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From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper)
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Subject: Re: AFTER HOURS film review
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 18:51:13 EST
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 >I just saw the movie myself, and I shall present a third
 >viewpoint.  AFTER HOURS is written like a comedy and
 >directed like a horror film.  
 
I might almost say it was the other way around.  It certainly felt like
a comedy and I think that is because of the feel that the director gave
it.  But the actual events -- provided by the script-writer -- were
horrifying.  Because of that, it is only horrifying on reflection after
the film.
 
 >How you see it depends on how cruel
 >your sense of humour is.  If you like picking the wings off
 >flies, you'll laugh your head off at what the story writer
 >does to this poor guy; I know I did.  
 
Ouch!  I did laugh my head off, but I never thought of myself as a
sadist.  I guess am pretty callous about what nasty things happen to
fictional characters.
 
 >But if you view the movie seriously, not having the warped
 >sense of humour that  this film requires, you will be scared
 >out of your wits ever  to go to New York.

That may be putting it a bit strongly.  I realized that the chain of
coincidence that caused all the trouble is extremely unlikely... I am
just not sure how unlikely.

				Mark Leeper
				...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper