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Salopian 
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 Posted - 10/01/2006 : 22:07:08
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O.K., I think it fits, but I'm not going to read through to check as I'm sure this thread contains a lot of films that I would enjoy. If you see it eventually, you can decide for yourself.  |
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Salopian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 10/02/2006 : 16:29:46
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This thread reminded me of Koli's great review here.
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 10/23/2006 : 11:56:02
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Okay, I finally figured out the movie I was thinking of. It's called Rain Without Thunder and is probably the most scary dystopia film I've ever seen - only because with the way things are going in the USA these days, this could become a reality there!
(Yes, I'm trying to add it to the database here.)
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/23/2006 : 12:22:27
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Okay, I finally figured out the movie I was thinking of. It's called Rain Without Thunder and is probably the most scary dystopia film I've ever seen - only because with the way things are going in the USA these days, this could become a reality there!
(Yes, I'm trying to add it to the database here.)
Hmm ... sounds like a great premise, but the reviews slammed it! From what you recall, did the dystopia extend beyond the abortion issue?Anyway, it DOES have my pal Fred Forrest in it, so I guess it can't be all bad 
Nicely spotted, CL!
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 10/23/2006 : 13:58:14
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Okay, I finally figured out the movie I was thinking of. It's called Rain Without Thunder and is probably the most scary dystopia film I've ever seen - only because with the way things are going in the USA these days, this could become a reality there!
(Yes, I'm trying to add it to the database here.)
Hmm ... sounds like a great premise, but the reviews slammed it! From what you recall, did the dystopia extend beyond the abortion issue?Anyway, it DOES have my pal Fred Forrest in it, so I guess it can't be all bad
Nicely spotted, CL!
Well, the people who are dissing it sound like they're mostly pro-lifers who are insulted by it. Yes, it isn't a fast-paced movie and yes, it doesn't have a good soundtrack and yes, the documentary format does have its limitations. But given that, I found it totally fascinating as an insight into what could happen if certain parties get their way against Roe v Wade. And as I watch the US slowly chip away at Roe v Wade, this seems less and less fictional. Others don't get the Margarett Atwood connection (Handmaid's Tale), which I've noted in my new comment on IMDb.
But as a dystopia, it is fascinating to watch.
(And I just adore Linda Hunt - the only woman to win an Oscar for playing a role of the opposite sex, and I don't mean a role of a character who is of one sex dressing as another. She really played a man in The Year of Living Dangerously.) |
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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duh 
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Posted - 10/01/2007 : 05:24:17
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Finally found the right thread.
Yep, Brazil's in it.  |
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