The Current Challenge given July 7 & 14, 2002: Write a brief description or a capsule review of a well-known movie in which the initial letters of your words spell the movie's title. For example:

JAWS = Just A Wild Shark
ANNIE HALL = Allen's Nebbish Neuroticism Is Evident Here And Lotsa Laughs.

Entries were judged on cleverness, aptness and naturalness of syntax.

WINNER (WILL'S PICK):
STAR WARS - EPISODE II, ATTACK OF THE CLONES:
Sadly, This Awful Retread Will Apparently Reap Staggeringly Enormous Profits. It's Surprisingly One Dimensional. Even Its Intricate Action Tableaus Traverse Awkward Cliches. Kudos Only For The Highly Entertaining Christopher Lee, Overcoming Nonsensical, Erratic Storyline

We received about 1,200 messages and postcards, with no more than 3 entries each. Our winner was John Drew from Orangevale, CA.

RUNNERS-UP:

CASABLANCA: Clever American Saloonkeeper And Beautiful Lady Attract Nazi Commandant's Attention [Charles L. Perrin]

ROCKY III: Recycling Original Can Kill Your Interest In It [David Lieb]

FATAL ATTRACTION: Fickle Attorney Takes A Lover And Then Treacherously Reneges; Actress Close Terrifying In Oscar Nomination [Neil Osterweil & Nancy Baron]

AMADEUS: Acclaimed Mozart Achievements Delight Everyone ... Upsetting Salieri [Robert Samarel][similarly: Jed Martinez]

SHREK: Smelly Hero Rescues Enchanted Kingdom [Devin Towne (11) & Gareth Novak-Miller (10)]

Honorable Mention:

MY FAIR LADY: Musical You Find Amusing, Intriguing, Really 'Loverly'; A Delightful Yarn [Elaine La Montagne]

SPARTACUS: Slave Provokes A Rebellion That A Caesar Ultimately Squelches [Alan Middleton]

AUSTIN POWERS: Amorous Undercover Swinger Thawed In Nutty Parody -- Overcomes Wicked Empire's Ridiculous Scheme [Keith Williams]

CHANGING LANES: Cars Have Accident. Nobody Gets Injured. Neither Guy Likes Apologizing. Nastiness Escalates Steadily [Louise Sebra]

AS GOOD AS IT GETS: Angry, Sarcastic Guy Overcoming Obsessive Disorder Alienates Several Individuals, Then Gradually Evokes Their Sympathy [Steve Baggish]

STAR WARS: Silly Tale About Robots, Wookies, And Rebel Skywalker [Mike Eckman]

REAR WINDOW: Relentlessly Eavesdropping, Ailing Reporter Wonders If Neighbor Dusted Off Wife [Bill Therriault]

THE BIRDS: Tippi Hedren Escapes Battlesome, Intimidating Ravens, Deadly Seagulls [Dennis Fawcett]

NAKED GUN: Nielsen Acts Klutzy, Even Demented. Good, Unpretentious fuN [Karen DeWig]

BULWORTH: Beatty Unleashes Liberalism With Offbeat Rapping That's Hilarious [Hilary House]

CASTAWAY: Crashed Airplane Survivor Tames Archipelago -- Waits And Yearns [Susan Hardenbergh]

TOP HAT: Terpsichorean Opus Perfectly Highlights Astaire's Talents [Tom Hall]

WINDTALKERS: War Introduces Navajo Dialect To Allied Leathernecks, Kayoing Enemy Radio Specialists [Art Pahr]

DAS BOOT: Dangerous Axis Submarine Bears Onslaught Of Torpedos [Jennifer Hodgdon]

THE STING: Two Hoods Engineer Swindle, Taking In Nasty Gangster [Quentin Decker]

LA BAMBA: Latin Artist Becomes A Major Band Attraction [Bruce Lucier]

MR. DEEDS: Miserable Retread Demeans Even Excruciatingly Dopey Sandler [William Poundstone]

INSOMNIA: Investigator Nears Solution Of Murderous Nightmare In Alaska [Ben Hochman]

POLTERGEIST: Parents Of Lovely Tot Eventually Realize Ghost Exists Inside Sinister Television [Tom Channic]

BOB AND CAROL AND TED AND ALICE (starring Robert Culp, Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, and Dyan Cannon): Boy Oh Boy! Amorous Neighbors Desire Casual Affairs. Robert Outlines Lusty And Naughty Deeds To Elliott, Dyan, And Natalie. Despite A Longing, It Collapses Entirely [Mike Godfrey]

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