antc
Joined Dec 1999
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Spawned from the disaster move craze of the 70's, with all the production and artistic values one would expect from a network dramatic production. So horrible I can never take my eyes off the screen.
Having grown up in Phoenix, the destruction scenes -- including a hilarious shot of the Hyatt rotating restaurant spinning off like a Frisbee -- are my particular favorite.
Having grown up in Phoenix, the destruction scenes -- including a hilarious shot of the Hyatt rotating restaurant spinning off like a Frisbee -- are my particular favorite.
Electric Dreams is one of those movies that wasn't very well-received when it first came out, but will probably come to be known as the movie that best captures the image and lifestyle of the 1980s. The tunes were catchy, the visuals were stunning, and the sweetly innocent story set among what then passed for modern technology were all very original movie items for the period.
And hey, I wanted a computer like that! I remember spending hours going through computer magazines to see if I could get a home automation setup like that. Some of it was possible, but quite expensive -- especially for a boy with a second-hand TI-99/4A (with Speech Synthesizer, of course) and no job.
And hey, I wanted a computer like that! I remember spending hours going through computer magazines to see if I could get a home automation setup like that. Some of it was possible, but quite expensive -- especially for a boy with a second-hand TI-99/4A (with Speech Synthesizer, of course) and no job.
'Footloose' is harmless fun that brings on a wave of nostalgia any time I see it on cable. I remember seeing this movie at the local multiplex when it was new, loving the music, and loving the rebellion in the film even more. What fourteen year old "under the thumb of oppressive authority (translation: be home by 11pm, young man!)" wouldn't love that stuff.
I remember that this was the soundtrack everyone had to have that year. And who didn't have "Almost Paradise" played at the school dance that year?
I remember reading articles in newspapers about the success of this movie. Some said it was a return to making musicals in Hollywood, perhaps overstating and/or misunderstanding the movie's appeal.
Of course, watching it now as an adult I can see that it isn't very realisitc, especially when one realizes that most of the issues in this movie would have been easily solved with one well-publicized lawsuit from the ACLU. But hey, I've always maintained that movies are built for entertainment purposes, which gives them the right to suspend reality for an hour or two!
I remember that this was the soundtrack everyone had to have that year. And who didn't have "Almost Paradise" played at the school dance that year?
I remember reading articles in newspapers about the success of this movie. Some said it was a return to making musicals in Hollywood, perhaps overstating and/or misunderstanding the movie's appeal.
Of course, watching it now as an adult I can see that it isn't very realisitc, especially when one realizes that most of the issues in this movie would have been easily solved with one well-publicized lawsuit from the ACLU. But hey, I've always maintained that movies are built for entertainment purposes, which gives them the right to suspend reality for an hour or two!