Sunday, December 31, 2006
ROCKET SCIENCE
Today's NYTimes 1176 Best Films was
This obscure British film dramatizes the real deal on the WWII espionage of German U-2 and buzz bomb rockets. I suspect that it takes a lot of liberties but it is all 'secret' stuff so we would not know would we?
It is pretty good. Suspenseful. Good acting.
There are a lot of Brit-stars in it; John Mills, Lilli Palmer, Anthony Quayle, Tom Courtney and one American hero, George Peppard.
There is a maudlin bit in the center with Sophia Loren which is a bit too distracting from the main business but then I am no Loren fan—all eye makeup and big tits. Not that there is anything wrong with that but it disturbs ones suspension of disbelief. This is WWII and she has been through some tough shit.
The DVD is a lousy print. Sometimes it is being squeezed from wide screen. Other times the cuts to left or right leave stuff out. It is also fuzzy and a bit underwater looking in the beginning but quickly resolves.
I am not sure why they chose this one as a 'Best', really.
The technique is very good. Almost documentary.
You are really into it.
I liked the whole thing enough to give it a 4 out of Netflix5 despite the glitches.
