The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center in Los Angeles.
Vincent CanbyHack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
Vincent CanbyIt is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
Vincent CanbyConfession: When I went to see The Empire Strikes Back I found myself glancing at my watch. The Force is with us, indeed, and a lot of it is hot air. It's a measure of my mixed feelings about The Empire Strikes Back that I'm not at all sure that I understand the plot. The Empire Strikes Back is about as personal as a Christmas card from a bank.
Vincent Canby