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Daily Emerald A & E Die Hard 2: Willis and gang bigger and better than ever By Brian Bloch Emerald Assoc .ite f ditor Mure .it linn. a I><• 11<■ r slurs meaner bail guvs stronger s|ii‘( i<11 effei Is I hi,ills a sequel lh.it lulls outdoes 11s predei es Mil Dm II.ml J. the long-awaited si*ijui,l Id tin* 1<IHH lilt I Ur ll.U't!. is mil .mil delinitels ssurlli see iilg Movie Review ()m r again |ohn Mi < ’1.11u• | linn r Willis) hulls himself in the'wrong plait' at III** wrong lime Hut this linn* he's in Washington I)H ’s major intei national airport lining liallh* ss illi a 1 11 r 111 pI special fort es unit that ss ill stop at nothing to get ssh.it it svants Header! In <iol Stuart (\\ il 11,1111 Sadler), the unit seizes i onlrol ot the airport's 1 oinpu tei guidance i.ontrols. 1 oininii nil ations and landing opera turns from a remote lor ation The tower, unable to land planes gross ing desperatels loss on fuel is at the 1 omplete liter 1 s ol the tanat 11 al unit Mi ( lane whose ss ite tlolls (Honnie lkidelia) is on one of the planes i iri ling user the air Imirt must com ini i> tin* skepti t al airport security of the ter rorists' professionalism while often stnglehandedly attempt mg to save the lives of Ills \\ lie and the hundreds of passengers walling a hi >ve U ith money as the motivator the terrorist unit is try ing to in ten ept a plane i allying (idler al Ramon 1 speranza | franco Nero), a forme! l atin Amerii ,iii military officer being extradited to the Tinted States for drug tiallic Ling The special I... unit threatens to Ldl the passengers by sending them plunging into the runway il its demands aren’t met Bee ause of the snow and wind the planes must rely lot,illy on the tower's guidance to land With control of the toysei. the unit c an alter inipor taut navigational coordinates sue h as sea level on the instru incuts of the blinded planes Mi ( dalle s I. A poll! e de partmenl buddy Al I’oyvell (Reginald Vellohnson) is line L from the first mm ie. as is the smut hounding l\ newsman DuL fhornherg (William Ath erton) |ohn Amos ((umi/ig to Ament a | play s ( dipt (.rant head of the ai my unit sent in to help and Dennis Franz (Hill Street Blues) is featured as the < 4>ur1»"*\ photo Brui t' H illis l.ikrS on .1 wholv n«*M b.ih h ol Imtl ,uu\s in Die Hard 2. disiielieving captain of the air pur! pul a i' I hr script. ImmmI on Walter W agner s novel <H \linulrs is last pared, intriguing anil load eil with ai tKin I he airport set tmg lends itself c\r optionally well to this kind ul ai tion film tai more su than the skyscraper featured in l)ir Ilard I lirei tor Kenny I lari in and producers l.awrence (airdun joel Silver and ( h.tries Gordon assembled a first rate i rrw of * lilt* lilit lilt-in S|»»*c ml f - N*'"t Hr,Hillin' u>l Macintosh Seminars! 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Eugene V»3-H3* A >m.~* *i4 if«*™ c designers engineers .111(1 ('tt(‘( ts personnel for the movie, .1 well done job apparent in tin' final prodm t With the likes ot director of photographs Olivet Wood (.Mi ami \'iff'1. prodm lion designer |ohn Yallone (Star I rrk I hr \iiilinn I’u hurl toslnme de signer Marilyn Name |77ie I n tnurfhiblrs). film editor Stuart Baird ((amil.is in thr Mist) and stunt coordinator (,'ha r les Pit erm \l)ir Hard, Ietn.il Wrapon ~ |. thi' technical tram m,ikes this movie hard-hitting and visualK e\( iting The stunts, explosions and firelights are as real as the\ (time captivating and pulse raising, espec mils on the hig screen You'll he right there \\ hen N!( (llane leaps onto mm ing planes, dodges bullets and most definiteU dies harder t hen ever before. Ziggy Malley to perform ( ONCFKTS • Hint's |.iin I'hursdav at ( loud I Hut's Cafe <mt I Har. 175 F 7th Ave 2 I <uui over • I it kfts ,irc on salt' tor Ziggv Mnrlt'V anti the Melody Makers whu perforin Mnndav August 2~ in tlie Hull Center's Silva (mu ert Hall FamiK Stand opens lor Siarlev l it hets are $19 fit) Calendar • I antuzzi with guest Onefullness Tuesday 9 to p in (lonununity t Voter lor the Performing Arts l it kets are $-1 in advance. $> at the door All ages show • Kuduna Afrit an mariinha en soluble. Wednesday. t. pin.. Westmoreland 1'ark Free • l hu le (Tester. rhy thru Wednesday 9 to p m l loin munity Center for the Perform ing Arts Fit kets lire S-t at the door All ages show CARNIVAL AND AUCTION • The \merican (lymnastics Training Center, 885 McKinley St l.ugene Is hosting a t arm v.il featuring a barbel ue live entertainment and an auction | it I \ 20 2 If A barbecue < tin ken dinner will be held each night There u ill be a gymnasti> s demonstration, ballet perfor mance and mugii show July 21. beginning .it 7 p m A hang glider, nioton \ i le. trm k. turni lure tools, bievi les, computers and other items will be am tinned off at .1 p m |ulv 22 The carnival will also feature game booths and tood 1-TSTIV1A1. • Bohemia Mining l)a\s juh Hi 22 a parade, outdoor runs exhibits and tood will be tea lured at the festival Row River Kd next to Best Western \ it lage (Ireen in Cottage (drove I or information i all *142 Bfitia PERFORMING • ARTS • South Pacific . )ul\ Hi Aug 4 Mainstage I heatre. 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