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Alphabet City (1984)
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1/09
1/09:
Alphabet City represents everything that's wrong with an 80's film.
The result isn't surprising because I had seen Frogs for Snakes which was also directed
by Amos Poe. He's one of the worst ever. I had never heard of Vincent Spano, the male lead star, and after seeing it, I now know
why. He doesn't have what it takes to be an actor. Vincent pretends to be tough and gritty, but one simple look at his face
ruins the credibility.
The rest of the performances are mostly hokey, making the film feel stagy. What I saw instead is lights, lights, and more
lights. It's been purple, pink, green, orange, purple, pink, yellow, orange, purple, pink, green, orange, purple, pink,
yellow, purple, pink, green, orange, purple, pink, and yellow. They're so distractingly bright that they have to be
right in the center of every shot.
All in all, Alphabet City should've stopped Amos Poe's career dead in its tracks, but he unbelievably went on to do
Frogs for Snakes.