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Movie review The Last. Starfighter by TERRY DUPUIS Science fiction and fantasy have enjoyed quite a significant revival in recent years, thanks to George Lucas and Star Wars. Ever since Lucas released his imaginative 1977 space adventure, numerous other film makers have been exercising their _imaginations as well. Sometimes the results have been diastrous, but quite often they have been quite pleasing and have produced a worthwhile motion picture such as E.T. Or War Games. Right up there with the best of these intergalactic adventure movies is the latest entry in the field called The Last Starfighter. It combines elements from many earlier films, but these are not thrown together haphazardly. Instead they have been assembled into a unique blend all its own. The Last Starfighter is not a potboiler. It can stand on its own merits as a piece Of superior summer movie entertainment without apology to Lucas, Spielberg and company. A young actor named Lance Guest portrays a lonely teenager named Alex. Alex lives ina trailer camp with his mother. His existence is a monotonous One. He feels that life is at a dead end for him. He would like to do something special with his life, something heroic. To pass the time he plays a lot of video games. The trailer park where he lives has a video game called "Starfighter", and one night Alex is thrilled when he breaks the record. The next night a stranger drives up PIX FROM PAST: 'It's peer 15 peas since the Garrick Feerrent Gus from North Simcoe performed last. The guys will be opening with some of their friends for David Wilcox this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Maple Valley Festival. Their story will appear in Friday's paper. $91 000 shot in arm . x Or OTe EE os 2% -- THE INN IS THE PLACE Q.C., M.P.P. 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There is no question that Ontario's goal is to excel in all : aspects of the health care field." 213 Fox Ss Penetanguishene 549-3163 Taylor said, "I know that the people of Simcoe Centre will be pleased that this crucially needed service is being improved. The increased availability of ambulance care can make a great difference in life threatening situations."' The loot included... : jOOD: Somebody hid in the closed and broke out * fm Penetanguishene br- later under the cover of Nightly Dinner anch of the Royal darkness. Missing: one Canadian Legion Oscillating room fan ) Saturday night after it worth $50. 4 Centauri is from another planet. He has planted the Starfighter game around the universe On various planets. It seems that "'Starfighter" is more than a game. It is a test, designed to find pilots who can be recruited to take part in an interstellar war which is being waged. Like George Lucas's Star Wars, The Last Starfighter is a boys' space adventure. Like Luke Skywalker, young Alex dreams about the stars and ends up becoming a pilot who lakes part in Outer space battles. There are dogfights and elaborate special effects. And as in Star Wars, The Last Starfighter contains an 4 assortment of imaginative looking 0 i creatures. The audience's favourite Served from With | seemed to be Alex's alien navigator, 5p m. to 9p m "Al | -YOU-CAN-EAT ' an individual who has a_ sunny aaa CLI 4 Salad Barl. ? disposition and turtle-like skin. 'This eM d > . " role is winningly played by veteran onday Wednesday actor Dan O'Herlihy. Another veteran actor, Robert Preston, adds to the picture's quality with his portrayal of Centauri, who is a sort of outer space con man. It has some resemblance to Preston's famous Music Man role, and it's a part which he plays very well. The young actor, Lance Guest, who plays Alex also does a good job maintaining audience interest in The Last Starfighter. His performance seems natural and unaffected. Catherine Mary Stewart plays his girlfriend in the story, and even the romance in the story does not bog the film down at any point but rather it adds to il. It is a tribute to the seriptwriters of The Last Starfighter that even the scens which take place on earth are interesting and charming. 'The depiction of Alex's life in the trailer camp has some nice touches to it. Of course, it is the scenes which take place in outer space which will appeal more to the younger members of the audience, but the earth scenes are ' exciting 100, since Alex's robot double has to contend with various assassins who are sent to earth to eliminate him. The Last Starfighter is this sum- mer's War Games, an exciting and suspenseful tale. ROXY TWIN THEATRES 526-5791 Hot $3 95 Filet of ROXY 1 & oP. | Roast Beef a Fish *3 95 Starts Friday 7:15 > - FAR 31. =' \S \sEcREy Tuesday eThursday From the makers of the original "AIRPLANE!" 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