WAITING with antici- pation for the movie The Crow I7 to start, I realized that the movie theatre was not even a half full, and on top of . that, it was a Tuesday “fight (the cheap night ‘for taking in a movie). - Waiting in line was bad enough, but the half hour of point} fess commercials made it even worse. Finally, the movie started, “Ashe, the new Crow, played by Vincent Perez, real- ly disappointed me. Just because somcone !ooks like Brandon Lee — the old Crow — doesn’t mean that . he-can act. Not only was . Pérez’ acting bad, but so was his accent. It takes more than looks to redo the work of the tragically. deceased Brandon Lee. 2: This‘ movie originated . from a comic'strip, However, unlike th< movie, the comic. ° never repeated itself. the second Crow i is almést Craw. % actly the same as ‘the first. pe ’ ; “" ‘three minutes before our Tim Pope’s directing, Alex McDowell’s production design, and Jean-Yves Escoffier’s camera work kept the audience from being bored, but not quite on the edge of their seats. There Were too many unnecessary sadomasochistic and violent scenes for my liking. For instance, pouring hot wax all over some naked girl’s body really had nothing to do with the movie, but I guess they have to keep your attention somehow. I would definitely say that the cos- tumes were good — apart from the halter top worn by the bad-ass revenger. The Crow IZ is about a young child and his father who witness a murder and as a result are kidnapped and brutally killed. You know the rest; the father, Ashe, comes back to life for revenge, with a crow as a source of his power. The other star of this movie, Iggy Pop, actually sur- prised me. His performance was surely nowhere near Oscar-winning, but was still quite good. What this movie mostly reminded me of was a giant, extra-long music vidco, with great music ranging from Filter to Hole. To be on the fair side there were quite a few impressing scenes, like when Ashe.and his son were killed and how Ashe was brought back to life. However, there re also quite a few cheezy “ and | pointless scenes as well, ° “such as one of the bad guys Unfortunately the plot line of .. . Starts to masturbate. This goes into a peep-show and gees on for about two to * Wedding” Planning Advice . Sunday, Sept. 23th show: 2pm “LONSDALE QUAY HOTEL . Al Thanks to our sponsors: Special Events Dasigns by Hilda Faseas . West Van Flarist ° » Sears Travel Garry Robertson Music * Pressed in Time Minor Image Photography * Zutaika Accessories Four Weddings and a Video « Elegant Wedding Decorator Bars McCallurn, Mary K ~—* Silver Knights Rick Talbot, Standard Life + Vancouver Champagne Cruises. '» For your Free invitation (& quest) Have some fun! lease call to register: ~ . SUE 929-1 220 OR GAYLE 924-1 516" 0 get off macho hero, in his own hal- ter top, exterminates him, Overall, 1 would rate this movie a five-and-a-half out of 10 on the cheese scale. It wasn't terribly bad and it wasn't terribly good. | would definitely recommend the Wednesday, September 25, 1996 — North Shore News — 24 ground sound track over the movie, It isa must-have for your music collection. So the next time you go to see a movie, see if any- thing else is playing that sparks your interest before seeing this one. Sanaz Afshar isa Grade 12 Carson Graham student enrolled in Video Production 12 at the Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre. We have reduced our EVERYDAY 0 DISCOUNT. PRICES to be 10% lower than Safeway’ s/Save-on’s coupon prices. on identical items we carry, as published in their: bookiet: on August 25- -September 28, 1996. here are some hing eS . Safeway’ ‘Ss price. - with coupon > Kieenex facial tissue ultra, 200's or family size, 3O0's First S & per family purchase 599 ' Safeway’s Price each With Coupon Kraft Cheez Whiz processes cheese food, regular or light, 500g First 6 per famity purchase ¥ AS) Safeway’s Price each With Coupon . SuperValu price | NO COUPON REQUIRED | Kleenex facial seu: ultra, 200's or family size, 300's First 5 per family purchase @ 2 colton: each REQUIRED Kraft Cheez Wniz processed cheese food, regular or light, 500g First 6 per family purchase 7 43 COUFON | each REQUIRED S REQUIRE! PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL C OSING SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28,:1996 PARK ROYAL. _ SHOPPING CENTRE _ WEST VANCOUVER: Prices effective'at;” Park Royal Super Valu: only.