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In Reply to: Day After, 1984 TV special on nuclear war posted by Jim Doyle on May 29, 2004 at 09:35:00:

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Re: "On the Beach" (1959) was an excellent, sad, non-pretentious film, too (nt) - patrickU 11:47:30 05/29/04 (9)
It was, I remember feeling the pessimism going through me. I saw it few years later, it did not catch my attention anymore, I suppose that the cold war was long over.
The Day After was not much more than a bad TV play.
- I think that the pessimism is still going through you. (nt) - Audiophilander 15:30:15 05/29/04 (0)
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- Alas, Babylon! nt - AudioHead 12:45:01 05/29/04 (7)
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  - Re: ? nt - patrickU 13:50:09 05/29/04 (6)
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    - Re: ? Alas! Babylon - Gee LP 14:43:00 05/29/04 (1)
      "Alas, Babylon" is a book by Pat Frank. It is about the survivors of a nuclear holocaust in South Florida. They are aware something has happened, but at the moment they are dealing with the lack of electricity and gas, no more food being delivered to the grocery store, no more gas for their vehicles, and the dangers of radioactivity. Most high schoolers in the United States are required to read the book at one point or another. It is not political...it is more about what would it take to survive in a world cut off from what used to be.
      The title comes from a verse in the Bible. Psalm 137:5 (NIV): "By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion."
      It refers to the sorrow felt by the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.
      - Re: Merci! - patrickU 02:43:46 05/30/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: ? Alas! Babylon posted by Gee LP on May 29, 2004 at 14:43:00:
        
        By the way the Psalm was us in Germany for a kind of " Disco " hit in the 70�s....
    - Early 1960s Post-Apocalyptic Film Based On .... - AudioHead 14:33:01 05/29/04 (3)
      Pat Frank's(Harry Hart)novel of same title, think he wrote it
      in 1959, published 1960. I've read novel and seen movie, setting
      in North-North Central Florida, USA (I think). Has been so many years memories are vague, but I
      do recall seem enjoying both, however, would have to reassess via
      new viewing-reading. - AH.
      - The Quiet Earth starring Bruno Lawrence - grinagog 17:14:35 05/29/04 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Early 1960s Post-Apocalyptic Film Based On .... posted by AudioHead on May 29, 2004 at 14:33:01:
        
        is my favorite post-apocalyptic film
        The final scene is one of the best ever...
        Grins
        
        Will Give It A Watch. Try "Threads" - 1984....... - AudioHead 18:14:26 05/29/04 (1)
        
        In Reply to: The Quiet Earth starring Bruno Lawrence posted by grinagog on May 29, 2004 at 17:14:35:
        
        an award-winning British docudrama about nuclear post-apocalyptic
        Britian. Directed by Mick Jackson. Stark and hard-hitting. Parts
        of this film I found difficult to view. - AH.
        
        Addendum: "Five" - 1951...... - AudioHead 18:52:30 05/29/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Will Give It A Watch. Try "Threads" - 1984....... posted by AudioHead on May 29, 2004 at 18:14:26:
        
        Never scoped this one. A low-budget, B&W post-nuclear film
        directed by Arch Oboler. Check out reviews at www.imdb.com if
        interested. - AH.

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