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Show page B8 Friday August 30. 1996 Daws County Clipper of Dr. Moreau is a letdown for Kilmer fans The Island n rrr m li XI Mill 11 Superb ii mi i i i i i II I 1 i Excellent Fawna Jones Mm ie Ci an ITH Good in the Thewlis role but thought it too great a time commitment. (Mas be it is appropriate for him to plus the cras instead of the straight man ) His performance is the acting equivalent of doodling on a note pad originall) was cast i i i I it if if Coming through relatively unscathed, though, is Fairua Balk as Moreau's "daughter." a tormer jaguar whose greatest fear is reverting back to her jungle state. This "The Island of Dr. Moreau" is creepy and unsatisfying. When they throw in the morally didactic voice-ove- r at the end about the horror of mankind, the movie finally loses me. I think I will check out the 1932 version of "Island of Lost Souls" which claims a "fabulously evil" Charles Laughton as Moreau and Bela Lugosi as the hirsute "lawgiver." Or I'll just rent "Apoc-alyps- e Now" which has Brando playing essentially the same but II TTT 1 Fair Poor the monster makeup seems pretty routine, with the exception of a very who. sadly, is striking leopard-maeliminated early on Most of the other players appear completely lost. David Thewlis. the biilhant British character actor, has been cast as a plane crash survivor who conies to Moreau's domain. He's supposed to be the narrator n The woiks ot Ldwnidiun visionells have been pilteied al) H Ci so legulaily (and usually so badly by the movies that one moie sueen adaptation doesn't really mattei Still, the new "The Island ot Dr Moieau" is a letdown it only because ot Mai Ion Biando's pies-enc- e and Val Kilmer's iwlio turned down "Batman" because ot pioects like this In this, the thud movie veision ol Wells' stoiy. Brando plays the mad scientist who has populated his remote island paiadise with hideous cieatuies animals who have been genetically engmeeied to appmach human dimensions This Moieau is obviously nutty He diesses m (lowing robes and turbans, weais Kabuki whitelace. rubber gloves and dark glasses (he claims he's alleigic to sunlight) and is earned by this "mammal" subjects like a Mayan king (or a Pope m a paiaded He's only slightly less giotesque than the hairy beings he calls his "cluldien." Brando's campy peitomiance is luditiously ovei the lop. yet it's the only real souice ol amusement in this weaiy eltoit Dnectoi John Frankenliei mer (who peihaps shouldn't cairy too much blame, since he stepped in at the last minute to replace the original direc-toi- ) hasn't been able to cieate much suspense, revulsion or horror Lven ) and nominal hero of the piece, hut Thewlis just isn't leading mail matenal. He gives the film no much better role. () The story is Bottom line: classic, the movie is not. (New Line Cinema. Who's it for? Sci-f- i nuts center Val Kilmer plays Moreau's ley assistant, a sadistic drug addict. He on the nutty side.) THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU: Val Kilmer stars as ma's sci-f- i thriller, "The Island of Dr Moreau Dr Mmeau s ass r t 17 rtgomery, in New Line Cine WELL EVERY TIME YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH OUR PHONE BILL DOUBLES1- pope-mobil- LEROY HAS THE BODY OF A 26 YEAR OLD IT S ON A CALENDAR HE KEEPS IN THE GARAGE WITH OS, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST FIGHTMAYBE THEY CAN DO YOUR HEAD- - Thomas enters basic training Army National Guaid Pic. Amie L. Thomas has enteied basic nuli-tai- y (taming at Fort Jackson. Columbia. S C. Dining the eight weeks of training. the soldieis will study the Army mission and will receive instruction in drill and ceremonies, y weapons, map reading, tactics, couitesy. military justice, first aid, Ai my history and tiaditions, and special training m human relations Thomas is the daughter of John A and Susan Thomas of Bounmil-Hai- tiful She graduated in 1993 from Viewmont High School. Bountiful, and leceivcd an associate degtee in 1995 fiom Snow College. Ephraim. EMAIL thoughts your ClipperNwsaol.com " 2 i 7 x ' fes mo? GMCWiW '5 "'5 c '3 ( 8 CincnhS 500 S Exit VVe1 , j1 House Arrest (PG) 2 45 3 00 A Time to Kill (R) 9 45 Jack (PG-13- ) 114 Matilda (PG) 00 a 30 2 00 9 25 7 15 3 15 5 15 1 Phenomenon (PG) 40 2 10 4 40 7 10 11 The Island of Dr. Moreau 10 00 12 15 2 30 5 00 7 30 A Very Brady Sequel 20 3 (PG-13- see you coming into a large sum of money ...but you won't get away with it." 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