Saturday, August 13, 2005
DESERTED
We went off the NYTimes Best 1176 Films List today to see
A plane crash lands in the desert and the guys build a new plane out of the pieces to fly out.
Yes, you have heard about it. Last year there was a remake with Dennis Quaid.
This is the original with James Stewart. Also, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy and others.
It is a 'disaster' film with a 'guys on a desert island' twist.
While in retrospect much of it is implausible (read the savaging contemporay review by Bosley Crowther) none of that 'reads' while we are watching it. The action and interaction are engrossing enough to have us suspend disbelief.
We enjoyed it a lot.
John says it is better, and different, than the remake.
It is a bit long but the time passes well. The actors are fun to watch.
We enjoyed it and will give it at least a 3 out of Netflix5.
I had hoped that it might be a missed gem on the NYTimes Best Film list but I am afraid not. We still enjoyed watching it.
So far, we have only added Blade Runner as its omission was grievous to the extreme.
