From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ihnss!knudsen Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Officer & Gentleman mini-review Article-I.D.: ihnss.148 Posted: Thu Sep 2 12:49:39 1982 Received: Sun Sep 5 03:41:33 1982 How nice to see a movie being discussed AFTER I've seen it, instead of months before! My wife and I saw AO&AG 3 weeks ago and both thought it was fine, and are relieved that stories of love among somewhat "normal" people are still made occasionally. I haven't seen anything of this type this good since "From Here to Eternity." We agreed that the theme of this film is selfishness -vs- un-s'ness, (exemplified by the two girls) and the evolution of Zach Mayo from a strictly self-contained person to a concerned lover and friend who can no longer tolerate selfishness in others. Excellent "liberal arts" flick. (I try to see all the sci-fi and submarine movies, usually, but this was a welcome change). Nobody has commented on how well-made AO&AG is -- good photog captures the mood of the area, editing is tops, and the PACE is excellent -- except for one sex/love scene, I never found a scene that lasted too long or a spot where the story-flow bogged down. As for predictability (someone complained about earlier), you do learn what to look for after the girls talk on the ferry boat about trapping a man, but you have no idea how far it will go or the ultimate results. I was quite surprised several times by plot twists. The acting, particularly the Black DI, was superb too. mike knudsen ihnss!knudsen