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From: barry@statvax.UUCP (Kenn Barry)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: FAVE SF MOVIES
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Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 22:05:43 EST
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	Ah, yes, guilty pleasures! Has anyone but myself seen (much less liked)
"The Day The Earth Froze"? It must have come out some time in the sixties, and,
title notwithstanding, is not your standard catastrophe movie. It is a film
adaptation of the Finnish Kalevala (Finns feel free to correct a Norwegian's
spelling). The Kalevala is an epic myth, like the Greek myths or the Nordic
Eddas, a national epic. It had an American distributor's name on the credits,
and some English narration overlayed, but appeared to be actually Finnish-
made, or maybe Russian-made. It is obviously low-budget, and has very
unrealistic special effects and poor English dubbing, but shining through
the rough surface is a quaint charm that may hold your interest if you're
in the right mood.
	I would be interested in hearing about anyone else's "guilty
pleasures" (things you know you oughtn't like, but do) among sf/fantasy
films. What other hidden treasures are out there?

					Kenn Barry
					NASA-Ames Research Center
					Moffett, CA