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If you did not place an order, there are still some copies available for the price of $29.95 plus tax. Cash, check, VISA or MasterCard will be accepted. Don’t miss out on Aggieland’s memories in motion, AggieVision 1990-91. > a» < a o ■< ® a 3" 8 7? c/> O NO o I NO THE 'Dead Again' lives up to be spine-tingling thriller By Margaret Coltman The Battalion Reincarnation may not be a common theme for major movies, but Kenneth Branagh tackled a fascinating, if somewhat inconsis tent,, story in "Dead Again" with finesse. Movie Review Branagh's directing debut of the much acclaimed Henry V dis played his outstanding talents as a director as well as actor. Viewers of public television are familiar with him form Masterpiece The atre, in which he appears with his wife, Emma Thompson, who also starred in Henry V. He has an enormous reputation to live up to, and he very nearly managed it. The film, one of the summer's best, is set in two time periods and several lifetimes. Branagh first ap pears in L.A. in the black and white 1940s as Roman Strauss, an immigrant composer who is on death row for the murder of his pianist wife, Margaret, played by Thompson. In the 90s (color now), Branagh reappears as Mike Church, a pri vate investigator who is asked to help identify a beautiful mute am nesiac who, coincidentally is also played by Thompson. Branagh's and Thompson's American ac cents in the 1990s life are out standing - it's easy to forget that they are British. We are instantly drawn to the conclusion that the mystery wom an is the unfortunate Margaret, because her tormented nightmares in which she is mercilessly put sued. An ex-psychiatrist of dubr mentality (Robin Williams) andi,| r eccentric hypnotist (Derek Jacot help the woman uncover her pas: Her fear of being stalked on!, grows. Mike was there, si- solemnly states. Here, the pit thickens. In hindsight, the d: lightful twists are obvious, b«:! they are thoroughly enjoyablear,: spine-tingling. In the culminating scent Branagh makes too muchofslov, motion action, and there is a ten: dency to overkill on one shai: symbol (those who haveseenbi movie know), although then!: mate justice is served. The film may not be a class:; but it is well worth two hours: see it and contemplate the imp cations of karma. Soundtrack Continued from page 7 standard rhythm instruments, the comparison is just too obvi ous. Other band members pro vide the vocal framework for the other tunes, and some of these come off well - Angeline Ball and Maria Doyle rip through "Chain of Fools". All in all, the performance is top-notch. Strong certainly can put some punch into "In the Midnight Hour," and his croon ing is superb on "Try a Little Tenderness." The backing vo cals by Ball, Doyle, and Bronagh Gallagher keep the music bounc ing, plus there's a backing band of ten instruments, including a killer horn section. But as it stands, the album is still a bunch of cover songs. The problem I had with the movie as well as with the soundtrack is this: why would anyone get that excited about a cover band? The movie doesn't explain this to my satisfaction, and the soundtrack album doesn't convince me ei ther. Sure, the songs get a little life . put back into them. But not enough to make me a bigger fan of music that's been on the shelves since before I was bom. Commitments Continued from page 7 drew Strong) crash the stage and sing at a wedding, he hits upon an idea. Why not form a group, a collection of the local Irish tal ent that could perform like his favorite American soul singers, something that would bring some excitement back into the neighborhood and their own lives? After recruiting most of the band, three backing female singers, and the vocal talents of the obnoxious Deco, Jimmy meets Joey "da'Lips" Fagin, an aging Bible-quoting trumpet player, who claims to have played with everybody from James Brown to the Beatles. Fagin inspires the working class group and dubs them The Commitments. At the same time, Rabitte, as manager, molds the group into an actual band. After buying some stolen equip ment on credit from the local fence, the Commitments give their first show at an anti-heroin rally at a nearby church. The show goes well, but in the weeks ahead, tensions infil trate the group. Lead singer Deco grows an enormous ego. The fence wants his money for the equipment , while the band can't get paid for their gigs. The various band members begin to feel themselves the most important part of the band. The Commitments lose their drummer. The Commitments gain a drummer (their former sychotic bouncer). And despite is constant talk of the Lord, Joey Fagin is found to be sleep ing with backing singers Imelda, Bernie and Natalie. After a few weeks of gigs. The Commitments are noticed by the local press. Soul legend Wilson Pickett is going to be in town and Joey Fagin is sure he can convince Pickett to jam with the group on stage. With this news leaked out to the press, the group prepares for the show that they are sure will be the be ginning of their careers. And a half hour later, the movie ends. I'm not sure who to place the blame on for this, but it did bring an abrupt halt to every thing, like finding the last few chapters in a library novel torn out. Of course, the sheer number of characters in the movie de mands a little time to properly introduce them to the audience, but I'm not sure this is really done in the movies entire two hour time span. Too many interesting situa tions in the movie are never brought to any kind of a conclu sion. We find out that singer Natalie (Maria Doyle) has a ro mantic interest in manager Jim my, but the audience doesn't see this progress. The band begins to be a bit suspicious of the supposed past of Joey Fagin, but only Jimmy really confronts him with it. Parker makes some comedy 1. out of the ineptitude of the new drummer, but at the next gig, he plays perfectly And for tne entire film, soul music is shown as analogous to religion, in its ability to "save” » the lives of the working class This is shown as the entire rea son for the band, and the reason Joey Fagin joins it. But the theme is forgotten Did the band do what it set out to do? Did it make any differ ence at all? The only answers ( are given in an "Animal House” ) type monologue by Jimmy at the very end of the film, Parkers way of tying up loose plot! threads in the movie. Despite the plot faults, "The Commitments" does contain ! some great music . Almost a fifth of the film is devoted to j concert and rehearsal sequences that contain songs like "Whiter Shade of Pale", "In the Midnight Hour", "Mustang Sally" and™ "Chain of Fools". The perfor mance sequences are what makes this movie, with Andrew Strong as Deco giving a great Joe Cocker-ish stage presence. When the concert sequences start, the movie takes on a whole new tone, and as a filmed con cert, they could almost be seen as worth the price of admission by themselves. I only wish that the rest of Parker's movie didn't ; seem like it was made only to get these guys up on stage. SCOTT & WHITE CLINIC, COLLEGE STATION 1600 University Drive East = Serving The Brazos Valley Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program Sharon Sandifer, CA.D.C. Allergy David R. Weldon, M.D. General Surgery Frank R. Arko, M.D. Dirk L. Boysen, M.D. Health Education Sally Scaggs, M.S., R.D., L.D. Orthopedic Surgery Paul A. Wright, M.D. Otolaryngology Michael J. Miller, M.D. R. Bruce Buechler, M.D. Audiology Richard L. Riess, Ph.D. Cardiology S. A. Gammenthaler, M.D. J. James Rohack, M.D. Dermatology David D. Banon, M.D. Family Medicine Art Caylor, M.D. Mark W. English, M.D. Richard A. 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