THROUGH THE the noise of L.A.
‘rush hour traffic — cars honking, cell
phones ringing, the distant sound of -
. gun fire — we hear the familiar song,
- “There's a story, of a lovely lady..."
and from that point on, we know
we're in trouble.

The Brady. Bunch have made i.

movie,. but’ they
remained a sitcom. .
- During the hippie years of peace,
.. psychedelic love and happiness; the.
Bradys endured as a family of excel- ,
~ lent-manners and a genuine ‘love for |
“one ‘another. Their: popularity grew
throughout the.years 1969 and 1974,
becoming one of the most syndicated
TV sitcoms of all time..."
Everyone loved to watch the kids
“on. the show; : Jan, Marcia, Cindy,
“Pater, Bobby and. Greg. -The ‘show
. featured the latest fads. of | the time,
from’ one piece polyester bellbottom
outfits, to Marcia’s mini-skirts. |
'. Weil, imagine the Brady Bunch in
“ 19952Thanks to Paramount Pictures,
2A a reality, A few friends and 1 went:
, to this movie just after it hit the’ the-
“atres. We had no idea what to expect
‘commercials had given us no real
‘clues, We all. shared fond memories
of watching the reruns and were anx-
ious to see the movie. To put it mild.
“ly, we. were disappointed. ae

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AFTER § SEEING The Brady Bunch movie, Grade 12 student Sara

* The director, Betty Thomas (Hill
_ Stréet Blues’ Sgt.’ Lucy Bates),
proved once again that actors should
not become directors. The movie
seemed messy and unorganized, with
a simplistic and incredibly - pre-

_dictable plot. The acting was fair, but

nothing terrific. [ was: disappointed

‘with Shelley Long, who played the

goody-goody. mother and wife, Carol

” Brady. 1 guess, I was expecting a bet-
-.ter performance from her, after the —
, great job she did as the poetry-spout-

ing waitress on Cheers. Scenes were
re-enacted ‘from. the original televi-

sion series, which. just. made ‘the
‘movie that much more predictable.

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‘Irvine thiriks the sitcom family should have stayed i in the 1970s.

The -faet that they brought ‘the ©

Brady family into: the 90s with no
change to either their 70s": attitudes,

clothing or morals, added very little ~
to the humor. The reactions of my:

friends were much the same as mine:
“It was “completely stupid” and
“totally: sucked”. My- nine-year-old
sister, however, thought it was great.

The Brady Bunch movie .may
appeal to a younger crowd and die
hard fans, but to the average movie-
goer, wait for the video...

Sara Irvine is a Grade 12 student
at Windsor Secondary enrolled in the
/ Production’ 12. Career
Preparation Prograin. ,

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