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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 *
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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
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Clay creations
Education junior Theresa Bosweli
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(turn in 'RoboCop 2'
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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
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enjoys Crossroads of Clay, a ceramics exh
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? ? 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.
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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
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ig you informed.