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...exercise in escalating gruesomeness, and the urgency and awkwardness of the narrative lend credence to the preposterous. So does the setting, a supermarket where a random bunch of shoppers have been trapped by what may be the end of the world. Familiar brand names anchor the incredible; a flying monster invades the store and is set on fire by the beleaguered defenders, finally crashing "into the spaghetti sauces, splattering Ragu and Prince and Prima Salsa everywhere like gouts of blood." King's private lines to primal nightmares and American consumerism remain in good working order...
...could say that The Goonies is not so much a movie as the kinetic model for a theme-park attraction: the Pirate Fun House (& Restaurant). Tiptoe past the men's room and peek at a SCARY MONSTER! Crawl through a fireplace into a SPOOKY CHAMBER! Elude the clutches of an EVIL ITALIAN GANG! See the underground WATERFALL, the infernal CANNONBALL, the DEATH ORGAN and the very many SKELETONS! Hurtle down the FLUME to the cavern containing a genuine imitation 17th century PIRATE SHIP! Get out ALIVE! (And have a nice day.) As in any fun house, the pleasures here...
...pantry of profitable products. Moreover, the acquisition will enable Reynolds to be much stronger overseas. Foreign sales account for about 37% of Nabisco's business, compared with only 21% at Reynolds. All in all, the Nabisco deal could put Reynolds well on its way to becoming a global Cookie Monster...
Your article about Goetz convinces me that our criminal-justice system is a sham. Goetz called himself a monster in his highly emotional original confession. This shows that he is an introspective man with a conscience, a man not accustomed to violence. I seriously doubt that his victims sat around assessing the morality of their conduct. Simie Maryles Van Dereck Provincetown, Mass...
...this day, almost a year ago now, Tom Seaver was warming up in the bullpen in Fenway Park. He was still on his first tour of the American League and was making his first appearance in the shadow of the venerable Green Monster...