Never mind The Matrix, never mind Star Wars: The Phantom Mis-Fire, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR is the science fiction movie of the year!!! Notice the big letters we used for the title? WE WANT YOU TO GO SEE THIS MOVIE! For years we have complained -- to no avail -- about Hollywood subsituting loud "booms" and shiny lights on screen for (1)good writing, (2) good acting, (3) good production values, and (4) good directing.
The Thirteenth Floor is a science fiction-thriller-mystery in which the special effects are subordinated to and enhance the story . . . as they should. Looking at the trailers and television commercials for The Thirteenth Floor, you might think that it is some sort of big-budget piece of kay-wrap like Batman and Robin. It is, in fact, a modestly budgeted film in which the special effects are used sparingly so that they merely enhance the story and the production values.
Our On-Line Reviewer has already predicted an acting nomination for Armin Mueller-Stahl (saying which category would give away some plot points), Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction, a probable nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (and he's been right four out of the last four times in the writing categories!), PLUS -- if the awards voters are FINALLY ready to give Hollywood the message that they can fire their computer technicians and replace them with writers, actors, and ARTISTS, some special effects awards, too. Not only do we give The Thirteenth Floor our highest rating: W8: WORTH $8.00, but we are taking the extraordinary step of asking you, our loyal readers, to help us to bring good movie-making back to Hollywood.
Below we have included a little form which we would like you to print out and bring to your local theater when you go to see The Thirteenth Floor. As we have said before, we have about 550 regular visitors to this site; if each of you will go see The Thirteenth Floor with one or two friends, and each one of you will turn in this form to the theater manager . . . TRUST US! Hollywood WILL take notice and start turning out good science fiction movies again!
DEAR THEATER MANAGER:
I HAVE COME TO YOUR THEATER TODAY TO SEE THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR.
I am tired of spending good money to see science fiction films which have spectacular special effects, but bad stories, bad acting, and bad directing. THE ON-LINE-REVIEW OF THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR HAS ASSURED ME THAT THE SPECIAL EFFECTS IN THIS FILM WILL NOT GET IN THE WAY OF MY MOVIE-GOING PLEASURE, SO I HAVE CHOSEN TO COME TO YOUR THEATER TO SEE THIS FILM. Please tell your film distributors that your audience members are tired of paying high ticket prices so that film studios can make movies with spectacular special effects, bad stories, bad acting, and bad directing. THIS AUDIENCE MEMBER WANTS TO SEE GOOD MOVIES AGAIN!
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