time talking about what they'll do when they get home and other details of their illustrious pasts. In other words, a bunch of boring bantering.
Another distressing element of this film is its view of the female crew member as not being on an equal level with the other men on the ship. The lady is a doctor but is alternately referred to as probably not being the right person for the job and too weak to survive such an arduous trip. That's forward-thinking screenwriting at its best!
Enjoy the two freaky aliens our intrepid travelers stumble upon: A tongue flicking, exposed brain creepizoid and a thinly disguised underwater beasty that is an otherworldly cousin of "The Creature from the Black Lagoon".
I was struck immediately by two things in this movie. “Taurus” follows a spaceship journeying out from Earth to look for a new habitable planet for humans to reside on. On the trip, we become aware of the rampant similarity this ship and its crew have to earlier, similar cinematic journeys. Think of “Destination Moon (1950), “Conquest of Space” (1955), and “Rocketship X-M” (1950), to name just a few. A small crew ambles around a rather spacious space vehicle and spends the majority of their time talking about what they’ll do when they get home and other details of their illustrious pasts. In other words, a bunch of boring bantering.
Another distressing element of this film is its view of the female crew member as not being on an equal level with the other men on the ship. The lady is a doctor but is alternately referred to as probably not being the right person for the job and too weak to survive such an arduous trip. That’s forward-thinking screenwriting at its best!
Enjoy the two freaky aliens our intrepid travelers stumble upon: A tongue flicking, exposed brain creepizoid and a thinly disguised underwater beasty that is an otherworldly cousin of “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”.
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