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THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, October 7,1997
'George of the Jungle' can't hold
a candle to classics like 'Citizen'
By Jeff Criesi 	
Once again I was sitting in front
of the television and happened to
stop upon a program discussing this
year's movies. One section of the
show was comprised of sleeper hits-
those movies that made money
without a lot of fanfare.
Everything was going allright
until the announcer declared that
"George of the Jungle" has grossed
over $100 million.
Never mind the people who
wrote the movie. Forget the direc¬
tor and the hundreds of crew mem¬
bers behind the scenes. Overlook
the actors and actresses plastered
upon the screen. All of these people
I can forgive; they were in it solely
for the money and nothing else. The
public is who I cannot forgive.
I didn't sec "George of the
Jungle.""I don't have to waste
seven dollars to prove that it was a
bad movie. Do you have to step in
a dog turd to prove that your shoe
yfi\\ smell? Apparently for a lot of
people the answer is yes.
The demographics don't matter.
I realize that the producers geared
this film towards ft younger audi¬
ence, but the clips I saw couldn't
possibly appeal to small children
(or anyone else for that matter).
This movie wasn't'a comedy, it was
a joke Unfortunately the punchline-
is $100 million dollars.
This article isn't intended to rip
apart this poor movie. There have
been many worse before it and I'm
sure that many worse are still wait¬
ing to be made. I'm writing this as
part of my ongoing campaign to
wake the public from its cinematic
coma.
I have no idea what the common
man considers a good movie to be.
I'm afraid that commercial suc¬
cesses like "Face Off and "Broken
Arrow" might be their response. I
choose two John Woo flicks to fur¬
ther prove my point. Anyone who
has seen his Hong Kong work will
surely note the superiority over his
American endeavors. Unfortu¬
nately, many have never seen them
.nor heard of them. The reason:
money.
Hollywood tells you what you
should and shouldn't want to see
The amount of advertising they
spend on a film directly relates to
its box office gross. The more com¬
mercials that appear on the set, the
rnore likely you are to go see it. That
is not the way things should be
done. Most studios churn out com¬
plete garbage. Their movies have
the stars and the special effects, but
that isn't enough. The majority of
movies today forget to write a
script. Words arc the heart of any
gcxKl film, and .that is why there are
no more goods films today.
Do me and yourself a favor-go
out and rent an older movie. See a
Hitchcock classic like "Vertigo," or
a chilling masterpiece like
"Rosemary's Baby." Experience the
subtle beauty of cinematography
with "A Clockwork Orange." or the
overall package with "The Good,
the Bad. and the Ugly." These are
what good movies should be. They
grab onto your throat and keep you
locked in for a two hour roller
coaster. They don't waste your time
with blue screen effects or point¬
less explosions. They just give it
everything they have to whomever
will watch.
Movies' used to be good. Con¬
sider that "Citizen Kane" recog¬
nized as the greatest movie of all
time, was made in 1941. 56 years
ago. and it truly is one of the. best
movies I've ever seen. It's lime we
demand more from our movies.
We've let the Hollywood machine
feed us empty dishes for far too
long. Do^ome research on movies.
Find out about Kubrick, Leone,
Polanski. These men and more have
made the greatest movies of all
lime. How many have you seen?
Save your seven dollars and head
to the video store to check out a
classic. You'll thank me later.
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Quasimodo and his crew delight
Satellite Student Union audiences
By David Childers
The Daily Collegian
So, it's almost 4.000 miles off
Broadway, but you have to admire
an eight-person crew that is "totally
self contained."
There are no roadies, no light¬
ing technicians and no make-up art¬
ists. Just six performers and two
producers/assistants. But that didn't
stop the "Children's Storybook
Theater" from putting on two ex¬
cellent showings of "The Hunch¬
back of Notre Dame" Monday in
the Satellite Student Union.
The Hunchback was the first
event of the L' Art du Jour series on
campus. And with all due respect
to the future performers, none will
probably be as amazing as what
fans saw Monday.
The first show, in the afternoon,
was played before a mostly
"daycare" audience from the Cam¬
pus Children's Center. The center
brought over about 50 youngsters
of pre-school |gc to see,
Quasimodo, but this was no Disney
cartoon they were viewing.
The show was concise, about 55
minutes and it was every bit of what
the little one$,could handle. To their
credit - or more aptly to the credit
of the many chaperones - the kids
pulled off a pretty remarkable per¬
formance themselves by keeping
their composure, for the most part,
throughout the show.
The action on stage was whim¬
sical. With jusf six performers and
no set changes, the performers kept
the pace of the show going at an
admirable pace. There were jokes,
even though most of the four-year
olds couldn't grasp them, that kept
the smiles on the faces of the oth¬
ers in attendance.
Because the themes of the show
were much darker and more mature
than the Disney offering that was
one of last summer's blockbusters,
the. interaction was Tow in the early
show. But that changed quickly that
evening.
The evening show was not only
filled near capacity, but the crowd
was a lively mix of adolescents and
adults. They not only were able to
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understand, but they were able to
appreciate the jokes and immense
talents of the performers.
The show was much more en¬
thusiastic, as the crowd got more
personally involved. The short mu¬
sical was a rousing success and the
performers spent a great deal of
time in the lobby after the show
signing autographs and greeting
satisfied customers.
The most moving performance
was Tamara Davissi as the enchant¬
ing Esmcrclda. Davissi played the
role to near perfection. She tanta¬
lized with her dance and voice and
grasped the crowd with her glow¬
ing eyes. Early on it is easy to ap¬
preciate the real-life gypsy qualities
of Davissi as she commands the
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