/ENTERTAINMENT eens dee EE Super. Mario Brothers Rated: PG Time: 104-min. Overall; C Violence: C- Sexual Content: C+ Language: B+ O ( Diath ck oeceichs vibe dems, Super Mario Brothers brings the pixie kings of Nintendoland to life. The story revolves around Mario and Luigi, two brothers who are plumbers. After the younger Luigi meets the girl of his dreams, he finds himself and his brother going into another world to save her - a world-that has been coexisting with ours since the dawn of creation ‘With the recent concem over video game violence, a look at this movie will confirm the problem. There is no blood or gore, but plenty of konks on the head, people being attacked by flame throw- ing weapons, electrocutions..... and on and on it goes. ‘The sad part is that this film has an interesting premise,.and could have provided an.excelient vehicle for a good movie but once again creativity gave Way to the usual Hollywood plan; if you Can’t write a great story, spend a fortune on special effects. One of the few redeeming factors is the relationship between Mario and Luigi. Bob Hoskins plays the older Mario, and does a good job of being an everyday. guy, who really cares about his However, there is a good dose of sexual innucndo elsewhere, with Costumes that suggest females are mere sex objects, although the language is tame, with the hardest words falling into the name- calling category. If you are concerned about the stories that suggest humans evolved from monkeys, you may find this film offensive, it makes the evolution idea look totally illogical, and at Outright stupid. With the movie ending with an obvious plan , fora sequel, we can only hope that the writers will put down their Joysticks and pick up their pencils for the next one. Grading legend: A—None; B—Mild; C—Some; D—Lots; F—Throughout. Overall—Rates from A—Must See to Book Review - The Chrome Suite menting absence present within the Barber household. The absence haunts every family member, encouraging them to withdraw from each other - to er Sandra Birdsell, blends the brood in a guilty silence. An present with the past to: Telay. pir absence “where anger displaces powerful story about a woman's, the desire for a mother’s caress.” quest for independence, Amy } Amy's alienation continues Barber, now in her forties, reeon- £ through her twenties and thir- structs decades of her life by ¢ ties. She spends several years drawing from a deep well of rem- | in,’ stiffing:miarriage (> a inan iniscences. By reclaiming her? wéio is threatened by. her Very. past, she hopes to gain the elu existence. 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Amy feels that-“Ias Hut. her choices are not without dying, Jill had taken both....(par- repercussions. ents) away”. The painful situations Amy This resentment ushers a rest- finds herself in are not unique. less Amy into her troubled teen The familiarity gives the book years--years. scarred by a date“. @Gfiiversal appeal: What is pyar an one pregnancy _— Gnlique is the level of intimacy @ solitary flight away from the. [Soo BIRDSELL -~—~—~SCCC SS small, prairie town py the tor- a = he? meinoty she will always” The Castlegar Sun 5 re e ‘ Board member and volunteer at the National Exhi- bition Centre, Jacqueline Mealing explains to young students from Nelson the process used by Bettina Malone when creating Moving Stitches, which is now showing at the NEC. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shariene imhott Knowledge: Network highlights forestry issues VALLEY VIDEO Between Dairy Queen & Subway Sut’s SWEEPING THE NATION! Rosin Wittiams SALLY FIELD MRs. 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