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Post by ant-mac on Oct 28, 2018 4:48:14 GMT
BY DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT (1990) 4/5.
Also known as THE GRAND TOUR, this is an HBO film, first aired in 1990. It’s based on the 1983 novel TRINITY'S CHILD, written by William Prochnau. This film is one of the last to depict the events of a fictional third world war before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the cessation of the Cold War, which finally ended in 1991.
It was produced by Thomas M Hammel, directed by Jack Sholder and stars Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Rip Torn, Jeffrey DeMunn and Darren McGavin.
For some reason, since January 20, 2017, I've been watching a lot of documentaries and films on the subjects of nuclear terrorism and nuclear war. I can’t imagine why…
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 18:45:24 GMT
I like the film, but I was disappointed that they inserted a cliche love subplot between the two pilots. The book openly mocked the idea that those two could be romantically interested in one another, and it was a much more interesting relationship because of that. To see the film turn around and make them be in love with one another anyway... yeah, that was a bad idea.
Also thought it was a poor choice to have the war start because of a mistake, with Russian dissidents launching a stolen Russian missile from within Turkey and Russia taking it as a NATO attack. That came across as a bit James Bond to me. In the book the Russians deliberately launch a counter-force strike because they couldn't afford to keep up in the arms race. That seemed a lot more relevant and plausible.
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Post by ant-mac on Oct 28, 2018 20:40:33 GMT
I like the film, but I was disappointed that they inserted a cliche love subplot between the two pilots. The book openly mocked the idea that those two could be romantically interested in one another, and it was a much more interesting relationship because of that. To see the film turn around and make them be in love with one another anyway... yeah, that was a bad idea. Also thought it was a poor choice to have the war start because of a mistake, with Russian dissidents launching a stolen Russian missile from within Turkey and Russia taking it as a NATO attack. That came across as a bit James Bond to me. In the book the Russians deliberately launch a counter-force strike because they couldn't afford to keep up in the arms race. That seemed a lot more relevant and plausible. I never understand why film makers feel compelled to do shit like that.
I personally think that both Powers Boothe and Rebecca De Mornay are both brilliant and highly talented actors. Just seeing them together in the same production was rewarding enough. But don't go and screw it all up with unnecessary romantic drivel.
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