Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!petrus!scherzo!allegra!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzz!leeper From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: AFTER HOURS film review Message-ID: <1381@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 18:51:13 EST Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1381 Posted: Tue Nov 5 18:51:13 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 07:13:04 EST References: <1283@mtgzz.UUCP> <137@duts.UUCP> <432@cylixd.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ Lines: 30 >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