This is part of a double feature disc I got (for I Am Legend staring Vincent Price).
The other day I was a little bored and finally decided to give it a look... WOW, if you haven't seen this one yet and just want to see how much times have changed in the past 45 years FIND THIS MOVIE! A quick rundown of the plot: Nuclear war breaks out while a family is leaving Los Angeles to go on a camping trip.
Now picture how that would occur in a modern day move and disregard it all! Yup, back in 1962 it was OK to step out and watch the blast from a distance, also, the enemy wouldn't bathe the US in a nuclear strike, they simply bombed a dozen or so major cities, other than that the rest of the country would be just fine. Also, people are civil enough that in their massive retreat from the major cities they would still stop by local diners to sit down and grab a bite to eat, what could is a major exodus if you have to do it in a rush and on a empty stomach? Luckily Dad had good enough sense to stop by an out of the way town to stock up on 3 weeks of food and hardware because he knew that's how long it would take for everything to get back under control.
The only dangers the family had to deal with after finding a good spot up in the mountains were the nearby hooligans, other than that, they were far enough not to worry about nuclear fallout or contaminated anything. Once again, Dad made sure that everyone maintained their normal daily routines... like grooming because if they don't groom, civilization as we know it will come to an end.
Basically, the movie just follows the families "struggle" to make it through the first few weeks of the war which of course ends with letting us know that our way of life is strong enough to over come nuclear holocaust.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate the movie, I actually found it pretty interesting, mostly because of the mentality portrayed in the movie. Like I said, if you want to see how times have changed, give this movie a viewing!.
The other day I was a little bored and finally decided to give it a look... WOW, if you haven't seen this one yet and just want to see how much times have changed in the past 45 years FIND THIS MOVIE! A quick rundown of the plot: Nuclear war breaks out while a family is leaving Los Angeles to go on a camping trip.
Now picture how that would occur in a modern day move and disregard it all! Yup, back in 1962 it was OK to step out and watch the blast from a distance, also, the enemy wouldn't bathe the US in a nuclear strike, they simply bombed a dozen or so major cities, other than that the rest of the country would be just fine. Also, people are civil enough that in their massive retreat from the major cities they would still stop by local diners to sit down and grab a bite to eat, what could is a major exodus if you have to do it in a rush and on a empty stomach? Luckily Dad had good enough sense to stop by an out of the way town to stock up on 3 weeks of food and hardware because he knew that's how long it would take for everything to get back under control.
The only dangers the family had to deal with after finding a good spot up in the mountains were the nearby hooligans, other than that, they were far enough not to worry about nuclear fallout or contaminated anything. Once again, Dad made sure that everyone maintained their normal daily routines... like grooming because if they don't groom, civilization as we know it will come to an end.
Basically, the movie just follows the families "struggle" to make it through the first few weeks of the war which of course ends with letting us know that our way of life is strong enough to over come nuclear holocaust.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate the movie, I actually found it pretty interesting, mostly because of the mentality portrayed in the movie. Like I said, if you want to see how times have changed, give this movie a viewing!.