rec.arts.movies.past-films

In article <61r2a3F20kl8eU1@>, dmatthews03@ (David Matthews) writes:
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| >>>>Howard the Duck creator Gerber dies
| >>>>By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press Writer
| >>>>Fri Feb 15, 9:50 PM ET
| >>>> Skrenes said Gerber was not closely involved in George Lucas' 1986
| >>>>"Howard the Duck" film, which fared poorly at the box office.
| >>>
| >>> Even Lucas kept his distance from that film.
| >>
| >> I have to admit, I sort of liked that movie. I mean, it wasn't the
| >> greatest movie ever made, by a long shot, but for entertainment
| >> purposes, it worked. The duck costume was pretty good, and the plot
| >> was surreal, and it had a big ending. Worked for me. We bought the
| >> VHS tape back when it was new, and my son was just a child then, and
| >> we watched it a few times. It was playful and quirky. Normally a
| >> film like that would develop a cult following. I can't remember much
| >> about it now, other than a few scenes, but I never saw it as the
| >> travesty that critics excoriated.
| >
| > That's quite refreshing, and it makes me realize that I've never seen
| > the film. Maybe I'll go out and rent it this weekend. :)
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| I haven't seen it either and it got me thinking that there are movies that
| I've mentally crossed off my *to see* list without giving them much
| thought - I've even heard some good things about _Ishtar_ and that _ The
| Horn Plays at Midnight_ isn't nearly as bad as Benny made out.

I liked both _Howard the Duck_ and _The Horn Blows at Midnight_...

Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com