The message from Frank Swarbrick rises higher:
FS> On 09-11-96 02:56, shipwrecked and comatose, Scott Rhodes said:
SD> Talk about a prog movie...I watched it 2 nights in a row (only movie
SD> I've ever done that with) and will probably get it again. The whole
SD> opera section was hilarious (what a keyboard - makes mellotrons look
SD> wimpy). Robin Williams was awe-inspiring. Sort of a RIO/symphonic
SD> movie, which ultimately made little or no sense, but who cares?
SR> Have you ever seen _Brazil_? That was Gilliam's film immediately
SR> before _AoBM_. _AoBM_ is good, but _Brazil_, IMO, is a classic. If I
SR> was to compare it to prog, I'd say it was close to Devil Doll. I
SR> highly recommend this movie.
FS> I've not seen _Brazil_, but Baron Munchausen was boooooring... (Too
FS> bad, because I like most all of the actors in it.)
Boring? Me thinks you need to see it again. If anything, there was
sensory overload, as in all Guilliam films. Try it again.
NP: "Holy Lamb" -- Yes
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