Sex actually made boring
WILD ORCHID SHOULD BE RATED ‘2’

Wild Orchid * (Triumph/Columbia) Rated R (at the Park & Tilford,
Granville, Station Sq., Coquitlam and Clearbrook cinemas)

are bosoms abound in
Brazil.

B It's carnival time when

inhibitions and clothes are shed
and passions erupt in the driving
heat. International lawyer Emily
Reed (Carre Otis) is bewildered by
the sensual assault, Jet lagged and
“fresh off a Kansas farm,’’ she’s
startled and aroused by the sight of
two lovers fervently coupling in a
decaying building.

Wait, it gets better. Her business
date with remote and brooding
millionaire James Wheeler (Mickey
Rourke) becomes a guided tour
into the bizarre Rio nightlife. Most
people would be cautious around
someone who has been described
as a predator. But — blame it on
Rio — she is intrigued enough to
accompany him to a private club
where masked members dance the
Lambada and engage in public
sex.

Later, in a limousine, she wat-
ches a couple beside her have sex.

Then, posing as a prostitute, she
has sex. She also heals Wheeler's
shattered self-image by having sex
with him.

After all that, you’re probably
thinking this must be one hot
tamale of a movie. Well it isn’t.

The dialogue is ludicrous, the

acting by supermodel Otis is
model-thin and one-third of the
film consists of scenery shots.

A lot of steam was raised when
the American Ratings Board
branded this with an “X."’ The
producers barked that their ‘‘ar-
tistic’’ vision would remain intact

TIM
BELL

film review

and be released unrated. Wild
Orchid makes sex so dull, with
slow motion footage and preten-
tious posturing, that it can only be
rated “‘Z"' (as in Z-z-2-z-2).
Shirley Valentine **% (Para-
mount Home Video) Rated R

The awakening, sexual and
otherwise, of the title character
(Oscar nominee Pauline Collins)
has a sense of humor. There are
one-liners about marriage, men,
sex and how the bloom has faded
over the years.

Bored and unfulfilled, Shirley
takes a spontaneous trip to
Greece. The holiday leads to a

\.

love affair with herself and some
major changes that rile her stag-
nant husband.

The popular play proved a
sleeper hit as a film as audiences
ignored reviewers who felt it owed
more than a bit to Neil Simon.
However, it plays well on video,
the performances are goo! and
the Greek island is breathtaking.
Against Ail Flags **% (MCA
Home Video) Unrated

Errol Flynn made a slight come-
back in this 1951 swashbuckler as
a government agent infiltrating a
gang of cutthroat pirates. Flame-
haired Maureen O'Hara (perfect
for Technicolor) is the trusting
captain who falls under his charms
while jealous Anthony Quinn
bares his teeth and sword.

This is the kind of film made for
a rainy Sunday afternoon. Color-
ful, hokey and fun.

NORTH SHORE VIEWS
West Van Odeon: My Left Foot,
Nuns on the Run, Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
Park Royal: Pretty Woman, Spac-
ed Invaders, The Hunt for Red
October
Park & Tilford: Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles, Wild Orchid, The
Gods Must Be Crazy Il, Miami
Blues, Blood of Heroes, The
Guardian
Showtime Hotlines: Famous
Players 681-4255, Cineplex Odeon
687-1515.

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Tickets are available at Argyle
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NORTH VANCOUVER’S § award-
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are joining other choirs and bands
at Argyle Secondary’s annual
Cabaret Night on Friday, May 71.

A $15 ticket provides non-stop
entertainment from Argyle music

department’s successful choir,
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Carson Graham School.

The cencert is the school’s main
fundraiser for uniforms, transpor-

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