Even ignoring the silly premise behind this comment, why the focus on Apple?

Given her plight, Maggie's paralysis may not be terribly credible, but it's perversely cheering to see her fight so valiantly against the pull of the plot's silly premise.

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said, "An already silly premise is given a ham-fisted treatment in this ill-advised remake of John Milius' 1984 hit action film".

Dyja treats his somewhat silly premise with the right balance of suspense and good humor.

The trouble is that the film is based on such a silly premise; no one really believes that career women - or even androids - carry on this way these days.

After all, in America you can sue anyone for anything and lawsuits with sillier premises have made it thorough the system.

Where that silly premise can lead became tragically evident in court last month - a Federal court, no less, whose judges would deny a fun-loving reporter the protections of the Bill of Rights.

Such is Mr. Ludwig's unabashedly silly, highly workable premise.

"Weaveworld" had an audaciously silly premise that the author only occasionally made convincing.

MERCYCLE, by Piers Anthony (Ace, $4.99), has a premise so silly that it is difficult to summarize in a few words.