Slaughterhouse-Five (1972): A man tells his story of how he became unstuck in time and abducted by aliens. (7.0)
Director: George Roy Hill
Writers: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (novel), Stephen Geller (screenplay)
Stars: Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman and Eugene Roche
I just finished reading the book, so decided to watch the movie soon afterwards while the story is fresh in my head. The screenplay is surprisingly close to the book. Movie is actually funnier than the book. (But for someone who hasn't read the book, the storyline may be confusing.) The WWII scenes are very well done. The concept of time as a series of present moments is something that struck to me as bold idea to have come out from a sci-fi that far back in the day, and it is something the modern physicist find a lot closer to the truth. The story is a strange mix of science fiction and humor. My Rating: 7.0
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