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DTHOmnibusThursday, April 20, 19395 Movie Review Film 'Say Any thing ' has nothing new Ely JAL'IS DZAN Staff Writer Frankly, for reasons that I wont bore you with, I havent been able to get around to any of those hot new Hollywood releases this week. Not that any of them are at all riveting. But luckily, movie lovers, a dose personal friend of mine for more than 20 years and a partic ularly reliable (not to say candid) source when It comes to movies, has agreed, after much persuasion, to open his heart about the new film from James Brooks' ("Broad cast News," "Big") production company, Say Anything JD: is there anything you want to say about "Say Anything . . .? RelteSSs Source-. Frankly, James, see anything but "Say Anything . . ." its the oldest plot in the book. JD: I havent got the book. RS. Let me elaborate, then. Boy meets girt Boy falls in love with girt. Boy sleeps with girl, until tragically girl's father's tax embez zlement from his own nursing home tears them apart We've seen it all a thousand times before. JD-. we sure have. Especially the nursing home embezzlement racket A lot of people will be able to relate to him at tax time. RS: A timely release, indeed. JD: So anyway, how does it all turnout? R& Well, I dont want to give away the ending. But I will say this. Boy follows girl to England to live off her fellowship money. JD-. Oh, an expensive production. I'm from England, you know. RS: Actually. James, they dont even get off the airplane. JD: Doing what, if I may intrude for one moment? RS: in a suspenseful climax, they both wait for the seat belt sign to beep. Seriously. I'm not kidding. JD-. Dont you mean "Ding" Dont seat belt signs bt'ng? ARTIST ALBUM 1, Drivin-n-Cryin ' Mystery Road 2, flaming Lips Telepathic Surgery 3. ftREHOSE fitOMOIIIO 4. Sidewinders Witch Doctor 5 Neville Brothers Yellow Moon 6, Dirty Dozen Brass Band Voodoo 7. The Cult Sonic Temple 8l Green on Red Here Come the Snakes 9- The Clean Compilation 10. My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything 11. Feppino D'agostino Sparks 12. Wygais Honyocks in the Whithersoever 13. The Brood hi Spite of it all 14. Zulus Down on the Floor 15 New Model Army ' Thunder and Consolation 16 Caye Bikers on Acid Stewed to the GUIs 17, House of Freaks Tan ti 11a 1 8. Kun Westy Run Run Westy Kun 19. Screaming Trees , , - , Buzz Factory - 20, Tall Dwarfed .-'., Hello Cruel World RS: No, its a definite "beep." JD-. Anyway, the question on everyone's mind. Do they live happily ever after? RS: By that time, we were all hoping that the plane would crash. JD: So what are you telling me here? You didnt like "Say Anything w RS: in a word, it was without question the worst movie l have seen since "Endless Love." JD: What about the music? was there a ballad to match the astounding power of the Lionel Richie-Diana Ross duet? I still weep when I hear It. RS:NO. JD-.Oh. RS: We did have gratuitous lovey eye contact during Peter Gabriel's "in Your Eyes." JD-. l get it Eye contact, in your eyes. Thats neat RS: Followed by John Cusack standing outside her window at 5 o'clock in the morning playing the same song to remind her of the love they shared. JD: in a sort of objective correl ative manner. RS: sort of. JD: There I go, weeping again. Does he have that look on his face? RS: You guessed it The "invso-horny-PH-do-anything-to-wake-you-up-baby" look. JD-. I know it well. So what weYe saying here is that John Cusack has landed himself another terrible part in another movie that requires him to do the look. RS. in a thigh, yes. I've seen all his movies, and this one ranks right up there with the worst of them, "Better off Dead," "One Crazy Summer" I could go oa JD-. No, its okay. And he showed such promise in "The Sure Thing." RS: Thats because they took, more than a half hour to write that script JD: its such a tragic reflection on the state of art in our society. RS: If you say so, James. JD-. I do. RS: And speaking of tragic reflec tions, Joan Cusack puts in a gra tuitous appearance as John's sister. JD-. You mean - RS: Yes, a neat bit of irony. JD: It's funny how life can imitate art like that. RS: One of the most mesmer M eet the two toughest cops in town. 4 - GOMCOMPM R0DDMn. If MEL HAMS M (tftatai PG-13 PMEmmKMurcMfTnaa o OPENS APRIL 28 AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU. izing brother-sister teams since Croucho Marx and Shirley Temple. JD: Yes. indeed. When we were still in high school. RS: The star of the show is John's 4-year-old kickboxing nephew. JD-. I heard he's the most access ible character. RS: He's the only one you can stand to watch after the first five minutes, if that's what you're implying. rV f ( r JAMES BELUSHII iX v UV 1 ZZl AND INTRODUCING JERRY LEE AS STEVEN SIEGEL SDOMSMIffl CHARLES GORDON "ROD to say JD: You mean - RS-. Yes, the girl is a nightmare. One of the worst. JD: Like the movie, by the sound of it. Your final recommendation? RS: If anyone asks you to see this movie, say youte sick, say you have to wash your mother. Say anything ... but dont go. JD: Do you want to have lunch later? RS-. l thought you'd never ask. alittle smarter than i the other: HIMSELF TON IGEL.SCOIT MYERS "tIAliCE GORDON m DAME AlMMffiM iwniiMBtcnTSMttic y ? -I 5 u
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