> From: Drew Halevy <[log in to unmask]> > my use of the term inane studipdity was referring mainly to plot/acting. > look at film like _class of 1999_ a truly stupid film. dumd story, horrid > acting and mediorce f/x. but i saw it while finishing my thesis for my > MA, and it was the perfect escape. i think in large part, for me, the > inane stupidity is internal. i am wasting time (and money) and i know it > but just don't care. anyway, it is cheaper than booze and less damaging. > iguess that makes me the village idiot or something. oh well, i need > something to clear my mind.-drew Thank you, Drew. For a while, I thought I was the only one. I, too, find that I can really enjoy a truly pathetic film (_Galaxina_ comes to mind, as did _No Retreat, No Surrender_) just for its sheer ineptitude. And, hey...aren't films supposed to be *enjoyable* once in a while? It's sometimes nice to be able to unwind with something completely brainless. (Gene Siskel once confessed to liking _Inframan_, even though he KNEW it was a terrible film...) Vance Elderkin Department of Commuication North Carolina State University [log in to unmask]