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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1982)
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An erotic comedy It will stay with you long after you leave the theatre " Fred Yager, Associated Press “Wildly Funny!” Carrie Rickey, Village Voice Eugene premiere! Starts Fri. May 7 Nightly 7:15 ft 9:30 pm SAT-SUN MATINEE 3:30 pm “SIZZLING SENSUALITY!” "A funny, spicy, sweet film." Jack Kroll, Newsweek “UNHIBITED EROTICISM!” "The film had the audience roaring with laughter.” Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun Times Bo JONSSON presents a Dusan Makavejev film MONTENEGRO' SUSAN ANSPACH ERLAND JOSEPHSON PER OSCARSSON A Viking Film Smart Egg Pctures Europa Film Production From Atlantic Releasing Corporation 1981 movie review 'Sword' not too sharp “Sword and the Sorcerer” Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller National Theater Rated R ‘‘Sword and the Sorcerer” is a tunny movie The trouble is, it’s a little funnier than its creators intended. The makers of "Sword” were evidently shooting for the same audience that made "Raiders of the Lost Ark'' the great success of last year They packed "Sword" with lots of chase scenes, some trick gadgetry, a couple of perfectly hideous villains, a cute, resourceful hero and an equally cute, resourceful heroine Unfor tunately, where "Raiders" flew with fast action, high suspense and superb humor, ‘‘Sword" limps by Lee Horsley is Teron, your typical macho medieval hero complete with fur cape and three-bladed sword He's a wandering adventurer (modemly referred to as a mercenary) out to avenge his royal parents' deaths In the process, he runs across a damsel in distress who promises him a night of frolic in return for releasing her brother from the evil king's dungeon So far, so good It turns out that our hero runs into another obsta cle — Zushi, a weird sorcerer who ll'IHIIHHHIllllim can change shape and is resur rected occasionally Between the two, Teron gets himself chased, thrown into prison, chased, whipped, chased, crucified, and just generally picked on. The story is drawn with some light humor and a lot of triteness Most of the scenes have been seen many, many times before, as rf the editors spliced in bits from old swashbuckler movies What's worse is that the writers miss golden opportunities to add humor in these scenes, and instead try to cram it in where it fits awkwardly, at best For example, after consulting the traditional Secret Map, Teron and his gang find their way into the traditional Secret Tunnel That Leads Into the Heart Of the Dungeon After sloshing through the muck by torchlight, our boys are attacked by a flood of rats No quips, no rolling eyes, nothing They torch the rodents, and go on their way Teron then leaves his party at the end of the tunnel to do some scouting "Ssssh!" cautions the temporary leader, "or the guards will discover us " When he turns around, of course, a wall of well armed guards surrounds him It’s a gag that's been done a million times, straight from the Sunday afternoon TV swashbucklers There is a good deal of good humor, luckily, and this saves the picture Much of the humor is unintended, the "laugh at the movie” kind instead of the “laugh with the movie” kind It must be depressing for the creators, but it's a blast tor the audience This type of humor is especially evident in the most predictable and awkward scenes, like when Teron falls hundreds of feet from the castle tower into the castle hay loft Or when Teron, hanging on a cross while his maiden is being wed to the evil king, inter rupts the maiden's wedding vows with a very 20th century "No way!" "Sword and the Sorcerer" also throws in lots of special effects and gore to try to patch up the weak spots One character meets his end by having his nose put to the grindstone literally Others have their tongues cut out, their hearts magically drawn out of their chests, etc The blood takes on a Monty Python-type function, but this is still definitely not a show for the squeamish There are other special effects that are much more palatable, and better performed as well Most memorable is the Cask of Faces, a stone casket with human faces etched on the sides that come to life realistically Director Albert Pyun combines lots of gore, a little sex. some clever repartee, an overabund ance of chase scenes and some excellent special effects for a wonderfully awful movie It will be enjoyed by anyone who liked "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" or likes to make fun of "Night of the Living Dead " It's mindless entertainment pure and simple, and it's so bad that it might just be worth looking into by matt meyer Brochures available New brochures listing a sample of continuing education oppor tunities for area residents at the University through August are now available The free brochure lists some of the late afternoon and evening classes available for college cre dit through the University's Com munity Education Program For further information, call the CEP office at 686-5614 A listing of upcoming institutes, workshops, conferences and other special events that are primarily short, non-credit activi ties is also included in the new publication Topics of courses and activities range from water safety on rivers to international affairs, and in clude forest environmental problems, guitar playing and computer operations tv Ml « _ lUICKflMT ^^■P^SPORTING GOODS Grand Opening featuring • Adidas running shoes • Lady Falmouth & New Oregon • Wilson Raquetball Rackets (receive a free carry bag with purchase) All UO students1 m q / receive a lU /^ discount on any purchase when you present current UO ID. 1495 E. 19th St. 485-3471
