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Subject: Bogdanovich - Opus on a BAD film
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Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 09:58:48 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 19 09:58:48 1983
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The Bogdanovich/Gazzara/Hepburn movie in question is, I believe,
called *They All Laughed*.  I remember it came out last year,
but didn't get the reviews it needed to survive.

Finally, I went back to "Loose Tails" and dug up the orginal quote
from Bloom County's nonpareil penguin Opus,  during his stint as a
film critic for The Bloom Beacon.  So imagine him at the typewriter.

First frame:  "George Phblat's new film, `Benji Saves the Universe',
              [but feel free to substitute your favorite overrated
               space epic]
               has brought the word `BAD' to news levels of badness."

2nd frame:    "Bad acting.  Bad effects.  Bad everything.  This bad
               film just oozed rottenness from every bad scene...
               Simply bad beyond all infinite dimensions of possible
               badness."

3rd frame:    [He looks distraught]

4th frame:    "Well maybe not that bad, but Lord, it wasn't good."

                                                    Berke Breathed
--Charles (decvax!allegra!cbf)