Say Anything better
than most teen flicks

Say Anything **% (26th Cen-
tury Fox) Rated M (at the Gran-
ville, Park & Tilford, Clearbrook
and Coquitlam cinemas) _

KNIVES and/or thighs.

That's what most teen movies
offer. However, Say Anything
manages tu ise more satisfying
than the usual McMovie fare.

The tone is set from the start
with a realistic father/daughter
talk between Diane (lone Skye
— folksinger Donovan's daugh-
ter) and James Court (ohn
Mahoney).

On the way to her graduation,
Diane rehearses her valedic-
torian speech. She plans to open
with a joke, ‘I have glimpsed .
the future. My advice is — go
back.” Dad thinks it’s great but
she’s afraid that her peers won't
get it. :

She's right. Dad's laugh is the
lone response.

Diane's fear of the future is
unexpected from someone who
seems to have it all — looks,

brains and a new car from her
devoted father. A fellowship at a
prestigious English college is just
the beginning.

Way, way at the other end of
the ambition scale is Lloyd
Dobler John Cusack). Not that
he’s without goals. For the short
term, he’s content with teaching

TIM
BELL

film reviewer

kickboxing to kids, hanging out
with Corey (Lili Taylor from
“Mystic Pizza”) and D.C. (Amy
Brooks), and cruising around in
his beat-up car listening to rock.
His career plan, though, is to
date Diane as much as possible
before she leaves for England.
This is where the teen angst
sets in. They're in love. They're

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not in love. What about the
future? What about now? What
about Dad and his problems?

Although it’s familiar territory,
it works thanks to the subtle
touches of writer/director
Cameron Crowe.

A likeable cast (especially John
Cusack), crisp dialogue and

well-defined characters make Say

Anything a good summer film.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

At the Ridge Theatre, To May
18, the 1988 Cannes Interna-
tional Film Festival is showing
award-winning commercials that
are actually worth paying for.

At the Stanley Theatre, May
12-25, don’t miss the return of
the newly restored classic Gone
With the Wind. -

NORTH SHORE VIEWS
West Van Odeon: K-9, Danger-
ous Liaisons, Field of Dreams
Park Royal: Cousins, Rain Man,
The Accused
Park & Tilford: K-9, Say Any-
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Listen to Me, Field of Dreams

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From page 24
in their lively, soft, spongy, egg
rich texture — crepes with
steroids.

They measure 37% inches in
circumference (12-inches in diam-
eter for the mathematically inclin-
ed) and will run circles around any
appetite without overwhelming
morning digestive tracts.

t tested a Pannekoek with Bacon’

and Stroop ($5.65). My wife took
on a Pannekoek with Two Fried
Eggs ($4.80), while the under six
set sampled Dutch Babies ($2.50,
small pannekoeks from the Pan-
nekoek House's children’s menu)
Blueberry and Strawberry varia-
tions are available.

My pannekoek came with large
flecks of red back bacon blended
throughout, a side of whipped
butter and a big jug of stroop.

The latter, Smiter to molasses,
has a bolder fiavor than the more
subtle Canadian tradition of maple
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It comes with a heavy wooden
spoon for serving and, if you need
it, crowd control.

Around the table the Two Eggs
were going fast and the two wee
folk were tucking into their pat
nekoek babies with gusto.

Accompanying both orders were
preserves with lots of real. fruit
which had knives and forks and
whoops clattering and cater-
wauling in unison.

Waiters were very attentive and
service was fast. .

The old Pitt Grill character is still
alive in the new Pannekoek House
with its counter stools and long
tractor-trailer shape. :

The Pannekoek House success is
based on a simple forumuta:
honest food in large portions ac-
companied with quick and friend-
ly service, also in large portions.

LOOPS RESTAURANT AT THE
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CATES COURT, NORTH VAN-
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A Table Hopping research
department oversight resulted in
Loops’ omission from the May 3
list of winners picked in the
various competitions at the recent
1ith Annual Vancouver Playhouse
international Wine Festival.

The hotel’s restaurant won hon-
orable mention in the festival’s
Best Small Hotel Wine List catego-

ty.
Apologies and congratulations to
Loaps.

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