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...build a comedy out of shoulder pads alone. '70s also began life as a gimmick looking for a sitcom; what kept it fresh were its characters, especially Topher Grace's naive, deadpan Eric Forman and his tough love, frequently laid-off dad Red (Kurtwood Smith). '80s is full of unlikable stereotypes who were already well-parodied cliches two decades ago. There's Roger, the materialistic go-getter (Eddie Shin); there's Tuesday, a snarly punk with a spiked hairdo (Chyler Leigh) who delivers lines--"So I'm punk. Deal with it"--that an actual punk would sooner safety...
...Carsey-Werner, which says Behind tripled traffic to the '70s site, doesn't claim this is art. At the end of the webcast, Kurtwood Smith, with the wonderful take-no-crap gruffness of his character Red Forman, reminded us of its purpose: "Tune in to your Fox station for That '70s Show. Not this Behind the Scenes. The real thing." No confusion about that...
Woods looks haggard, almost bored in this film; the intensity that he radiated in Salvador and Best Seller is missing here. Downey looks particularly puerile playing against the veteran Woods. Okumoto puts in a fine performance as Kim, but the best performance in the film is by Kurtwood Smith, who plays a toned-down version of his Clarence Botticker character (Robocop) in the role of District Attorney Robert Reynard...
...performances match the tone. Cox and Ferrer are two sides of the same counterfeit corporate coin, and Kurtwood Smith (the most prominent punk) is one baaad malefactor. Weller, as the one good gunslinger in town, manages to convey emotion through the merest slit in his helmet. But the film is less an actors' showcase than a smart, grim satire. The only TV program to be seen is a slapstick variety show. Commercials peddle the 6000 SUX, the car of the future that brags about getting only 8.2 m.p.g., and a holocaust home-video game called Nukem. Giggly anchors read news...
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