European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse What a it about just out on the movie spaced invaders rated psf some very confused Little Green men from Mars mistake a halloween rebroadcast of Orson Welles s the War of the worlds for orders from above and head for Earth Landing in big bean ii this is so so kid stuff a step. Below or to the Side perhaps of the teenage mutant ninja tur ties with whom they have a lot in common a rubbery Green ext riots a predilection for Quot hey dude Quot teen with isms and a general Knack for mayhem. Why me rated r. Christopher Greystoke Lambert continues his search for International stardom in this caper comedy about a Swiss jewel thief pursued by the Cia the los Angeles police department and Middle Eastern intrigues. Impulse rated r. Sondra Locke,.clint Eastwood a former co Star in life and film turned director with rat boy. Her new film stars Teresa Russell As a burned out narc but Fra Vista picture to Ariana Richards in a spaced invaders. Accused of stealing Money who Falls for the District attorney. Far out Man rated r. An agreeably silly and sometimes downright inspired comedy written directed and starring Tommy Chong sans Cheesch As a wealthy aging hippie in a Funk Over the Girlfriend with Martin mull As his shrink Rae Dawn Chong. C. Thomas Howell and Judd Nelson play versions of themselves. Lisa rated pg-13. A 13-year-old girl is seized by a sudden crush for a Man in the Street unaware that he is a serial killer. Stars Cheryl Ladd. Arachnophobia ruled pgh3 mutant spiders Iun amok in a Al Ophni Spielberg movie s it Aoji a Quot Thill comedy Quot in other word1, in in t cure if it s a comedy or a horror movie Ami you won t tin Uither inv pm Good ump Al you sperms i Hanii a sinn jell Daniel. John Goodman arid Harley Jarm Kozak Bach to the Futoran part ii hated he if Bock to the future made you Huron and querulous then the tumbling m m 11 sequel May Conn As a pleasant Surprise ii it proves anything it a that director Robert Zemeckis is Gellmin cooler ind even mme adept at controlled mayhem with i. Chael j i re. i Loyd Lea Thompson. Back to the future part Iii haled Fig producer Steven Spielberg and director hot sri Zug Nickis Send their highly Negi rial concept out with a hang in Tho final chapter of the tune. A travelling adventure us Michael j Fox and Chuslo Hei i Loyd ins Lime they la 111 Iii old West still trying to Iron nut Thal Pesky juice tune a hands Down Lour slam Winner Bird on a Wiro haled pc. Mel Gibson and Goldie i Lawn should tie ashamed til upping Oft thou fans with this paper Lilin my. Which has them on the a pair of renegade Goveny ment agents t Lawn pouts screams and mumbles while Gibson flashes he buns yet again in what is essentially one Long to Uema Chase n one one she and 5 thing charitable. Cadillac Man hated h Hown w Lams does his always ii dim be .1, hut he Jeiter Lesco this Story of a compulsive car Salesi Izui and . I who ends up m Tho Middle of a situation eau intone it i try fire huli Lynsi Olio thinks fun Wile a at the . Is having an altar a disappointing two Slars class of 1999 hated h a future High school where Tom to Den must. . K then weapons As they enter the building outside juvenile Quin or. Light with each other and inside three androids serve a teachers Stacy be act and Malcolm m. I of Ell Are m the. I. Cry baby rated pg-13. John Waters Camp musical spool of the 50s is occasionally Breezy and fun but the in Avenal Walers is making Lun of a misunderstood juvenile delinquents Jukebox Lamb orces 50s sitcoms Elc wears awfully Ihm alter a while Johnny Depp stars with a cast that includes to lords Mink stole and Patty hears everybody wins hated h f4oi Nick Norte. Not Debra Winger not director Karel Cisz. not screenwriter Arthur Miller yes the Arthur Miller one and a make fools of themselves. In this inane murder mystery about a private Eye who lulls Lor a client a Brazen woman who twists men and the ruin Prei a s fir Bird haled pg-13 Nuz Obs Cage stars As an a Fth a Actie Pilot in this top gun clone Lor the army. Fellow Goan Young is his Loyc interest and who f scenes together arc unintentionally hilarious when film is m the air it s Tun but when it trios to land in crashes and Burns two stars Flath Bacic haled it dooms Hopper parodying Den is hop per. To plays a renegade hippie on the run rum the Fri Smice Iho 19005. Kieler Gul Heiland is the g Man with a past who collars in the movie is too strenuously inventive and Gross Little too far with 60s nostalgia 1 the god must a crazy it hated pc audiences cd Over the world were envy about the i gnat and White the segue Cun i Hove Tho delicious unexpectedness of is predecessor it s every Tut 33 charming this time that me his table african Grahman. Fix a. Is searching Lor his two kids Tio were accidentally Kirton pod when Tho poachers s truck Tiey Weie exploring took of 1 gremlins 2 the a Batch haled pm the gremlins Lake Manhattan a or try to a to True sequel to Joe Dante s 1964 hit about adorable Urbais that num morph Iso into Slimy devils Wilh a penchant for dirty tricks kids wit love ,1s kidding around just warn them their 3 oils us Green Loop As the Piile characters Are squished shredded and otherwise dispatched the guardian hated h. A Young couple hire a Tive in Nanny Jenny Seagrove who a Lisl seems like a dream come True. Bui she really sees her Liny charge As so much Plant food she s a Druid meaning she san lines babies to Trees. The fear Factor 15 lacking though director William Friedm whose spinning Heads and pea soup in the exorcist made him a Pioneer in the horror sub genre of Gross out special Eifels seems to have fallen on hard times a. The Hunt for he october baled. Pm there s an amiable smartness to this underwater thriller. Its him makers know Thal a ii11le technology goes a very Long Way and in they Hope to keep an audience s attention they i have to do it Wmk Story not a. Hardware k has a first rate cast including Sean Connery Alec Baldwin Scoll Glenn and Sam Neilland its cautiously upbeat. Global message leaves a satisfying glow i Lov you to death rated h. paced farce based on the Irue Story of a worn an who loved her philandering husband so much that she ined to kill him five limes. Instead of shifting into High gear when the wife begins to plot murder the movie goes Inola painful Slomo Kevin Kime plays the Permar Only unzipped Lizzena 0wner. T r Acey us Iman 1 he wife a Johnny Handsom rated r Walter Hill s him Aboul a Iliof who tries 10 get even with the Moll Ellen Barton and others who have betrayed him is played by a furiously vibrant cast in the hard boiled manner that Hill flavors a kill a again rated h. A Low budget Crafty Tittle pastiche of Hie private Eye thrillers of the 40s and 50s. Set in the deserts in and around la vegas and Reno with a plot that ties together a hapless Shamus Val Wilmera sneaky Femme Fatale Joanne. Whalley Witmer and her psycho Lover Michael Madsen a Miami Blu rated h current screen hunk Alec Baldwin goes wild in 11ns riotous Story of a murderous psycho Ca ceding around Miami Wilh Jennifer Jason Leigh As a College kid and part time Hooker complicating his life and seedy cop Fred Ward dogging his heels. Worth a solid three and a half stars. A part Ltd woman rated r. Up dating pygmalion and sprinkling it Wilh Cinderella dust May seem like a perfectly workable idea until you get into the nuts and bolts of Wralty woman. But while. The plot is Creaky a Richard Gere is a bored corporate Raider who transforms a Happy Hollywood Boulevard Hooker Julia Roberts into a lady a Roberts 15 just Plain adorable and her co Star m an u be Pec i edly generous performance lots her take the spotlight a. Short Tim paled pg-13 a mildly in i Orff lining movie nil quite War Why of 0a brio y Coloman 0 talents he plays a cautious Veteran cup who s misdiagnosed 5 having Only two weeks Teh. To live de Tern 1 led to die in the line of duty a so is family will Gol the Money a he starts taking risks that would make dirty Home Blanche for Acton ians there s a tulu of a car Chaset from the Pur wafd the move ruled r a Sam pity of Rumor Lales based on stones by Stephen King. Sir a thud co Nan Doyle and Michael Mcdowell get Lejlic. The inter conned my i ale is by Mcdowell and George a. Romero. The a includes Deborah Harry. Johansen Rae Dawn Chong and Wiam Hickey tango a Cah hated r Miruna Chad cops surrounded by cliches explosions and wild Lii la Nicks Duel drug czars while and w 1 Sty wish cracking Sylvester seeking haying a Natty dire. Steams Star ume Wah scruffy Kurt Russell. Total a Catl rated of Arno u get wart Neil Gid is Tiack and More Vii int of in Ever Lul he makes up Lor it with 3n intriguing Lulu Oslic Story of a Man Lor tvs True Den tit y Alloy d s Rove ring his memory has Boon erased and replaced. Wall to a i Adieu great special a tends add up to three sold stars Tram or rated pm -13 a Leal prise a monster movie about tinge earthworms .1 an isolated desert town 1hat manages 1o slut some humor and Charm a and lots of thrills a into is old Lime formula plot to s one of where the special effects Inck Jtimo the ingeniously Loal isome thirty fool Worms Don t overpower the 51ary save this Page these Short reviews Are of films currently on the cafes theater circuit and in american video stores in Europe and Are compiled from reports by staff movie reviewer Chuck Vinch and wire services. We expect to present this Page once a month for you to save and consult when you want to know Wanai s 11 about. A lengthier movie review appears weekly on Page 11, and additional reviews of videos can be found on Page 9, locations and times for movies on the cafes orc it in Europe can be found on pages 10 and 11. Page 12 c to plus sunday August 19, 1990
