No, I remember "Duel" (1971), it was okay. It was basically Spielberg's thesis project at UCLA, but I can't watch Dennis Weaver for 90 minutes. I hated "McCloud," which was basically Clint Eastwood's "Coogan's Bluff" every couple of weeks on NBC's Sunday night Movie Mystery wheel along with "Columbo" and "MacMillan and Wife."

-P

P.S. "Columbo" kicked ass.

Dick Clark is the patron of the awards show and he's still recovering from a stroke. None of you can give him a shout out, a thanks, a hello, or an acknowledgement?

Spoiled, ingrate punks.

Sincerely,

The President

Pat Morita, the original Arnold from "Happy Days," died.

Boo.

-P

P.S. Did you know he spent time in a Japanese internment camp in Arizona during World War II?

You know, I never really got "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind." I mean, I like the way the film looks, whether it's the Panavision lenses or what I don't know, but I like that 1970's tall and fat wide-screen with just a little bit of wide-angle distortion. But I never liked the story, I never liked the acting, I hate Richard Dreyfuss standing around with his mouth open, I hate how these huge alien vessels speed around, brightly lit, and there is no wind and no reflected streaks of light, and while the sound is nicely mixed, I hate the sappy music. Really, I hate sappy, happy alien movies, but moreover, I think I just hate how popular this movie is.

The only Steven Spielberg movie is "Jaws." After that it's just crap. Endless blue-light-through-haze effects, Christ imagery, religious references, and emotional saccharine, it's all so nauseating.

Time to screen "Dirty Harry." Now that's a movie.

-P

Re: Your coverage of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon that hit a light pole and injured two people.

Does that really qualify as a "tragedy"?

You're lucky if you can get to the grocer and back without getting hurt in New York, nevermind a parade of oversized balloons bonking down the street in 15 mph winds.

Let's cut the hype.

Signed,

The President