NP "I've seen things..."

[Meg Larson]

Oh yeah, RR, I agree--CEOTTK was too Spielbergian for me.  I threw in Silent
Running earlier, and I might add Darkman with Liam Neeson.  But the addition
of Cabin Boy is priceless, mates . . .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Romeo" <r.romeo at atlanticphilanthropies.org>
To: "Dave Monroe" <monropolitan at yahoo.com>; "C. F. Albert"
<calbert at hslboxmaster.com>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: RE: NP "I've seen things..."


> I'd nix close encounters, maybe add clockwork orange or omega man
>
> Beneath the planet of the apes--love that one, too
>
> rich
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
> Behalf Of Dave Monroe
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:38 PM
> To: C. F. Albert; pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: RE: NP "I've seen things..."
>
> Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong, again, we're talking one
> of my favorite genres, even if I had to invent it.
> But, in alphabetical order, 2001: A Space Odyssey,
> Akira, Blade Runner, A Boy and His Dog, Brazil, Close
> Encounters of the Third Kind, The Day the Earth Stood
> Still, The Empire Strikes Back, Metropolis, Solaris
> ...
>
> --- "C. F. Albert" <calbert at hslboxmaster.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dave Monroe:
> >
> > "Anyway, Phase IV is examplary of what I like to
> > call "The Boring 70s Science Fiction Film""
> >
> > yup.........but boy, is it riveting.....and
> > Richard's comments are also right on the mark...it
> > is a very "intelligent" effort...
> >
> > But where are all the huzzahs for HE's Boy and His
> > Dog....or is everyone down on Don Johnson?..
> >
> > Its got to be one of the most charming endings in
> > movie history.......
>
>
>
>
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