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December 09, 2004
Saturn 3
Martin Amis wrote Saturn 3? Martin Amis? If not for Zardoz, this would be a contender for cheesiest sf film of all time. People keep telling me how much my sense of humour reminds them of Amis' novels. There may be a connection here somewhere.
“I’m with the Major.”
“For his personal use only ?”
“Yes.”
“That’s penally unsociable on Earth.”
And then... Mike Campbell includes Beneath The Planet of the Apes on the list of the worst (time to see Zardoz... no contest, seriously!).
Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 9, 2004 07:11 AM
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Wow. Now I have a foolproof line to introduce myself to him should I ever bump into him at a bar: "Hey! Aren't you the guy that wrote Saturn 3?"
Posted by: Bruce Gottfred at December 9, 2004 12:30 PM
Good gravy, I had forgotten all about that film until I saw this.
I picked up Zardoz for $5.00 on DVD. It's worth $5.00. I wouldn't pay $0.50 for a copy of Saturn 3.
Posted by: Fred Kiesche at December 9, 2004 03:24 PM
Saturn 3 made me laugh.
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at December 10, 2004 07:46 AM