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Wednesday, August 22, 1984 Daily Nebraskan
'Statistically perfect ' summer movies
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It's been a perfect summer in
movies. Statistically perfect, that
is. Instead of the usual lopsided
curve with most films crowded
into the fair category, viewers
were treated to a season of bell
shaped quality. But while this
means there were fewer bad
movies, it also means there were
fewer excellent ones.
"Indiana Jczisa trd tho Tern
pis cfDscra" A second help
ing cf the "Raidere of the Lost
Ark" entree. Steven Spielberg
has the action scene down to a
science with this thrill-and-spil!-a-minute
adventure story. But
what am I saying? The whole
movie was an action scene. Not
that it all wssnt very exciting,
but action and violence just for
the sake of action and violence
seem only to spell overkill in this
case.
"GhssOnssteis" A modern
day ghost story starring Bill Mur
ray and Dan Akroyd. The mak
ers of this picture were smart
enough to realise that Bill Mur
ray was the one to put the spo
tlight on, and that is why it has
become the blockbuster that it
is. Murray's coinedic genius shines
through beautifully.
; "EraSda M end uIkat Ctrect"
Break dancing has finally
and thankfully found an avenue
to channel its dying breaths into.
"Star Trek III, The Search
Fcr Speck" Possessing all the
elements of a good Star Trek
episode, this Leonard Nimoy
directed sequel to a sequel ma
naged to be even more than just
another good Star Trek episode.
The Enterprise and the same
familiar characters were back, '
flawed and human as ever, and
their mission was to recover the
missing body of Spock. And al
though Spock was visible through
much of the movie, his personal
ity and mind are with Dr. McCoy.
We didn't get to see enough of
the whole Spock, and that's what
kept this film from being more
than average.
"Gremlins" Another brain
child of Steven Spielberg. Star
rmgthcse oh-so-msrkctsbl e Grem
lins and a surprisingly clothed
Phoebe Cates, this movie made
use cf the odd combination of
humor and horror. It was com
petently crafted, but bordered
on being too cutesy.
"Ccnan the Destroyer"
Think about "Con an the Barbar
ian" plus Grace Jones minus
sex.
TMa la Egiaal Tap" One
of this reviewer's favorite movies
of the season. This "rockumen
tary" featured the antics of the
washed up heavy metal band
Spinal Tap during the up but
mostly down cycles oftheir long
career. Being both subtle and
bombastic, "This is Spinal Tap"
did a neat job cf exposing the
stupidity and self-indulgence
within the rock genre. There's
no laugh track, so youH have to
pay attention, kids. And do listen
to the lyrics.
"Eosasncifig th Stone"
What appeared to be a carbon
copy of "Raiders ofthe Lost Ark"
turned out to be its own person.
While it was nothing bold or
innovative, the characterisations
were excellent, and the cinema
tography was terrific. Just good
(sometimes), clean (occasional-
ly), American (on foreign soil), '
fun.
that was just plain fun, fun, fun.
Darryl Hannah was gorgeous
and Tom Hanks was good but
restrained in this mermaid tale.
With their combined talents, and
d irector Ron Howard's ability to
keep the story moving, the fin
ished product had a neat little
chemistry.
"Kercta Eld" The Rocky
story of the summer. Ralph
Machio, who was awful in tele
vision's "Eight is Enough," re
deemed himself with a fantastic
performance. This is one of those
cheer-for-the-underdog kind of
movies that makes you feel good.
Despite a few major character
flaws, it worked quite welL
"Sixteen Candle" Fit into
the teen-age sex romp category,
but didn't have the sex. It was
actually a cut above most other
movies, replete with fully deve
loped characters and a neat eye
for detail
4STfcs JiKigls Ek" A re
release of the 60s classic. Whe
ther you're a kid or not, anima
tion, music and talking animals
are always great fun.
"Purpla Eain" After a great
deal of success with his 1932
debut album, Prince decided to
couple hi3 music with acting for,
a movie debut. Early indications
say he's going to enjoy as much,
if not more success this time
around. Bad acting and pseudo
artsy lighting, though, keep this
film out ofthe excellent range.
"Meatballs II" It's asinine.
"The Last Starflghtei" Yet
another shoot 'em up type of
space movie that was surpris
ingly okay. Again, nothing overly
inventive here, but the whole
package was mildly entertain
ing. At least I now know what
video games are really for.
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