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sally_beane
IMDb member since January 2007
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Plutonium Circus (1994)
Poignant, incredibly insightful, and funny!!!
7 January 2007 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
This movie is sheer genius. Like Roger Moore at his best, this documentary lets people tell their own amazing story - in this case, the story of how a small city learns to accept the horrifically unacceptable and incorporate it into their everyday lives. Unlike Roger Moore's flicks, which to me often elicit laughs from a position of judgmental superiority, Ratliff's movie is full of heart and soul and the poignant humor that comes from recognizing our universal vulnerability to the human ability to adapt, even to what is essentially insane. Aside from the core message, it's a delightful foray into the world of Amarillo's fascinating and sometimes eccentric townsfolk - as local Stan Marsh says, "it's the wind that makes us crazy."
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