This gripping 1979 drama about the dangers of nuclear power carried an extra jolt when a real-life accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania occurred just weeks after the film opened. Kimberly Wells (Jane Fonda) is a TV reporter trying to advance from fluff pieces to harder news. Wells and cameraman .. Read more
| Starring | Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas |
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| Director | James Bridges |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Topical thriller-with-a-moral, absorbingly done in the old style but perhaps in the end a shade too hysterical and self-congratulatory.
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Jack's great, but Fonda's a bit of a Lemmon.
Lemmon is totally watchable as the ordinary everyman confronting his realisation that his faith and certainties about the nuclear industry he's spent his ... read more »
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What could happen if it all goes horribly wrong...
A classic and only slightly dated disaster film along the lines of Towering Inferno. However, still very watchable as some of the issues remain very topical (i.... read more »
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Still tense
Even though this is becoming a little dated now - what about those 1970s clothes and sets? - it is still gripping and over the duration of the film tension is ... read more »
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very good
a very exciting film. I've seen it before, but the excitment has not diminished. worth watching.a a a a a a a a
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Still edge of seat drama
Although the technology has marched on considerably, it is best to watch this film forgetting anything you might know about modern-day nuclear reactors.
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The China Syndrome
It was OK. A bit dated, obviously, but it stood up well to the time test.
When I like a film, I watch it many times - this one stood the watched ... read more »
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Gripping
This is a fantastic film that had me at the edge of my seat by the end. At the very start there is a wonderful camera sequence which was extremely clever. It ... read more »
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China Syndrome
I have already reviewed
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Worth watching
A clever political thriller which is worth seeing as Goverments go down the nuclear power route again.. As some interteting questions. Not too dated
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Very Warchable
I thought that Jack Lemon played a brilliant partalso Jane Fonda but Michael Douglas,s acting was a bit wishy washy but did enjoy watching kept me quiet anyway... read more »
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Love the Clothes
Really good 70's near disaster film. The actors were of high class and made an ordinary script into an above average film. If you like Jane Fonda this is a ... read more »
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