Page 10 Thursday, December 13, 1984 The Capitol Times
The good, the bad and the rest
By Don Strausburger
Well, the year has nearly drawn to a close and while running
from store to store past many area movie theaters, I started to
reflect on some of the best and worst movies made in the past year.
Here's a list of some of the best and worst movies, perform
ances, and other interesting notes about the past year. The films
listed below are in no particular order.
The Year's Best
"Beatstreet" -- one of the
biggest surprises of 1984. There
is more to a breakdancer's life
than popping, locking and
breaking.
"Terms of Endearment" --
The film takes three worthy ac
tors and gives them a good
script.
"Purple Rain" -- Prince may
not be able to act, but the con
cert sequences ease the pain of
not seeing his current tour.
"Gremlins" -- OK, this was
not another "E.T.", but it was
a lot of fun. And just think,
Phoebe Cates can act!
"Hotel New Hampshire" --
How often have you seen
Hollywood depict rape, les
bianism, incest and a racially
mixed marriage and get an "R"
rating for filthy language and
not lurid sex scenes?
"Top Secret" -- The Zucker
brothers, of "Airplane" fame,
prove that the first hit was not
a fluke.
"Star Trek Ill: The Search
for Spock" -- a must for "trek
kies" and a good film for all
science fiction fans.
"Fannie and Alexander" --
This film is the finale for In
gmar Bergman and is as
brilliant as any other film in his
career.
"Sixteen Candles" -- An in
teresting character study of
puberty and its strange effects.
"Revenge of the Nerds" -- if
you have any character at all,
you will see yourself in the
characters of this film. This
movie teaches all of those low
budget teen sex shows a lesson
in good "clean" fun.
The Year
in Movies
The Best Lines
"I've been slimed!"
Murray, "Ghostbusters"
"Can 1 borrow your under
pants for 15 minutes?" -- ques
tion to Molly Ringwald in "Six
teen Candles."
"Are all nerds this good?" --
"Revenge of the Nerds"
"I make it a rule not to sleep
with possessed women. Well,
maybe a guideline." -- Bill
Murray, "Ghostbusters"
The Year's Worst!
"Bolero" -- easily the worst
film of 1984 and many other
years. Bo Derek was more fun
during the ending credits. of
"Tarzan" with the ape.
"Night of the Comet" -- the
only believable characters,
along with the movie, died in
the first 15 minutes.
"Hardbodies" -- the film
would have been much more ef
fective if somone in this film
could do more than wear or
take off skimpy clothing.
"Blame It On Rio" -- don't,
this movie is not Rio's fault.
Blame it on the producer, direc
tor, cast...
"Where the Boys Are, 'B4"
-- Was it necessary to remake
the film so Lisa Hartman could
try to remake the title song?
"Friday the 13th, The Final
Chapter" -- the next movie will
probably be "Saturday the
14th, The Day After."
However, both of those titles
have already been used.
"Rhinestone" -- If Sylvester
Stallone can sing and Dolly
Parton can act, Ronald Reagan
will make another movie with
Bonzo.
"Indiana Jones and the Tem
ple of Doom" -- should have
.been called the "Theater of
Doom." Since when can you
watch a heart get ripped out of
someone's chest in a "PG"
movie?
"Cannonball Run II" --
another meaningless car-race
film from Burt Reynolds and
his cronies or pack of
has-beens.
"Footloose" -- John
Lithgow almost saved this
movie, but not quite! At least
the soundtrack is good.
Best Performances
Jodie Foster as the insecure
Frannie in "Hotel New Hamp
shire."
The mother's vengeance
against the bad gremlins in the
kitchen scene in "Gremlins."
Funniest Love Scenes
- Any love scene with Dudley
Moore as one of the
participants.
- Bo Derek and an entire
country, an ape, Dudley
Moore...
-- Bill
- Tom Hanks' attempted mo
ment of passion at his
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Letdowns
"Ghostbusters" -- great cast,
unfortunately, the script was
not as funny as the cast can be.
"The Natural" -- even a good
make-up man could not make
Robert Redford look young
enough for this role.
"Streets of Fire" -- a relatively
good idea but bad screenwriters
did their best to destroy it. Also
a good soundtrack.
"Police Academy" -- at least
the commercials were good.
"Bachelor Party" -- the screen
writers forgot to put Tom
Hanks in every scene.
"Breakin' " -- Was the attempt
at acting necessary between the
dance sequences?
"Irreconcilable Differences"
if you ever need a pre-teen brat,
call Drew Barrymore; Shelley
Long can be happy that NBC
likes "Cheers."
"Red Dawn" -- what a bad way
to start a new movie rating
(PG-13). Make sure you bring
your flag to wave while wat
ching this one!
Special notes
The casts of "Hardbodies"
and "Where the Boys Are, 'B4"
should receive a special citation
at the next Academy Awards
for worst group performance of
the year.
Better luck next year, Dudley
Moore!
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Best Actors
Jack Nicholson - "Terms of
Endearment"
Beau Bridges -
Hampshire"
Sam Sheppard - "The Right
Stuff"
Mr. T - "D.C. Cab"(just
thought I'd play it safe)
Worst Actors
Prince - "Purple Rain"
Dudley Moore - "Un
faithfully Yours"
Dudley Moore (round 2) -
"Best Defense"
Sylvester
"Rhinestone"
Ryan O'Neal -
cilable Differences"
Best Musical Performance
Prince performing "Purple
Rain" in the movie of the same
name.
The Sorels performing "I
Can Dream About You" in
"Streets of Fire."
The final production number
of "Beatstreet."
It's Back!
Beginning Jan. 23, the Capitol Campus
League is back at Middletown Lanes on
Wed. at 9:15 p.m. Sign up as a team or in
dividual at your athletic department or at
Middletown Lanes. The league is open to all
students and employees of the Capitol
Campus.
For more information call us at 944-9991.
Middletown Lanes
450 E. Main St.
Best Actresses
Shirley MacLaine -
of Endearment"
"Hotel New
Molly Ringwald -
Candles"
Jodie Foster -
Hampshire"
Best Special Effects
- the marshmallow man in
"Ghostbusters"
- destruction of the Enter
prise in "Star Trek III"
- the muppets taking
Manhattan and the audience by
storm
- the gremlin's Christmas
party (deck the halls and walls
and bar...)
- Kluge's gelatin dog in "Star
Trek III"
Worst Special Effects
Stallone
"Irrecon-
- the bathtub drill scene in
"Body Double"
- the comet's approach in
"Night of the Comet"
- the comet's end result in the
same movie (the former people
look like powdered cherry
drink mix)
- heart surgery with no
scalpel in "Indiana Jones"
"Terms
"Sixteen
"Hotel New