Reviews

The Joy Luck Club was about as good as could have been expected from the attempt to make a rather full-bodied book into a single movie. It just can't be done in a way that does justice to the book.

On the other hand, the casting and acting were superb, what was left of the plot was delicately handled (for Oliver Stone) and the overall result is a movie which is definitely worth seeing.

I rated it a 7 (I've never given a 10). If I were still dating, I would probably have rated it higher as your date will love it, and you will enjoy it much more than many other "date" movies.

"Let there be lips."

There are two, completely different, versions of _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_. One is the movie that you will see if you watch RHPS at home, the other is the event you will witness (or participate in) if you see it in a theater.

If you have never seen RHPS before and see it at a theater, expect to miss much of the dialog. There are two reasons for this. One is that in many cases, noise from the audience will obscure or obliterate the sound from the film. The other reason is that sometimes you may be paying so much attention to other goings-on in the theater that you ignore the movie.

In order to avoid spoiling the experience for first time attendees, I won't go into any details of what may or may not occur, except that before the movie begins, there may be a call for "virgins" from the audience. This refers only to whether or not you have attended an appropriate showing of RHPS before -- there are *no* other connotations. If you have not attended one before, step up smartly when the call is made.

I rated this movie as a 9 (a 10 would be the best movie ever made) for the theatrical version, as a video watched at home it is only about a 5.