CORPUS.henr@XEROX.ARPA (09/04/84)
I thoought the whole movie was soo funny...until the ending.......Then I was glad I got to see with the discount tickets instead of the full price! KC
jackh@zehntel.UUCP (jack hagerty) (09/04/84)
Yes, by coincidence, I saw it last night. I went in with mixed expectations
as I'd heard good reviews and tepid reviews. *I haven't laughed so hard at
a movie since "Holy Grail".* Part of it was the improptuness (our main selection
was sold out) but it is also a very honest film. It knows what it is, namely a
summer teenage exploitation film, and it's loaded with cliches; but the
characterizations, the pacing and the acting are all first rate. The plot
devices even get you past the black-and-white situations without unsuspending
your disbelief. Even Gene and Rodger liked it.
However, I think the main reason for the films acceptance, at least here in
the Bay Area, is that it strikes awfully close to home. Although my wife
claims to have rescued me from terminal nerdishness (I haven't worn my calcu-
lator on my belt in years and I traded in my black plastic frames for some
aviator style in '75) there's plenty of nerdulosity bubbling just below the
surface. One of the protaganists (sp?) in the story even carries a six inch
scale in his "nerd pack" (pencil pocket), just as I do.
By all means go see it. Just don't expect "Sophie's Choice".
"To all the beautiful people in the world: There are a lot more of us
than there are of you!"
-- Jack Hagerty, Zehntel Inc.
!ihnp4!zehntel!jackhkato.PA@XEROX.ARPA (09/08/84)
Title speaks for itself.