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I was born in 1952 and have documented memories dating to 1954 (two years old). I remember Eisenhower as President on TV (up to 1960), and memories of watching Edward Morrow on TV in "Person to Person" including the JFK interview with Jackie.

David Strathairn has performed an excellent performance of Morrow, his exact, perfect annunciation and delivery of dialogue is precisely as I remember viewing Morrow in person.

At the time, I was unaware of the politics of the era, but soon learned of those events as a student of the times and history in the 1960's.

This film is not only an important historic presentation, but an information lesson in the current history of the USA being played out an this time.

I highly recommend this film to any intelligent knowledgeable student of history, and commend George Clooney for producing this incredible motion picture.

Best regards to all involved in production and to those viewing this film.

This film is not entertainment. It is so strange, I find it psychotic. Nothing in it, or the multitude of sub-stories strung together from beginning to end, have meaning. No characters are likable, comprehensive or sane.

I purchased this film based upon reviews as a "masterpiece". They lied.

I agree with reviewers critical of the abrupt and incomplete ending, but the production is still interesting. Cast and acting are fine.

Yes, it reminds me of PanAm, stuck in the 1960's. While interesting, I doubt even a small society would fail to progress and develop, though the rigid class structure, prostitution and birth regulation shown may be exactly such an unpleasant social development, utopia gone bad?

SPOILERS FOLLOW:

My initial opinion of the plot PRIOR to viewing was that the ship was an ark sent out on a 100 year mission not to another planet, but in a giant loop returning to earth, to ensure survival of mankind from an assumed inevitable circa 1963 nuclear war. Wrong.

During viewing, I considered that the ship might be some attempt to secret away the best and brightest of society in a space ship utopia. Wrong. Well, partly wrong.

The story line kept throwing curves, the ultimate being the actual scripted mission. OK, surprised. But, disappointed, not so good as could have been.

Science of a non-rotating one "G" ship is constant acceleration, half way out and then deceleration slowing down for the end half (i.e. ion drive, nuclear rocket...not bombs, and yes, these were designed in the 1950's). A very large ship would indeed have huge interior spaces, not bulkheads and padded walls like a navy ship or ISS. The high multi-story sets built were very impressive and realistic to such a type of giant ship. I definitely noticed how the "beach" starts off looking rather realistic, and large, but as the show progressed, smaller and more clearly, just painted seascapes on the walls of big round tanks, with access doors labeled "water reclamation". Despite an awkward plot, I believe production was well done.

A second season would have been useful. Story lines could have been tied up. A better ending could have been to have had the ship end up actually in space to everyone's surprise, expect the passengers.

I doubt another season or episode will be produced. But, if it were there are plenty of strings to tie and potential possible conclusions. Think of my first considered plot, a generational century ship "ark" returning to earth NOT ravaged by war? ..or maybe blown to bits? My second considered plot, a utopian space borne mankind actually finding a new world with the myriad problems of trying to terraform? ..or colonize? ..or invade? ..or Oh, well.

I have been a fan of the Bond series since it started and own every film including "Never Say Never Again". All the villains, all the Bonds, all the gadgets, all the humor, all the fabulous titles and music by world class musicians, all the fabulous scenery, including the gorgeous women ...All gone.

This film IS the worst James Bond 007 ever. Despite attempts to reprise the types of spectacular scenes from past films, this movie has No script, No plot, No humor, poor cinematography, bad music, a hideous title song by an amateur who should NEVER have been let near a microphone. What was Barbara Broccoli thinking? She, Sam Mendes and their minions have used their "license to kill" on the franchise. The entire movie is a one big dirge ending in a funeral for all after fifty years of success.

I do not believe the tag line at the end of the credits that "Bond will return". Good Bye Bond.

With release of the Ben Affleck film "Argo" and it's fictionalization of the historic events of the six Americans protected and helped to escape by the Canadian Ambassador in Iran during the Hostage Crisis, it would be very nice to see a home video release of this CTV Television Network, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Canamedia Productions & Stanley Rubin Productions TV movie "Escape from Iran: the Canadian Caper" released in May 1981, distributed by CBS for USA viewing. The film was produced by Les Harris at Canamedia.

The new film presents the Canadian central place in the events in a seriously reduced and dismissive role, which has been the subject of ridicule in the Canadian press and apparently from the Canadian ambassador from the time. It further misrepresents the entire action as a CIA originated action with false intrigues, phony activities and an absolutely absurd cowboy fire fight at the Tehran airport that simply NEVER HAPPENED.

The actual departure as depicted in the original film is accurate and, in the best Hitchcockian manner, full of real suspense as they quietly await on board the aircraft anxious to leave Iran. Their uneventful departure is a well done emotional climax.

I should like to see the Canamedia TV movie out in at least DVD or DVD-R format. Distribution could be very easily accomplished via Amazon.com Versions of the film seem to be online at YouTube and FilmSchoolRejects.com for viewing. But further, cable and satellite re-release of the movie would seem to be of interest to viewers at large over the next few months.

I have been in contact with Canamedia for several months requesting DVD or DVD-R release of this film. But despite responses in support of potential release and news stories suggesting Les Harris was working on remastering for distribution, nothing has yet seems to have been accomplished.

Peter Gunn DVD sets 1 & 2 contain the first 32 episodes of this series. These are reproduced in good quality video and audio, with easy to use menus and good jacket art clearly listing episode titles.

The series is a joy to watch. As other reviewers have already noted, this series displays a good example of early TV production values in an era without special effects. Stories are acted out by excellent interplay between performers. Sets were limited to just a few stock locations and outdoor scenes were nearly always back lot scenes, ..at night. Special scenes are often just talking heads of the actors, looking down, seen from the "corpse's eye view". All tricks of the trade by excellent directors presenting well written scripts, in a short time, on a shorter budget. And, it all works still as artful production.

It would be nice to see the remaining episodes made available in the same high quality professional manner. The 82 remaining episodes would easily fit onto two (or three) additional multi-disc DVD sets.

Anyone out there at A&E listening?

If ever a film deserves obscurity this one should be completely eradicated from the first to the last frame, to prevent cruelty to viewers, to film making professionals, and to the actors trapped therein. Watching snails mate IS much more entertaining.

An obvious attempt to "rescue" already shot footage from some aborted movie project, the result is the best demonstrative excuse to outlaw cloning yet devised ...referring to the movie, not the biological process. Even worse, you can tell when the editors intentionally "stretched" the film by repeating the same scenes over and over and over and over and .... sow on. It is shocking to see reference to "script" personnel in the closing credits. I suspect this was an attempt to perpetrate a fraud. In the film there is no evidence of a script, nor coherence or continuity. The only plot possible for this film is the one into which it should be put.

Bury this movie, don't view it.

Why did I view this film? I cannot think of a single good reason other than stupid disbelief ...sort of like a deer frozen motionless in the headlights of an oncoming vehicle.

This story was well produced, well cast, well directed, shot on location (good locations), with a solid script, story, direction and a strong memorability quotient.

The story is a well conceived plot that builds, from the perspective of a young man (Robert Wagner) who starts off just being along for the ride, following a beautiful girl (Jill St John), onto the yacht of her rich father (Peter Lawford), who turns out to be very competitive, extremely mysterious and involved in something that becomes fascinating to Wagner's character to understand.

As curiosity heightens, it becomes obvious what that what kills the cat could also kill a young man. And from there it keeps getting better. Just when you think it will end exactly as you'd thought, it doesn't.

Despite all these years, I have never seen this played on cable or Saturday afternoon matinées, yet I still remember the story. It would be nice if someone, somewhere, would pick up this title before it is completely forgotten by those few of us alive long enough to remember having seen it.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that even Robert Wagner was distressed that this title is not available on video. True or not, this title is worth consideration. It should be found and remastered for DVD.

I viewed the original Outer Limits in real time, when first broadcast and have since viewed the entire original series again and again in re-runs and complete on DVD. I find the New Outer Limits WELL MORE than just a remake of old retread episodes, as some of the more adolescent commentators have suggested.

With seven (7) years of programs versus just the two (2) years of the original series, the producers and writers have certainly added considerable new original stories and philosophical lines to a much longer running and very well produced (cable) TV series. Plots are intelligent, scientifically accurate projections of the unknown possibilities of the sometimes frightening and imminent future.

While most producers and directors in Hollywood ignorantly view Sci-Fi as indistinguishable from Horror and Fantasy, this series returns to the origins of Science Fiction in the logical, moral and philosophical projections of current new technologies into their possibly fearful near term realizations. This series does this very well and remains unique in its avoidance of the "shoot-em-up" video game monster mentally of much of the current generation. It has brains, history, a message and good entertainment. It is an adult series without unbearable teenage know-it-all fantasies. Hurray!

Now, if we can only get MGM to release the entire New Outer Limits series on DVD instead of just the six poor teaser discs and the 1st season now only available.

The universe's eternal triangle, E=MC², is played out in life by Oxford academics delving into the physics of a unified field theory that stumped Einstein at the end of his years. A robust intellectual film that plays out the political realities of university professionals, and the mental and physical entanglements that can occur between people actually using their minds. A film for adults, which is real and smart and touching, about people with relationships of substance and the mysterious realities of life we cannot always explain. The journey has meaning and is enjoyable. The finale is highly satisfying and an exciting intelligent solution to both the academic and personal dilemmi, which closes the movie at full circle from whence it began. Recommended for your enjoyment and your mind.

Only available as USA/Canada VHS under name the "Wavelength". Wanted on DVD widescreen.