Democracy vs Communism in science fiction
If anybody still doubts that communism stifles the human spirit -- while democracy nurtures it-- just compare the Russian film Planeta Burg (released here in America under the title Planet of...
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Quote:f anybody still doubts that communism stifles the human spirit -- while democracy nurtures it-- just compare the Russian film Planeta Burg (released here in America under the title Planet of...
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Okay, enough politics (or economics)! As promised, the cool ship (there's a pair of 'em) from the Japanese Battle in Outer Space: Here are two of the smaller fighter craft that take off from the earth...
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Quote:like most Soviet productions, And you've seen how many Soviet movies? Jim--the photos didn't show up for me.
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Too many, Bill. Too many. Joe "Renfield" Meadows HORROR-WOOD Webzine http://www.horror-wood.com
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Quote:In other words, like most Soviet productions, Planeta Burg is dull...Jeez, talk about a sweeping generalization. But then I have a feeling I'd be fairly bored watching "Rocky Jones", so maybe...
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Nothing on mine, either, just a little green thingie about the size of to lower-case L's. It's a link to Imageshack, but it won't open for me.
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Sheesh, you guys sure are high maintenance...! ;^)
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Quote:Too many, Bill. Too many. And how many Soviet movies is that? Please list, oh, say, a dozen titles.
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..and 'Police academy 7 - Mission To Moscow' doesn't count either.
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Quote:..and 'Police academy 7 - Mission To Moscow' doesn't count either.How 'bout Red Heat with Der Ahnold (or was that Dolph Lundgren)?
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Quote:Jeez, talk about a sweeping generalization. But then I have a feeling I'd be fairly bored watching "Rocky Jones", so maybe we're even. Perhaps you would be...if you've seen it. Joe "Renfield"...
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Quote:Perhaps you would be...if you've seen it. Still waiting for your list of the boring Russian movies you've seen. BALLAD OF A SOLDIER, maybe? IVAN THE TERRIBLE (any part)? ALEXANDER NEVSKY? THE...
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I'd find myself agreeing with the "boring" part if that meant they were cerebral rather than action-packed. It's just a different type of s-f, more akin to DESTINATION MOON, say, or maybe even...
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Quote:Quote: Jeez, talk about a sweeping generalization. But then I have a feeling I'd be fairly bored watching "Rocky Jones", so maybe we're even. Perhaps you would be...if you've seen it.Correct, I...
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IVAN THE TERRIBLE bored me terribly, but ALEXANDER NEVSKY is the finest Eisenstein movie I've ever seen. Every other fellow foreign film fanatic I know thinks I'm crazy because I find Tarkovsky films...
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When I was a kid I can only remember my father insisting that I see two movies -- really strange, beause he was not a big movie fan. Both were shown at a big auditorium at the university where he...
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The only Russian film that's ever rung my bell is EARTH - saw it when I was 18 on PBS and now have a copy. The perceived invincibility of the US military is more prominent than the commie stuff in...
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