Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol. 40 Number 4. March 21 1977

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Double Feature Double Feature

Doctor Strangelove

In my opinion this is the greatest film ever made. From what I can understand from writings on film from all around the world this film has had the most positive political impact of any film ever produced. The subject: The world engulfed in a nuclear holocaust The story is about a mad General who believes that the Dirty red Rusky commie rats are ruining the country's "purity of essence" by infiltrating the water system with flouride among other things So he sends a wing of B52 bombers to drop atomic bombs on dozens of Russian targets. The administrations in both countries try desperately to stop the mission but...

Peter Sellers...

Peter Sellers...

and Peter Sellers...

and Peter Sellers...

The film is brilliant in the extreme.—Its strength lies not only in its horrific theme or brilliant acting by Peter Sellers in three roles, but also in its structure, camera style, the background preparation, the set design the dialogue the performance of all the actors, the story line, etc etc... But I think more than anything the success of the film lies in Kubrick's complete control over his use of humour, (black humour).. The extremely funny and entertaining characters such as the mad Doctor Strange love, a military scientist, are combined with the unbearable consequences of what these people are doing to the world.

This is not merely some comedy that one might go and see if one felt like it, this is an experience of a lifetime even more so than watching Gizago on TV.

and Peter Sellers: Doctor Strangelove.

and Peter Sellers: Doctor Strangelove.

The War Game

An excellent film and a perfect choice to star in a double bill with Doctor Strangelove. This is the most powerful documentary I have seen. It is a dramatised documentary of a nuclear attack on Britain. It is a subject that could revolt anyone but so often films depicting this sort of thing leave no after-effects on the audience at all. But don't expect to see this film and walk out feeling that nuclear warships in our harbours is a non-issue.

Perhaps more than anything else the secret of this film's success lies in its style of extreme understatement. You have to see it to see what I mean.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

A fascinating film with brilliant cinematagraphy. How is it possible to make a feature film in which all the actors are seagulls and all the sea gulls talk. How is it possible to make the theatre feel as if it is flying through the sky like a bird on the wing; after all theatres don't have feelings. Its all as possible as flying Neil Diamond, who wrote and performed the brilliant music, direct to the wastelands of Mururoa where he belongs.

The Paper Chase

This film is about the trials and triumphs of a bright young Harvard Law student named Hart, His hero is Professor Kingsfield, a brilliant, irascible old professor of contract law, marvellously well-played by John H. Houseman. Kings-field, using the Socratic method of teaching, pushes, bullies and ridicules his students, with the aim of turning them into first-class lawyers. Hart is at first intimidated, and then challenged, propelled by an interest in learning, rather than in the material rewards that may follow. He has an affair with a pretty, independent girl who turns out to be Kingsfield's daughter.

Portrayed is the conformism of the Law School, the pressures of the Socratic system, and a mild rebellion.

This film is to be recommended to anyone who has done law, is doing law is thinking of doing law, or has been done by law!

THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS' SEVENTH ODYSSEY the undercoat of many colors WHAT ROAD DO WE TAKE TO MEXICO FREEWHEELI DONT WORRY I KNOW THE WAY! LISTEN, YOU GUYS, YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN MEXICO BEFORE, SO YOU GOTTA KEEP ON YOUR TOES! THE MAIN THING TO REMEMBER IS, YOU GOTTA BE INCONSPICUOUS AND NOT DO ANYTHING THAT STANDS OUT! LETS STOP IN THIS CITY UP AHEAD AND LAY IN A FEW SUPPLIES.! PHINEASE, YOU GO OVER TO THAT SURPLUS STORE AND BUY A GOOD TENT FOR US! AND YOU, FREEDY, TAKE THE VAN TO SOME GARAGE AND GET A NEW SET OF TIRES AND ONE OF THOSE CHEAP PAINT JOBS! AND I'M GOING TO THE BANK! MEET YOU BACK HERE IN AN HOUR! ONE HOUR LATER: HEY, FREEWHEELIN FRANKLIN HEY, FREEWHEELIN FRANKLIN! LOOK! ROAR! (SCREET) HEY, LOOK AT THE FINE MEXICAN CLOTHES I GOT LOOK AT ALL THE NEXT STUFF I GOT AT LOCO MOTA'S GARAGE! YOU GUYS TAKE THAT JUNK BACK AND TRADE IT FOR SOME STRAIOHT JUNK, DAMMIT! NOW WHERE ARE WE FREEWHEELIN' FRANKUN? DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CENTER OF THE EARTH! the adventures of FAT FREDY'S CAT FAT FREEDY DOESN'T KNOW I'M A STOLA WAY IN THE BACK OF THE VAN! IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO HIDE UNDER THIS HUGE PILE OF JUNK! IT HAS ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME ...EXCEPT A "SANDBOX!" BOY, IS FAT FREEDY GONNA BE SURPRISED WHEN HE CRAWLS INTO HIS BEDROLL!

L.A BREAKDOWN ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT LOST FRANKLIN? THIS CITY LOOKS LIKE LOS ANGELES! IT IS L. A.! I'VE GOT AN OLD FRIEND HERE IN HOLLYWOOD THAT'S A BIG ROCK STAR! IF WE CAN FIND HIM, HE'D PROBABLY LAY SOME GOOD PHARMACEUTICALS ON US! LAST I HEARD, HE WAS WITH A GROUP CALLED THE 'SPOONS' HE'S PROBABLY GOT LOTS OF COKE, HUNH? WE'RE IN LUCK! I FOUND HIM, AND HE'S INVITED US UP TO HIS PENTHOUSE FOR A LITTLE "SOMETHING!" WOW! WHAT A RITZY BUILDING! WITH A DOORMAN AND VERYTHING! ER, UH...WHAT'S NEW? I'M HEAVILY INTO "DECADENCE" NOW, FRANKLIN MY DEAH! PLEASE HAVE A TOOT! GEE, THANKS SNORT! I HAVE'T HAD ANY GOOD COCAINE IN A LONG TIME! SNURF SCHNUFF OH, THAT'S NOT COCAINE, BOYS! THAT'S KETAMINE! IT'S VERY DECADENT! WHAT IT DOES, IT MAKES YOU HAVE A THREE-DAY NIGHTMARE! HOW MUCH FURTHER TO MEXICO, FRANKLIN? the adventures of FAT FREDY'S CAT I SUPPOSE YOU'RE WONDERING HOW I CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THE FREAK BOOTHERS VAN WITHOUT BEING SOON! WELL, ITS EASY! THERE'S A PASSAGE WAY JUST MADE FOR CATS! AND ITS NICE AND WARM, TOO! LADIES, I THINK I DISCOVERED WAY YOUR HEATER DOESN'T WORK!