Comments | lonelynerd: april 4, 1984.

lonelynerd

april 4, 1984.

Apr 04, 2009 02:16

April 4th, 1984. Last night to the flicks. All war flicks. One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in the Mediterranean. Audience much amused by shots of a great huge fat man trying to swim away with a helicopter after him. first you saw him wallowing along in the water like a porpoise, then you saw him through the ( Read more... )

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lonelynerd April 15 2009, 02:34:40 UTC

It was the 1984 release movie of the book 1984. It starred the British guy from Alien, who was also the party leader in V for Vendetta. Which was kind of ironic since he was the one fighting against a totalitarian regime in 1984, lol. I read the book late last year and wanted to see the movie, but it's out of print and very expensive.

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lonelynerd April 16 2009, 01:54:27 UTC

JOHN HURT! Yes, that's it. It was on the tip of my tongue, but I was too lazy to open up another browser and look, lol.

Thanks! The Time Machine remains perfect to me, like the years don't diminish it's excellence. I had no desire to see the remake, because the first one was just right the way it was.