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From: jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Silent running - good and bad
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 13:14:18 EST
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> I read with interest the folks who said how much they liked the
> film "Silent Running", and Mark Leeper's comments on how poorly
> done and inconsistent it was.  I've always agreed with both
> viewpoints. 	gordon letwin

I talked this film up to my SO on the basis of having seen it long ago when
I was a student and ecology was in fashion. So then we rented it on tape from
the video store--and she couldn't stand it. It did indeed have various
inconsistencies, plus it's maudlin and depressing. But I still found some
parts to like. Freeeman Lowell has exactly the right half-mad style, his
late companions are very realistic, and the Drones are the best movie
robots ever, especially compared with that junk from LucasFilm.

	John Purbrick ...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-hermes!jpexg