Fahrenheit 451

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Summary: Classic 60's Sci fi complete with fakey monorail & decor
Review: I love orange shag carpeting, plastic furniture, those big teased flip hairdos, avacado green walls from the 60s and this has all that and more. I especially love the monorail in this movie. It goes through the wierd looking English countryside where this was filmed. It stops out in the middle of nowhere and you can see the wire that drops the door and steps down from the bottom of the monorail although it is supposed to be invisible to viewers.
Oh, and the plot is equally freaky. Anyone with books is a high criminal (sort of like anyone with cocaine is now) and the "firemen" come driving up in appropriately wierd looking firetrucks and set them on fire with flame-throwers.
I think the plot is great and gives a real warning about what happens when you start to allow government censorship. But for me the real thrill of the movie is the settings. There is simply not one scene that does not look wierd in a way that makes me wish I could live in a place that looked just like that. It shows the futuristic mod vision that created some of the finest looks in decor ever. And the way the countryside and houses look! It is so cool and if I ever find out where those houses in England are I am moving there. That ultra-modern futuristic look from the 60's is displayed at it's best in this movie and it is fun to watch it just for that even without the wild plot. The characters are a bit zombie-like in their expressions which goes well with the settings.
For me it is a great movie in all ways and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you see it!