Just ‘Knock’ It Off

“Knock Off” was absolutely horrible. I couldn’t wait to see the review because I wanted to see how badly The Times would rip into it. I open up the paper to see Kevin Thomas calling this film “one of Van Damme’s best” (“ ‘Knock Off’ Is the Real Thing: Fast, Funny,” Sept. 7).

I disagree with almost everything that Thomas wrote about this film and I’m sure that I’m not the only one. Steven E. de Souza’s script, which Thomas touts as “lean” and ‘witty,” is one of the worst I’ve ever heard, and not since Schwarzenegger in “Eraser” have lines been delivered this badly.

Also, Tsui Hark did not direct “A Better Tomorrow.” John Woo did.

MARK SCHONDORF

Los Angeles

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The music composers’ credit in Thomas’ review of “Knock Off” should read Ron Mael and Russell Mael rather than Rona, our untalented stepsister whom we’d rather not talk about.

RON MAEL

RUSSELL MAEL

Encino