Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!gs From: gs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gordon Strong) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Night Of The Comet Message-ID: <3205@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 14:49:06 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.3205 Posted: Wed Nov 28 14:49:06 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 05:27:29 EST References: <663@sjuvax.UUCP> <38900017@ctvax.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 16 Re: dreams within dreams. Actually, the recursive dream (nightmare) idea was done much better in "An American Werewolf in London". In "Werewolf" it helped reinforce the feeling of the onset of lycanthropy. You *knew* something strange was happening. In "The Night of the Comet" it was just a chance to show a little flesh and give us a little scare. The moment I saw the scene, I immediately said "what a rip-off!, they stole this idea from John Landis". If John Landis stole it from someone else, I am unaware of it. If I want to see rip-offs, I'll go see a Brian DePalma film (in a recent movie article, the reviewer called him "A hack of all trades"). I guess I just expect a little more originality. Oh well. Gordon Strong ihnp4!mit-eddie!gs GS@MIT-XX