VHS : The Cassandra Crossing
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Rating: - Intrigue in Cold War Europe
Good, well acted and portrayed film of the Cold War era that might be true today. Especially good for those interested in warfare and defense related to the Radiological/Biological/Chemical Threat from terrorist groups. Great cast.
Rating:  - A good cure for insomnia!
This story has been done to death! A potential disaster on a train, heroes and foes. A covert government plot. The usual same old same old. The acting is poor and the suspense is non existant. The outcome is predictable. I'm sorry I wasted my money buting this movie!
Rating:  - Second class entertainment at its best!
Sometimes you want nothing more than to turn your brain off and settle down to a slice of Europudding. Lew Grade and Carlo Ponti's Anglo-Italian co-production The Cassandra Crossing is a perfect example. Full of fattening but empty calories and boasting an Irish, Italian, American, German and anybody else who wasn't busy that month cast of fading stars, a Greek director and shot in Switzerland and France with the profits from The Muppet Show, it's a prime example of that much maligned genre, the ... Read More
Rating: - First Rate Thriller
What distinguishes "The Cassandra Crossing" from latter day thrillers is that it emphasizes story and characterization over pyrotechnics. The film moves along crisply with enough twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. The imperiled passengers are full-bodied characters whose fate you actually care about. There were many disaster films from the seventies that were more concerned about body counts(i.e. which celebrity would bite the dust) that they bordered on exploitation. "Cassandra Crossing" ... Read More
Rating:  - This Is A Train Wreck Of A Movie!!!!
In this movie the passengers on a train are exposed to a deadly virus. Then the authorities decide to quarantine them on the train and the train keeps rolling to somewhere(!!!) along the line which is quite a nebulous place to arrive at.This movie is redeemed by the presence of Ms. Anne Turkel who boyfriend is sadly lacking in the bedroom department. Poor guy.This movie proves that you need more than a stellar cast (Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen and Burt Lancaster) to make a good movie. I give ... Read More
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