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KILLER!

Today's Movie: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS(1997); NOT a NYT1000Best; but not a bad 'B' picture either. We liked it a lot. Obviously, it was suggested by the previous day's movie (see below). The action is fast and the effects are pretty good. It has a lot of laughs which both divert attention from plot holes (not many) but also from the gore which at some levels is both repellant and cheesy. There will be no bad dreams from this one.

The kids are cute and a bit sexy. I have to admit that some fuzzy thinking led me to expect another film; AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. I will have to make amends for this to John. Actually, both are written by John Landis and 'LONDON was done earlier--1981. This one must be a 'cash in on the franchise if any' move. There were no thirds. 'LONDON is a great film and a lot of fun and probably better than this one. We are going to see it soon. It is fifth in the queue right after some serious shit like APOCOLYPSE NOW.

It is my intention to break up the long march of 1000 Best Films with both short and long vacations. This was a short break. One day. Tomorrow; on with the big show. We have comedies and musicals just now, so we don't need too much down time from the high ahhhht cinemah or, for that matter, the serious shit.