The China Syndrome

[birddog]

David, some excellent movies were suggested by the others (Although "Clockwork Orange" may be a bit much for your tender young mind. You will never be able to listen to classical music again with conjuring up images from the film) and I have one to ad to the mix.

Try to find a copy of "RollerBall", the original version, not the crappy remake from a few years ago. Great statement of social/corporate reality in a future world, with the violent sport of "RollerBall" as the vehicle that drives the film.

Another fantastic flik is "Westworld" with Yul Brenner as a malfunctioning robot gunslinger in a futuristic adult theme park, a must see in my book, along with the other films mentioned!

"Death Race 2000" is another flik about a violent future sport, about a televised coast to coast race where points are earned for running down pedestrians, and eliminating other drivers from the race. The underground resistance is trying to sabotage the race, and underneath the bad acting, hoky costumes, and strange cars, there is some poignant social commentary that make this a film worth seeing. Sylvester Stallone as "Machine Gun Joe Viterbo" is worth the price of admission alone, just so you can see how little his acting has improved since 1975!

"A Clockwork Orange": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/

"RollerBall": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073631/

"Westworld": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/

"Death Race 2000": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/