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23, 1994
Be sure to caM and check
listings and times Because
of an earlier Thanksgiving
printing schedule, we were
not able to get new listings
for this week Sure, we
know the old Movie Dope
guy would have found a
way to do it, but where is he
when we need him? Never
fear, a new Movie Dope is
on the way, and this wiU aU
get straightened out some
how, by and by, like
ALPS CINEMA
1548-5256)
Show times effective 11/18
The Little Rascals IPG)
6&S 3 20) • In case you're won
dering. this is the bottom of the
barrel
The Mask (PG13)
(S861:10.5:10) 7 25* Jim Carrey
stars m this film, which a. by the
way. an absolute evil
Natural Bom KSers (R)
9 45 (Alps) • Young serial killers
in love There's definitely a
dollar's worth of something
here It's hard to say what, be*
what do you c are anyway 7
ALPS MIDNIGHT
MOVIES
(Friday & Saturday)
The Rocky Horror
Picture Shew
UmShorman. 1975)
Midnight • Once more into the
breech Dress as your favor
ite deviant and remember to
bring the essential accesso
ries and props Have a lot of
fun. but don't expect me to
show: I hate you people
BEECHWOOD
(546-1011)
Show times effective 11/18
The Swan Princess IG)
2:30. 4:30, 7:15. 9:05
1 Beech wood) • The animation
looks third rate, but I doubt
there's a big merchandising
campaign tied into this, since it's
so low rent So at least you won 1
have to buy any toys for the rug
rats if you toke em to see it
Clerks (R)
2 20,7 20*Oecf from low-bud
get/no-budget lond comes this
story of a couple of lowbrow in
tellectuals who tend the
counters at adjoining conve
nience and video stores m sub
urban New Jersey A winner at
Sundance and at Cannes Ama
teurish m ol respects, but if that's
what you're expecting, its not
that bod Don't go out of your
way to see it. but it beats the heD
out of most of the stuff Holly
wood has to offer
Interview
With the Vampire (R)
1:45.2:15.4:15.4:45.700.7:30.
9:30.9:55 • True to the novel, this
adaptation of the extremely
overrated Anne Rtce bestseller is
beautiful, dui and empty Direc
tor Neil Jordan (The Crying
Gome tries to dress It up best
he con. but this is sttf basically a
turd with flowers seeking In It
And as for lorn Cruise as Lestat.
Anne Rice cftdnl deserve a bet
ter actor for her darling Superfi
cial mediocrity is vrttal this flm
embodies, from her tepid
screenplay to the Guns *n‘Roses
cover of “Sympathy for the OevtT
at the end It was perfect
Jam's Lyric (R)
4:50.9:45 • Overtly senkmenlo!
and simplistic characters and
some pointless sex scenes bring
the film down For those in need
of the melodrama daytime TV
cannot provide
The lion King IG)
2:05. 405. 7:05. 9:05
(Beechwood) • Bock for those
holiday crowds It's sure to do big
business, but after seeing
PmoccNo ogam the other day. I
have very little patience for this
crop anymore That Elton John
soundtrack alone is enough to
explain Susan Smith's dork mo
tivations
Pulp Fiction (R)
1 30. 4 20. 710. 1000 • A tril
ogy of intertwined stories of
crime, drugs and death, from
golden boy Tarantino Sure
Travolta does a good job. but
what s the big deal 7 Samuel
Jockson is the man He has all
the best lines and gets the most
rmleoge out of every word This
film is so good that you won t
want to see another movie for a
longtime
Stargate (PG-13)
200. 4 35. 7:00. 9:35 • Totally
disappointing big-budget sci-
fi has Kurt Russell and James
Spader leaping through time
and spoce to visit extraterres
trial pyramid builder Jaye
Davidson Du*. dich -ridden
ond silly; as sci-fi odventures
go. this is not one
Star Trek: Generations (PG)
2:10. 4:25. 7:35. 9:50
(Beechwood) • Not one. but two
bold Enterprise captains for the
price of one This one looks like
the most hilariously contrived
sequel yet I can't wait I hope
Wrk gives Picard a thrashng. just
for the heluvit,
The Swan Princess IG)
2:30. 4:30. 7:15. 9:05
(Beechwood) • The animation
looks third rate, but I doubt
there's a big merchandising
compagn tied into this, since Its
so low rent So at least you wont
have to buy any toys for the rug
rats if you take 'em to see it
GA SQUARE MALL
(INSIDE 543-1632)
Show times effective 11/18
Frankenstein IR)
1:15.4 0C. 700.9 40 • With Ken
neth Branogh at the directing
helm ond octmg with the likes of
Helena Bonham-Corter and
Robert DeNiro. you might think
that this one cant miss Well,
you're wrong It is impossible to
enumerate the problems this
film has m this spoce. but a few
examples should suffice—poor
pacing, overwrought acting,
pretentious dvection. ond a lu
dicrously melodramatic musical
score come to mind immedi
ately We won't go into casting
at this time
The Professionot (R)
1:30.415.720.945IGa Square
Mai - inside) • hitmen and the
kids who love them From the
director of Lo Femme Ntk/ta. Luc
Bresson The preview hod a lot
ot pretty explosions, so I'm oc-
tuoly looking forward to this
The Santa Clause (PG)
1 20.200.4:10.4:35.7.10.7:35.
9 35. 9:50 • TVs Tim Alen gets
stuck with Santa s job after the
fat old man fols off his roof I
couldn't begin to care
GA SQUARE MALL
(OUTSIDE 548-94601
Show times effective 11/18
Forrest Gump (PG-131
1:15. 4:15, 7:15. 9:40 • Tom
Hanks carries the film with his
deadly earnest, charming por
trayal of Forrest, a mon with
on I 0 of 75 but an amazing
knack for serendipitous tim
ing
Mirode on 34th Street (PG)
1 30.200.4 10.4 30. 7 00.7:20.
9 30. 9 45 (Go Square Mall -
outside) • What was Richard
Attenborough thinking 7 Or was
he even thinking 7 John Hughes
is sure to make wads of cash off
of this holiday classic re-moke,
and isn't that what Christmas is
ail about 7
TheSpedolst (R)
1:30.4:15.7:15.9:40|Ga Square
Mai - outside) • This reoly just
moved from Beechwood. so
please do not confuse It with the
above film, or anything else that
might have a point to Its exist
ence
The Wor (PG)
1 30.430.7 00.950 • “Cant we
all just get oiong 7 ' Is it |ust me or
do you smell the putrid senti
mentality and mawkish “lessons
to be learned* coming off this
one 7 Sticky sweet ond annoy
ingly didactic Kevin Costner is a
Vietnam vet whose children fight
a battle over a tree house Look
forward to lots of bod Mississippi
occents. too
COMMERCE DSUVE-CN
Hwy 44IN (335-2486)
(Now with two screens Open 7:15 Show begins around
8pm One show Fri. Sat & Sun)
Forrest Gump IPG-13)
Tom Hanks carries the film with his deadly earnest, charm
ing portrayal of Forrest, a man with an 10 of 75. but an
amazing knock for serendipitous timing
The River Wild (PG 13)
An assembly-line thriller Very few surprises, except for
that one harrowing scene where Meryl battles the giant
beaver Naturally, wooden paddles would be ineffective
weapons
SATHriA-ftE
(549-99181
Mon&Tue 11/28 29 «
Natural Born Killers
7 00 10 00 • Ouentm Tarantino wrote it. Oliver Stone ru
ined it It's hard to fault any film with Rodney Dangerfield
. though
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