What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Friday, August 22, 2025

Crack in the World - 1965

So, every once in a while, I put on a cheesy disaster movie for fun. When I saw there was one from 1965, I was thrilled! What did disaster movies look like back then? Let's find out, shall we?

First, I'm going to mention the title. When I read it, I immediately started singing it to the tune of Rob Zombie's Scum of the Earth. It's been in my head for a while now. Apparently, a scientist, Stephen, is going to launch a nuclear missile into the earth's crust to access unlimited energy and other stuff, but his colleague, Ted, is wary for some reason. Come on, Ted, get on board! In the middle is Maggie. Let's create a love triangle for no reason!

Anyway, Stephen goes behind Ted's back and convinces the commission to back the launch before Ted can tell them about the dangers of shooting a missile into the center of the earth. Ted races to get the commission to retract their support, but it's too late. Stephen has already launched the missile, Ted's theory is correct, and a crack is racing around the earth.

Okay, this movie is crazy. I suppose the science part of it would be interesting if they would've simply focused on it. But the love triangle was ridiculous. It pushed Stephen to act like a petulant child and do whatever he could to one-up Ted, including putting the fate of the earth up to chance. And let's talk about Stephen's "illness." That was hilarious. I wasn't paying 100% attention, but I never heard anyone ask him about his sudden glove-wearing or why he was sporting sunglasses two miles underground. And then Maggie says he's been ill for a while and hiding it from everyone? HA! The man even had his arm in a sling and was wearing gloves on both hands at that point!

Anyway, I didn't really get the whole "crack comes full circle and creates a moon," but it looked weird, and I was getting tired of watching Ted drag Maggie up the hill. Watching the train conductor ignore Ted and the Jeep of people trying to save them was hilarious, and there were other moments of mirth, and I'm going to give it a Good Movie! review. If you want to see what happens when the stupidest scientists are given too much control, this is the movie for you!

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