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galacticjourney ([personal profile] galacticjourney) wrote2017-12-04 04:18 pm
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[December 4, 1962] Like Five Weeks in a Theater (Five Weeks in Balloon)

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by Lorelei Marcus

“5 weeks in a balloon!” What an exciting phrase -- so much potential for many interesting stories and ideas. Thus, you can perhaps understand the excitement I felt in anticipation of the new Jules Verne spectacular based on the book of the same title. Going in without a hint of what the film might be about, I already had a bunch of wild adventures thought up. I was certain the movie would involve a group of explorers struggling to survive a month in the air. Maybe they would run low on food. Perhaps they'd get on each others' nerves. A giant storm might throw them off course or prevent their landing. Seeing it on the big screen was going to be fantastic!



Or so I thought...

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