1964: Comments

Comments on "Breakfast of Champions"

from rafe1977@aol.com from NY, NY

One of the most truthful, biting satires of American life.
This book rocked my world. Never before have I been forced to think about contemporary American culture in the way Vonnegut outlines in this biting social criticism.

from Lowenstien, Berlin

GO AHEAD, BUY IT-- IT'S ONLY SIX BUCKS!
Breakfast of Champions is Vonnegut for people who hate Vonnegut. It's ironic, it's witty, it's fourth dimensional, it pushes the literary medium further than ever, but most of all: it's funny. The little details are fantastic, you want to say, "you can't make this stuff up." Vonnegut's alter ego Kilgore Trout, the anti-social science fiction writer for porno magazines, gets into all sorts of wacky adventures on his way to a convention. The synopsises of Kilgore's stories are so clever and satirical you almost wish they were novels too! Buy it, you'll love it.

Comments on "Mary Poppins"

from henningjahre@hotmail.com from Sandefjord, Norway

JULIE ANDREWS`FIRST MIRACLE FILM
MARY POPPINS(1964) is (with MGM`s The Wizard Of Oz) the best children`s film ever. And what a
joy that it doesn`t seem to date; it`s so much fun to show our childhood favorite to our children and see
that THEY enjoy it as well. It`s a Disney product and of course Disney has no peer.

from Toronto, Ontario

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
I grew up watching this movie and I still enjoy it. It's one of those rare gems that pleases both kids and
adults. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take a flight of fancy.

Comment on "My Fair Lady"

from Sydney, Australia

Luverly accents, bonzer threads
I learnt to speak like a toff from this ace flick. Rex Harrison and Wilf Hyde White are a great comedic duo and Ms Hepburn more than holds her own.
Harrison, like Noel Coward, defines that wonderful English upper-class knack for not quite singing but reciting those splendid lines to an approximate beat and key.
This is a sooper-dooper morale raiser and, as I say, the wardrobes are gorgeous: the Ascot Opening Day song is a model of what show biz should be. Bloomin' marvelous, mate!

Comment on "Zorba the Greek"

from toshtex@emirates.net.ae from DUBAI - UA.E.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT " THE LIFE" : GO FOR IT !
WHAT IS LIFE ? ACTUALLY CAN'T BE DESCRIBED ? BUT STILL IF THERE IS SOMETHING REAL ABOUT THE REAL VIBRATING LIVING ....SEE HOW ZORBA TAKES LIFE. IF YOU TAKE THE LIFE THE WAY ZORBA TEKES.....I KNOW I FOLLOW HIM AND I AM HAPPIER.....

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