ENTERTAINMENT
Time on your hands? Check out new video releases
By Lucas J Gutman
Emerald Contributor
For those nights when a good
movie sounds like the (rest way
to spend n couple of hours,
here's a review list of some of
the most recently released vid
eos:
★ V2
The Perfect Weapon
He slices, he dices, he chops,
he socks — yes, It's Jeff Speak
man. The generic hero for the
'90s and the latest attempt by a
studio to create a Steven Seagal
clone. Stop me if you’ve heard
this before. Believe me, you
have. Speakmnn plays the mas
tor of the newest form of kung
fu. whatever that may fa; today.
His old master gets killed by an
Asian gang and it is up to
Speakman to stop the nasty
thugs. The rest is a forgettable
blur But fury, let's face it, you
don't runt this movie expecting
The Lust Emperor.
★ ★ ★
The Doors
This is an odd, eerie. com
pelling and consistently dis
turbing journey through the
mind and life of a seriously
flawed genius Jim Morrison
Val Kilmer is absolutely chill
ing in his dead-on performance
of the tortured soul who related
to others through his poetry
poetry that was often set to mu
sic. Although director Oliver
Stone is obliged to tell the story
of the hand's rise to fame, the
focus of the movie is aimed
squarely ut Morrison. There is
little attention or credit given to
the other members of the trend
who are often portrayed as peo
ple who got in Morrison's way.
The hallucinogenic quality that
the film ties in (tie theater will
probably be diminished on vid
eo. Although long-winded and
ponderous at times, it Is fasci
nating to watch.
★ -* 72
Waiting For the Light
Shirley MucLaine is perfect
ly cast as the eccentric aunt
who moves in with Tori (i.irr
and her children to bring some
magic into the small town they
reside in. Although firmly root
ed in the conventions of a
sweet family movie, both ('.err
and MucLaine bring enough
substance to their characters
that they make the film inter
esting. In order to get .1 mean
neighbor to lighten up. Muc
Laine and the kids rig u ghost
In his orchard so that the kids
can eat from the trees. He mis
interprets the ghost as an angel
and creates a stir in the town
bringing tabloids from all
around. There’s not much edge
to the material, but it is an en
tertaining bit of fluff.
★ ★ ★
La Femme Nikita
The first hour and fifteen
minutes are so slick and dan
gerous that it’s like being sliced
with a thin, hot blade It’s a
sharp and fast film At the end,
it's obvious the filmmakers are
looking for a way out, but over
all, it works Anne I’arillaud
stars as the violently explosive
woman who is kidnapped by a
French spy organization after
her talent for killing is noticed
when she takes out a multitude
of cops, court reporters and in
nocent bystanders. After an un
known amount of time, she is
brainwashed to the [Kiint that
she is sent out to commit homi
cido for masons she Is no! told
against people she docs not
know The great tension In this
movie comes when she fails In
love and tries to keep her life as
a killing machine a secret from
her lover Although It could ho
considered a feminist film, it's
also a kind of thinking person's
Terminator, featuring a woman
who has more control over her
world than most men or wom
en.
★ ★ ★ V 2
Rescuers Down Under
Dlsnny has recently made af
lerruxin cartoons worth watch
ing again, featuring adventur
ous stories and characters with
depth This is along those lines,
with the addl'd lion us of anlma
lion that rivals the host Disney
feature films The aerial shots
are breathtaking, quite a feat for
something that is essentially a
string of drawings. The stars of
the original Rcscutirs, liva (Vu
i>or and Hoi) Newhart, artt re
united .is Bianca and Bernard
They answer the call of a littln
Australian hoy who has boon
kidnapped by an evil poacher
bent on capturing a rare eagle.
The action is fast and the dia
logue is witty. Kids and adults
will both find plenty to enjoy
in Ibis feature whii h was un
fairly overlooked in its theatri
cal release
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