John Sullivan

A love story about teens with the horrific disease cystic fibrosis, enveloped within a hospital setting. During the 60s and 70s children rarely lived to the age of 10, much less teens years. That being said, the severity of c.f. ranges from mild to extreme. Being a genetic disease in which both parents must have the gene, marriages are under great strain, many ending with divorce, as each blames the other, etc. As time and progress was made, many now live to adulthood. CF patients aided in the screenplay, bring a realism and hopefully, more awareness. The actors were excellent in their roles and there will be scenes that will touch your emotions....as it should be, as during life there is love, joy, pain, and grief. Go see this film.

This is a pathetic film. When I saw the title, I wondered why they used the 1956 USA title, with Raymond Burr. For any true 'fan' of Godzilla, you must begin with the 1954 original Gojira....a tale about the fears of nuclear bomb testing, filled less than a decade after the US bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is a grim tale of death and destruction, with the 'hero' Dr. Sarazawa, realizing that he must not only save the world from Gojira, but must destroy all of his notes.. .and intimately himself, so that no one can again create his horrible weapon the oxygen destroyer. Based in part on an actual event, where a small fishing boat, the Lucky Dragon, got too close to a US bomb test, resulting in radioactive fallout exposure to the crew...sadly, not a 'Lucky' Dragon at all. The 1956 US version with Raymond Burr, is basically for the sci fi kids crowd of the time, eliminating much of the 'dread' impact.