Bumping an old thread, but hey whatever...
Myself, I think Radiohead raises a lot of valid points, but one of my favourite parts of the movie is the end, starting at the floorshow and including the credits. It's right to say that it's staged and cut in the manner of a golden-age sci-fi or horror film, but whether Sharman was inexperienced or not it works in my book. While it might have a noticeable tonal change from the first act, this gives the movie a greater scope of emotion. The funny, witty bits work best as there are other themes at work in the picture, throwing them into relief. Although the movie is done in a light style, horrific things happen - mostly the killing and consuming of Eddie and the slavery of Rocky. So for me, the movie isn't just a comedy, but a movie with a broad range of concepts at work.
The end works because it is so grand in nature, it does expound on Frank's character as mentioned above, and even ignoring the hints at the 'final surprise' I think the sudden hard left revelation at the end works in context with the haphazard nature of the film genre it's spoofing. I suppose I mean to say, that the movie takes itself seriously to some extent, which is a good thing.
_________________ To the late night, double feature, picture show... I wanna go!
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