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Subject: Re: Movies in general - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 1-Jul-84 18:08:00 EDT
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uok!dwhitney    Jul  1 17:08:00 1984


"ST3 reached an end.  I hope. The adventure continues.  Pah."

So says   "-steve"

Of couse, he also says SW had a story to tell.  Right.  Good guys blast
bad guys (in black, of course).  But bad guys not dead.  Bad guys come
back in next film and beat up good guys.  But good guys not all dead,
hero of good guys wants to blast baddest bad guy, but decides not to.
Bad guy decides hes good guys father.  Thats storytelling??  Please.
Thats Gunsmoke 2300.  Or Bonanza 2001.  

In my humble opinion, ST has always been head-and-shoulders above the
other SF films in characters devleopment.  Kirk must make sacrifice;
his ship, or his son (and hostages), or Genesis planet.  Kirk faces
death; (Spock, of course), and deal with his new son (In st2).  Spock
confesses his humanity (ST1).  You see, ST at its (supposed) worst
can outtell SW in storytelling ANYDAY, and just because it doesnt
spend half its time with aliens-blasting-aliens in an SPFX budget
that makes ILM drool, doesn't make SW holy ground.  

If were lucky, and if SF is lucky, the Trek adventure WiILL continue
for at least one more good movie.  Its just about the only thing that
keeps SF alive in hollywood, or gives it so much as a thread of
credibility.  Why?  Look at the alternatives- Speilberg blows up Gremlins
and Grandmothers, while ripping out hearts and beating children in IJTOD,
Conan flexes muscle and mumbles monosyllabic English while Grace Jones
beats people with a stick.

Flame away.

David Whitney
Star Trek forever
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