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Originally Posted by Sculpt
Never heard of this film. Coincidentally...
Midway (1976)
7/10
Good for a war picture. Has all the big names at the time and to come... Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Ed Nelson, Hal Holbrook, Robert Webber, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, Pat Morita, Dabney Coleman, Erik Estrada and Tom Selleck.
It actually mixes stock war footage with 1976 Hollywood cinematography, which really surprised me. It was seamless, but it wasn't distracting either. I'm curious if they matched the modern lighting to closer match the stock.
Also, has very interesting side story of Charlton Heston's son, a new navy pilot asks his high-ranking father to pull some strings... his Japanese fiancé's parents in the US were scooped up in Hawaii to be deported because they had some Japanese magazines the State Dept though were subversive.
It does a nice job telling the story of the Battle of Midway, which is an interesting story to begin with. For 1976, I was a little surprised with all the profanity of "Jesus" and "God damn", as it's sort of an all-American, maybe even family, film.
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MIDWAY is a long haul, but it's a good story, certainly an important one. And the cast is impressive-Good to see You back, Sculpt
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Pretty cheesy film about a young woman (Marta Kristen from LOST IN SPACE) leaving her small town to Hollywood where She will stay with a friend until the "big break" happens. Of course, things never turn out as planned and a lot of dues paying. GA is quite stagy, but gets its notoriety when the two women after hooking up in California "hook up" in another way. Pretty steamy stuff and worth it for seeing "Judy Robinson" like You wished You could have back when You were watching LIS.
Pretty forgettable other than Marta, who I was able to meet a convention in 2006. Very nice and still lovely...I'm wondering if anyone would have the nerve to ask her about this one. **1/2