Hi Bill,

The Day the Earth Stood Still is definitely one of my favourite films.

I especially like the scene where General Cutler (my namesake - argh!!) has learned of the dangerous robot and sends all his troops all in different directions at once. Looks like not a single of his troops was in the right place at the time, and had to drive frantically to somewhere else, passing other troops going to where they just came from!

Yes. I think I did read Farewell to the Master (by Harry Bates, wasn't it?) although it was so long ago, I think it was written in Latin.

-David C.