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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Still works,
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This review is from: Where Have All the People Gone? (VHS Tape)
Peter Graves from Mission Impossible stars in this made-for-tv mystery thriller fropm the 1970's. A family is on holiday in a remote mountain region. While they are exploring a deep cave, outside the sun suddenly flares up intensely and a minor earthquake occurs. The family hastily return to town, only to find that all the people have vanished...
There have been a lot of films with this theme, but this relatively humble offering is held quite fondly in a lot of people's minds ...I was lucky enough to see it again recently, and guess what? It still works. Graves and his two children seem to be the only people left alive on earth, and their mounting distress as the enormity of the situation hits them is chillingly conveyed. Part of the plot has them desparately looking for evidence that the mother of the family may have somehow survived too, and this personal edge gives the film some very touching scenes. Luckily all three can act effectively, and you really feel for them as they trudge though deserted roads and towns, finding nothing but silence and everything in disarray. The film manages to hold your interest for the whole of it's running time, which is quite a feat given the limited extent of what is actually happening on screen. The depiction of a dead world is limited to a very small town and a couple of dusty streets purporting to be Los Angeles. But to be fair, the film is dressed very effectively with empty cars everywhere and empty houses with doors hanging open, plus a few crazed vicious dogs on the rampage...it's not difficult to feel drawn into the action. All in all a rewarding thriller that could easily have benefitted from being longer, or even the pilot to a whole TV series. See if you can find a copy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of those TV movies you never forget as a child,
By Shelldian (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where Have All the People Gone? (VHS Tape)
I saw this movie on TV when I was a kid and have never been the same since. It's not that it is such a great movie, but I think it was the idea of "end of the world" panic we all were living in the 70's. Whatever the reason, I was quite excited when I finally found the title and ordered it here on Amazon. I watched it with my 11 year old son and he liked it as well. That says a lot considering the choices we have to watch now.
It still holds up as an entertaining way to kill an hour or so.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great made for TV show, but $145.00? not worth it!,
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This review is from: Where Have All the People Gone? (VHS Tape)
This made for TV movie did leave a mark on me as I am now 43 and remember watching it when I was just a kid like it was yesterday. Too bad someone in hollywood didnt pick this one up instead of spinning out the same "Astroid hits earth" crap every 2 years.The mystery of the light hitting people made it memorable for me. I thought it was the rapture at first. Wild household dogs going crazy cause they've been abandoned and are starving makes sense and I believe if something happened where they were left alive with no one to care for them they would form packs and roam like rabid killers. All in all the storyline was awesome, the acting was ok, kind of like the waltons meets doomsday, lol. Not worth $145.00 to me though. Peace
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