#desperate and horrifying. his final lines absolutely gave me shivers. loved the editing on this too‚ the way it intercuts between
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The China Syndrome (1979)
"I may be wrong, but I'd say you're lucky to be alive. For that matter, I think we might say the same for the rest of Southern California."
#the china syndrome#1979#american cinema#james bridges#t.s. cook#mike gray#jane fonda#jack lemmon#michael douglas#scott brady#james hampton#peter donat#wilford brimley#richard herd#daniel valdez#stan bohrman#james karen#nick pellegrino#donald hotton#paul larson#michael alaimo#incredibly intense movie. the way this builds tension in the last third is unreal‚ a steady ratcheting up from unease to full blown dread#didn't even realise i was frozen to the edge of my seat until the final minutes. career best for Lemmon? i really think it might be#cast entirely against type‚ not an iota of his comic persona‚ just an ordinary decent man pushed further and further into something#desperate and horrifying. his final lines absolutely gave me shivers. loved the editing on this too‚ the way it intercuts between#the team in the reactor‚ the team working to SCRAM it‚ the SWAT team and the producers at the news station. technically perfect cinema#and a real beautiful handling of the material. also love that this has time to address popular journalism practices and the gender gap on#tv news as well as the larger conspiracy element. really great film‚ just how much took me by surprise#also that vibrating cup of coffee? 10x scarier than the similar moment in Jurassic Park. it might look like a thriller but this has the#blood and bones of a horror movie in places. it also has a big tortoise in one scene and that's always a nice addition
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