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Old 02-22-2010, 01:24 PM   #3939
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Originally Posted by Xenophon View Post
The movie version of "On the Beach" is (IMHO) best watched as part of a cold-war triple-feature:
  1. Failsafe
  2. Dr. Strangelove
  3. On the Beach
After watching all three of these, you'll probably feel like going out and jumping off the nearest bridge. But the trio does a pretty good job of conveying the general feel of the Cold War to those who didn't live through it. I tried it out on my nieces and nephews

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Did it work? Did they jump off any bridges? Let me know; there are some folks to whom I might wish to recommend those movies!
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