P547ORACLE 547 Mon13 Jan C4 1718:54
1/3
by Alan Frank
YEAR OF THE DRAGON (18)
Mickey Rourke, John Lone
Rourke is excellent as a tough New York
Policeman trying to smash vicious gang
warfare in the dangerous, self-enclosed
world of this city's Chinatown
district, in this brutal, violent but
compelling thriller whose unusual and
brilliantly re-created background adds
great impact.
It is a highly impressive comeback fgr
director Michael Cimino after his 1980
megaflop "Heaven's Gate". Blogby, but
consistently entertaining, it proves
Cimino is a gifted filmmaker - prg6ided
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P547ORACLE 547 Mon13 Jan C4 9714:04
2/3
by Alan Frank
ORION'S BELT (18)
Helge Jordal, Sverre Anker Ousdal
Since a Norwegian film is something of
a rarity, it would be good to be able
to give an unqualified welcome to this
well-made Cold War thriller which has
three men facing danger and death from
hostile Russians while on an illicit
mission off Spitbergen's bleak coast.
But, while the performances, directign
and location photography are all of a
high standard the script, tgrtuous and
down-beat, is simply standard. And the
film emerges as often dull and finally
resembles a routine television serial.
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P547ORACLE 547 Mon13 Jan C4 1714:58
3/3
by Alan Frank
A CHORUS LINE (PG)
Michael Douglas, Audrey Landeru
Richard Attenborough's movie of the hit
musical about dancers auditioning fgr a
new Broadway show has many plusses. The
cast's acting, singing and dancing is
zestful and uniformly fine. The songs
are tuneful, choreography inventive and
there is a genuine understanding of the
desperation of showbusiness hopefuls.
The one minus is that, shot in a single
setting, a theatre interior, it is more
a filmed play tham a film, in spite of
Attenborough's clever direction. But,
nevertheless, I do recommend it highly.
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