The Atomic Cafe
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Movie Reviews of The Atomic Cafe
Movie Review: Atomic Cafe
Summary: 4 Stars
Just as good as I remember it to be. Have loaned it to a couple of young
friends, and they were amazed. It is a whole genre that they knew nothing
about. A little on the long side though.
Movie Review: Buffs will love it!
Summary: 4 Stars
For the lover of atomic "mania" this is a must, if not, this not too interesting. But a real must see for those that know what 'duck and cover' means.Movie Review: Good Documentary
Summary: 4 Stars
Good documentary. I was satisfied w/ the movie, but the shipping was a mess!Movie Review: Done on the cheap - but entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
Some real gems mixed in with quite a bit of dull footage. Good for nostalgia... especially the "Duck and Cover" scenes... my 6th grade teacher always promised she was going to show us that film, but it was hard to get from the San Diego City Schools A/V Department by 1971 (it was already considered a hoot by then). The best scenes are those from the Army field tests, with the soldiers dutifully being exposed to the blast, and marching in towards the fireball - really freaky stuff. It all reminds me of the monthly Air Raid Siren tests... it was really eeiry - in the 60's, the tests would go off every 1st Tuesday of the month at 12:00 noon. I'd stand on the upper terrace of our hilltop-located school, and listen to all the Air Raid Sirens winding up and down all over San Diego (there was one outside every school and every fire station - really LOUD, 35' tall, yellow SOBs they were)... whenever they had a test, you couldn't help but think; now would be the PERFECT time for the Russians to ATTACK! But, it was all BS anyway - if they did attack, San Diego County and all the Aircraft Carriers and Military Bases would have been VAPORIZED! Then, one day, the city came to their senses and stopped testing; and a few years after that, the sirens all just disappeared (sold as junk, I guess).Movie Review: cold war paranoia
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a little too young to have experienced the "duck and cover drills", and it was interesting and sad to see what Americans put themselves through because of their fears back in the 1950s. I only gave the film 3 stars because of a terrible animal abuse scene (pigs) and because of that I won't watch it again.