jm@tekid.UUCP (06/27/83)
The scene was perfect, a cool Oregon night,
a bunch of family in directors chairs and bean bags
sitting in the back of my pickup truck, some beers,
some popcorn, some peanut M&Ms...
A Perfect Night At The Drive-In.
The Movie? Survivors. With Walter Mathau and
Robin ("I can only play one character") Williams.
What a waste of money. The plot is stupid, the
first hour is slow and un-funny, and Robin Williams
should go back to TV where you don't have to pay
so much to see him be Mork in a 3-piece suit.
We knew we'd made a bad investment when it started to rain.
Jeff Mizener
Tektronix Inc., ID/ADG
Beaverton, ORtim@unc.UUCP (06/28/83)
I couldn't disagree more. I thought that "The Survivors" was very
funny, not as good as "Meaning of Life" of course, but still very
enjoyable. Robin William's nervous breakdown is very realistic,
according to an anonymous friend who's had one, the characters are
believable and well-portrayed, and the jokes are mostly well-timed and
humorous.
My only two real objections are (1) Walter Matthau wasn't used
enough in the latter part of the film (2) some of the jokes were very
predictable. Neither of these were serious problems, though.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillables@ut-ngp.UUCP (06/30/83)
Well, I thought The Survivors was entertaining (but, I only paid $1 to see it). If you like Robin Williams and Walter Mathau(sp?) and Jerry Reed you probably would be amused. It doesn't have any hysterical moments as you might expect from Robin, but it's fun. Up to $2.50 it would have been worth it (for me). By the way, the theme music from Stripes that they use in the ads on TV is nowhere to be heard in the movie. Anybody know why they used it in the ads (other than it sounds military) or how they got away with it? -king ables@utexas-11.ARPA ...nbires!ut-ngp!ables