The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

[Stealhead]

When did "The Russians are Coming" originally come out anyway? some time in the 60's I assume.

I saw it for the first time back in maybe 1984 on VHS when I was a kid but I know it is a bit older than that.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

When did "The Russians are Coming" originally come out anyway? some time in the 60's I assume.

You would be correct, way back in 66:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060921/

[Rhodes]

I have not seen this movie yet!

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Rhodes

I have not seen this movie yet!

It has its funny moments. I honestly don't know how well it would translate to today's audience.

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It has its funny moments. I honestly don't know how well it would translate to today's audience.

Know what you mean! But if one has some knowledge about the era of the movie and what do they satirize, one can enjoy the movie.

A few time ago, during a party, I show a monty python DVD (1º season best skeetchs). A friend of mine could not find anything funny about what she seen (it was the "gang of old ladies" skeetch).

[Platapus]

I remember watching Dr. Strangelove with The Frau. She totally did not get the humour or the satire. In her defense, she was living in Germany at the time of the cold war and such things are probably not funny.

What makes it funny to me is that I knew people in the military like the characters. Not as exaggerated of course, but the mind set of the movie was real.

[Capt. Morgan]

I have one friend who sees nothing funny at all in Dr. Strangelove, and another friend - who teaches a course in the history of cinema - and his class (mostly kids in their mid 20's) all loved it. IIRC it was released a year or two after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Russians Are Coming is a great flick, but it ain't going to hold up as well as Strangelove - it's hard to beat Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Slim Pickins, and Kubrick - all at the top of their game.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Capt. Morgan

I have one friend who sees nothing funny at all in Dr. Strangelove, and another friend - who teaches a course in the history of cinema - and his class (mostly kids in their mid 20's) all loved it. IIRC it was released a year or two after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Dr. Strangelove was one of my favorite movies years ago. I wonder how people today would react to it. Humor doesn't always translate well. In the same vein, I also liked The President's Analyst, but the same questions apply here. Has anybody seen this one recently?

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Capt. Morgan

The Russians Are Coming is a great flick, but it ain't going to hold up as well as Strangelove - it's hard to beat Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Slim Pickins, and Kubrick - all at the top of their game.

IMO, Strangelove was brilliant satire. It basically served up the cold war mindset on a platter, turkey and all!

[Capt. Morgan]

Originally Posted by TorpX

...I also liked The President's Analyst, but the same questions apply here. Has anybody seen this one recently?

Not recently, but I did see it when I was 10 -only once- and I still remember enough of it to recall seeing it when I was a kid (when he got kidnapped by the Canadian "Secret Service" the entire theatre erupted in cheers - I'm a Canuk eh?).

Sadly, the wall may be down, but I think the cold war remains. Also the level of paranoia, generally, is as high as ever, so I think young people today can still appreciate these films.

[MGR1]

Always thought Dr Strangelove as a classic.

Anyone remember "Seven Days in May"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Days_in_May

Hardly ever shown on the telly, but I managed to catch it once and thought it was great.

Mike.

[Sailor Steve]

Oh yeah! Read the book, saw the movie. Great quiet thriller.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Capt. Morgan

Not recently, but I did see it when I was 10 -only once- and I still remember enough of it to recall seeing it when I was a kid (when he got kidnapped by the Canadian "Secret Service" the entire theatre erupted in cheers - I'm a Canuk eh?).

Sadly, the wall may be down, but I think the cold war remains. Also the level of paranoia, generally, is as high as ever, so I think young people today can still appreciate these films.

The part I remember the best was that the Soviets were not depicted as the bad guys; the bad guys turned out to be the TPC, 'The Phone Company'. I thought this was hilarious. To me the whole film really made fun of politics and spying.