Synopsis

A San Francisco mega-skyscraper goes ablaze due to ill-advised construction cost-cutting. Architect Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) and fire chief O’Hallorhan (Steve McQueen) battle the blaze to save a literal cast of thousands trapped within.

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I’ve watched some fairly mediocre movies lately, but believe I’ve reached a low point from which to rise – because I can’t imagine many films worse than Quintet.

The premise is decent sci-fi: during a future earth ice age, seal-hunter Essex (Paul Newman) and his pregnant companion Vivia (Brigitte Fossey) find a post-apocalyptic underground city, trapped beneath snow. Within, a tribe of surviving humans have created a warped dystopia.

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Saw Cars last night; pretty good, another quality entry into the Pixar line. Compared to any other animated movie, it’s better, but unfortunately when compared with the other Pixar films it suffers. It’s essentialy not very funny. I recall laughing out loud numerous times during Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. but Cars only illicited a chuckle during the credits.

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