[net.movies] THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE

alle@ihuxb.UUCP (08/17/83)

This is a review of "The Man Who Wasn't There" in 3D.

The only good thing about this movie was the fact that it was
in 3D (filmed in Optimax III).  The 3D effects (of which there
weren't all that many) worked very well.  The impression of depth
was there very distinctly at the theatre where I saw the movie
(Stratford Square Theatres in Bloomingdale, IL).  But, the movie
makers did not seem to take advantage of the 3D that much.

The story centers on what happens to a young diplomat who is
given a solution which renders anyone who takes it invisible.
He is given the solution by a dying agent.  He is then accused
of the agent's murder and the chase is on (all of this happens
on his wedding day).

This solution is considered so valuable due to the fact that
it would shift the balance of power due to an "agent's" ability
to infiltrate secret installations.

The script of this movie is dull and predictable (most of the action
centers on the main characters removing their clothes before becoming
invisible and the misadventures thereby resulting). There is one
slightly memorable scene where the heroine is making love with our
invisible hero (while being watched by four hilarious peeping toms).

The acting is lifeless and uninspired.  The chase scenes are rather boring.
The ending is extremely unexciting and rather dumb.

In summary, if you haven't seen a movie with 3D, this you might
see this one simply for the 3D effects.  But don't pay full
price!

Allen England at BTL Naperville, IL

ecl@ahuta.UUCP (ecl) (01/02/85)

                       THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
                    A film review by Mark R. Leeper

     This film has the distinction of being the only 3-D film of 1983 that
did not look like a cheap imitation of ROAD WARRIOR.  It is a flyweight
invisible man story starring Steve Gutenberg (who was the fifth lead in
DINER).  This film would have had to include a treatise on nuclear
proliferation to elevate it to the level of "fluff."  At the height of
network TV's attempts to create comic-book heroes back around 1976, this
film would have been too weak and silly for network TV, and that's pretty
silly when you consider what made it to TV in that period.  It has a plot
aimed at a seven-year-old mind, and nudity to make sure that it is
appropriate to no audiences.  Don't bother.

					(Evelyn C. Leeper for)
					Mark R. Leeper
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