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[sergebroom]

Today, in my mailbox, there was this DVD I'd been looking for, countless moons after countless moons. Only recently did my search bear fruit.

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[marydell.livejournal.com]

That is going to be epic in its terribleness! Woo hoo!

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's a fairly decent movie, with a script by Richard Matheson based on two Verne novels about the character of Robur.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Please note that, while Robur uses his futuristic vehicle to wage war against war just like Nemo did, there is one big difference between these two technological brothers: Robur drops pamphlets advising the military to lay down their weapons before bombing them out of existence. Of course, Nemo would have a hard time pamphleteering. Soggy tracts are hard to read.

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

I have a VHS version, in case you are ever curious enough to borrow it.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

You too? One nice thing about the DVD is that, while it's not one of those cleaned-up crisp releases, its picture is in the wide-screen format. Also, I can play it on my laptop. Meanwhile, my old VCR croaked months ago and, while I still have a TV/VCR combo around, one of thse days it too will cease to function.

[marydell.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I would also have to borrow a VHS player, so I'll pass for now, but I will keep an eye on the TV listings and record it if it ever comes up. And then I will laugh at it, despite any protestations of its goodness.

Edited to clarify: I love the movies I laugh at. Quatermass & the Pit is one of my all-time favorite films, for example.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Quatermass and The Pit? Yay!