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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1987)
5 "Creepshow II" Directed by Michael Gornick Rated R ★★ The promotions for “Creepshow II” promise a lot of chills, scary moments and disgusting scenes. With George A. Romero (of the “Living Dead” trilogy fame) doing the screenplay based on short stories by Stephen King, the possibility of the movie living up to the promotions appears very good. WRONG!!! The movie consists of three short stories loosely tied together by an animated story about a young boy who happens to be a big fan of the “Creepshow” comic book. The stories are all introduced by “The Creep, ” played by Tom Savini. The first story is called “Old Chief Woodenhead, ” and it concerns the elderly couple of Ray and Martha Spruce, played by George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour, who owns a hardware store with a wooden statue of an Indian in front of it. Three local teenagers rob the store one evening, killing the Spruces. The statue comes to life and seeks revenge for the killings of Ray and Martha. The second part of the movie, called “The Raft,” is about four teenagers who go for a swim in a secluded lake. They are eventually trapped in the center of the lake on a wooden raft by an oil slick with a big appetite and a strange sense of humor. One by one the kids are devoured by this killer slime, which looks like a black tarp with seaweed and trash thrown on it. The final segment is called “The Hitchhiker.” After an evening with a male prostitute, the main character, Annie Lansing, is in a hurry to get home to keep her rich husband from getting suspicious. On the way, she runs over and kills a hitchhiker. In her desperation to get home in time, she drives off, leaving the dead body in the road. Annie is then pursued by the mangled hitchhiker, who is not at all happy. The special effects in the movie are extremely disappointing. The scenes that are supposed to be disgusting aren’t. It is hard to imagine that much time or money was spent on them or on any other part of this movie. It appears that the people behind this picture intended it for boys between the ages of twelve and fifteen. The dialogue contains plenty of swear words and sexual innuendo, the story plots are simple at best, and there are enough shots of female breasts to keep any 13-year-old boy happy. The curious part of the movie is the “R” rating. One would think that the rating would keep a large portion of the intended audience from ever seeing the film. The makers could not possibly have intended the movie for those seventeen and over, could they? —Review by Thomas Reinarts $tudent $| Roll St Coffee )ecials $ 1. 29 French Toast St Coffee $ 1. 69 Two eggs, two bacon or $ 2. 29 sausage, two slices of toast ALL-C-CAN-EAT BUFFET $2 # " *7 ^/pttia'T W ‘^ A&M or Blinn I.D. ( qood thru April at All Bryan/College Station Kettle Locations Best Bets If your club has live music that you would like listed in Best Bets, call At Ease at 845-3312. Eastgate Live Located on Texas Avenue across from the east entrance of campus. Under 21 admitted. Legal drinkers can purchase wine or beer or bring their own liquor - Eastgate Live provides setups. Call 764-2095 for more information. Thursday - Agent Orange. Rock. Cover $2. Friday - Four Hams on Rye. Rock. Cover $4. Saturday - About Nine Times. Progressive dance music. Cover 3.50. Morgenstems This dub is about one-half mile north of campus on College Main. Those 18 and older are admitted. Beer and wine are served to legal drinkers. For more information, call 846- 1812. Thursday - The Dishes (from Houston). Rock. Cover $5. Friday * Lee Roy Parnell (from Houston). Rock. $4. Saturday * Alan Haynes (from Austin). Rock, rhythm and blues. Cover $5. Wednesday * The Lippman jam. Open stage. No cover. Brazos Landing Brazos Landing is at Northgate next to Gizmos. Everyone is admitted. Beer and wine are served. For more information, call 846-3497. Thursday * The Crawl. Blues. No cover. Friday * Don Pope and Friends. Jazz. Cover $3 ($2 with student I.D.). Saturday - The Untouchables. Blues. Cover $3. Sunday * Brazos Landing Bluegrass Revival. No cover. Wednesday - Too Far Gone. Folk. No cover. Flying Tomato At Northgate. Everyone is admitted. Legal drinkers can consume beer and wine. CaO 846-1616 for more information. Wednesday * Sneaky Pete. Rock. 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Friday * Sneaky Pete and the Neon Madmen. Rock. Cover $1 (to go upstairs). Kay’s Cabaret Located at Post Oak Mall. Those 18 and older are admitted. Beer, wine and liquor are served to legal drinkers. Call 696- 9191 for more information. Friday - 60s sing-a-fong with Come Bergeron. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No cover. Saturday - 50s and 60s sing-a-long with Sneaky Pete, 9 p.m. to 1a.m. No cover.