i also found the film to be less of a "parody" than i was expecting. however, looking back, i think NBK's most powerful message comes not in the acuteness of its parody, but in the observation that these supposed moments of parody are virtually unremoved from there original sources. the "i love mallory" segment obviously would not be seen on television, or would it? is it a parody, or simply an overt statement of the implied themes in shows such as married with children? all humor is ultimately based on pain, so the theory goes... much of what i believe was supposed to be considered parody in the film failed to strike me as something i wouldn't actually see in our media or culture. the mirror which stone holds up to our world is only slightly distorted. i have a question i'd be interested in bringing to discussion... it's a little off the typical intellectual level of this group, delving more into emotional response. i'd like to know where your sympathy level was with mickey and mallory. did you want them to escape? did you want them dead? did you care? does your reaction on this point stem from the content or the way stone presented it? denis hennelly [log in to unmask]