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Actors: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Final Countdown |
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What would happen if the USS Nimitz from 1979, complete with crew and equipment, was transported back to Dec. 6th, 1941? That is the premise of this movie. A very excellent movie even for those who hate time-travel movies.
--Preston, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Time Travel:
- primarily to the past
War and Invasion
Yes
Time Travel Story?
Yes
To what time period?
- 1900-1960's
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- can see into the future
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- 20th Century (1900-1950)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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