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entertai 'Gra ff1 BY CHUCK CROMER Entertainment Editor CAMPUS FILMS AMERICAN GRAFFITI Graffiti takes you back, way back, to 1962 to the world of sock-hops, razzle-dazzle hot rods, going steady, drive-in theaters and 'Rules of the Game' is Redford, Hill crash in 'Pepper iment i' bring morality. It's just an excellent, entertaining movie. Ronny Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, and Paul LeMat star. Wolfman Jack takes up space in the film--even that's too much. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Qne dollar. HORSEFEATHERS-Another Marx Brothers film that's funny, playing Tuesday night. BY SAM L. IRVIN Of The Gamecock George Roy Hill is the fi responsible for such films Modern Millie" with Julie Andi Moore and Carol Channing; "E the Sundance Kid" with Paul Redford and Katherine Ross; Five" with Michael Sacks and "The Sting" with Paul Newmai and Eileen Brennan; and fina Great Waldo Pepper" with Ra Svenson and Margot Kidder. Hill is a professional directoi professional. "Thoroughily Mo a very entertaining satire of r Cassidy and the Sundance Kit but hardly a triumph. "Slau; was hard to follow without prioi book. "The Sting," one of th films of all times, was medio creativity. So, "The Great Waldo Pej shows an even further decline c Sure it is entertaining, but it is The film has an indescribable r and drama that work against ei supposedly funny parts the serious mood, and during the d audience is ready to laugh. Many of the daredevil flyin good and makes the film tolera stunts just doesn't make a fil Robert Redford is good, but I Bo Svenson gives the film's be Redford's friend who is even plane wreck. One of the most talented nel day is Margot Kidder, who "Sisters" and "Reincarnation She plays an old girifiend of R4 is totally useless and practica cameo. It seems as though h4 Sbeen larger, but ended on the s sock-h yet definitely not one of their classics. Groucho becomes the President of Darwin College in order to graduate his aging son, Zeppo, and to win Darwin's annual football grudge-match against rival Huxley College. Their nor mal satire is expanded to cover education, college life, sports, love and the Depression. Sunday. THIS GUN FOR HIRE-Alan Ladd, one of the most rugged and highly charismatic actors of the 40's and 50's, made his acting debut in this story of professional hit-men and the tragedy that surrounds them. The opening sequence where he shoots the secretary of a client is hilarious. Veronica Lake costars. Monday. RULES OF THE GAME--This French film satirizes the leisure class of pre-w.: France as it follows the intrigues and the social and sexual conceptions of a select group of characters at a racey chateau party. In this unfeeling world, the game, like that of the hunt, moves inevitably toward death. Jean Renoir directed and starred in this picture with Marcel Dalio and Nora Gregor co-starring. Tuesday. FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS--A most unique and entertaining comedy directed by Roman Polanski and in which he makes one of his rare acting ap pearances. The movie is an all-out macabre spoof of the old vampire films and two adventurers--an old professor armed with crucifix stakes and mallet and a bumbling assistant (Polanski) dressed in a little Lord Fauntleroy suit. The setting: a snow covered Tran JR. was a waste staff The atteml Redford) a le imed filmmaker "one-dimensi as "Thoroughly out" at the er rews, Mary Tyler Did they go utch Cassidy and finale plane Newman, Robert instead of sh "Slaughterhouse- The photog Valerie Perrine; The acting by i, Robert Redford severe overa fly the new "The and sets are bert Redford, Bo trivial produi Critics are -but this time too women to thic dern Millie," was the Sundance rnusicals. "Butch it is Redford I" was enjoyable female movid ghterhouse -Five" But, the bal r knowledge of the films are not e most overrated Bedford a r1 ere with minimal George Roy attitude tows iper" comes and films. Even f this filmmaker, with women not a good film. rights. Hill1 rnixture of comedy strongly supe ich other. During indication. audience is in a The worse [ramatic parts the be found iri Valerie Perr i stunts are quite satisfied witi ble, but a series of the end of th m. This is dir e has been better. played by Su st performance as Pepper." tually killed in a stunts on a choosing the w actresses of the -a dress whi really shined in eventually di of Peter Proud." something al adford's. Her part clothes? illy amounts to a "The Grea r part must have little worth. Sediting floor. It off the grnumr Ops, hot sylvania castle wherein reside an inkeeper's voluptuous daughter, (Sharon Tate), a vampire count and his fag son, their hunchback servant and a ballroom filled with assorted vampires. This will be a world premier of the original uncut film that has never been shown publically at any theatre, and contains 20 extra minutes of footage. Wednesday. DOWNTOWN FILMS THE FOUR MUSKETEERS--A very tongue-in-cheek comedy that follows the escapades of four frolicking mercenaries as they duel Cardinal Richelieu, the peasants rebelling against Louis XIII, and the dangerously beautiful Milady. An exciting and entertaining film that is flawed only by its attempt at a dramatic finish. Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finley, Michael York, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee and Simon Ward star. Richland Mall I. PG. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Columbia has been blessed to have two of the finest comedies of the past five years in town at the same time. Mel Brooks' latest flick, in the its ninth week, offers both slapstick comedy and biting satire as it salutes and pokes fun at the horror stories and filmmakers of the 30's. Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Gene Hackman, Cloris Leachman, Peter Boyle and Madeline Kahn participate in the madness. Miracle, PG. SHAMPOO--A movie about which the critics' reviews are as of our time and Kidder's. )t to make Waldo Papper (Robert gend failed. And for a film of such onal" aims, Hill certainly "copped id by not showing Redford's death. a little over budget, meaning the crash would have to be implied own? raphy is professional, not creative. ' the other performers ranges from cting to blandness. The locations good but seem wasted on such a ction. baffled by the obvious attraction of film as well as "Butch Cassidy and Kid" and "The Sting." Obviously ,the ideal male in the eyes of the a goers. rfling part is all the women in these hing more than furniture, making riale chauvanist pig. It makes Hill something worse since this ird women is consistent in all his "Thoroughly Modern Millie" dealt failing to achieve all their legal rnust hate women, or at least feel rior to them if all his films are any example of male chauvanism can Hill's "Slaughterhouse-Five." mne plays a dumb fool perfectly ibeing a guinea pig for mating at e film. actly comparable to the character san Sarandon in "The Great Waldo The volunteers for wing-walking plane and is only excited about iress she will wear during the stunt ch will decidedly blow off. She es by falling. Is Hill trying to tell us bout women who care only about t Waldo Pepper" is a bland film of Artistically it does not even make it L, and entertainingly it soars to a crah. rods confused and mixed as is the plot of this story. Warren Beatty plays George, a neurotic woman's hairdresser who's trying to decide whether his future lies in "nailing chicks" or in being the patsy of frustrated women. The film's message is never clearly established because of the failure of the audience to become emotionally involved in the lives of the characters. Some trite footage of bloopers by Nixon and Agnew after Election Day 1968 add to the difficulties of the film. Co-star Goldie Hawn, Julie Christie and Jack Warden. Palmetto, R (for language, not skin). AT LONG LAST LOVE--Rumor has it this travesty will soon be leaving town. Good riddance. Even musical lovers will find this picture hard to enjoy as Cybill Shepherd and Burt Reynolds make a mockery of singin*, dancing, acting and Peter Bogdanovich's. reputation. Jefferson Square, G. LENNY--Dustin Hoffman is one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. In Lenny, his latest role, he convincingly portrays the life of Lenny Bruce, small time satirist of the early 60's. Valerie Perrine also stars. Gamecock I, R. THE GREAT WALDO PEP PER--Robert Redford and director George Roy Hill are slowly sinking into the sunset of the has-beens. Their latest effort may put cash in their pockets but no feathers in their hats. Too many deaths and frequent corny situations would make the title The Great Fiasco more appropriate. Stunt-flying sequences are adequate but the storyline is almost nonexistent. Dutch Square, PG. Robert Redford