iRewind Talk Post New Topic  Post A Reply
my profile | directory login | register | search | faq | forum home

  next oldest topic   next newest topic
» iRewind Talk » Movies » « 70's Movies » "Johnny Got His Gun" recommendation

 - UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!    
Author Topic: "Johnny Got His Gun" recommendation
StevenHW
Rewind Idol
Member # 509

Member Rated:
4
 - posted      Profile for StevenHW   Email StevenHW   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
I was just recently going through the imdb.com earlier today, which led me to the film "Johnny Got His Gun" (1971).

I remember seeing it on public-TV many years ago, sometime during the mid-80's.

I haven't seen it since, and it rarely pops up on TV, and it's hard to find it in some stores. But it's worth watching! And it's really heartbreaking!

Timothy Bottoms plays a WW1 soldier, whose is badly wounded in a landmine. He lives, but he loses both of his arms and his legs. Even worse, his face is blown off, and he no longer has the ability to see, hear, touch, or smell. He communicates from his hospital bed, twitching his head in Morse code.

If you got the stomach for it, it's very moving and sad to watch.

Posts: 3385 | From: Sacramento, California, USA | Registered: Sep 2002 | Site Updates: 0  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Ali_with_an_i
Rewind Icon
Member # 27

Member Rated:
5
 - posted      Profile for Ali_with_an_i   Author's Homepage   Email Ali_with_an_i   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
I rememebr seeing clips from that in Metallica's video One. It always haunted me.
Posts: 2242 | From: Here | Registered: Aug 2002 | Site Updates: 0  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
HipsterMom27
Rewind Jedi
Member # 2161

Member Rated:
5
 - posted      Profile for HipsterMom27   Email HipsterMom27   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
That book was required reading in the '70s...yeah, that imagery was way creepy made even more so with the Metallica video.
Posts: 1019 | From: NYS | Registered: Dec 2003 | Site Updates: 0  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
   

Quick Reply
Message:

HTML is not enabled.
UBB Code™ is enabled.

Instant Graemlins
   


Post New Topic  Post A Reply Close Topic   Feature Topic   Move Topic   Delete Topic next oldest topic   next newest topic
 - Printer-friendly view of this topic
Hop To:


Contact Us | Fast Rewind Home

Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.0