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From: spear@ihopb.UUCP (Steven Spearman)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.movies
Subject: A Boy and His Dog (movie review)
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Date: Wed, 21-Sep-83 09:34:18 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 21 09:34:18 1983
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A very interesting film.  It was getting mixed reviews from
people around us when we left the theater - some people really
thought it was awful, I sort of liked it.
Hard core sci-fi fans may be disappointed since it has a 
minimum of special effects and such.  Mostly it is just a story
of the relationship between a young man and his mutant (?) dog.

There is plenty of violence and nudity; lots of sex though not
graphic - all in all not a movie for children.  It is VERY sexist
(can't women fight for themselves in post-holocaust environment?).

The film is well done - I thought it was well worth seeing.  The
surprise ending really drives the point home too.

Steve Spearman
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