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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: small flame about trivia in reviews
Message-ID: <635@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 01:36:55 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 19 01:36:55 1985
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References: <13100126@ism70.UUCP> <2045@ut-ngp.UTEXAS>
Reply-To: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Organization: North Carolina Educational Computing Service
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Summary: 

In article <2045@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> lindley@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (John L. Templer) writes:
>> EXPLORERS
>>
>>   ... list of major credits from the film EXPLORERS
>>

>Please!  Why is all this stuff included in a movie review?  I don't
>care who was the production designer, visual effects superviser, or who
>wrote the score.  In those cases where such items make or break a film,
>say so, but otherwise don't include each and every person associated
>with the film.

While I disagree with the sentiment expressed above (I like to know these
sorts of things) it might be good to include the information at the *end*
of the review so as not to offend the sensibilities of our less trivially
inclined readers.

>
>Other than that, I thought this was a good review.
>-- 
>
>~~ John L. Templer,  University of Texas at Austin
>~~ {allegra,gatech,seismo!ut-sally,vortex}!ut-ngp!lindley
>
>"Oh, I liked it well enough-- only it was so dusty and hot, and the
>elephants did tease so!"  (Can you recognise the character speaking?)


-- 

						Byron C. Howes
				      ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bch