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Subject: tape tracks
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Date: Tue, 9-Oct-84 02:42:44 EDT
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And now, the first in a probably endless series of reviews of things that
are available on your friendly neighborhood tape machine. Since I seem to
rarely get out to movies in the theater anymore, I'm constantly scrounging
around for titles I've missed the first time through or things I've never
heard of that look interesting. Between my machine and HBO, we should see a
wide range of interesting reviews here. Other owners of tape machines, feel
free to comment on your favorite tapes!

Barbarella - ** (well, maybe)
    Anyone who accuses Jane Fonda of riding her fathers coattails to
    stardom hasn't seen this flick. She has certainly paid her dues, with
    interest. The HIGH point of this film is the opening sequence as Jane
    does a full striptease (still PG, tho-- sigh) from a spacesuit, ending
    up with an interesting set of camera angles that don't quite show
    anything. It's all downhill from there, but amusing in it's absurdity.

The Big Chill - ****
    I've commented upon this one rather endlessly in the past. See it. Now.
    Great movie if you are interested in watching people be people instead
    of actors being characters. The soundtrack makes a statement all its
    own. Not for the Indiana Jones type. 

Dark Star - ***
    The print I had wasn't the best, from the looks of it they used a bad
    master to create the tapes (projector scratches and a muddy soundtrack,
    no less!). Despite that, Dark Star is STILL one of the best SF
    comedy/parodies available in ANY galaxy. After watching Dark Star,
    you'll have everyone wondering why you insist on giggling through
    Alien (They were produced by the same folks, and there are similarities
    and in-jokes in Alien galore....). 

Fade To Black - ** (***+ for film buffs)
    Dennis Cristopher plays a film buff who goes insane and starts
    murdering people who have done nasty things to him. ho, hum, so what
    else is new? Christopher does a GREAT job upstaging a rather average
    storyline and turning this into a rather decent film. For film buffs,
    the recreation of some great classic scenes is done very well and
    should bring about some fond memories. the costuming is wonderful, as
    is the shower scene (ala psycho, of course) with the marilyn monroe
    clone. Here's to obligatory nudity!

Private School - *yawn*
    Speaking of obligatory nudity, this sleeper on HBO is a real sleeper. 
    About half an hour in you go to sleep. Even the redhead running around
    with no clothes on couldn't keep my interest, and that says a lot. 
    Get a good nights sleep.

Time Bandits - *** 
    Works well on a small screen, I had real trouble understanding this in
    a theater because of the accents. Now that I've seen it at home, the
    movie is even funnier. Print is good quality, and the story even makes
    sense when you can hear what they are saying... Great for a fun evening
    in.

Tommy - **
    The Who's great rock opera simply doesn't translate well to a 19"
    screen and a 3" speaker. The power, the moods, and the music are all
    there, they simply don't make you feel as much. this is a midnight
    movie forever, I guess.

I think that's about it for now-- the next tape tracks will include such
wonderful classics as 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'. Until then, save me
the beanbag chair...
-- 
From the Department of Bistromatics:            Chuq Von Rospach
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