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Shallow plot wi It's Aln By David Baker Gamecock Film Critic "It's Alive 2" is the kind of film that's best forgotten as soon as you leave the theatre. If you even begin iu mimyzc it, you realize wnat a crummy spectacle it is ... which is odd, considering you probably enjoyed watching all 91 minutes of it. The man behind the film, producer-director-writer Larry Cohen has assembled much of the "It's Alive" technical crew as well as most of the surviving cast members. While this may not ake the sequel any better, it does make it more easily identifiable with the first Dieturft Left hand From page 8 Weight: 154 pounds, most of it jelly beans. Eyes: Not as exciting as Laura Mars'. Sex. What? Rpfliinn fnr ?uo??Urt * - - ^nuvu >ui nauiuig tU UC M farmer: Well, I have this thing about cow patties, and . . . oops! Wrong questionnaire. Favorite color: Plaid. Favorite interstellar transportation system: Ion drive. ASddress: Gettysburg (well, you've got to expect an occasional 1 1 \ uau pun;. There. Now you know the truth. The whole sordid story. But I mean it, I didn't want to kill Clancy! I just wanted to scare him! I swear, I didn't know the knife was loaded . Well, kids, I see by the old man banging on the window that it's time to go. Let me leave you with these words of advice: "Carrots," "Bluff." and "Rirardn " Anri Hnn'f forget, mail before midnight tonight! All Niter From page 7 ballroom to hear Lightwood, a Spartanburg band. The fivemember group played a spirited but distorted set of bluegrass. Sonif* nf tlio loff U..* ? ? ?. ...? Vivnu ivl t, UUl Hie remaining ones seemed to fully enjoy themselves as plenty of clogging took place in front of the band. After the band, much of the crowd left for bed and muchneeded sleep, but thftSP stnvintf J were Union members who had worked tirelessly to make the whole night possible. It's been a long time since students have had more fun at a Union-sponsored event than they did Friday night. All who attended owe the Union members thanks for a job well-done. TM meeting set There will be an introductory lecture on TM given at 7:30 p.m. in Currell College, Room 107, Wednesday, September 13. Admission is free. Transcendental Meditation is a simple, natural, easily-learned technique that expands the conscious mind and enables one to use full potential in all fields of thought and action. The lecture is sponsored by the Student's International Meditation Society. Ith some spooky t re 2' fear as per the original, Cohen doesn't show a great deal of the murderous infants nor explain exactly how they came into being But whatever it was that got into the veins of the first mother is nov spreading throughout the country and the babies are being bori everywhere from Atlanta t< Seattle, threatening the surviva (not to mention the sanity) of al mankind. WHILE THIS IS all a lot o foolishness, Cohen makes it seen less so by drawing excellen performances (given the material from the two principals, Frederi* Forrest and Kathleen Lloyd. STUD ^ I1IPI vjiye; for being the gre< the country. You ( schools and we'r< i_ _ i - co snop at Lourie apparel at Lourie j run into your roorr fTlost forward-thii But most importar open your Lourie' | account Charge I visitl It's easy. J< blank below am I. D. card to ourci Park 2 hours FREE Buildino Hnwntrn * j atLourie's. flPPLICf f Name Address || Previous Address ? | Name & Address || of nearest relative [ Phone s DOWNTOWN - moo.-sat. 1( I DUTCH SQURRF. - mon.-sot. COLUmeifimRLL -mon.-so I I iMMMMMBnHMMMMMBMRMKMMWO stuff -filled, 1 t Anntkor nn~A innvviivi 5V/UU ll/l 111 CC 111.' ! comes from John P. Ryan wht 1 reappears as the father of the littl< devil, now gone a bit nutty from th< > experience. Feeling guilty foi ^ destroying his own son, Ryan hai / joined forces with a team o * scientists to catch the kiddies an< 5 tame them. I On the other side, John Marlej (also currently on view ir "Hooper") is leading what seems f like a billion cops in a drive to wipe 1 the little buggers off the face of the * earth. Marley is so inclined ? because his wife died while giving birth to the Seattle suckling. ENTS, LOUfi J V/M I AftTPi 3 T VU V.KCU Ditest bunch of young m :xre part of one of the m ? proud of you. We war s. You'll find your favor 's. find don't be surprise imate or other friends h iking students shop at L it... s "Gamecock" charge Account on your first ist fill out theopplicoti J bring it with your stud redit office downtown. - .1 /V\ . ^ : in tne municipal Harki vn with any transaction ITION FOR A LOURIE'S Date JT 10-9 J? A. 10-9:30 & DOWNTOWN* DUTCH S AND SOON W< mi soon: 5 Caught between the two forcei j are Forrest and Lloyd. While thej i wish their kid wasn't so blood ? thirsty, they don't really want t< r help the cops destroy him, either 3 What's really funny, though, is J that since the tykes are virtually defenseless except at close range uonen must go to outrageoui lengths to get his gun-wieldir.f 1 characters into vulnerabl [ positions. When the babies ar< j about to strike, however, "It' I Alive 2" is good horror-house fun . r . and if that's what you're lookini for, you could do a lot worse. /-> HE'S m en and women in O.Qt" HrAnmopiwrt w >-/ v |^r I V/ V_^ I O O I V C it to invite you ite brands in Mnp ?d when you yjgjpllrt "GfltTlECOCK" CHflRC S.S.no r-;*... ^ ?? Mate City State Signature ulaJLA:^. QURRE COLUmBIR m ALL DODHILLmflLL forgotten i * > l|ppj||] } IBiilBL Pf9?H| a UraJSi?/iU?l E ACCOUNT ? Zip Zip " I IIMMMJIilHJ LUJBIIII