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Thursday, July 3, 1986 Austin American-Statesman D13 0M.iua lilS'l I r4i General Cinema LVaramoiuiL JW BARGAIN MATINEES-EVERYDAY ALL SHOWS BEFORE 6 PM. $2.75 If 1 vsx mm LEGAL EAGLE (PG) 12-M0-7-40-1H TOM CRUISE "OP Glf TsW Hi mm P8YCH0 III (R) BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (PO-13) UpWflCIIM vrMAUCUsTptCTUna mfnimWi'A'mililiflliTifr IiliTlfiiTltiaiiWWiMto RUNNING 8CARED I PRESIDIO THEATRES 1 10000 Research 346-6937 0 HANCOCK OB. 453-6641 "jJJI JJMJJ KTX2 Radio ft Highland Mall Summer Movie Camp FOLLOW THAT BIRD July 9, 436-7o-fc30-i2ao TppT tasan7oivwvina8q iLXlLBYSTtBEOl fin! DOLBY BTEBEO CE BARGA I 2700 Anderson 451-8352 TOftJOffOWf1 a mnn shows bti-uHtDrm 00 M0N THRU FRI. (EXCEPT HOLIDAYS) SAT SUN 5 HOLIDAYS 1ST SHOW ONI fM I iTiMWlH i Jack Burton's In for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun. 892-2775 IF 4608 WESTGATE BLVD.

$2 TO TWI-LITE SHOWS 1 MATINEES WV EVERYDAY ALL SHOWS BEFORE PM Tony Perkins' Psycho III Is funny yet frightening and suspenseful. Smart and suspenseful 'Psycho IIP resembles films of an earlier era TOP GUN (PG) TOP GUN (PG) gjT AMERICAN ANTHEM (po-13) i. ii KARATE KID II (PG) AMERICAN ANTHEM (PO-13) By Patrick Taggart American-Statesman Staff BACK TO SCHOOL rmti 0 12.60)-7:30-:4-'i!,8U.tO. TIMES PUBLISHED ARE FOR TODAY ONLY FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (PO-13) t2.50)-B:15-1lfc30 aJU jj iiiiim w-'-' iWssTftiiiiiritiiTiiirBiirri wiMOTraPfi KARATE KID (PG) IB8W7IJLCI I "ASdUT LAST NffiHT -J IIUnFR THF RHFRRV MOON (Pfl-m fMliT LABYRINTH (PQ) RUNNING 8CARED (R) 7mcso ITEE0 THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (Q) LABYRINTH BACK TO SCHOOL (PG-13) 0 KARATE KID II (PQ) fmr ISTEREOl KARATE KIDPT.2(PG) 2.00-40-7:00-90 BACK TO 8CHOOL (PG-13) 32.50)-75-:45 UNDER THE CHERRY MOON (PO-13) 9 S2.50)-8:15-1O:30 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (PG-13) Don't ask me how he did it, but Tony Perkins has defied the Sequel Law, avoided Actor-Directoritis (an ego-impairment condition) and skated right past Stallone Syndrome, which holds that an actor is rarely enjoyed in repeated roles. Psycho won't appeal to every taste, but those with a memory of the original and an appreciation for the '50s feel of that film may very well find the new movie to be very smart and extremely funny.

Naturally, a taste for suspense and horror is a prerequisite here; like Hitchcock's original, violence is at the center, and the fates that await the various personalities assembled in Charles Edward Po-gue's script are depicted in ways that Hitchcock never would have considered. That's the '80s sensibility for you. What is remarkable about this film, though, is that otherwise it bears more resemblance to films from an earlier era. First-time director Perkins (who also stars, of course, as Norman Bates), has done what Tobe Hooper did earlier this in Invaders from Mars. He has made a movie with the look and texture of a film from 30 years ago, yet with a tone that is affectionate, not campy.

The action begins where the generally disappointing Psycho II left TWENTIETH LIU FOX tents AMKMfH Mim "BIG IK IN LITTLE CHINA" KURT RUSSEU. KIM CATTRAll DENNIS OUN Mux by JOKIi CMPENTEfl in sssocialion witli ALAN HOWARTH falEftalMDEMD taiwftjtePffllNOaai KEITH MBISN off. Norman continues to run the Bates Motel. Mrs. Spool, the woman Norman bashed on the head with a shovel In Psycho II, is missing.

Two visitors stop at the tiny roadside inn. Duane (Jeff Fahey) is a callow young musician who dreams of rock stardom in L.A.; Maureen (Diana Scarwid) is an unhappy young woman who has fled the convent. Duane shows his sleazy stripes early on; more complex is Maureen, and it is her character who introduces most of the film's many surprises. Don't worry: We're giving away none here. Perkins is obviously aware that Psycho retains its popularity today primarily on the basis of its black comedy.

As a result, Psycho III is funny almost from start to finish, and yet remains frightening and suspenseful. As a first-time director, Perkins has done a magnificent Job. We will share one bit of dialogue with you. It's not necessarily the best, but it speaks for the film's brand of humor. Maureen is apologizing for an incident that has left her room in a wreck.

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