On the Beach

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Tom R One of the first feature films about annihilation, On the Beach portrays the death of an entire world. As a person who had read almost everything written by author Neville Shute, this film has his message right. There is still time Brothers and Sisters. We do have time to learn to control what we cannot. We have time to begin the disarmament process again and time to avoid wholesale destruction. Some thought this film to be too talky and boring but I disagree. The Romance in the midst of tension. Life facing death. What a film directed by Stanley Kramer. One of my all time favorites if the word favorite can be used for a film and message such as this.One of the first feature films about annihilation, On the Beach portrays the death of an entire world. As a person who had read almost everything written by author Neville Shute, this film has his message right. There is still time Brothers and Sisters. We do have time to learn to control what we cannot. We have time to begin the disarmament process again and time to avoid wholesale destruction. Some thought this film to be too talky and boring but I disagree. The Romance in the midst of tension. Life facing death. What a film directed by Stanley Kramer. One of my all time favorites if the word favorite can be used for a film and message such as this. P Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review peter h We have a beautiful world but always there seems to be mad men trying to destroy it and us. Everybody in a position of power throughout the world should be made to see it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Chris M Still remarkable after 65 years. I remember seeing it a young child of 10 or 11. Amazing to see film of old Melbourne town. Beautifully shot. Outstanding performances from Peck, Gardener, Astaire, Perkins and several Aussie actors. Wonderfully directed by Stanley Kramer. The haunting, somber beauty of Waltzing Matilda in the score with those key changes. The idea of the world ending prior to the nuclear tests being carried out in Nevada in 1945 was very real. I think the script and the film has aged extremely well. Nothing like it has ever been made before or since that matches its unique power. Still packs a wallop. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Dusty The World won't go out with a BANG... it goes out with a vimp On The Beach End Scene: There Is Still Hope ...Brother,,,,,, No there wasn't Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review Dave S Stanley Kramer's On the Beach, a remarkably faithful adaptation of Neville Shute's novel, is an apocalyptic nightmare that still packs a punch today, more than sixty years after its release. The story is simple – the residents of Melbourne are forced to face the reality that the radiation from a nuclear war that has decimated humanity elsewhere has reached the shores of Australia, resulting in what will be certain death. The cast is fantastic (Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins, etc.), Giuseppe Rotunno's black and white cinematography is stunning, and the individual stories are heartbreaking. If you can ignore the inappropriately jaunty music score early on, On the Beach proves to be a thoughtful and impactful movie experience. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/14/23 Full Review RANDALL W I am a Boomer and remember the Drills hiding under the desks or against the Wall of the east side of the shop building. It kinda showed how foolish we were to thing we could survive in underground bunkers and survival food. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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