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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1979
Page
5
A relaxation guide notes a quiet weekend with movie choices from Walt Disney to National Lampoon. It cites matinee discounts, including a Sunday matinee at $1.50 and another showing at $0.99, and promises quick reviews to help readers pick films.
Lynne Katonak reviews Animal House as a Harvard Lampoon satire set at fictional Faber College in 1962. The film features Thomas Hulce and John Belushi with Sgt. outrageous humor, ROTC stereotypes, and fraternity initiation mania, now playing at Southgate in Augusta rated R.
Jan Boylston reviews Magic now playing at Columbia 1 and 2 noting Richard Attenborough’s and William Goldman’s screenplay fall short of Hitchcock. Anthony Hopkins delivers a compelling portrayal of a schizophrenic ventriloquist whose dummy rules his actions amid graphic murder scenes.
A review notes Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as Scarecrow in The Wiz now showing at Weis Cinema Augusta. The piece praises dancing and large group scenes but finds the songs tiresome and the surreal set more nightmarish than fantasy, not ideal for young children.
Elizabeth Harrington reviews Dino De Laurentiis King of the Gypsies starring Eric Roberts Susan Sarandon and Brooke Shields. The film follows David the heir to a gypsy king as he grows from street kid to reluctant leader amid violence sex and revelry. It portrays gypsy life in New York and Pennsylvania with brisk music and vivid crowd scenes.
A Tolkien fan notes the Daniel Village Twin Cinema release of The Lord of the Rings as largely successful animation driven storytelling that captures hobbits and elves well yet ends mid tale. The reviewer suggests the film is part one and warns it is not for young children due to complexity and frightening moments.
Sequel to Love Story stars Ryan O Neal as Oliver Barrett who mourns Jenny then builds a life in New York City. He meets Candice Bergen's Marcy Nash, their clashes spark his return to living though the film treads familiar themes and ends with him ready to lead his father’s business.
Hollywood decamps to four connected but separate tales at the Regency Mall Cinema in Augusta. The ensemble includes Alan Alda Jane Fonda Maggie Smith Michael Caine Walter Matthau Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor delivering varied comedy from sophisticated wit to broad slapstick. The PG rated program features risqué asides but avoids outright offense.
Aiken screens Force Ten From Navarone, a World War II action tale with Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Carl Weathers, and Barbara Bach. Allies aim to blow a German bridge. suspense builds as double agents and partisan twists unfold. PG rating with limited violence.
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