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Terminator delivers action
By Sean Axmaker
Of the Emerald
Arnold Schwarzenegger has
finally found his ideal part in
"The Terminator,” a movie in
which he plays a totally emo
tionless assassin — a veritable
unstoppable killing machine —
who has come from the future to
eliminate one Sarah Conner
(Linda Hamilton), the future
mother of a future hero.
Another scarred, confused
human named Kyle Reese
(Michael Biehn) also arrives to
save Sarah and. in the process,
save his race from extermina
tion. It is a battle of human
spirit and determination over
superhuman power and skill.
The plot is simple, but clever,
science fiction, and the pieces
fit together well. Director James
Cameron and producer Gale
Anne Hurd (Roger Corman
"School of Hard Knocks”
graduates) co-wrote the
screenplay. Their background is
evident. Like the best of the Cor
man films, "Terminator’’
makes the most of inexpensive
production and flies along at a
pace that doesn't let one ponder
r
over specifics for too long.
The film isn't anything more
than action-adventure with a
liberal dose of violence, handl
ed in good taste for the most
part. Still, Cameron and Hurd
are good at what they do. And
although the film is ultimately
pretty fatalistic (the war is in
evitable), it does provide some
humor along the way.
The clever visual touches
(Schartzenegger crushing a toy
car as he drives up to a victim’s
house and the sign on the side
of a police car he stole reading
“To care and protect”) suggest
that a little thought went into
making the film.
The film is at its best in the
shootouts and car chases,
however, which are swiftly pac
ed and very tense. At one point,
the Terminator destroys an en
tire police station looking for
Sarah, who cowers helplessly
under a desk as every
policeman is murdered. The se
quence is hard-hitting and con
centrates not on the bloodshed,
but the relentlessness of the Ter
minator and the powerlessness
of Sarah.
Arnold Swarzenegger
Cameron and Hurd have
made a surprisingly entertain
ing adventure in “Terminator,”
a violent but well-made “B”
movie, highlighted by fine ac
ting, decent make-up and
special effects and superb stunt
work. The film delivers far more
than it promises.
Reprieve for cable thieves
By Cynthia Whitfield
Of the Emerald
Group W Cable is offering a “Fresh Start
Program” for area residents now receiving
cable service illegally.
The month-long program is designed to
allow people who are illegally using the ser
vice to turn in altered or unauthorized con
verter boxes, unplug illegal connectors, or
sign up at the Group W Cable office for
authorized service without fear of prosecution.
“All a customer has to do is bring in their
convertor box or report they're illegally con
nected. We’ll give them a written guarantee to
assure them there’ll be no penalties,” says
Paul Helford, Group W programming and
marketing sales director.
“Many cable thieves don’t realize it’s a
crime to steal cable. Until recently, all T.V.
was free. That’s not the case now. It’s (cable
theft) the same thing as leaving a hotel without
paying the hotel bill,” he says.
Group W Cable General Manager Brian
Sullivan agrees, but asserts there are two kinds
of illegal cable service - those obtained by ac
tive or passive means.
Persons moving to new homes and utiliz
ing cable service left over by old residents are
passively receiving the service. An active thief
“goes out and does something to secure it,”
Sullivan says.
Sullivan says Group W Cable will be using
new equipment to detect theft of service and
will coordinate its efforts with local law en
forcement agencies.
“We have good relations with the district
attorney’s office. If they review our case and
find it valid, subsequent prosecution could in
clude a fine and/or jail sentence,” he adds.
Past penalties for the crime have ranged
from a $100 fine to one sentence that included
four days in jail, a $250 fine and a year’s
probation.
The cable industry estimates it lost $400
million nationwide in 1982 to cable thieves.
Locally, about 2 percent of the homes in the
Eugene-Springfield area are receiving illegal
service with a loss to the company of $110,000
annually. An additional $5,500 in franchise
fee is lost to local government, Sullivan says.
In addition, “an honest customer who
pays is impacted by others on the line. If a
neighbor is illegally connected, it could affect
your picture. You call to complain about the
quality of your picture, we come out for repairs
and spend more money on maintenance. This
is eventually reflected in the cost of cable ser
vice. It snowballs,” he says.
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