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Opinions on Current Productions JlATUJl REVIEWS<br />
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STAR WARS<br />
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(0500G)<br />
125 Minutes<br />
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Science Fiction<br />
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Bel. May '77<br />
The spirit of Buck Rogers lives on as Writer-director<br />
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George Lucas continues to pay homage to that gentleman<br />
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of the 25th Century in a wow of a sci-li film. Using 70mm<br />
Panavision, with Technicolor prints by DeLuxe and earsplitting<br />
Dolby Sound, the Lucasfilm Ltd. production Is<br />
our of the must entertaining films of its type yet done.<br />
The special eliects. conjured up by an army of experts,<br />
are non-stop and the action is first rate. Few fantasies<br />
have been made with such a sense of humor and the script<br />
contains virtually every cliche to be uttered in a war film<br />
or adventure epic; the actors—especially Harrison Ford<br />
in a Chevy Chase-like performance—add to the fun by<br />
delivering their lines In an off-handed way. The pace<br />
rarely lets up. since the Gary Kurtz production moves as<br />
quickly as the serials from which it was patterned. Credit<br />
for the success of the film must begin with Lucas and<br />
continue down the lengthy credit list to DePatie-Freleng's<br />
master film effects. Shot in Tunisia, Guatemala,<br />
Death Valley i Calif .) and EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood.<br />
England. A symphonic score is by John Williams.<br />
Should be a very big success.<br />
Alec Guinness, Peter C'ushing. Mark Hamill, Harrison<br />
Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse.<br />
THE DAY OF THE ANIMALS VG<br />
H^oram,<br />
Film Ventures 97 Minutes Rel. May '77<br />
The topical theme of fluorocarbon sprays and their<br />
damage to the ozone layer in the atmosphere is the subject<br />
of producer Edward L. Montoro's latest offering.<br />
Action centers around the unusual behavior of domestic<br />
and wild animals caused by exposure to the sun's direct<br />
rays. Christopher George plays the stalwart leader of a<br />
group of hikers who set off into the mountains to commune<br />
with nature before hearing news of the danger.<br />
The group is attacked periodically in horrible and vicious<br />
ways by the crazed animals, keeping the audience guessing<br />
as to who will survive. Those that shine in the able<br />
cast are Leslie Nielsen as a wiseacre advertising executive<br />
turned mad by the radiation, Ruth Roman as a<br />
Beverly Hills divorcee and Lynda Day George as a TV<br />
anchorwoman. Director William Girdler gets the most<br />
out of every animal attack by building<br />
tension and suspense<br />
wherever possible. Better made and written than<br />
last season's "Grizzly," which was also produced by Montoro,<br />
the movie promises hefty returns. William and Eleanor<br />
Norton, authors of the Ballantine novel, also wrote<br />
the screenplay. The film is well photographed and has a<br />
superior music score by Lalo Schifrin. Highly effective<br />
animal and stunt coordination was by Monty Cox.<br />
Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George,<br />
Richard Jaeckel, Michael Ansara, Ruth Roman.<br />
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Lgj<br />
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Columbia
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