14. Terrace Review — Wednesday, Feb, 12, 1986

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by Patrick Mcintyre & Philip Musselman

TERRACE — Video Views is basically a movie
review article based on the ‘‘Four Star’? method of
rating movies (four stars being great, three being

good, two being fair, and one star being poor).

We apologize for a typographical error in the
first article. In Patrick McIntyre’s review, he gave
“Tost in America’’ a rating of two stars instead of

one.

The Keep
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Released: .,.......cccccssevesssscevessvecsseeeeeessenss 1983

Starring: Scott Glenn (Glocken), Alberta Watson
(Eva Cuza), Jurgen (Woermann), Ian McKeller
(Dr. Theodore Cuza), Robert Prosky (Father
Fonescu), Gabriel Byrne (Kaempffer),

Director: ......cccccssssecereutseeneeereess Michael Mann
PTOCUCETS!.....cscseesece se eceteeteenes Gene Kirkwood
dene teeenececssauccssucetranene and Howard W. Koch, Jr.
Screenplay:.......c.seeecesesssereanese ens Michael Mann

eager soldiers, who have been enticed by the lure
of a possible cache of silver, pry a stone block
from the wall and release a strange presence that
was trapped within the inner most chambers of
The Keep.

From then on, every evening, strange deaths oc-
cur and the bodies are found ina pitifully charred
condition. After the arrival of German SS troops,
who are to ‘‘investigate’’ the deaths, a strange
man enters the village with nothing more than.a
mysterious case.

Patrick McIntyre viewpoint

Rating: *« *k *

One thing I have always wondered was why do
most horror movies begin with the word ‘‘the’’. I
have the feeling that some horror writers just can’t
think up interesting titles, but ] could be wrong. |
wish to say that I have a strong background in
horror, and that I enjoy the odd ‘fright film’’.

The Keep is a surprisingly good movie. The act-
ing is adequate and the film is very stylistic. Ac-
tually, it is almost smothered in style. Anyone who
has seen Miami Vice, which Michael Mann also
directs, will notice almost immediately the
similarities in the way these two entertainments
present themselves.

Michael Mann is almost in complete control of
this movie, and is eager to please like most new
directors. Some people may feel that there isn’t
anything wrong with a movie that has style,
especially a horror movie. Nothing is wrong, of
course, but not to the point that plot,
characterizations, or even the visuals are suf-
focated by the ''syntho’’ music (similar to Miami
Vice), the darkness, the many strange camera
angles, and an odd never-dispersing mist.

The Keep, however, has more good things going
for it than bad. The film makes The Keep seem in-
comprehensibly massive, and the Golem is quite
impressive. There is also a tension in this movie
that flows throughout the entire film — will the
evil escape? The Keep has action, mysterious at-
mosphere, and commendable special effects.

Other movies

McIntyre Musselman
ratings ratings
American Werewolf
in London (R) we kk
The Dead Zone (R) weEKY Kh
Moscow on the Hudson (R) wkekwe weewY
Ninja 3: The Domination (R) no stars —_—ino Stars
The Terminator (R) kak kik

There isn’t much else you could ask for, except
one thing.

The Keep suffers from a common ailment
found in many horror films, in that it uses its
characters as cannon fodder for whatever is ter-
rorizing the movie. Also, the few interesting
characters are either killed or aren’t developed
enough for the audience to care for them. The
stranger that comes to vanquish the Golem is
merely a backdrop character, which I suppose is as
it should be, and seemingly doesn’t exist in the pic-
ture. We spend most of the movie hoping that Dr,
Cuzo will make the right decision and not help the
Golem, not for his sake, but the sake of the world.

Allin all, The Keep is a good picture, a picture
that stands by itself in the horror section.

Philip Musselman viewpoint

Rating: * * *k *

The Keep is an interesting film that bases itself
on a type of gloom or style that movies like
Apocalypse Now tend to use for dramatic effect. I
cannot say that it has restored my faith in horror
movies, because that faith never existed. Horrors
have always been a pet-peeve of mine because they
never meant anything. Today’s horrors, in my
opinion, lack taste in the way that they are created
to scare or revolt you so badly that the evening’s
supper wants to get out for a walk and some air.

What happened to the good old days when you
could have sympathy for the monster because the
whole world thought his face should be buried. In
this flick, you don’t feel sympathy for the
monster, but it did make you think things other
than ‘‘who on earth could think of such a cruel
way to kill a person.”’

Any movie, including a horror, should make
you think because movies are just a more modern
version of a book. In books, the author tries to
convey a feeling he or she has towards a topic.
Most horrors don’t seem to achieve that.

In The Keep, a message of warning against evil
corruption rings true. I admit that some horrors
like Fright Night are well done, but up to this
point, I had not found a particular concept in hor-
Tors that intrigues me.

In The Keep, style is definitely present. True
people are killed, but their deaths seem to enhance
the message. In this movie, evil destroys evil, mak-
ing it appear more satisfying for the Golem, which
is a quite stomachable monster, to destroy Nazis.
The gloom in horror is generally slightly over used
to create an effect, but Michael Mann seems to be
able to fend off this reality with some tremendous
camera angles.

] was pleased to. see such a film accomplish so
much with the reputation of mad slashers hanging
over the horror field. Style is definitely what
makes a movie complete; and horror, unlike com-
edy, is more likely to support a viewpoint rather
than just entertain.

Love on the Run. |
to be shown |

On Thursday, Feb. 20,
Reel World presents the
movie ‘Love on the
Run’? in the Learning
Resource Centre seminar
room at Northwest Com-
munity Collete.

The movie begins at 4
p.m. and will be shown
in the lower level of the
Terrace Public Library
Thursday, Feb. 20 at 8
p.m.

Francois Truffaut's
untimely death has left
‘Love on the Run” as the
final installment of his
Antoine Doinel story.

Played by actor Jean
Pierre Leaud from the
very beginning, Truf-
faut’s Antoine has been

of a young and free man.
In the 1959 ‘‘Four Hun-
dred Blows’’, Doinel is
compelled to steal
typewriters and dream of
Balzac in a closed-off
corner of his mother’s
apartment.

Now in this film, he is
a successful author and a
man who meets an ex-
friend on the train to
Paris. We see Marie-
France Pisier in stylish
suits and lipstick, and
Truffaut recalls both her
and Leaud in a marvel-
lous flashback to their
earlier life as enamoured
teenagers.

in school again soon and .

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S of natural foods for health

A comedy must for

a kind of ongoing serial all.

Jackie’s Column

BROWN-BAGGED
NUTRITION

children shopping and let
them select fruits and
vegetables they would like to
have included in their
lunches. Allow them to
choose items and create thelr
own sandwiches. Don't
overlook the possibilities of
boiled eggs. broiled chicken.
celery and carrot sticks, and
fresh fruit salads.

It is very Important to show
your children. through your
own behavicr, the impor-
tance of nutrition and wise
eating habits. For additional
infarmation on nutrition and
weight control, call your piet
Center,

Q: My children will be back
refuse to eat hot lunch in the

prepare lunches that are
nutritious. yet appetizing?

A: Your family needs lo
understand the importance

and energy. Educate them
abou: the foods thal will
provide them with proper
nutrition, and which foods
actually are harmful to their
health.

You can save both time and
money by finding out their
likes and dislikes. Take your

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from school plays in Vic-
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couver, historic fashion
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