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| On The Beach |
| 2015-08-07 |
| Moved to Opinion |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 re #6: Ditto that. Movie still works as a fine look back into time. SF scenes still frightening - same with window shade scene... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2015-08-07 23:51 |
| #6 On the Beach scared the piss out of me when I was a kid. I went to the movie and then read the book. Times were pretty paranoid back in the old cold war, mutually assured destruction days. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2015-08-07 21:06 |
| #5 Alas Babylon had almost as big an impact on me, although it was a positive impact this time. Hard to believe it was required reading for Florida 9th graders. The idea of McCoy and McDill being nuked made me think. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-08-07 15:48 |
| #4 Then grill'em on sunset beach with our friends Bud and Jack. Yeah, I remember that, Ship. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-08-07 10:51 |
| #3 There's still time brother. So let's get a carton of Lucky Strikes and go grenade fishing for pompano. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-08-07 09:35 |
| #2 I read that book. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-08-07 07:50 |
| #1 Spoiler: It was a sun shade blind. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-08-07 07:26 |