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ENTERTAINMENT ‘Cape Fear’ sure to terrify and thrill audiences ★ ★ ★ 1/i FB.M Cap# f*#f »• cunirmy at Cinema World Ratod R * J«n I »■»>— * • m>I to »•»'«. • * * »«rto to* tea * • • * a a>w«t «a There's .1 thrill when <i movie fart is about to sec n pic - turn made by a inns ter filmmaker I'.upv /'ear is such .1 mov ie Directed by one of cinema's premier direi tors, Martin Scorsese, C.upo I r.ir doesn't disappoint It is a remake of the terrifying ) Lee Thompson movie of The earlier version starred Robert Miiohum and llregorv PeCk. and the newest version incorporates them too. if only m small roles Robert.Do Niro plays a man who has just been released from a long prison term after being corn ii ted of aggravated sexual assault His first move is to travel to the small Florida town where his former defense attorney played fn Nick Nolle, resides lie Niro is seeking revenge he cause Nolle withheld informn turn in his case that could have gotten him off It works as a companion piece to the first film, hut is so mui h more than that Because of the time period, the Thornp son version was only allowed * * YEN JING Restaurant 1775 West 6th Eugene 484-6496 Cantonese Dim Sum :Sat 11:30 am to 2 00 pm Thanksgivlng or Christmas Party as tow as $6.95 up to 50 people j 2 Pork Chops or I 2 Chicken Steaks I and Spicy Big Shrimp | only $6.95 coupon I plus soup, vffrtiblr. rice. | cookie. tea and fruits | fAtiitrs 12 ri * ■ H V-' A’*..! I ¥ 258 E.13TH o342 7975 Mw una cA t»(Xt ryart Sun Th II 6 Ffi & Sal 11-7 1 ON SALE NOW U2 ACHTUNG BABY & Enyj SHEPARD MOONS De Niro turns in brilliant performance to allude to i Miles that are brought to the forefront of tins film At the renter of this ver sum. then, is a psycho-sexual thriller Max ( adv (L)e Niro) is always leering last ivumslv at Suite's lh year-old daughter And when hi’ does, the camera does This is more than unsettling It's sir k and evil As the alldi elite, we are brought into tills depraved world willing or not Suspense, in this' wav. is built throughout the niovin I)e NirO's (lady is more overt !\ sinister than Mitt hum s was And the tain11v whir li w as a i oiler lion of victims in the version, has some ipiali ties that tiring them dow n to: earth in Scorsese's vision Nolle is a worsahnllr on the verge id an intor-oltii <■ affair with .i voiing !a w . ; e ris Mean while, lie's neglecting the needs of Ills wife, played by Jessica Lange Their high school-aged daughter is going into adult hood without llii' benefit of her parent's guidance This leads to ,i bizarre and frightening en counter U'lween Lewis and 1 >e Niro C Liri x poses as tier drama tear her Hr' rails himself the big hail wrolf ami seduces her to the point when- sho is totally sub missivi' to his advances Hut hr s not finisliiHi with the lor moot, so ho stops His glares ami sickening innuendos aro disturbing to watch Hut fear and loathing aro what tills (dm is all about Juliette howls is perler tl\ oast as the blossoming girl who De Niro’s glares and sickening innuendos are disturbing to watch. But fear and loathing are what this film is all about. bis old os (’.ad vs ft* us, and uitl matoly. the film’s Sho is nano hut not stupid And (lady ;s on tho verge of ruining hor young Ido T h is mm i o pro v o s onm again that Mo Niro is not only ono ol tho most versatile u< tors In tho world, but also ono ol tho most brilliant Ho doosn’t simply main- sm h dissimilar < harai tors in movies like Ru^iiif! [lull and Awaken mg' belifViililc Hi" takes the characters and makes them his own Max Cady is .1 frightening i nmbmiilmn of sexual (ivsfum lion .iiiil an interpretation of Christianity- .is .1 r.itlonali/ation of .uni <1 tool lor vengeance This is ,i violent .mu unsol tling movie The i oru lusion goes on far longer than il might have hul Is etlei live, llevertlie less H makes Cady into a sort .i! anti (Ihrist .mil Nolle must rely on tils twse survival 111 stun is to live am! keep his fain llv alive At the same time there is no wav that the l.miilv ran stand In,and c mint on their lather I here are so many things that make Martin Si !-esr siu h a gre it tilmmake; One i|Ua III V that is ntteil overlooked is his style of pacing The picture is M'lthiait one wasted moment The : ainera mov es fluidly and almost as often as a per son s eves putting the action sipi.irelv III the lap of the v lew er The tension is hnllt from the hrsl shot and doesn ! relent till til the last Martin S| orsese isn't Simplv making a horror movie limit on the universal fear of the tilt known Hr explores what lies under the surfat r ol things wr do know In what is a shrewd and dur ing move, the original st orr hv one nf tin- greatest film mush t omposers is retained Ihr lair [trrnanl Herrmann (Trail'd a frightening and hrutal soundtrai k lor Ihr lot.j version td (h/ie /ear It is his store (as adapted hv hhltOr llemstein) that is utilized in the updated lilm 1 t an hiirdlv think of a bet ter store being (.mated Its moody. atniosplierlt and nil ll/etl to perfet lion St orsese doesn't relv oil the lliusit to make a st arv st roe wink however Indeed, when the lamilv is iNung stalked, the St ore Is often ntit ft ell list'd It is during the espositional si enc-s that IIrrrmann's musit is used to build the tension \llhnugh not a perfet I film. S' tsese i,• ,! a great tast, lie.id ed hv De Ne * and Lewis, create ae uimosplirtr that is immetli ate and rile with lear In a s e.ir that has seen too many thrillers w ilh t at . jumping from shad ow s to a are tin nudirtur. It's refreshing let he st ated by something real By l ucas J Gutman ..a !'■ *il'ltl-.ti* —— —1 © © © © © ,ii « ul * ; hr*, r. "to 342-1727 595 E 13th & Patterson The EMU Rec Center Presents 301 Darts jinn. Tournament Sunday November 24th at 4 p.m. entry tee $2 sign up at the EMU Rec Center Electronic Darts i’n/es provided h> \ ii|i ■ 11 I uliiuilt il 'lilt'.