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Summer Movie not worth money Continued from Page 11 •/ Celtic brogues,” debuted recently on KUCV and continues Saturdays at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m. Saturdays, KUCV lis teners can hear another new show, “River City Folk,” which features acoustic and folk music. OTHER The Museum ol Nebraska History will host4 ‘Father Flanagan and Henry Monsky: Men of Vision” through July 31. The exhibit will explore the relations between these two men who played major roles in the growth of Boys Town. The exhibition can be viewed free of charge. UNL’s Mueller Planetarium is featuring a new show, “How to Watch a UFO,” which will run Tuesdays through Sundays at 2 p.m. until Sept. 2, along with Saturday showings at 3 p.m. Admission is S2.50 for the 35 minute, “multi-media sky program.” By Mark Georgeff Staff Reporter Theaters shouldn’t even take money from people to watch “RoboCop 2,’ ’ and movie-goers should anticipate another cynically dark look at the future, which the low-budgeted “RoboCop” took care of itself in 1987. The setting for “RoboCop 2” is again futuristic Detroit, an insidious and foreboding final holocaust wait ing to explode. Crime, political corruption and a deadly addictive drug called Nuke rule and abuse the Detroit citizens and maybe even this film’s produc tion team. But the movie’s setting is the only resemblance to the original “RoboCop.” Detroit could have gone through nuclear meltdown from the start and spared viewers from suffer ing the boredom meltdown of “RoboCop 2.’’ The first film’s production team is back, except for acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhocvcn, who di rected Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Total Recall’ ’ this summer, and the original screenwriters. With director Irvin Kershncr of “The Empire Strikes Back’’ fame, the story’s main charactcrs-RoboCop (Peter Weller) and Officer Lewis (Nancy Allen)-and the original spe cial effects team, who have Academy Awards to their credit, this film se quel shouldn't worry about not achiev ing box-office success. Screenwriter Frank Miller, who astounded the comic book industry' with his darkly Gothic rendering of the psychotic ‘‘Batman/Dark Knight Returns” saga, lays the foundation for a script here which might have sheered the flesh off of the first movie’s greatness, but doesn’t. Very few, brief scenes of RoboCop still struggling with his “Am Iman or machine?” complex allow Weller to probe his cyborg-castrated psyche. The film’s minor characters arc either retreads from the original film, whining about their defenseless, chopped and cropped off RoboCop hero, or newcomers--bimbos, booz ers and drug-seduced criminals. The worst and most tasteless role goes to 12-year-old Gabriel Damon as the leader of the powerful drug gang which puls out the fantasy-in ducing drug Nuke for Detroit’s starv ing populace. Yeah, right. Hard-core movie-goers wouldn’t expect director Kcrshner to fall so horribly from his past “Star Wars” backed grace, but he has. Many wasted, long, unmoving stretches of poor film direction and cinematography forecast commercial breaks to start up at any time. There is nothing redeemable, worthwhile or even mundane to say about this insipidly moronic version of a fantasy/sci-fi television movie not even fit for broadcast. ‘‘RoboCop 2” is showing at the Plaza 4 Theatres, 201 N. 12lh St. Television music shows offer up-close look at stars LOS ANGELES (AP) - Too old for head-banging music? Too much smoke get in your eyes ai rock con certs? Tired of shelling out the big bucks for concert tickets only to have a view that reduces the performer to the size of a peanut? Take heart. In the privacy of your own home there is a way to see some of the hottest musicians in the busi ness. Up close. With no special ef fects. And sans ear-splitting amplifi cation. In an industry where folk music and acoustic guitars are making a comeback, television, too, has picked up a softer beat when it comes to rock V roll. wne oi me more uniiKciy places to sec it is on MTV. The music net work’s “Unplugged,” which airs Sundays at 11 p.m., offers a mix of big-name stars and up-and-coming musicians in a decidedly different format from its usual flash and fire. The music is performed live specifi cally for the program in intimate stu dio settings. No videos or concert clips. “Unplugged,” which debuted in January, has only one rule: no matter who you arc, no matter what kind ol music you play, everything on this show is acoustic. No amps. A recent “Unplugged” show fea turing ex-Eagle Don Henley was so successful it helped record sales, said Gcflcn Records spokeswoman Bryn Bndenthal. “We definitely sec an impact from the show,” she said. Showtime’s “Coast to Coast” is another place to see favorite rockers up close, without hype and in original live performances. Unlike “Un plugged,” Showtime’s program, which • has no scheduled time slot, docs not take place in a television studio and musicians can use all the amplifica tion they want. Instead, writer-dircctor-producer Ken Ehrlich assembles a gathering of like-minded musicians to play what ever their hearts desire at various clubs across the country. Hosted by Herbie Hancock, the latest “Coast to Coast” installment will air Saturday and features a cus tom-made celebration of jazz, blues and country music by performers such as Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Lee Ritcnour, John Hiatt and John Princ. Both these shows not only offer a new formal for old-time rock ‘n’ roll ers, they also provide an inexpensive way to boost the image of MTV and Showtime. On MiV s Unplugged, which also has featured sets by Sinead O’Connor and Elton John, the per formers work for free. On “Coast to Coast,’’ they are paid scale-aboul $250. By comparison, the televising of major rock concerts such as Madonna’s Blonde Ambition on HBO or the Rolling Stones’ Steel Wheels on Fox can cost big bucks. 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