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CLASH OF THE 'TITANIC'
Your article on Titanic (#404, Nov. 7) was a stunner! It has
been just the sort of fix we Titanic buffs have been waiting
for. Surely, James Cameron has gone above and beyond the call of
duty in giving us the most visually accurate Titanic ever
filmed. Kudos to his hard work and perseverance. If only other
directors could lavish that much detail and love on their films.
Justin J. Petersen
petersjj@storm.simpson.edu
Indianola, Iowa
It's nice to read about someone like James Cameron immersing
himself so completely in his work. So what if Titanic cost $200
million? Speed 2 cost around $140 million and has nothing to
show for it. The fact of the matter is, directors who are
perfectionists, like Cameron and Stanley Kubrick, deliver the
goods — beyond a reasonable doubt.
Erik Friedman
Oakland
STOP 'SEIN'
In regards to ''Early Warning, Sein?'' I think it can be summed up
with one word: greed. In past years, I could hardly watch an
episode of this great show without rolling on the floor
laughing. The story lines were downright comical, as was the
cast of the show. Now these people don't even seem to be
enjoying themselves. A 10th season? I'm not even watching this
one anymore.
John Poulin
johnp@nh.ultranet.com
Rochester, N.H.
When NBC negotiated the Seinfeld cast's new megabuck contracts,
did their attorneys forget to include a clause requiring them to
be funny?
Phil Edgerly
EdgerlyDesign@worldnet.att.net
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Back when its creators were (intelligently) considering whether
to end Seinfeld with its seventh season, Jerry used to say that
keeping the show on past its welcome would be like staying at a
party too late. At a party, you don't want to leave too early,
but you definitely don't want to be the last one to leave.
Without Jerry noticing, Seinfeld has now turned into that last
guest at the party.
Allex Sandel
alex@rea-alp.com
Alexandria, Minn.
'TOONING UP
Thank you for your article (''World War 'Toon'') on the heated
competition in the animation industry. It is one thing for
Disney to continue to release stale, formulaic animated movies.
It is another thing entirely for the company to prevent anyone
else from entering and expanding the boundaries of this medium.
Feature-length animation's potential has still barely been
tapped, and if the Mouse House is not going to contribute to its
artistic growth, then it should get out of the way and let
others have a shot!
Adam Prosser
Oshawa, Ontario
It's about time that someone realized that animation needs to
diversify from the usual song-and-dance routine that Disney and
the other studios offer up. If animation wants to continue to
flourish, the subject matter and style need to diversify the way
Japanese animation has, with its hard-edged sci-fi films like
Ghost in the Shell and Akira. Not only will companies that vary
their output avoid making a Disney clone, but they'll be
offering up something that the audience hasn't seen before.
Jason Glick
Riverside, Calif.
CORRECTIONS: Bean is rated PG-13 (Movies). The recent Almost-Full Monty contest held in a New York City HMV record store attracted 12 participants (Biz).
