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Subject: Space Nazis; Magic in SF
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Date: Wed, 9-May-84 20:47:19 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  9 20:47:19 1984
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I enjoyed watching "V" (with my educated brain set to Star-Wars mode, where
it ignores all the scientific impossibilities), until the final scene
where hybrid child Elizardbeth pulss her magical powers on the Bomb controls.
I had the same problem with "The Secret of NIMH" -- namely, I can't stand
it when a "rational" SF story mixes in PURE MAGIC (without even calling it
"sufficiently advanced technology").  Actually, I thought ET's magic was
beautiful (brain in kid mode?), but V's ending looked like "oh my gawd,
only 2 minutes in the 4th quarter" by the screenwriters.  mike k