European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Movie review Coppola s Vietnam Flashback turns murky Angelica Huston in Carrns of Stone by Chuck Vinch sum writer of boy. Vietnam War. James Caan.  Earl Jones. Francis Ford Coppola. Sounds like a sure fire recipe fora great movie right Don t be too sure. Gardens of Stone turns out to be a bit of a letdown a schizophrenic movie that s actually several stories in one none of which Are ultimately satisfying. The acting As you might expect is first rate. Caan As Veteran noncom Clell Hazard and Jones As sgt. Maj. Goody Nelson turn in their usual Stellar performances. But the problem Here rests squarely with Coppola who evidently could t Settle on what kind of ate he wanted o present. And when a movie opens and closes with a funeral scene it can t be a Good Omen. The setting is Washington d.c., Laic 60s. The gardens of Stone Are he Roll ing Hills of Arlington cemetery Neir fort myer va., Home of the 3rd inf div s old guard whose main Mission is to Bury the bodies so remains Home from Southeast Asia. That does t sit too Well with Hazard chafing under the toy Soldier Yoke. He yearns to go to fort Benning ca., to teach the Green kids destined for Vietnam some of the things he s Learned about survival to a participant in free wars. Enter pvt Jacye i Low five minutes after the credits Roll. There Are redeeming moments especially when Jones inst a. The troop and Hazard leads his men on n Midnight raid of the guard detail thai works the Tomb of the unknown Soldier. But such highlights a i no few and far Between. Is this the same Guy who in a us apocalypse now Gardent of Stone  of a a cafes theater circuit. Big screen Berum Memir Aveh. Of Burrton . Simo oaf Dens of Johe r  Street smart h Dotty  Simo the squeeze pg-13  gardens of Stone r  f. The Date pm in Sll secret of my Success pm 13 to Friday the 1 eth part i r Riv  tar men r Frankfurt Rhein main Doycy Mth Miqu lipid so to the monster Souad Po-13  oar Dens of Stone h Frtheoatepo-13 dolby Bofto Egu Ppd Al oui i Sond of the South g Sutu lethal weapon h  the wraith Pq-13 Riv on Dalj Hun my Al  Haicas of the lost Ark pc. A Hanau Abchal Fynbu Furj fait iffy it com. Akleh Mingwu  so to stakeout r us Yaniri the Raffl stoats g Ream  extreme prejudice r to solar babies pg-1 j re  most fun  dab   Sta Shippo Tel of Pouce Academy 4 Psi Dumy Sono of the South a Marti Menh Ouwo project i to tu.w1 Malone r  platoon h my so to stakeout r  gardens of Stone p. To Street smart Al Al the Gate Po-1 j flow Ayour with won. Mannl iad a Heinach so to no Invar our to a oardeh9 of Stone r to Street smart h for the Oate Po-13 finn wet Mrtin Smo secret of or Success pal 3  5tarship to  Pouce Academy to Liboi. La blk Vonu Nairn is Dii Rwy a Sokolof the South c boy we the wraith pg-1j  tin men h Row. To of Kuruklis a  Taw Maione j 1  platoon b re is dlr ithe Arist Ocate 0 full sub Darmstadt Gina no fret Khz Dum sumo project x pm  Malone  platoon r his Mannheim. Keidelber9 is do try 1 Theani stoats g Sutu cutrome prejudice r w solar babies Po-13 Bov Sima the monster squad Po-13 tu.w1 gardens of Stone h in Street smart h for the Gate pkg. So. To no Way out h  gardens of stome r Al the Oate i a-l3 is Samyi the ah1stocat3g a we. W. Solar babies pm la Rev gigs Senmaru by Ned i Rob Ocop r  gardens of Stone Al the Street smart Al Frethe Gatewo in Pih Matts Wei Bruecken he Ltd. Knuusi Iii or Tsong of the South g Sutu lethal weapon b we the wraith to in re  avenging Force Al Fth to for making or. Right to 13 Saum Hourieh Al Nara inc to  extreme prejudice r for the Allf Flyter pg-13 numb pm Al chm Hwy. Fume is Uona Dinep  gardens of Stone r for the Oate Po-1 j Simo project x pm to wlm Aloner  platoon r fun ill Isheim Matte Firpach Simo secret of my Success Pq.13  Star ship to  Pouce Academy f.  Street smart Al  Po-13  extreme prejudice r we solar abcs w 1 a. For the Alling Stefl to 1 of Lilg Slart lift Cimon  alone r Sima secret of my Success Po-1j  g  Pouce Academy 4 pm Moehrl Luqin  run i. By Hakh Amend Sysu Nisi Fumare on Elm street3 dream waft Orbr Tuavi Moino Forcer do we for Maki Nour. Right a 13 Sidlin a Sono of the South q Riel to lethal weapon r it the wraith Po-13 Rev  tin men r Wue Butta  so to gardens of Stone r we Street smart r log ton pm Wum Lute is dewy l the aristocrats g it ill slut extreme prejudice r we solar babies pg-13 flu.  the All Nighter pm 1 3 is Nimy l Sono of till Sou "1 c so to lethal weapon h with wraith Kj-13 hts for project pm 1tuttoart  is on rat the aristocrats 0 Sutu extreme prejudice n we Sola babies Po-1 3 a 31-Mo   Pauwe r 5l.su Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Dream warriors r the. It making or right to. 11 a mum   Ual Oher he Monh a invt whom by Roll Simo bund Date Po-13 to we the color of Money r it. The i Crocodile Dunott pm 13  3, 1987 it Ipri nut ii 23