European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse What a it about coming to the movie circuit this month Betsy s wedding rated r. Writer director Alan Alda s Breezy style fails him in a strained family comedy that centers around a daughter s wedding but loses the Bride the Radiant Molly Ringwald in its clutter of unrealized characters and situations. Duck tales the movie rated pm if your last Clear memory of Scrooge Mcguck was As a quack brained zillion Arre in victorian spats Brace yourself. Of Una Scrooge still wears the spats and he s still Richer than Donald Trump. But he a turned into a Duck billed Harrison Ford. The movie begins slowly but gets much More entertaining especially when a magic lamp s Wise cracking Genie appears. The Jungle Book rated a the Disney artists took Little More than the names of Rud Yard Kipling s characters but the film s slapstick comedy upbeat songs and polished an Oliver is Quot the problem mation have lost none of their Appeal 23 years after its original release. Problem child rated pm the kid from hell the parents from Yuppie dumb Ville. The jokes from nowhere. This modern Quot Dennis the menace Quot Burns up his room tortures cats bashes other children with bats and writes fan letters to a serial killer. Pm parents should really think twice about that rating. Adva Turas of Ford Fairlana rated r. Andrew Dico Clay often accused of having fils brain in a location considerably lower limn bin Hood gets his first shot Al the big screen in this Movw about n private investigator specializing in music Industry cases. Let s say that your enjoyment of this film will Bodi a icily for outhouse humor. The Achre Tum of Milo and Otis rated g the Kaaa wow. Nelor is o a it rating at full Force in this line Livo Naclion film Boul a cat and n dog who Are Boot pals. Asido from some annoying Ponder , it s a delightful picture Ono to Volunteer for Whon it s your turn Lor parental duty another 48 hrs Ralond r. Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolle relearn eight years later for this crunch and thud sequel. Murphy is bolter than he s Boon in Whilo. But Nolle who has become a great actor in Law into Ruurung years looks woo Lully uncomfortable. Back to the future part Iii rated pm. Producer Steven spoil org and director Roberl to mocks Send their highly original Concool out with a bang in Tho final chapter of the Tima travel ing ref Vontros of Michael j. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. This Limo they Roback in Tho old Wost still trying to Iron out that Posky Naco Limo continuum. A hands Down four Star Winner. Daddy s dying. Who s not the Wii it Ralond pg-13. Daddy s Fiorit Rumson dying bul no one s got the we a problem for Tho pol online heirs at his bedside Beverly do Angelo As daddy s pot boat Bridges As her Crudo redneck brother Amy Wright or her born again sister and toss Harpor As her spinster sister. Also on hand Are Bridges abused overweight Wile Patrika Der taxi and judge Reinhold As a Hippo musician Ono of the sissors picked up. Dick Tracy rated pm. Worron Beatty s Over hyped project is so Benulis fully do signed and photographed it May take a while Bolero you notice Tho him is about As substantive As o doughnut Hole pop diva Madonna manages to do Quito Well As breathless , but Beatty Hir Soll is the biggest disappointment playing Lacy As the Blandes character in the Bunch. Two slurs. La hard 2i die harder rated r. A coincidence Laden plot and More bloodshed than you d think possible state of the Art action and a lot of interesting minor characters make this Bruce Willis film about an Airport Tull of right Wing terrorists a three Star dim. Bul just by a hair. Fire Birds Ralond pg-13. Nicolas Cage stars As an ah-64 Apache Pilot in this top gun clone for the army. Fellow Pilot Sean Young is his love interest and their scenes together Are unintentionally hilarious. When the film is in the air it s fun but when it tries to land it crashes and Burns. Two stars. Oho at dad rated pm Bill Cosby is cuddly cute in a marginal dim designed to ensure the fact that his movie career is yet again forestalled. Tha soda must a crazy ii rated pm. Audiences All Over the world were crazy about the original and while the sequel can t have the unexpectedness of its predecessor its every bit As charming. This time that Ines stable african Bushman a Frau is searching for his two kids who were accidentally kidnapped when the poacher s truck they were exploring took off. Gremlins 2i Tho new Batch rated pm. The gremlins take Manhattan a or try to a in this sequel to Joe Dante s 19b4 hit about adorable Lur balls that metamorphism into Slimy devils with a penchant for dirty tricks. Kids will love ils hype kinetic kidding around. Just warn whom there s lots of Green goop 89 the title characters Are squished shredded and otherwise dispatched. House party rated r. More than a breath of fresh air it s a get Down blast. The rap duo kid n Ray Star As two suburban teens who plan Quot the super def blow Down Jam of the translation play s parents Are out of town so Lei s party. The picture is everything Leen movies should be vulgar silly foul mouthed lots of giggly wiggly sex stuff and More than enough loud music for the requisite soundtrack album. The Hunt for red october rated pm. There s an amiable smartness to this underwater thriller. It has a first rate cast including Sean Connery. Alec Baldwin Scott Glenn and Sam Neilland its cautiously upbeat global Massage leaves a satisfy ing glow. Jets Onsi the movie rated g. The film makers can t seem to decide if they re recreating the innocent humor of the Early 60s to show or making a with it entertainment for the contemporary youth audience and done to do either very Well. The Only interesting animation is a two minute clip of Tiffany a song Quot you and me the rest is saturday morning kid Vid on a big screen. Joo versus the Volcano rated pm. Joe Tom Hanks has a Lousy Job a Lousy love life and he s just Leamett an incurable disease. Enter Loyd Bridges who hires him to jump into a Volcano on a South seas Island lava fodder in return for Mineral rights. Meg Tyan plays three different roles Joe a co worker and Bridges two daughters. This wonderful cast gives us everything you could want in a movie a except an ending. Love at Largo rated r. A romantic a elective comedy set in the 1940s. A sultry women hires a private investigator to follow her mysterious Boyfriend. While he is following the wrong Man he himself is being trailed by a female detective hired by his jealous Girlfriend. My Blu Hezvon rated pg-13. Stove Martin fans will fall prey to fits of gut busting laughter with this film about a Brooklyn mobster who just won t stay put in the witness Protection program. Rick Moranis is the hapless Fri Man with the hopeless task of keeping Martin out of new rackets. Three stars. Navy seats rated r. A lot or military jargon and hardware desperately in search of a compelling plot and interesting characters. The real life Navy seals deserve a better tribute. Quick change rated r. Bill Murray Geena Davis and Randy Quaid play denizens of new York City who decide to Rob a Bank. That s the easy part they find out a the hard part is getting out of the City. It s basically a one Nole joke enough great Giddy moments to rate three and a half stars. Robocop2 rated r. Peter Weller returns As the of the future in this Pale Knockoff of the entertaining original. This time he s after psychopath Tom no Onari who is out to Comer the Market Tor a new drug called nuke the most addictive substance in history. Mindless carnage that can t Rise above two stars. A Shock to tha system rated a. A dark comedy in which Michael Caine is a businessman who murders his Way to the top. Taking Coro of business rated r. Another variation on the trading Pisces theme and about As trite a comedy As you re Likely to see in this or any year. James Belushi is the wild Stob Bish convict who shows Charles Grodin the uptight wealthy executive How to loosen up. One Star and Only one Star. Teenage mutant ninja turtles rated pm. This live action version of the extraordinarily popular kiddie phenomenon seems to do the Job Tor ils intended audience the kids will be transfixed by its Bond of martial arts violence Valley Guy talk and pizza plugs. Adults May find it strangely reminiscent of a 50s Superman episode right Down to the Nosy girl reporter out to Stop a City crime wave. Total recall rated a Arnold Schwarzenegger is Back and More violent than Ever but he makes up for it with an intriguing futuristic Story of a Man searching for his True identify after discovering his memory has been erased and replaced. Wall to Wall action and great special effects add up to three solid stars. Wild Orchid rated r. Mickey Rourke Jacqueline Bisset and newcomer Carre Otis Star in a plodding and Dull witted tale of a sexually manipulative Weirdo and the two women he Fries to manipulate. We expect these kinds of roles from Rourke. But Bisset must be desperate to get involved in a Zero Star waste like this. Tto we Tchad rated pm. This fairy tale from the late Jim Henson among others has plenty of thrills for the kids but is Snappy enough to hold the interest of adults As Well. Anjelica Huston is the Leader of an evil coven plotting to turn children into mice. Three and a Hall stars. Young guns ii rated r. Some of our most narcissistic Young actors Are Back to strike familiar poses in a tedious film that makes the mistake of embellishing the Billy the kid legend. Stars Emilio Estevez Lou Diamond Phillips and Keifer Sutherland and gets two stars. These reviews Are from wire reports and from staff reviewer Chuck Vlinch. 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 Quot what a it 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 circuit in Europe can be found on pages 10 and 11.Page 12 c to plus sunday september 30,1990
