> Carrol wrote:
>
> > How does the shark (from the point at which all agree there _is_ a
> > shark)
>
> There is no shark in "Jaws". Really. There's just a mysterious fin and a
> churning bass line.
>
> I've always wondered why the US Empire hasn't produced an even halfway
> decent monster movie since the 1950s. Is it the sheer monstrousness of
> Imperial society? A lack of stunt doubles willing to wear rubber lizard
> costumes? Did Toho corner the market on monstrosity? Or is it just the
> general decadence of the Empire, similar to its inability to make decent
> cars?
>
> -- DRR
The original "Alien" is a damn good monster movie.
John Thornton