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The Soviet craft Leonov approaches the silent hutk of the drifti special effects by Richard Edlund. '2001' sequel doesn't By Andy Duncan Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Spacc Odyssey," regarded by many as the greatest science-fiction movie ever, is a hard act to follow, and "2010" deserves some credit just for trying. While it's entertaining and generally well done, it's not a worthy successor to the original. Peter Hyanis produced and directed this noble effort; he ?UA Ar?K..r /" rinrLrt'r HAtinl |r, u15u wiuic inc ^v,i vtiijnay uauu uii rn umi v. v-iai r\c a iiuvwi. W "2001" was about, among other things, the voyage of the spaceship Discovery, sent toward Jupiter in search of the alien intelligence that left a mysterious black monolith on the moon's surface 3 million years before. The ship's computer, Hal 9000, went mad and murdered the crew except for David Bowman (Keir Dullea), who pulled Hal's plug and met the mysteries of the universe in a psychedelic finale that was most appealing to the LSD fans in the audience back in 1968. Bowman's last recorded message to Earth was, "My God, it's full of stars!" "2010" IS about a joint American-Soviet mission to the silent Discovery to figure out just what Bowman meant by that. The fine cast includes Roy Scheider as Dr. Heywood A Floyd, the man responsible for the original mission; Boby Balaban as Dr. Chandta, Hal's creator; Helen Mirren as the Soviet captain; and JohnLithsowas an astronautical engineer who's afraid of heights. Also along for the ride is Bowman himself, still played by Dullea, who pops in and out like Hamlet's spectral father. Most welcome is Douglas Rain, once agin providing the voice of Hal. probably the most chillingly effective villain in screen FOR A LIMIT] TIME, . THERE'S ?ikirr JU&iV&JI, JL? All?>u Can Eat Sped Sunday throughTht I lur ry in to Red Lobster "'now ai a won't want to hurry out. Because every Sunday through you can feast on as mucn seafood a want. n ( fiw? it. VJlUtAH IIV/lll uvt uv IIVI1/U I i\\.u favorites: Popcorn'4' Shrimp, Clam ! Broiled and Fried fish, or our scrum new favorite. Golden Scallops. But you're not limited to one ch After you finish one kind of seafoo can switch to another. Then anothi But come in soon. ^ Our seafood is endless. w ? ^ But our offer isn't. ItCO lAJ t?H5 I .abater Pk*<* consult telephone directory Cot the Red I otnler reiUu M?f,i < r?4.i I'?r4? Ar.rplr-4 ing spaceship Discovery in '2010/ which boasts impressive match ultimate trip history. Rain's simple "Good morning, Dr. Chandra" is as unnerving as a dozen movie ax murderers. The terrific visual effects are courtesy of Richard Hdlund, who seems to get better with each movie; his last was "Ghostbusters." The best scene in the film has Lithgow and a Russian colleague (Elya Baskin) spacewalking fronvtheir ship over to the Discovery. Where "2010" goes wrong, however, is its emphasis. In "2001," Kubrick left mechanical hardware and galactic special effects overwhelm his actors completely. It's no fluke that the only memorable character in "2001" is the paranoid computer; when Kubrick let the various spacecraft wheel through the void to the tunc of Johann Strauss's "Blue Danube," he suggested that man's machines were now more graceful andinfinitelymore interesting than man himself. HYAMS JETTISONS this idea and focuses squarely on hi< human characters; the special effccts exist only toadvanceiht plot, and even Hal 9000 isn't given much to do. This ap prouch has two fatal flaws. First, Hyams 'characters simply aren't very interesting. Se cond, the subject matter oi "/uiu" ? tne aesnny 01 mantcint and our place in the universe ? demands an epic scope, th< sort of cosmic grandeur that Kubrick gave his movie 16 year ago. That's why Kubrick's film is a classic, full of images tha have become permanent additions to 20th-century poi culture. Hyams' film lacks that majesty, and thus it's no mor than an entertaining Saturday matinee. If you'd like to see the original again, "2001" will be showi at Russell House Theatre Feb. 9 and 10. Welcome Ti m Ira NO W al.s695. "".I jrsday ^ HA% I J SANOV I FAMOUS 1 obslt r S SUPER SLAW D Strips, Z % POUNDER pt lous Z AU wff M/MUSTARO. on ' CHItl & OfUCIOUS SI A d'you I $1 29 er. I jj # Coupon C*p. 2 9 8 y a Coupon Good at Any Si Innx of Amrririi jj ^ q ^ ^ <a& g ncareil you ^ BIMHHHMMMMM Play gives accurate account of masterpiece By Jennifer Steib Tennessee Williams's classic play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opened this past weekend at Town Theatre and left the audience with a shocking reality of the 1980s. The play, which first opened in 1955, has allusions to homosexuality and alcoholism and was written before its lime. The conflict lies between two members of a family living on a Southern plantation: Big Daddy, who has cancer and refuses to face death, and his son. Brick, who is an alcoholic and refuses to face life. BOB BAILEY, who portrays Big Daddy, gave an excellent performance. Because of his physical characteristics and big booming voice, he fit the part well. He is dramatic, a quality necessary for such a strong character. As for Maggie the Cat, if Maggie could be a real person, she would have to be Mary Beth Sims Brax. Mary Beth portrayed Brick's wife, a woman watching her husband r.ink deeper and deeper into the grasp of alcohol, knowing if he doesn't take control of his life, they might lose their share of Big Daddy's plantation when he dies. The family has gathered at the plantation to celebrate Big Daddy's 65th, and possibly last, birthday. Present arc Big <. Daddy, his wife Big Mama, their sons, and tl.iir sons' wives, namely Brick and Maggie, and Gooper and his wife Mae. Goopcr and Mac have five children with another one on the way. But because Brick and Maggie have no children, the former couplc try to convince Big Daddy that he should leave controlling interest over the plantation to them when he dies. BRICK, HOWEVER, has always been Big Daddy's favorite, the All-America football player and college jock. It is here that Williams shows how painfully greed can tear a family apart. The character of Brick, portrayed by Jim Manning, needed more drama, more anger and more disgust for his life. 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