otto@whuxle.UUCP (George V.E. Otto) (06/15/84)
Once you suspend your disbelief enough to accept the existence of these creatures*, this movie is light, tight, exciting, and tense. The scary scenes are nicely balanced by humor that creates a kind of magical aura surrounding the deeds shown. There seems to be a trend in films recently of having jokes and humor happening in the background while the action proceeds in the foreground. I noticed some of this in the Inventor's Convention scenes. (Equipment and dialog taken right out of other films!) Were there other background jokes in other parts of the movie? On the whole I would recommend this picture, although I could understand how it might give young ones nightmares. George Otto AT&T Bell Labs, Whippany ------------------------ ----------------- * These creatures should *never* be allowed contact with water, must be kept out of the light, and must *never* be fed after midnight! Hmmm... Sounds like the result of normal evolutionary forces to me. (:-)