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| Zaphod |
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| Mr. Atlas (1997-NR) |
| https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124800/ |
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T H E P L O T
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Fantastic adventure abounds in this story about a boy and a god.
Danny Nielsen goes for a stroll one day when he unwittingly falls into a deep
hole. Unable to get out, the boy begins to search around and finds himself
face-to-face with the Greek god, Atlas, the man with the world on his
shoulders.
Atlas helps Danny to safety, and the two become fast friends. When Danny
decides to invite the god to his home as a show of gratitude, Atlas immed-
iately becomes love struck with Danny's mother.
A story of true love, the unbreakable bond of friendship, and family values,
Mr. Atlas provides excitement and entertainment for the whole family!
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T H E B O Y S
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T.J. Lowther (as Danny Nielsen)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412901/
Kellen Jones (as Billy)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428532/
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T H E T E C H S P E C S
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Type ...............: MPEG (.MPG/.MPEG/.VOB)
Filesize ...........: 4,402,765,824 bytes
Running Time .......: 1:40:41
Video Info
Video Codec ........: MPEG-2
Resolution (DAR) ...: 720 x 540 (AR: 1.333:1)
FPS ................: 29.970
Video Bitrate ......: 5299 kb/s
Bits per Pixel .....: 0.512 bpp
Standard ...........: NTSC
Audio Info
Audio Codec ........: AC3
Audio Bitrate ......: 256 kb/s [2 channel(s)] CBR
Sample Rate ........: 48000 Hz
Language ...........: English
Subtitles ..........: None
IMDb ...............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124800/
Source .............: Untouched DigiView NTSC DVD5
Quality (1-5) ......: 5
Origin .............: Zaphod Bought
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T H E E X T R A S
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Previews of Other DigiView DVD's (1:39)
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T H E N O T E S
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After a debacle with the eBay seller in which he sent me a Hercules double-
feature DVD instead of this one (granted, both feature a muscle-bound hero on
the cover), I finally received the correct disc. I decided to watch the
movie as I made the screenshots (or should that be make the screenshots as I
watched the movie?), and despite my preconceived notions about it, based on
the somewhat cheesy DVD cover, it being a DigiView release, and some of the
reviews I'd read online, it turned out to be a fairly enjoyable little flick.
Implausible and unbelievable, of course, but I've spent far worse 100-minute
spans of my life in front of the screen, lemme tell ya!
Little T.J. Lowther did a quite admirable job in his role, and looked oh-so-
cute while doing it :love: - And even the 'Bully' was quite fetching.
Unfortunately, from about the mid-way point onward, we're asked to suffer
through the 'romance' of Atlas and Danny's Aunt Teddie, but T.J. makes enough
appearances through it so that it isn't a total waste of time :)
Here is a very long-winded, humorous, tongue-in-cheek 'review' from an Amazon
buyer:
A review by Romulus Crawley,
Nebraskan Desolate Times (Copyright 2002)
Every so often, a long-neglected film is finally released on DVD,
and what for some releases would be a mere event becomes an Occasion.
Such is the case with "Mister Atlas," a 1997 gem which made a signif-
icant splash in the ocean of popular audiences, who saw its value,
but which then promptly sank beneath the overbearing tide of the
elitist film reviewing industry, which, at the time, just didn't get
it.
The plot of "Mister Atlas" centers on Danny, a lonely, pre-adolescent
boy who encounters the Greek god, Atlas, in an abandoned gold mine.
Said mine is on the property of the boy's aunt, who has taken care of
him since his parents were killed in an archeological dig. Danny
lives with this kind yet romantically-challenged aunt and her boy-
friend, who is scheming to sell her property for his personal profit.
As the DVD packaging points out, conveying an unadulterated sense of
family values is at the center of the film's purpose. "Mister Atlas"
can be viewed on a number of levels, but clearly wants first and
foremost to be a family picture. In this regard, it succeeds splend-
idly. For instance, the aunt's semi-abusive, shallow relationship
with her live-in-boyfriend (whom, it is implied, she met on a one-
night-stand), including his fondling of her posterior, as seen from
Danny's point of view, is handled with taste and good humor. Thus,
"Mister Atlas" is a family movie in the truest sense of the term.
The tag line, "Mister Atlas: Legend...Hero...Friend," also reflects
the film's place within that subgenre. Nonetheless, the filmmakers
were not satisfied to simply conform "Mister Atlas" to tried-but-true
generic conventions.
Prior to the appearance of Atlas, Danny's closest male friend has
been the lovable drunk Irishman and farmhand, Gus. Even more so than
this relationship, however, which is itself fully fleshed out with
delicacy and subtlety, the friendship that develops between Atlas and
Danny is handled with a depth and rigor rarely seen in contemporary
mainstream cinema. One endearing and utterly non-disturbing scene in
particular, in which Danny hoses down a naked, glistening Atlas (the
god's frontal is tastefully hidden behind a strip of farm fencing),
is a touchstone example of the complex values the film emphasizes:
loyalty, innocent man-boy intimacy, friends helping friends. That
the film doesn't shy away from such moments is a testament to its
sincerity and depth. A similar, albeit more understated moment,
finds Danny walking down a dirt road with the nearly-naked, sweaty
Atlas, a complete stranger to everyone in town. A police car pulls
up, but rather than the third-degree scene one would expect from an
interaction between law enforcement officials and a half-naked,
strange man seen walking down a desolate road with a twelve-year-old
child, the interaction is instead characterized by trust, along with
an absolute faith in the motives of men wearing loincloths. Refresh-
ing, to say the least, in these days of cinematic cynicism.
The hosing-down-the-Greek scene, and the fact that the police off-
icers do not fall prey to the stereotypes associated with ancient
Greeks and young boys, reflects another of the film's positive attri-
butes; namely that "Mister Atlas" daringly plays with, but does not
buy into, ethnic stereotypes (e.g., whiskey-swilling Irish farmhands;
Greeks). These moments are a tribute to the film's courage, honesty,
and social-progressiveness. Yet, scriptwriter Elaine Chekich and
director Karen Arbeeny are not heavy-handed in their approach to
these complex and potentially controversial elements. At its heart,
"Mister Atlas" remains a family entertainment movie.
Nonetheless, Chekich and Arbeeny do indeed tackle complex ideas even
as they craft a deft family-oriented dramedy. Atlas, the epitome of
mature maleness, as juxtaposed with the pre-adolescent boy, repre-
sents what the boy can become. But even as he beckons the future,
Atlas also embodies the past, both in terms of what has been lost and
what has been inherited. As part of this thematic project, the film
deconstructs one of the tacit claims made by (post-)(post-)modernity,
and reveals something that should be obvious, but which our (post-)
(post-)modern society so often forgets: that modernity is built upon
the past. The ancient Greek god's struggle with technology (light
switches, pasta) is sublime. Atlas, representing innocence and other
values that cinema and society often treat as being "outmoded,"
erupts from the past -- literally emerges from a "gold mine" of
ancient (but still crucially relevant) wisdom. Mister Atlas, film
and character both, pleads, If only modern society would set aside
its shallow sophistication and work the mine of its past roots! Man
/ child, past / future, old ways / modern ways, ancient wisdom /
contemporary shallowness: "Mister Atlas" quickly and efficiently est-
ablishes these supposed dichotomies in the first 15 minutes of the
film, but then masterfully deconstructs their allegedly oppositional
relationships. Ultimately, the film reveals the falsity and cynicism
behind society's insistence upon such oppositions, but it does so
with subtlety, in a manner which leaves the family pic intact.
(Note that as a bonus, Digiview Entertainment's deluxe DVD release of
"Mister Atlas" includes special features such as English, Standard
Full Frame, Approx. 82 Min., Color, Stereo Sound, and Interactive
Menus.)
--RC
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