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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 23 Nov 1983, p. 15

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etiraicte Special .. In Amityville 3-D the patrons are the victim, because the ultimate horror in this Dino de Laurentis nightmare is ton-king out to see the most ludicrous insult of was. 7 _ . 7 K-W String Quartet in debut It's a 'super snatchural' smattering of select. ed cliche plot sequences from The Omen, The Haunting, and Spielberg's Poltergeist: a ghastly shame because special effects are executed by Poltergeist. genius Michael Wood. Sadly, this technical wizard's protruding appendages, and gnarly blustery tree limbs can't save this doomed tale of a whitewashed dwelling which upstages the whole cast. You certainly don't need sixth sense to decipher this predictable snail-paced plot, This flop is going to make a killing on the sale of bD goggles. and sometimes the screen looked better without the infernal frames. To focus in on this totally expected story, Tony Roberts is John Baxter, feature writer and head skeptic for Reveal magazine, who after inves- tigating a sconce at the Long Island location buys the legendary Amityville abode and is taught a terrifying lesson from the forces beyond. Roberts, who is noted for his casual comic Movie Barlow .. J __' What ever happened. to bump in the night? The K-W String Quartet will make its debut performance at the Music Room, 57 Young St. W. Sunday Noy. 27 at , psm. ... . Local chamber music lovers will be elated to hear of the debut of this new quartet. Leader Irving llmer. for many years.concertmaster of the KWSO and first violin of the Canadian Chamber Ensemble has semi-retired, leaving him time to pursue his major passion for chamber music. A host of outstanding up-and-coming talent will be showcased Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Stampede Corral in Kitchener in the pre- sentation of "Spin Re- cords Revue." He was for years the violist of the world famous Fine Arts String Quartet, and his experience and sensitivity, plus his outstanding mastery of the violin, will certainly give this new quartet a big boost. Colleen Schnarr. a native of Kitchener was principal second of the KWSO last year. Tom Wermuth, now co-conductor of the new Youth Orchestra, was principal viola for years before retiring from the orchestra to concentrate on teaching. Chris Sharpe was outstanding for two years oi. the Austin Quartet, and plays in the KWSO. He is a grad of the WLU 'faculty of music. Spun Records Revue at Stampede Corral 4:5] Units can be heated met a stove. fireplace or c?mptire Can be purchased at Department and Hardware stores, Traiter Camps or K-Sates FOR woman“ Hosanna CALL K-SALI8 888-3821 USES BREAD INSTEAD Ideal Christmas Gifts, that can be used all year round GRuAN0T00trtyh0$tihClt " “NWT AVE. M., WAMOO K-SALES Featured during the gala night of entertain- ment will be Jamie Warren, Becky Barrie, Terry Odette. Madonna Tassi, Wendy Davis and Dennis Melachlan. staneesioomtvAiieateraaaieslutatieHaikPU, it Again sam,trtnerttutMe--ddramatief shitnnDeLa-tia'serMeoosdhsmiatttest iiiiisteutttmgeandittiBdstiatohits strongest medium at ugh: Way pm- Candy cure, (Man who Fell to Earth, Blue Thunder) ls Melanie. Baxter's photogra- pher/partner who discovers the hellish secret of Amityville in her darkroom and thankfully manages to leave the ttttegitie proceedings early, saving her dignified acting career, Her time-lapse demise is amazingly similar to the snoopy photographer Haber Jennings in the Omen l, " just as spectacular, the movie's only spine-ting1ing highlight. Tess Harper " Baxter's wife Haney, veteran actor John Harkins (Winds of War) the real estate broker of the Amityville house. and Robert Joy as psychologist Eliot West add little joy to this famed yarn of possession and lurking 3:611. The house steals star billing and fiendishly harrasses Baxter and his family to the bitter end, with a plague of flies, shrinking walls and a well of discovery in the 'ominous basement below'. "oi, have, the wholesome daughter. the imbecilic taunting best girlfriend. (both of these cherubs hailing from respective_soap Ie"sfo 376;; Gin%taiiine the Ating mtesiseft) the neurotic mother, the Spock-like scientist, and Daddy. __ - __ a _ And Daddy, after all the mayhem and monstrous events that have occured based on the house's ensuing wrath, still refuses to believe anything is amiss. Not only do the bizarre happenings continue, they are filmed and documented by a skilled crew on computerized equipment in the lower compartments of the house. Very Poltergeist. "WEE -eGFiiairirened to the godd-old fashioned bump in the night? The evil sinister presence? The unexplained? __ _ _ _ . " Director Robert Fleischer noted for the brilliant 10 Billington mace, Soylent Green and Fantastic Voyage, has a lot of explaining to do for his third-rate 3D disaster, loosely based on Jay Anson's best seller. The Amityville Horror; A fair horror film. But this latest effort is not connected with its predecessors and this is indubitably the best thing about Amityville 30 now playing at the cinema. Amityville II: The Possession, wasn't bad as sequels go, but the impact wasn't as juicy. t,iliti, Fantastic Quality Furniture Buys Best Selection in town, Aiitytt _gp_t_9_._4_0°/o SUNDAY Nov. 27 - NOON - 5 AM. 5 HOUR SAllL,llliiii Jiillopd's . Pine q Furnlture b, A - - g. , ii/t . E ICF. "". - HHHIttf MiltE . r f a? 5-. gtiliigli? , IIN' , <42:- lltttMaffEE: - '3 "'cr-.---Fvcfr: J, B1EEEiEfWil, l E - y, Waterloo Town Square (lower mall) Waterloo, Ontario. N2J 1P2 A scene from the horrible horror, Amityville 3-D. NEWS“ 885-4500 BOOKSTORE MEANINGFUL HEB FROM

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