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(ftoMmb** 30, 1994
Growings everyone, it s me. Zoch. your new Movie Dope and
beloved fhend I am looking forward to serving Athens os the uln-
mate film authority, but actually, this was an offer I couldn't refuse
My welcome to the Flagpole famtfy was accompanied by a horse
head in my sheets, and I keep seeing Oermts and Pete with irioftn
cases Mr Crawford wsnt bock to 5ic#y and subsequently his famiy
was blown apart in a mysterious car bombing tfs an exciting new
job. but at least they make good ksogna
ALPS CINEMA
(548-5256)
Natural Bam Kflars (R)
945 • For a doior, you cant beat
if A nice satire on American
media hype. Oliver Stone's latest
glamorizes violence, but who
cares ft's looded with great mu
sic. editing galore, and a spastic
Tommy Lee Jones I enjoyed it
Oear And Present Danger
Starting Friday 12/2— 7:10 • If
you really want to see more out
dated, masturbatory patriotism,
then I suppose this Tom Clancy
adaptation is for you Harrison
Ford stars once ogoin as Jock
Ryan, the CIA man who can do
no wrong
Angek In The Outfield (PG)
Storting Friday 12/2 — (Sat &
Sun 1:00. 4 55) • You get ». Ws
the California Angels, and they
have angels in the movie 1 How
ingenious Go on strike from this
movie
The Little Rascals IPG)
(Sat & Sun 305) • The director of
Wayne's World does a bad TV
show - once agom? I won't go
near this
ALPS Ml DM MKT M OVIKS
(Friday & Saturday)
The Rocky Horror
Picture Show
(Jim Sharman. 19751 Midnight •
If you want to throw food at
something 2-dimensional, try
Newt Gingrich It won't cost you
a dollar
BEECH WOOD
(546-1011)
Trapped In Parodbe IPG-13)
Storting Friday 12/2 — 2 00.
4:20.700.9:20 • Nicholas Cage.
John Lovttz. and Dana Carvey
knock over a bank, crash their
car. then eat Christmas dinner
with the people they robbed
Looks like a cross between a
canceled SNL skit and Quick
Chang» At least Randy Quaid
isn't in It
Junior (PG-13)
2:20. 4:40. 7:10. 9:45 • How
Emma Thompson ever became
involved with this project n never
know I guess she has sold out
even more than hubby Kenneth
Branagh Director Ivan Reitmon
(Twins) seems to think there's
something inherently funny with
Arnold Schwarzenegger being
pregnant I don't.
Low Down Dirty Shame (R)
2:25.4:50.7:20.9 30 • This is the
latest Blaxploitation satire from
Keenan Ivory Wayans (I'm
Gonna Git You Sucka) You can
count on plenty of homophobia
in this Shaft parody also starring
Joda Ptnkeft.
Star Trek: Generations (PG)
2:10.4:25.7:35,9:50 •Malcolm
Me Dowel. *ho used to be re
spectable vrften starring n mas
terpieces Ike A Clockwork Or
ange. appears here as the en
emy of the Enterprise, bent on
destroying the universe so he
can get to the Nexus, a virtual
utopia The ironic thing is. in the
Nexus, there wouldn’t be any
Stor Trek movies Only Trekkies
need apply
The Lion King |G!
205.405.705.905 • I think as
a kid. I would have loved this fHm
The animation is Disney's best
since Beauty & The Beast, and
Hans (True Romance. Bockdroft)
Zimmer's score is great, al
though the whiny Elton John
songs ruin It But I'm not a kid.
and the sexist, conservative val
ues vrtYch lie undercover bother
me StM. ITs the best film in town
to take your children to
nr®f treitti inc
Vampire (R)
2:15. 4 45. 7 25. 9:55 • The ad
vantage this film has over The
Lost Boys is that Corey Haim a
nowhere to be found But other
wise. It is a disappointingly stiff
and boring adaptation from
pop-culture icon Anne Rice Tom
Cruise is terrific, but the scenes
without him (and there are
plenty) suffer miserably Poorly
structured and too infrequently
funny this flm is too long at 135
minutes, and Brad Pitt gives an
astoundingiy bod performance.
Hopefuly the sequel has more
Cruise ond less control
Star gate (PG-13)
200.4:35.700.9 35 • This crap
is still playing? Kurt Russell
should stick to funnier films Re
member Big Trouble In Utile
China? Slop this and rent #
Put Action (R)
9:15 • If you haven't seen this yet.
you're just not kool And the
Gang The Christopher Walken
monologue alone is worth the
price of admission for the best
American film this year Sam
Jockson deserves an Oscar, and
lima Thurman is breathtaking
Violent, funny, and smart.
Quentin Tarantino has definitely
established himself as one of
today's finer filmmakers
The Swan Princass (G)
2:30. 4:30. 7:15 • As poor as It
looks, it has to be a better
children's film than The Santa
Clause Still, stay home and
watch Bugs Bunny cartoons ITs
cheaper
OA SQUARE MALI
(INSIDE 543-1632)
Fronkenstein (R)
1:15.400.700.9:40* Am 1 the
only person in town who likes
this better than \ntenneW> Sure
it's overly melodramatic, but its
a gothic horror story adapted
from a book written by an opmm
oddict Anything less would be
boring Kenneth Bronogh $ di
rection (while pompous) a right
on the money, and DeNiro is
great as the monster It has its
flaws, but It's basically a slick,
professional, stylish horror
motfe, and those are rare these
days
The Professional (R)
1:30. 4:15. 7:20. 9:45 • French
director Luc Besson (La Femme
Nik/ta) brings Ihis action comedy
to the American screen, filled
with blood, humor, and Gary
Oldman, who is wildly over-the-
top as a drug-popping DEA of
ficer bent on kjMng a 12 year-old
girl and her hitman friend Dean
Reno) It won't win any awards,
and some of the scenes are or-
mioofy seonmenTai. dc* tsgooo
entertainment for action fans
1 A 1,1 * i6 t
worm o (TKjnoee
The Santa Douse (PG)
1 20.200.4:10.4:35.7:10.7.35.
9:35, 9:50 • There's something
fundamentally ironic about a
convicted felon ploying St Nick
Now what would have mode
this film fumy is If it was a Jew
ish kxty who accidentally took
out the fat guy and was forced
to deliver gifts to Christion kids
But thats too high-brow an idea
for Tim Aden
GA SQUARE MALL
(OUTSIDE 548-9460)
Forrest Gump (PG-13)
1:15. 4:15. 7:15. 9:40 • Let me
get this stra^ht: The stupid guy
who fights for his country and
buys a shrimp boat becomes a
mAonoire. and the woman who
dances to rock music and uses
drugs dies of AIDS No wonder
Pat Robertson liked it Despite
this major problem. I stiN like the
direction and podng of the film,
and Gary Sinise is amazing
Mir ode on S4th Street (PG)
1 30.200.4:10.430.700,7:20.
9:30. 9:45 • The director of
Ghondl is playing a department
store Santa in a John Hughes
movie Someone get me a worm
towel and seventeen AdvK I'm
scared
The Spedolst ft)
1 30.4:15.7:15.9:40 IGa Square
Mod - outside) • Stay away from
this movie, all right? Just stay
away Please Stay away It's
worse than you could even
dream I'm still having night
mares about Sly Stallone beat
ing up seven people and de
stroying a city bus so an old tody
can sit down
The War (PG)
1 30.4.30.7 00.9.50 • From the
director of Fried Green Toma
toes If that doesn't scare you
away, Kevin Costner's in It. too
Yikes
ALTERNATIVE SCREENS
COMMENCE DWVE-IN
Hwy 44IN (335-2486)
INcw with two screens Open 7 15 Show begins around 8 00
p m One show Fn Sat 8 Sun I
Forrest Gump (PG-13) - See Above
Interview With The Vampire (R) * See Above
SA THcATfkE • (549-9918)
Tue 12/6 — Clear And Present Danger (R)
7 00 10 00 • 'iee Above
Wed 12/7 — Killing Zoe (R)
7 00 10 00 • *oger Avary. video store sidekick of Quentin
Tarantino and co-wnter of Pulp Fiction directs his debut film
starring £nc Stottzand .ulie Delpy {White) k ooks like more noir-
ish violence in gay -aris ’he reviews hove been less than fabu
lous. but rll be there
Zoch Ralston
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