From: gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan)
Subject: Re: Japanimation reviews con't (may contain SPOILERS)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 08:02:24 GMT

In article <n1164t@ofa123.fidonet.org> Kevin.Kline@ofa123.fidonet.org writes:
> RPG> Not one single plot point do you mention about 
> RPG> Beautiful Dreamer.  Not one
> RPG> single mention of the story being an allegory of 
> RPG> what exactly IS reality
> RPG> and what ARE dreams, and what dreams are.
> There wasn't anything WORTH mentioning about the plot!!!  It seemed the plot 
>was totally secondary to all the sexual jokes and perversion going on in the
>movie.  That Ataru guy is so wimpy it wasn't even funny!!  It seemed like all 
>the saucered-eye girls were in control and the guys were being perverts!
> RPG>       Above all else, Urusei Yatsura is a COMEDY 
> RPG> you IDIOT!, there are 
> RPG> supposed to be jokes in it, and at my last count, you can count the 
> RPG> number of jokes that involve Ataru's lechery on 
> RPG> one hand and still have some
> RPG> fingers left.  
>
> RPG>       The whole balance between an intriguing 
> RPG> story and slapstick-like
> RPG> comedy is what MAKE Beautiful Dreamer so good.
> Let's not forget Lum taking her top off several times or the numerous times
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WHERE!!! *U*KING WHERE??!! NO WHERE !!! THAT'S WHERE!!!!  WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT !!!!!  NOT ONCE!!!


Shows how much you pay attention to anything you watch.


>the men (who look as wimpy as Ataru) go and re-arrange women's underwear when 
>they are at Ataru's home.  

AGAIN WHAT THE FU*K ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!?!? NOTHING OF THAT SORT EVER
HAPPENED!!!!!!!!  

One scene happened (not even in a bedroom), where the guys were rough-housing
and one had a hold of Megane (the other guy's) shirt.

Again, what the hell are you talking about???

> I wouldn't call this slapstick-like comedy at all!  Slapstick is like what is 
>in LOONEY TUNES, TOM & JERRY, etc.  This is more perversion (not to mention
>Lum always beating up Ataru).  Does Lum believe in dressing normally and NOT
>beating up Ataru or anybody else?  

She dresses NORMALLY in the ENTIRE MOVIE!  Normal for her culture (she IS
an alien), normal for school, EVEN NORMAL for swimming (swimsuit).

EVer look back a{t the scene when the guys went searching thru the school.
was that not entirely slapstick.  Gee, I guess you need animal characters
for animated slapstick, huh?



> RPG> the "review" (stretching the term) posted 
> RPG> previously shows what little if
> RPG> any interest in actually WATCHING the shows and 
> RPG> shows only to prove that 
> RPG> indeed this person can spell "slut".
> How come you totally ignored my reviews on Robot Carnival and Naida also???  
>Why must you just simply respond to one show that I didn't like?  You make it 

Fine. I'll post my response thus.

My opiion: Kevin Kline reviews of RC and Nadia
RC: BITS without "saucer-eyed sluts"===good
    BITS WITH    "saucer-eyed sluts"===bad

Nadia:  Good if it hadn't been for all the "Saucer-eyed sluts".



>sound like I hate all Japanimation and that is not true.  I would appriciate
>it if you would read all the reviews I posted and not just comment about the
>one that you didn't like.  Thanks.


If the reviews had revealed any differing patterns, I would have.




Ryan Gavigan
gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu


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