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What do you have in common with these
people?
• A used-car salesman • Your parents
■ College professors • Politicians
• Con artists
You want to influence other people's beliefs,
attitudes and behavior.
NEW CLASS!
Persuasion in
the Marketplace
Marketing 199 CRN 36154
Spring Term 12:00-13:50 MW (4 credits!
• How we are fooled into persuading
ourselves.
• Why appeals to guilt and fear are so
effective.
• I low to resist being manipulated
Charles H lumiqiust College of Business
COUHTISV SMOTO
John Travolta ptaya a aieefth bomber pilot In charge o* transporting two nuclear warheads on a test run
Broken Arrow’ offers deft action;
lacks deep, interesting storyline
By Demon How
John Woo it the premier* action duet tor Hi*
film* undervtand the kinetic nature of film vio
lence Broken Arrow i* no exception.
There l* great action in I hi* film That» about all
there i*. but it * done with a deft hand and ikiilful
*tyle„
Tire plot, whic h i* nearly »uj»*rfluou», revolve*
around Chrittian Slater and John Travolta twilling
it out over who
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Broken Arrow
Di.fitted hi fthn ttto
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can control the
thermo nuclear
device* I hut Tra
volts t* ties)trig
from the govern
men!
They chase
each other sil
over the Mid
W»*SS IO ngO! It
out in memorable m woe* involving « train. In a
mine and on hum iw *
l>elnn Undo (a* a Sergmnt type). BobCunlon
(as the rich weave) tvpe) and Frank Whaley (a* a
junior Detective/government type) am on hand to
provide theit ware* The perfunctory female,
played by .Samantha Mathis, is also on hand as a
pari ranger.
Fortunately, ihern is no gratuitous no in the
film, which is a nice surprise considering that
obligatory sex scenes are usually woven into
ad ton films
Woo. whose past highlights outshine Broken
Arrow, is an antaxmg action director. He was
based in Hong hung for twenty years, and he has
created a new style of aclion in the form of Sam
l*«*kinpah and musical*
Hi* blood opera The Killer I* one of ihe best
actions films ever and rank* higher than Broken
Arrow, as do Hard Boded. Bullet In The Head and
A Better Tomorrow II (skip the first one). His first
American action film was Hard Target, which
wasn't too bad. but I'd damn il with faint praise
mom than anything else
Broken Arrow is groat for action, and the action
S4 ones are well thought out The movie never lag*,
and it delivers
But them * a part of me that wants to knock it fur
being Just that Though it doesn't make the mis
take* of othe r action films — letting the subplots
overwhelm the story or had pacing — If* soulless
Not Speed like soulless — that i* to ,*ay. it * not
COUWfltPMOTO
Christian Stalar plays Travolta » colleague who
RHiat stop a treacherous nuclear extortion plot.
manufactured strategically, but il cooalate only of
good action.
What matte Woo's blood opera* great was their
souls. The violence in those films served a pur
pose and could be a* meaningful as exciting
For Broken Arrow to be soulless after so many
good film* is a disappointment Woo ha* proven
hi* craftsmanship, but he strains to have toned
down his film making talents for the American
market
Though this doesn't keep Broken Arrow from
hemg a good action flick. I can’t help but feel dis
appointed that didn't meet my expectations as far
as plot goes.
Still, if you're looking to watch a good no-brain
er. this film rant be heal.