University of South Carolina Libraries
Suspense Fizzles By CHRIS HANDAL OUT OF THIS strange I Staff Writer mix, Coppel attempts to create a novel that is a Alfred Coppel's new reflection of the real novel, "The Apocalypse world; the implication Brigade" has all the is that these events j ingredients lor a good cuuiu auiuany napptMi. suspense novel. Coppel fails to attain These ingredients his goal. His handling of include a character the plot leaves much to ! 1 ^ ' 1 ^ tt< namea ^aiuer uavis, an ucancu. e^vcij extremely rich and character in the book is powerful man who is presented in a sym- j head of the New Peace pathetic light, so the Corps. He is asked by reader never knows who the president of the U.S. are the good guys and to heln npffotiatp a who are the bad guvs. settlement in an em- Perhaps this is part of j bassy crisis in Riyada, Coppel's attempt at Saudi Arabia. But Davis mirroring real life, but _i| 1 1 ! J nas oiner pians oesiaes 'caimc ui wc uuvci negotiations. only serves to confuse Add to this an Israeli the reader. government that is COPPEL'S greatest sin prepared to launch a in this novel, however, major otiensive into tne is tne climax. Despite Middle East to secure a the faults this book has, permanent oil supply the author at least for themselves. manages to raise some I Manniirkila fkn C/\t?irkfn pKollntirtinrf r*i mv;aimiiiic, til*? uuvicio viiuiivugtug vjucoiiun^. are lurking around, He doesn't answer waiting for an excuse to any of them. | occupy the oil fields. The ending to this j I This is already a good novel came so suddenly | recipe for any suspense that I found myself I novel, out tor uoppei it cnecKing tne dook to see is not enough. To if I had lost any pages, complicate the plot, the So if you hope to read rl 1 /\ C 4 V% /\ ^ T A in o 4 Va mi 11 /\m *\< nl* #% uu cviui ui uic i/irt ia a guuu 1111 iiici , pitiv up cl murdered, and Coppel book by Robert Ludlum, gives us his version of Jack Higgins or | the Tri-Lateral Com- Lawrence Sanders - but mission with an leave Alfred Coppel's organization canea me ine apocalypse I International Strategic Brigade" on the I Studies Group. bookstore shelf. |i 1^^^^^^^555000=0000=00=00, r jyy I i 76 GaJ wsr II I n> Open 24 Hrs.! V A j ' Buy 1 Hotdogs, | Schlitz 12 Pack I get | $4.35 with coupon j 4 Potato Logs I FREE! J- ? ! _ _?? - CAREER INFO L! LIEBER COLLEi i / i( NEW HOURS \ 9:00 a.in 9:00 p.ir M-Thurs. ( 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.in. \ Sunday | CAREER COUNS J ON DUTY (( CAREER INFO. RESUME Wl iI inrrrn /imu/iMr. Ci/ii i r i/^ri ^ ^ winu^MLijjun m.j kj Boay nen o# I _ _ ** J h asaen wear Despite Over By DOUG BELL Film Critic Body Heat is better than its title. It is, in fact, a competent crimp thrillpr marrpH hv a fnw wpqIt phnrontnrimimnr - - wv m*j M a^ff ?f VMI% VKW & UUk^i lliQUUUd dllU an over-emphasis on atmosphere. Writer-director Lawrence Kasden seems to value atmosphere above other cinematic factors. Body Heat takes place in the sweltering summer heat of a small Florida town. A big deal is made of the hot weather- actually a pat metaphor for the "burning passion" of the lovers in the film. The locale is badly conveyed: except for a few scenes in a diner, the movie might have taken place in California or New England. The storv rpspmhlps iQdd prima />ioccin ? n- ?? y V..V i Villus VIUOOIV, L/UUUtK indemnity. A lady and her lover plan the murder of the lady's husband. In both films, their object is to obtain the husband's money and be happily rich ever after. In both films, they are robbed of their guilty bliss by the pains they must take to keep their secret a secret, only to be found out in the end. But Body Heat has a radically different ending. THE LOVER is Ned Racine (William Hurt), a wellmeaning but somewhat lazy, unlucky attorney. Hurt turns in an appealing, convincing performance-- laid back and likeable. Katharine Turner plays the wife he falls for. She n? ?r s x Sterling Silver 11 \ J Initials $2.95 I 2 for $5.00 I TUn f l int jcwcii y waicnuudc \ j I 2909 Piatt Springs tfd. W. Cola. I Li 9 til 6 Mon. Sat. [>'! ! "t!'s more than |u?t another |ewelry *tore." i j >ccooc?socc<^ roceries Ve Accept Credit Cards! S t jf ; ! I Located at | B | 201 Assembly St. ^ I 1 blocks South b WiS^SMBr I of Carolina Coliseum 8 IBHHii b \ BSD KSBff8BSB?HB&:::??&^^ JCOCOCCCOCOCOCCOCCOt' . If // Bb PGjPAREKTwTuCA^^UGB^ \\ HI SOMf MATERIAL MAV NOT BE BOfTABU FOR I (( kniK F S OR / w I\ \ STEVE FORREST DIAMJ / Eatcutivf f->rxxli Kfrs D* \ CHRISTINA CRAWf ( arxlTRACy MOTCMh \ Directed by PRANK I rlNG } I fes Cinematic Thriller [ done 'Atmosphere' has the husky sexuality of Lauren Bacall, but no trace o(a warmth nr humnr Thp nart of fhp nnfnrhinnte hushanrT^ played by Richard Crenna. is lost in cliches including the worn out line: "If I thought for one second that she was seeing another man, I'd..." Fortunately, he's knocked off early on. Of the supporting players, J.A. Preston is most memorable as the sharp criminal investigator who almost unravels the mystery. Despite the wobbly characterizations of Turner and Crenna, Body Heat is quite suspenseful. Scene after scene, the action holds your interest and the scheming lovers have your support if not your sympathy. The sex scenes are brief, sweaty, accentuated and, happily, few. The closing plot twist is perhaps a bit pretentious, but it proveo how far^ women have come in the movies since Barbara Stanwyck's^ day. (Stanwyck met a rather unhappy end in Double Indemnity). On the technical side, Richard Kline's dark, rich cinematography is a vital ingredient in the evocation of a suspenseful mood. The sonorous strings of John Berry's campy score assists in much the same way. Plainly, Kasden is an able filmmaker. Although an obsession with atmosphere sometimes smothers its better qualities, Body Heat suggests that we will see finer things from Kasden later. -i Designer Jeans by 0* Sasson 20%C)FF I Sergio Valente Ree. $38-$40 I 1* Calvin Klein He d rick's 718 Saluda Ave. 799-3361 ? BHHIB BB :hiidmnb ' 1 k ! F AVT IXJN/WW "MC)MMIE DEAREST \ <^a[*a/m.ma[)a l-VM-n i ka. . .. .f "\\_i . ? - vyi o kj I'MiH Wl ILIIky 'VID K*X)MIZ mxl TERENCE OTNEILL'Based ucxDnttx txx^klA/ zORD -Screenpiay tv FRANK Vf\f? ANSI. FRANK PERRY I IER arxl ROBERT GETCMEl I (>ixxk K<d t>v FRANK ^Bl ANS OTSw PERRy * Read ttx Berkk y Bestselk r AIParamount Pickir< |' '=? .m CopyiiQM C M( Mi <X.*l ?'* *?**?! lVtw<??% (<*!***?.< *> A.i Henwvoa m STARTS TODAY! Mlttil Wj 11fofflflMI ' j