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THE PALM BEACH POST TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1993 3D Movie Review PALM BEACH COUNTY 'Final Friday' for Jason? Don't bet on it 1 nwnr TODAY'S BEST BETS JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY CREDITS: With Jon D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder, Steven Williams, Steven Culp, Erin Gray, Rusty Schwimmer, Richard Gant, Leslie Jordan. Billy Green Bush. RATED Violence, sensuality and language. NOW PLAYING: Beach Drive-In, Boynton 8 Cinemas, Coral Square.

Cinema 8, Fox Festival, Jupiter 1 4 Theater, Mission Bay Plaza 8, Movies at Pompano VI, Movies at River Bridge Centre, Muvico Delray 10, Regency Square 8, Sabal Palms Cinema 6, United Artists Prome-" nade Plaza 8, Village Green Movies, Village Green 6. What the stars mean: excellent good fair poor No stars denotes a bomb rowers, the script writers have lifted the old John W. Campbell Who Goes There? gimmick of the monster hopping from one new body to the next giving us not one maniac, but a batch of them, each new Jason lurching off with murder on its mind as soon as the old one gives it one of those snake-tongued soul kisses. Beyond this horror-show variant of La Ronde, it's business as usual: One synthetic shock after another, designed to drive teenagers on dates to grapple each other, and teenagers without dates to snicker at the fates of those who have them. What do they mean Jason Goes to Hell? If Hell isn't a series of Friday the 13th movies, repeated into eternity, then Halloween's Michael Myers is a pacifist and Elm Street's Freddy Krucger is a Nobel Peace Prize candidate.

As for Jason, if it's really time for him to hang up his ax and get a day job, there's always Wall Street. Or maybe even movie criticism. Docs this mean that the filmmakers arc really closing the circle? That the long, bloody and mostly dumb career of Jason, rampaging hulk in a hockey mask who loves to kill lecherous teenagers in flagrante delicto, is finally over? Don't bet the cemetery on it. There's only one sure way to kill Jason, and that's to stop going to his movies. Actually Jason Goes to Hell gives us plenty of reasons to quit.

On the movie's feeble plus side are Richard Gant's acting (as the coroner), Manfredini's music and one funny joke in the last half-minute. On the minus side: Ludicrous characters. Garbled nonstop gore. Persistent loud, clanging noises that give you the impression of being trapped inside a malfunctioning radiator. Shadowy lighting that makes you feel as if you're staggering around in the dark.

Jason Goes to Hell: the Final Friday does have a new wrinkle though new only to this series. Probably by way of John McNaughton's underrated The Bor By MICHAEL WILMINGTON The Los Angeles Times Jason Goes to Hell: Vie Final Friday is no occasion for bloody Auld Lang Syne. The Friday the 13th series, nine movies and innumerable corpses after its 1980 debut, here comes to a supposedly permanent dead end, as we watch the second of its resident maniacs, truculent Jason Voorhees, repeatedly shot, hacked, blown to bits, vivisected by a coroner who also eats his heart and dragged off to hell by what seems to be the local chapter of the Night of the Living Dead. Somebody with a sense of symmetry is operating here. Thirteen years after the original Camp Crystal Lake blood bath, the "last" produced by the original's producer-director, Sean S.

Cunningham, directed by newcomer Adam Marcus and scored by 13th mainstay Harry Manfredini was released, without press screenings, on Friday the 13th. Son treats elderly father like invalid Hadassah Thrift Shop Sale today through Friday, 921 Lake Lake Worth. Call 967-3089. 16th Century Model Galleons by welder and woodworker Bernard Wiles on exhibit through August at Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library, 5689 W. Okeechobee West Palm Beach.

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Call 582-4401 for reservation. Building A Model for hobby enthusiasts will be the program from 1 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday at Howard Park Senior Citizen Center, lA mile south of Okeechobee Boulevard on Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach. Call 835-7055, (835-7025 TDD). Sculpture and Wheel Throwing adults and children's classes are offered by Ceramic League of the Palm Beaches, 1210 Gateway Road, Lake Park.

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the second Wednesday ol each month at the office of Equal Opportunity, Prospect Place 3111 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 123, West Palm Beach. Call 683-2617. Dear Anita: How can I convince my older brother to leave our father alone. He babies our father who is 93 years old, but is in excellent shape, exercises, eats well and doesn't need any, assistance.

Seniors Taking Active Roles in Society My brother waits on him hand and foot and is making him intc an invalid. He has had two wives, my mother and another lady, and will probably find someone else if he is left alone to manage his life. My brother calls me heartless, but it's my love that Star Of The Week Rose Wheatley Loving people, nurturing people, sharing her knowledge and skills is what Sister Catherine Rose Wheatley is all about. mm mnmii- Wheatley, a registered nurse for 50 years, volunteers once a week at Mid- County Senior Citizens Center taking blood pressures and answering questions about health and medications. i "These people add joy to my life," 1 'V Wheatley said, "they give me inspiration, )j they tell me the stories about their lives, 1 their goals and their problems and it's uplifting between us." wneatiey Wheatley, 76, visits Eason Nursing Home four days a week administering care to residents.

"I make it a point to give each one a touch of love, a smile, I like to rub their shoulders, arms. I enjoy every moment of my time with these residents. When I'm not there and come back, they greet me by saying they have missed me." Wheatley had previously volunteered in Jerusalem at a disabled children's home with the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She remembered a wheelchair-bound 5-year-old boy she cared and prayed for and the joy she felt when the child began to walk on his own and became independent enough to attend school.

"I have a spiritual love with the Lord which is very important in my life and I give him special time at 5 in the morning." Wheatley, who helped found a clinic for the poor in Memphis, said she has been receiving a message from the Lord. She is to go back to that city and continue her work nursing the poor. Sandra Richardson Anita Finley urge my 70-year-old Dad to slow up his affair with a woman 20 years his junior? He just met her and already they have gone on a cruise and want to be together every evening. She lives with her mother and her mother is angry about this relationship. My Mom died three years ago, and I can understand Dad wanting a But how do we know she isn't a gold digger? I'd hate to see someone hurt him and take all his retirement money.

Although we are very close, every time I try to talk about this, he gets angry and doesn't want to discuss it. Who's crazy? Dear Reader: No one is really crazy, just confused about what your Dad wants and what he's entitled to. If it's the money you're worried about, you can ask that he add your name to his assets and if he marries her, ask that they sign a prenuptial agreement. If it's his heart being broken that is your concern, don't bother. It's probably been broken before.

You kids have to learn to leave some things to your parents. Anita Finley specializes in the concerns of seniors. Send your questions to Anita Finley in care of The Palm Beach Post, Living Department, P.O. Box 24700, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33416-4700.

('STARS' is the trademark of Anita Finley Associates. All rights reserved.) LOOKING AHEAD wants him to remain independent as long as he can. My father protests, but my brother and his wife just override his protests. Dear Reader: What a reversal. In this day and age, it's refreshing to find families who care so much.

Yes, I agree that elders should have every opportunity to remain independent as long as possible. What does your father say to you? Try tape recording his conversation and give it to your brother. If your brother won't listen, seek help from your pastor or rabbi or ask him to apply the golden rule to this situation. It's your father who holds the key. Persuade him to be strong about his circumstances and be there to support his decision.

Dear Anita: Am I being unfair when I fl Free Concert in the Park by Harvey Sheppard Quartet big band, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Bryant Park Bandshell, Lake Worth. Call 533-7362. Insights Into International Trade: Is it for you? free seminar, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Central Library, 3650 Summit West Palm Beach.

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j. A. N. A yv Ss, 1 TP siinnnrr ureracv i it lb IU ILK Jill I Jh MAMNG IN SEPTEMBER at the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee The Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition and The Palm Beach Post invite you to spend time reading every Wednesday in September. PAIM BIACR COUNTY to benefit The Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition in its efforts to promote literacy! Read a book Read to your child Learn to read Teach someone to read Read with others you love LITERACY COALITION i Saturday, September 18, 1993 11:00 a.m.

Boynton Beach Mall 801 Congress Ave. (West of 1-95) The following teams will compete in a fun event to raise awareness for literacy: The celebration of reading during September is an awareness campaign, sponsored by the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition to encourage individuals and families to acquire the reading habit. Reading is the most important skill there is in determining your child's future success. PAIM B1ACH COUNTY Palm Beach County Library System The Palm Beach Post Publix Super Markets Inc. Schmidt, Raines, Trieste, Dickinsen, Adams, and Co.

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