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flH"BE"C? I ! L Jl m JBSUg^gi Peter Weller and Nancy Allen re 'RoboCt By DENNIS SHEALY Carolina Life Editor RoboCop 2, like RoboCop 2, is stronger and makes use of a lot of nev nology, but it lacks the grit that made iginal better. This is nnt tn sav RnhnCnn 2 isn't ; movie, in many ways it is better th first movie. RoboCop 2 examines the psycholo hind man and machine, giving this more intellectual meat than its prede which was more or less an action film. Like The Fly,in which many critic Seth Brundle's transformation into a an allegory to diseases like cancer, Ro has to come to grips with the life he Alex Murphy much like those who fac pling diseases or become paralyzed. He must face the wife from his pa He must also answer the question of v. he is""man or machine in both words a tions, but I don't want to give too away so.... Peter Weller returns as RoboCop an an amazing job of conveying the ii conflict witnin the character with only cial expressions and voice. The destruction of the people of O troit by the drug Nuke can be seen a an analogy to society's current pre with crack cocaine, and as symbolic USC musi By LESLIE WALLER Th start writer v1 * the I A new ensemble at USC will be presenting a recital of a combina- You.' tion of jazz and folk music at cert; Gambrell Auditorium July 2 at 8 ^ncje P'm' Sir Benjamin Smeal, a graduate stu- ? dent in music education, whom is many also a composer, arranger, and vio- use j linist, will direct this group, in- use^ eluding himself playing with musi- vjan cians Maurice Hood, Michael James, Paul Rucker and Maria plann Consuelo Hood. This recital was ^ co-produced by the USC School of an ai Music professors of violin Frits de 1310 c Jonge and John Bauer. his p I BF f "??> ,i f ^ Ji I - ',pjS Clay creations Education junior Theresa Bosweli jf m^KK3U^Fg^BEz?&&i>W (turn in 'RoboCop 2' )p 2' a mea way human beings often destroy th< manity while people like the Rotx)Co] faster acter want nothing more than to get it v tech- RoboCop 2 also has some of the be cial effects of this summer's movie trie or- . i stop-animation sequences are flawle a great surpassing the old Ray Harryhausei an the w^en ^ animation was always out ( with the real-life actors (Though . hausen was and still is considered a i ?? in the field ). cessor ^m s sPecial effects team alsc impressive use of a new three dime scanning technique that allowed them :s saw ate the bizzar Cain image of the RoboC fly as What does detract from the seque boCop particularly comic bookish quality, led as isn't surprising since the script w e crip- written by Frank Miller of "Bat "Electra" and "Daredevil" comic book st life. whether *n original film, RoboCop i mdac- crime and criminals. In the sequel, much played by Tom Noonan, is a mor< comic book villain than nasty criminal. The action sequences after Cain is d does formed into the new, more powerful fm_al Cop 2 are very much like the endless; his ra- ing matches between superheroes and villans. Id Deis both This movie also tends to morali >blems much about the evils of corporate Ai of the Just about everyone in a coat and tie cians play e first part of this concert will Bolivian family nt some standard tunes from a world of Ai Jnited States such as "Sweet both exciting a ?ia Brown" and "Embraceable wants to enliver ' The second half of the con- adding the Am vill focus on the music of the improvisation, an county of Bolivia. Americain jazz teall feels that this recital will harmonic and f( . . . a combination that not Andean music c people have tried before. We ^hf ol^cr m improvisation, which is not semhle have va in Bolivian folk music. Boli- grounds. Paul ] folk music is much more ltie SrouP> hi 14 years and is edout." atmr is concert, Smeall beleives, is Maria Consut ispicious combination of cer- has played gi lifferent cultural influences in years. She also ersonal life. Marriage into a with the Orches mm enjoys Crossroads of Clay, a ceramics exh ... ,, ^ M I r*~ ~~ * ?w. i". >?>u ?m*****M*WMM?(^ ^r,^ * "'"* ? ? wiiu jjiaya 11UU, v^ani a suu/raiuaji man", 0id assassin. Damon portrays the kill* tame. distic, but not completely without fought 311(1 child-like insight. Cain RoboCop 2? is a fun, entertaininj 1 of a lts k,ack llumor 1S sinftilly funny as jabs at every thing from depletior trans- ozone ,ayer t0 a man bein8 sPlil ?Per Robo There very little not to like about h- vie, it just has a few flaws. And a anyone with children is that it is noi lent as the orginal. The orginal was better, but Robot ze too well worth seeing. nerica. RoboCop 2 can be seen at Litchfie in this. River theaters and the Movies at Pole for varieti turned him toward Colombia, South Americ adean folk music, Michael James, pianis nd provocative. He playing for 32 years. Hi l Bolivian music by canidate for a DMA in ierican tradition of dagogy at the USC ! while enriching Music, rhythims with new Maurice Hood, m 3rmal systems from Maria, has played the vi old. years. Hoods' musical embers of the en- range from Europcai iried musical back- music to gypsy music, Rurlfp.r thp. hascicr 1 ' , jjiaycu in orcnesiras is been playing tor West Virginia and < a graduate student South America. ilo Hood, guitarist, This concert is free a litar for over 20 the public. For more i played french hom please contact the USC itra Symphonica in Music at 777?4280. ibit on display at McKissick Museum. ? i ? ?* ^ hi? "i"H" i n" "~' - ? ''' "' 1 tn I,. I "" I,,"" H ;' ?' ' ~~ ?v :"y> ' >w,.<<, >^ri:i>vym/tni a machine "ir hu- movie seems to be out to raise stoc D char- in the. nastiest wav thev know how back. Again, Weller does a fine job of st spe- the cyborg cop. By the end of the n s. The js possible to believe that the man wi ss, far machine is taking control of this new a days Unfortunately, Nancy Allen wh )f sync RoboCop's partner Anne Lewis i Harry- little to do in this film. Dioneer Except for a few lines and the oc action scene, her character is almost i ) made tant in the film. This is a shame, s< nsional how she played a much more impor to ere- in the first film as a believer in -op 2. though he was trapped in the bod) 1 is its machine. which Definite applause go to Gaberiel as rn- ?.u~ .1.... u~u nmm-t 1 I Banning: damage June is black music mont what a shame! If only Sam ( Jackie Wilson ancl Marvin could see us now. If they could see us the^ looking at a country that i body is free, but in it's hea] T lie. Not only do we place little censor labels on record now we even ban records frc inn er?lH in (hp rprnrH ctnrpc you better believe we jail mm* who violate this law. We all know about the Elv Beatles episodes, but this is I I situation that has gone too f; deed, we are a country in co iction of itself. It is really syr that the first record to be b from the shelves is a style th spun off of Black music, music . . . kinda ironic isn't i Don't get me wrong. I think this is a blatant attem certain public officials in C bia to pick on black music < black music month. I do however, the attack is blau that the controversy of rap k prices ancl the ProP?sed law were conjured up once rap gained playing listening appeal, lovie, it Sure other music is under ithin the this point, and I suppose ii life. some of them will also be I o plays from the stores, but I ser s given doubt any other music style mat will be as hard hit as rap casional I guess this really should lonexis- surprising, because when yoi jeing as about it, since it's birth, n tant roll been thought of by some Murphy renegade/ghetto style n ' of the Though its blueprint may been ghetto music, that is Damon the end result. Rap music in 12-year- educates, enlightens and ente ix as sa- Then again rap could be wh emotion 11 wanted t0 be while it w music of only blacks. j movje Now that it's everyone's niioplir\nin(T cr?r?fli rrht hoi it takes JFwt"6"L i,u1 of the placed upon it. Now the: problem with the music. So ... the question ? would rap b , ting all of this attention if . P u . kids as well as blacks werei t as vio- t . , . 0 tening to it? ~ 2 i ^ou know it's really sad 1S today's world one sure fire > ih r h &et everyone's attention is ' "s the problem hit the affluent p > Road. c ^ h of our society. Yes, the po< tussle with the pains of sock an eternity but as soon as the lems reach the rich the pr Jj gets immediate attention. Fi ample, in this case the attem unneccesary. The buyer shoi aware. :a- Other times the attention t, has been a little too late like with dn 5 is now a use an<j aids. All and all the Piano Pe- tjon js not consistent and School of where the unfairness comes ii It seems that the problen arried to banning records from the i olin for 28 stores is that it discontinue influences right to freely choose. In i i classical what's happening is that v and he has in Texas, md open to Yjs nformation, P ! School of The Keepir ; does more than good :hookned 1?*% ANTHONY Gaye ft, ^ KlETH ''d be ^ # Bass Line in it's L: -? rt is a j nice living it up to public officials to Is, but ra'se our ^ids. Until parents stand ?m be- UP ar)d command public officials And 10 mind dieir own business and do those J0*3 lhey 8et Pa'd for, we will i . i . 5uun nave a society wnere Dig brother tells us all what to do. is and Also we have to remember that* ruly a trying to destroy rap music is not ar. In- going to stop little Jimmy from mtrad- wanting to explore the wonders of nbolic premarital sex if that's what little ianned Jimmy wants to do. On the other at has hand, a good parent or two might. Black The 2 Live Crew is a rap group t. that has achieved an great amount ^on,t The 2 Live Crew is a rap group , that has achieved an great amount olum success- They earn a honest liv, . ing (at least as honest as Michael thiinJf Jackson or Madonna) and that is .' more than what a lot of people can ant in . music sa^' should not look to music , stars to be role models for kids, y that's not what they get paid for, broad but, if by chance they are a role model, that's all the better, fire at Though I do not choose to have i time the 2 Live Crew blasting through aanned my car stereo that's just the point I iously do not choose to have them blastor for- ing through my car stereo. When ? you start taking away freedoms n't be you get into serious touble about i think whom you are trying to protect, ip has Now filth is filth and if the music : as a is dirty and shouldn't be listened tusic. to by young children then let the have parents of this state decide what hardly comes into their home and what forms, their children can and cannot listen rtains. to. By selectively restricting the latever saie of records such as 2 Live as the Crew not only do you take away of those who might otherwise want music to buy it, but you take away a pa> been rent's right to parent in the fashion re's a they want, because they cannOt I ask choose what their child will listen >e get- to. So wake up! white i't TT I i i iij- ncic s anuuici puiiu iu punucj. When you ban a record so a rebelthat in lious little teenager can't buy it, all vay to you are doing is fulfilling a record to let label's dream. Because now that >ortion record company will not have to 3r can advertise for that record. The ity for single action of banning the record prob- will create an underground followoblem ing that will be more successful or ex- then any the could ever hope for. tion is The profits will be twice as muCh Lild be because the price of the album will be twice as high. comes jg ab- So if you think that the lyrics atten- are bad now just wait until the folthat's low up to the banned record and n. then listen up to what nasty really 1 with is. The bottom line is that folks are record falling for one of the oldest gim;s our micks in the book left and right reality and the results are sure to be /e are staggering. iitation Policy. I Dbby Benson. Classifieds. M 1 I : i Gamecock ig you informed.