jljacobi

One of, if not the best, deepest Sci-Fi movies of all time and there are people who vote 6 and below?

Good grief. I guess they can't handle the old-school FX.

This movie is exceptionally well-written, directed, and acted. That said, it's a bit slow in parts.

It's also the kind of thoughtful messaging that Hollywood used to be good at delivering.

If you're younger, forget the cheesy effects, put yourself in the time of real fear over nuclear war, give it a chance and see if it doesn't draw you in.

Oh, and I think Patricia Neal is hot. ;-)

I rate most of Christopher Guest's movies very high indeed, however, this one left me flat.

Maybe it's the subject matter, maybe it's just that the improv was too close to home for the performers to really treat it with the camp it deserves. It's difficult to say, but the magic just doesn't seem to be there.

I'm not sure I laughed even once, and if I did it was strained. Then again, maybe my time in Hollywood makes it difficult to laugh at some of this stuff.

Whatever the case, the tone is off compared to the fantastic "Best of Show", "A Mighty Wind", etc.

The good news is that the subsequent effort, "Mascots" rounded back into form. And despite this miss, I'd like to see more from the Spinal Tap guitar hero.