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THE SUN Dec. 14, 1983 -D-l 'Scarf ace hype doesn't do justice to film ODDDn MOVIE gtr PACIFIC DRIVE-INS -trf OPEN 6:00 Start 8:45 run nun lurfMtlAiinavtFRFf RATING GUIDE By TOM JACOBS Sun Staff Writer TV. GENERAL AUCXENCe AN Ajm Admitted DPAMNTAL OUtOAMCt tuaOUTtD flomt Material May Not Be 266S3BolineCmF.v 0 RESTRICTED UNDER 17 Require Aooompenytng Parent Of Adult Quer dlen NO ONE UNDER It 0 I fl- Dirty Harry Is at It again "SUDDEN IMPACT" OQ AIM "THE OUTSIDERS" (M) yc After all the pre-release controversy, "Scarface" comes as a bit of a letdown. It is not the offensive, unbearably violent film some people have usammmmaaammmm branded it, but neither is reviow it a maligned master- piece. Rather, it is a typical.

Brian DePalma film that is to say, a competent remake of somebody else's As for all the controversy about the film's language and violence, it's much ado about little. Sure, it's violent; what would you expect, considering the story? Yet it's no more violent than 100 other films I've seen, and none of the gore is gratuitous. As for its use of that famous four-letter word for sexual intercourse, it becomes so numbing after a while that you barely notice it. Again, what did the critics expect? Do they think Florida drug dealers say "heck" and Unfortunately, this sort of foolish criticism has stained the movie, at least in the short run; it's tempting to view it merely in the context of these complaints instead of taking it on its own terms. Don't fall into that trap.

"Scarface" won't win any prizes for creativity, but it's good, solid, sophisticated film making, and it deserves to be seen. ADMITTED 1. work. 24 1. VINE HEOtANDS 191 4403 As anyone who has followed his career knows, itvffNifoir' R) if IN TNI lOMIDMR) I0NI" (PO) NotM-0 Ml If i 1 JaJ GREGORY'S GIRL 9:00 plus KOYAANISQATSI 7:15 adkdBI OH' BARGAIN MATINEES mom ntmiflntu Mtows KfOHtrii UI SWUHMIMVS FMMWII OUT "CHRISTINE (R) DePalma has a great eye for visuals, but all the imagination of a kumquat.

Virtually all of his recent movies (including "Dressed to Kill" and have been ripoffs of Hitchcock situations and Hitchcock techniques. With this film, the director has gone farther back in film history and gotten more honest with his audience. He admits right up front that this is a remake of Howard Hawks' classic 1932 gangster film with Paul Muni. His avowed purpose: To update that movie and put it into a modern social and political context. Happily, DePalma accomplishes that goal.

He has credibly transferred the story to modern-day South Florida, and has used it to convey his own message co-Hn 'THE HOWLINC (R) whn you buy a car 'BLUE THUNDER' 1.45, "SPACE HUNTER' NOT SHOWN IN 3-D liSO, 7i3S (PO) M3t FrVl channel 18 Wednesday 6 a.m. 3 p.m. Business programming 3 p.m. Local public affairs program 3:30 p.m. Local news 4 8 p.m.

Spanish programming 8 p.m. Japanese news 8:30 11:00 p.m. Korean programming 11:30 p.m. Midnight Japanese news Al Pacino as Tony Montana in 'Scarface' it's your basic gangster movie plot, and DePalma never strays far from the formula. But "Scarface" is consistently entertaining anyway, thanks to his sense of visual style the picture is a joy to look at and his lead actor.

Pacino is at his mezmerizing best; you don't dare take your eyes away from him for even a ONI WIIK ONLY "TESTAMENT" IS (PO) SaanConnary LAST WIIK INDS THUIS. "AMITYVILLI 3D" 10(PO) "TWILICHT ZONE" "NEVER SAT NEVER ACAIN" 1 about the dark side of the American dream. Not inci- "THE BIG CHILL" li30, 3:30, 5i30 7)30, 9:30 (R) M(PO dentally, he has also used it to produce a frequently sec0nd, because you're never sure what outrageous HMBMRHMaiHaaaaHBMaMaMi w- cugiuoomg yiete ui cuici idiiimem. thine he 11 do next CINEMA (IIALTO TUlIflS iaM1.t?il'NJ. IDEAMERI 7iOO(PO) He luqs Tony Montana.

The world will remember him by another name What's really fascinating about the film, however, is how Pacino and DePalma cannily work together to confound our better instincts and make us sympathize with Tony. Yes, he's a cold-blooded killer. But he's also a gutsy guy who is unafraid to try new things or to say exactly what's on his mind. Those are rare qualities in our society and traits most of us admire. 'DEAD ZONE" 7iO0(RJ "CUJO" l40(R) "KIVE2 SAY If EVER ACAIS1" liM (PO) mi "Scarface" shows us the rise and fall of Tony (Al Pacino), a small-time Cuban criminal who comes to America as part of the Mariel boatlift.

rttl Streetwise, shrewd and completely amoral, Tony vquickly becomes a top operative for a Miami-based drug smuggler. iir In time, he branches out on his own, running an ni operation that takes in $10 or $15 million a month. But he forgets that most important lesson, "never get on your own supply," and by film's end he's a mi washed-out cocaine addict who cannot keep control over his own organization or his own emotions. 'V, tnat sounds pretty familiar, it's not surprising; f90m 6t43 TO I They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it.

SCRRFnC A UNIVERSAL PICTURE Hi What's Tony is an underdog and Americans always like to root for the underdog. He's the little guy from the gutter who's trying to make it to the top; his ambition is admirable, even if his methods of making it big are not. I. iiiV i it if i La UUU HO ItWIS. BAltAIS) PRICE Alt NO NO THURSDAY aAROAM PRKI AND NO PASMS (5:15 2.00) LIMITED TO SEATINC TONITE WEDNESDAY 'NICHTMARES 11 SWAP MEET EVENT SVN.

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17, 1933, 8: TONY MONACO 1MB P.M. Performance at California Theatre of Performing Arts 562 West 4th Street San Bernardino, California I SILKWOOD Charge tickets I tL using VISA 1 Am or Mastercharge Wk Ticket Information Inland Ticket Service 693 South Street San Bernardino, California 884-0178825-1122 A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY CHURCH fCOYtWf 0 l)ff)WfBeBOl A ArolaMf admission ran KM P.M., DIC. 16TH, DIC. I7TH DEC. HTH For mora information Call 889-1915 ABC Motion Pictures Presents A MIKE NICHOLS FILM MERYL STREEP KURT RUSSELL CHER LjTiN A SILKWOOD Music By GEORGES DELERUE i wnnen by nuka tmnui a ALiut mmllim -t iA n.nA,.

ni 77 utDCPU ri I ADDV PAMn 71 PrnHnrcrf KIICC MirHfll 5 anH MirHAFI MAI pP I I UUUblU Uf KIIUL HIUI IULW UIIU HllMl Itt W' I' rOJWrrWa I rkU Thru December 31, 1983 Directed By MIKfc NIUHULS ja SLi yrj fecM JJf Ml'lln)unNIItIMaNIUIIVKW fg He luqs Tony Montano. The uuorlcl tuill remember him by onother Come to terms. You'll laugh. You'll cry. And you'll want to see it again.

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