I have read Nevil Shute's On the beach and hadn't I been sitting in a high-speed train where windows cannot be opened, I'd have chucked it out. I wrote a scathing review, instead. I love the remake/new version from 2000 (it's one of my all time favourites and never fails to move me to tears). So I was eagerly awaiting a chance to see this one.
Sigh. Like the book, it hasn't aged too well. ... read more
Description:The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the US submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the US submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way. One (Fred Astaire) realizes a lifetime Grand Prix ambition,another (Ava Gardner) reaches out for a chance at love. The final chapter of human history is coming to a close... From acclaimed director Stanley Kramer (The Defiant Ones, Inheritthe Wind) and screenwriter John Paxton comes this spectacular movie landmarka film masterpiece with a message that will resonate as long as the world has the power to self-destruct at its own fingertips.... (more)(less)
"9.9.
Myönnettäköön toki Kramerin ydintuhovision selkeät ongelmat: yleisen toivottomuuden luulisi esimerkiksi eskaloituvan huomattavasti näkyvämmäksi paniikiksi ja infrastruktuurin hävitykseksi. Toisaalta sellaisen näyttäminen olisi tuskin ollut mahdollista filmin valmistumisaikana, onhan aihe muutenkin sieltä polttavimmasta päästä. Jotain henkilökohtaisesti liikuttavaa näin haikeissa jäähyväisissä maailmalle kuitenkin löytyy, ja pysähtyneeseen suurkaupunkiin kurkistava, k"
Michael M added this to a list 9 months, 3 weeks ago
"One the Beach is one of those movies that doesn't seem depressing at the start. Once you figure out what's really going on though, get ready to feel the silent dread. A great cast of characters, and good direction. You should see this movie just because of how good it is.
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Michael M added this to a list 11 months, 3 weeks ago
"5.6.11.
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Stanley Kramerin valitettavan keskinkertaisessa ydintuhoelokuvassa australialaiset suhtautuvat hämmentävällä tyyneydellä lähestyvään tuhoon - ei palavia taloja, ei itsemurhien aaltoja, ei väkivaltaa ja ryöstelyä postapokalyptiseen tapaan.
Kuiva ja puiseva filmi käsittelee mielenkiintoista aihetta. Valitettavasti Yle Teeman kylmän sodan elokuvasarjan päätökseksi elokuva on toki looginen, mutta myös tylsä. Frankenheimerin ja Lumetin jämäkämmissä, vallan huipulle"
Jamie M. added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
"Reason for the future sucking:
Directly after World War III, nuclear fall out begins to clog the atmosphere, leaving a group of survivors that are in a submarine, (and whom are presumably the few remaining people left), on desperate quest to find other remaining survivors.
Year it takes place: The less then groovy post apocalyptic year, 1964. "
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Watched
February 8th - 3:30PM
No Big explosions or splashy special effects -
just an emotional, gripping tale about the end of the world.
Let's hope the world is never stupid enough to make this movie a reality -
as the banner said at the end of the movie -
'There is still time brother'"
Neithan added this to a list 2 years, 3 months ago
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