Subj : Re: When you thought it was safe to go back into Space
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Ken McElhaney
Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 14:09:37

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape


Trouble wrote:
> Nick wrote:
>
> > Trouble wrote:
>
> >> 10 nations meet Wednesday to discuss Space Weapons
> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/12/space_wars/
>
> > I am picturing Moonraker.
>
> I rented that from Netflix, then recorded it from SpikeTV or AMC when it
> came on last...
>
> They SO wanted to capture the Star Wars crowd, Space Shuttle, er I mean
> Moonraker full of Marines with laser guns all out to defeat Hugo Drax and
> his 6 Moonrakers and Radar Jamming Stealth Space Station... it was so 1979

I actually saw that flick in '79 at "The Contenental", the last of the
"Cinarama" projection-screen theatres in Tulsa.  It was pretty bad
alright, save for the opening skydiving sequence (which was
spectacular) & Bond's gondola/hovercraft trip through the streets of
Venice.  The reaction shots are okay, but the one of the dog got howls
of laughter from the audience I was with.

So yea, it was bad...loved the dog, though.

Ken

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