Glosniej od bomb (2002)

Simply Awesome
This collection of atomic bombs footage is chilling and horrific. If seeing atomic destruction fascinates you, this is the collection for you. A couple of good books on atomic bombs are 100 Suns and Shockwave. 100 Suns has 100 pictures of atomic bomb detonations. Shockwave tells the inside story of the crew that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Both are very good.

Interesting and Historically Important Films
The Cold War is a very interesting period in history. For the US and the world, many important events were happening, and these events tell us much about the key historical figures of the times. And, like all good hsitory, they tell us a lot about human nature, strenghts, and frailties.

The nuclear weapons race was a key part of the Cold War. The development of these weapons and the technologies associated with them are an interesting story of science, engineering, and politics wokring together to address the difficult issues of the day. Having said this, this forms the backdrop for the films in this package, which focus mainly on the development of the weapons and their testing. This presents a fascinating story and provides the opportunity to show many mesmerizing and nightmare-inducing images.

The explosions and tests in these films visually show the power of these weapons. I found myself getting chills down my spine numerous times as the power and destructive ability of the bombs were shown. And, at the same time, many of the images are hauntingly beautiful, kind of like seeing a huge tidal wave or powerful storm.

These films are also interesting documentaries about the types of testing and data collection needed to develop a technology like this and understand its impact. Experimentation is needed to validate theorectical scientific understanding, and much was unknown about nuclear technology when these weapons were being developed. It's interesting to get a sense for what was done to build the knowledge base needed to understand this technology and its implications.

For anyone who wants to understand the Cold War, scientific development, or nuclear technology, these films are highly recommended. The music and narration also help to make them compelling and enjoyable to watch.

I thought that this information was presented with little or no detectable political bias. The films were focused mainly on the US programs, and they did not empahsize much the developments in the Soviet Union or China, etc., as context, but they did not seem to be strongly pro or con to the US and it's work. That's how documentaries like this should be done.

Nuke Eye Candy
Nukes are like, soooo cool! I hope I get to see a real one some day. Excellent footage in these DVD's, well put together. And narrated by Captain Kirk! I highly recommend this set for all nuke freaks. Interesting glimpses of life and culture in the 40's and 50's also. Soundtrack has hints of "Red October" and "Posieden Adventure", and even the first Star Trek movies. Also some politico stuff - there were liberal pacifist wimps back then too, just like today with the Gulf situation.

Nukes in space is my favie - a very well put together documentary, with cool videos of nukes as well as early rocket and missile tests (and failures). Hints of the old "B" movies and "Outer Limits", complete with sound effects.

Videos of underground tests and the blast damage are very interesting, also air bursts and space bursts, called "rainbow nukes". Gotta Luvit!

What I wonder is, we spend gazillions of $ developing this technology, why don't we ever use the dang things? Like now in the Gulf? Just two of these cuties put an abrupt end to the biggest war that ever happened!