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Subject: METALSTORM (spoiler?)
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Date: Sun, 28-Aug-83 22:06:39 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 28 22:06:39 1983
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From:  John L. Romkey <romkey@MIT-CSR>

Last week I saw METALSTORM - THE DESTRUCTION OF JARED-SYN (or something like
that), and since it was mentioned a little while ago, I thought I'd give my
impression of it. It wasn't bad for a 3D movie; it was one of the better
ones I've seen story-wise. The story was still pretty bad, though.

One thing that struck me was that the 3D was often used in fairly mundane
ways: plants, the car was very 3D, etc. Not many sharp pointy things flying
at my face. When there seemed to be good times for 3D effects, they didn't
quite pull it off - the bodies that could have rolled out of the screen at
me didn't quite make it; maybe it was because they rolled off the bottom of
it first.

The story was even vaguely interesting at times, but the end really fell to
pieces. Somebody must have lost his grip there. The hero said he'd pursue
Jared-Syn and then proceeded to shoot a crystal and walk off into the
sunset. What does Metalstorm have to do with the story? And Jared-Syn never
got destructed!
	- John Romkey
	  romkey@mit-csr