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From: keithl@vice.UUCP (Keith Lofstrom)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Electric Dreams
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Date: Sat, 14-Jul-84 04:32:18 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 14 04:32:18 1984
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Electric Dreams.  Stupid but Fun.

Hypernerd architectural detailer buys home computer.  Through a sequence
of improbable events, computer becomes self-aware.  Computer is into
animation and musical composition, and falls in love with the cellist
upstairs.  Technically implausible;  I suspect only about 70% of the
population will be dumb enough to believe a PC can actually do all that.
Pretty humorous for the rest of us;  I'm sure it was made with tongue
firmly in cheek. 

There was some good-looking abstract animation (a lot of it appeared
hand-made then video processed).  Some good tunes, including a mix
of cello and computer synthesis.  The story was a bit hokey, but far
better than most things we're seeing this summer.  The players were
good but not outstanding, and the characters were comfortable.  I didn't
see a single toy spinoff or video game possibility, although parts 
might make good videos.  Watch until the END of the credits.  Bud Cort
did the computer's voice, and was the only name I recognized.

Over all, I'd say worth $4.50, but not worth having your bicycle stolen
from in front of the theater.  I will see it again, locking my next bike
to something more substantial.  Should I have submitted this to net.bicycle,
too?

-- 
Keith Lofstrom
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