Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site nbires.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!ut-sally!nbires!operator From: operator@nbires.UUCP (operator) Newsgroups: net.jokes,net.movies Subject: Re: Supergirl Message-ID: <360@nbires.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 13:42:16 EST Article-I.D.: nbires.360 Posted: Fri Dec 28 13:42:16 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Dec-84 01:53:16 EST References: <356@jett.UUCP>, <702@loral.UUCP> <4338@cbscc.UUCP> Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 33 Xref: watmath net.jokes:10131 net.movies:5359 > I've been reading all these slurs against Supergirl, an obviously outstanding > motion picture event, and I cannot just sit here and be quiet anymore. I'll > admit that there may have been a couple of plot flaws, but I thought it hung > together rather well. Some people had problems with an instant mountain in the > middle of town, but, hey, that happens all the time here in Ohio. And the > burundi wand...how can anyone doubt it's credibility? And just because an > entire city depends on an octahedron (or whatever it was supposed to be), why > not be playing around with it at a shopping mall? But seriously, if you treat > it as an audience participation movie, it is great. We were rolling in the > aisles (and getting stuck on the spilled drinks, mushy used popcorn, etc.) it > was so funny. Brenda Vaccaro was terrific, and undoubtedly will win Best > Supporting Actress for her role. So let's stop slamming this movie. By the > way, it wasn't until after the fourth time I saw it that I noticed the plot > flaws. They were very subtle, and probably only picked up by the most astute > observer. > ...bob garmise...at&t bell labs, columbus... *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** Are you kidding? I heard from several different sources that SUPERGIRL was one of the worst movies of the decade, (no matter what comes out later this decade)!!!! But I guess there are some adults out there who just love the SMURFS. Life goes on. David B. . . . . . \/