Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site statvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!menlo70!ames-lm!statvax!barry From: barry@statvax.UUCP (Kenn Barry) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: FAVE SF MOVIES Message-ID: <128@statvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 22:05:43 EST Article-I.D.: statvax.128 Posted: Tue Mar 6 22:05:43 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Mar-84 00:22:52 EST References: <704@nsc.UUCP> Organization: NASA-Ames Research Center, Mtn. View, CA Lines: 20 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