chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuqui Q. Koala) (12/22/84)
Not a lot to talk about-- when you aren't home, you don't watch. Oh, well,
with what we have, onward:
This is Spinal Tap -- **+
More, much more if you are heavily into live rock, heavy metal, and
rock documentary. A very well done sendup of all of the above-- so
well done, in fact, that it is easy to forget it IS a sendup-- when you
do, it starts bogging down. Well worth the time to see it. Spinal tap
is a fictional rock band, known as the loudest rock band in england
(their amps, for example, go to 11). Lines such as "I'd feel much worse
about it if I wasn't so heavily sedated" come to mind... quite a few
good giggles.
Excalibur -- ****
By far the most visually splendid version of Camelot, Arthur, and
Merlin. A moving and well thought out interpretation of the legend,
exceptional production values, good casting, and an inspired performance
given by Merlin-- oppressive, but not superior-- Merlin knows his
superiority to men, but also his limits and his foibles. The true
definition of the Arthurian legends on film.
Bill Cosby-- Himself -- ***
A concert film, essentially-- Bill on stage doing what he does best--
Jokes on his family, life, the universe, and everything. Especially
funny are his comments about having kids the intellectual way, and what
it means to have a family. Best quote: "Do you know why we have FIVE
kids? Because we didn't want SIX kids!"
That's all for now....
chuq
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From behind the bar: Chuq Von Rospach
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Deadbone erotica is the prickly panic of forgotten milleniums, it is the moldy
billion year madness that creeps deep along the spinal behind of my mind.