[.ca] Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero

From Amazon.com:
Our atomic heritage resides in sites all over the country--from the Trinity test area to natural-gas wells in Colorado--and many of them are open to the public. Plan your vacation with Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero, a blast through memory lane narrated by the perfectly suited William Shatner. Never-before-seen footage of test explosions and top-secret and work labs explores the history of America's nuclear programs, and interviews with current and former atomic scientists and engineers give depth to sights such as "the most bombed place on Earth" in Nevada. Learn about nonmilitary uses of nuclear weapons, the rationales behind the different programs, and where you can find these strange places. The musical score is a special bonus, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in a goodwill gesture of post-cold-war cooperation. --Rob Lightner

An Atomic Dud:
Greatly disappointed by this purchase, and certainly would never call this a documentary. Instead, it is a collection of footage with no timeline, context, nor reason. The producer seems content to move from test to test, providing absolutely no understanding of the public, US political, or international forces leading to these amazing tests; there is no attempt to understand how these tests shaped any US or international policies. Instead, it appears the US atomic testing program was conducted by a bunch of curious, "Gee, let's try this, Verne" nuclear hackers with no accountability to anyone but themselves. Sorry - maybe I've been spoiled by BBC and PBS quality documentaries. But "Atomic Journeys" is no journey at all. More like a childish merry-go-round.

A RARE look at our Nuclear History !!!:
Being someone who has worked with the Dept. of Energy ( D.O.E ), toured some of the rarest nuclear weapons sites, been a broadcast engineer/hobbist for 10 Years, and am creating my own special documentary about all things nuclear after 9 years of research; I have found Peter Kuran's work ABSOUTELY PERFECT in every detail, ESPECIALLY in his Film transfers to DVD. He has had access to some of the most recently declassified original films from the DOE archives. Most documentary's simply re-hash some of the same footage I've seen over and over again, but not Peter's. If you're interested in our nuclear history, I've seen all and would recommend ALL of the documentary's by www.vce.com. In a side note, for the person looking for the expermental bunker.......It's called the GREENBRIER HOTEL. You can see some of it's history at: Http://www.greenbrier.com/docs/history.html I hope that's what your looking for.

"Looking for a MUST SEE Movie" Help everyone:
Either in the late 80's or early 1990's I saw a movie about an experimental bomb shelter where there were approximately 12 - 15 individuals that were selected to enter a governmental bomb shelter should the need arise. And of course the day came. The people had to deal with not only each other and the impending doom, but also the external forces of others - the less fortunate, that somehow find out about the shelter - trying to get in. Pleading with their families in tow. I believe there were camera's that allowed the residents to see the people outside begging. It turned out that this was all a sham and of course it changed everyone. I liked this movie and now, for the last 8 years or so I have been trying to find it and cannot. I have tried every web page possible, gone through the movies at the video rental places. I know this is not my imagination, so I am trying here since this seems to be a sight that would know of such a film. I did in fact rent this film, I did not see it direclty on TV, nor have I since. Any help would be appreciated