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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
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Subject: Re: "Comfort and Joy" and Bill Forsythe Movies
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Date: Sat, 1-Dec-84 17:52:02 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  1 17:52:02 1984
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Well, I've seen (all?) three Bill Forsythe movies - Gregory's Girl, Local
Hero, and Comfort and Joy.  I liked them all, but I think I liked the first
two more.

They are all movies about fairly ordinary people, and all are funny - not
Steve Martin or Eddie Murphy funny, but rather (how about this:) funny
like the jokes you tell sitting on the porch on a summer evening?  Just
ordinary humour about ordinary people, in slightly unordinary situations.

Forsythe doesn't rely on expensive props, special effects, or exotic
locations.  He relies instead on the story and the actors.  This is as it
should be.

Summary: Recommended.

John