ix21@sdccs6.UUCP (David Whiteman) (05/18/84)
FirsI'll say that this movie is a good movie but not a good Spielberg movie. It is well worth the 4-5 dollars and much better than any of the recent movies, but it is not as good as ET or Raiders. The best actor in the movie is the guy who played Master Poe in Kung Fu; in the movie he also plays a wise man and portrays it well. What is most surprizing about this movie is that it is almost a pure comedy -- twice during the movie my sides were splitting with laughter, something you would not expect from a Spielberg movie. Sayinguch more will really spoil the movie, so I will desist. David Whiteman
knight@rlgvax.UUCP (Steve Knight) (05/20/84)
> FirsI'll say that this movie is a good movie but not a good > Spielberg movie. I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong, but isn't "Gremlins" a Joe Dante movie? Yes, Spielberg *produced* the film, but I was under the impression you usually "credited" a film to the director. Always seems to me when the ads say "<insert-your-favorite-famous- marketable-film-director's-name-here> presents..." it's a cheap attempt to make you think it's actually what'shisname's film. -- "If you lived here, you'd be home by now." Steve Knight {seismo,allegra,some other sites}!rlgvax!knight
moriarty@uw-june (Jeff Meyer) (05/20/84)
Please remember that while Spielberg is the PRODUCER, he is not the DIRECTOR
of "Gremlins"... Joe Dante is, and he is well-reknowned for putting together
spoofy horror movie. Very few movies have (intentionally) made me laugh as
hard as "The Howling". He practices very little gore, too -- is it the same
in "Gremlins"? I've heard about the little boogers in cuisinarts and stuff,
but after Smurfs et. al., I'm looking forward to that!
"Avast, ye scurvey corporate dogs! Prepare to be boarded!"
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
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ARPANET: moriarty@washingtonsteve@zinfandel.UUCP (05/24/84)
#R:sdccs6:-148500:zinfandel:8300022:000:155 zinfandel!steve May 22 11:08:00 1984 No, I think that in film-ese you can say: Sam Producer Presents a Joe Director Film which does make some sort of sense. zinfandel!steve nelson