The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Day of the Triffids
Science Fiction · Horror · 1963
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Movie details
The Day of the Triffids
“From the nightmare novel that made the world shudder!”
1963 Science Fiction · Horror 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Day of the Triffids?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Steve Sekely
Written by
Bernard Gordon
Howard Keel
Bill Masen
Janina Faye
Susan - Child on the Train
Nicole Maurey
Christine Durrant
Janette Scott
Karen Goodwin
Mervyn Johns
Mr. Coker
Kieron Moore
Tom Goodwin
Ewan Roberts
Dr. Soames
Court is in session
Put The Day of the Triffids on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.