msc@saber.UUCP (Mark Callow) (10/14/85)
In all this talk of bad movies, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Schick-Sunn Classic Productions (of Salt Lake City -- are they connected with the LDS church?) producers of such rubbish as Hangar 18. I remember Siskel and The Fat One saying that one should regard the Shick-Sunn logo as a warning to stay away. The one film of theirs that I have seen was so bad I've filed the title in the round file and cannot retrieve it. It was about a battle ship that travelled from 1942 to 198? during an experiment to make it radar invisible. It is one of the most boring films I've ever endured. The acting was worse than amateurish, the special effects were ludricous and tension was nonexistent. I nominate a new template for the list Schick-Sunn Classic Productions present * -- From the TARDIS of Mark Callow msc@saber.UUCP, sun!saber!msc@decwrl.ARPA ...{decwrl,ucbvax}!sun!saber!msc, ...{amdcad,ihnp4}!saber!msc
bl@hplabsb.UUCP (10/16/85)
> The one film of theirs that I have seen was so bad I've > filed the title in the round file and cannot retrieve it. > It was about a battle ship that travelled from 1942 to > 198? during an experiment to make it radar invisible. It > is one of the most boring films I've ever endured. The > acting was worse than amateurish, the special effects were > ludricous and tension was nonexistent. > > I nominate a new template for the list Sounds like "Philadelphia Experiment". I enjoyed it, but to each his own. I'll bet you saw "Star Wars *" but never saw "Plan Nine from Outer Space". "Philadelphia Experiment" lies somewhere in between.
barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (10/17/85)
In article <1805@saber.UUCP> msc@saber.UUCP (Mark Callow) writes: >The one film of theirs [Schick-Sunn] that I have seen was so bad I've >filed the title in the round file and cannot retrieve it. >It was about a battle ship that travelled from 1942 to >198? during an experiment to make it radar invisible. It >is one of the most boring films I've ever endured. The >acting was worse than amateurish, the special effects were >ludricous and tension was nonexistent. This sounds like "The Philadelphia Experiment". I just watched it last week on cable. While I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone paying money to see it, I would not say that it was Totally Bad. Hollywood has always had trouble making good science fiction films, and this was just one of their standard mediocre productions. There were, however, a few good "future shock" moments, although nothing like the "past shock" in "Back to the Future". -- Barry Margolin ARPA: barmar@MIT-Multics UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmar
owen@rtp47.UUCP (Karl M. Owen) (10/29/85)
>> The one film of theirs that I have seen was so bad I've >> filed the title in the round file and cannot retrieve it. > >Sounds like "Philadelphia Experiment". > It does indeed sound like "Philadelphia Experiment," and while the movie was admittedly bad, try the book - a real page turner. It kept me up all night trying to figure out what was going to happen. Same central idea (trying to turn ships radar invisible), totally different plot (no one goes to the future). Karl -- Karl M. Owen Data General, RTP, NC ...!seismo!mcnc!rti-sel!rtp47!owen