Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!bbncca!lcliffor From: lcliffor@bbncca.ARPA (Laura Frank Clifford) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Three Summer Movies Message-ID: <1488@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 14:35:58 EDT Article-I.D.: bbncca.1488 Posted: Mon Jul 8 14:35:58 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:42:15 EDT Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 29 ** - The Emerald Forest The first half of this story is pretty well done, with a father losing his son to the Brazilian rain forests. The story of the son growing up with an Indian tribe as the chief's adopted son is intercut with the father's ten year search for him. The last half of the story completely changes gears, however, with shoot-em-up adventure, etc. I could have used a bit more realism where the Indian tribe was concerned, also (I mean do all Indian maidens wear flowers behind their ears and frolic naked under waterfalls all day?). **1/2 - Cocoon Great acting from the old folks in the cast (especially Jack Gilford), but the sci-fi stuff is a big bore. They could've ended this film twenty minutes before they did and had a much tighter movie. ***1/2 - Silverado Lots of fun in this tongue-in-cheek western with a fantastic cast that includes Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Linda Hunt, Brian Dennehy and John Cleese (as a sheriff!!). I adored this flick and highly recommend it. However my husband thought it was mediocre and "not a real western". Maybe that's why I liked it so much - I don't care for westerns! This movies balances on a fine line between serious western and humor. The four main characters have great charisma both individually and as a group. Neat camera work. All it lacked was a corny theme song.