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VIDEO 'Gettysburg' brings the Civil War tragedy to vivid life and death By JOE BALTAKE McClatchy News Service Compiled from a national sample of retail reports. Rentals 1. "In the Line of Fire" (Columbia TriStar) 2. "The Man Without a Face" (Warner Home Video) 3. "Demolition Man" (Warner Home Video) 4.

"Striking Distance" (Columbia TriStar) 5. "The Program" (Touchstone Home Video) 6. "Sleepless in Seattle" (Columbia TriStar) 7. "Hard Target" (MCAUniversal Home Video) 8. "Son-in-Law" (Hollywood Home Video) 9.

"The Firm" (Pioneer LDCA Inc.) 10. "Last Action Hero" (Columbia TriStar) Sales 1. "The Foxand the Hound" (WaltDisney) 2. "The'Secret Garden" (Warner Home Video) 3. "Aladdin" (WaltDisney) 4.

"Playboy Centerfold: Dian Parkinson" (Uni Dist. Corp.) 5. "Unforgiven" (Warner Home Video) 6. "Free Willy" (Walt Disney Home Video) 7. "Penthouse: Swimsuit Video" (A-Vision Entertainment) 8.

"Playboy Video Centerfold 40th Anniversary" Dist. Corp.) 9. "The Bodyguard" (Warner Home Video) 10. "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (Columbia TriStar) TIRE PRICES AT THE CLUBS MARTS ARE A WHY PAY WE GIVE Limited WE KNOW TIRES! AREA'S LARGEST INVENTORY! 39 Minute Tire Mounting he following are mini- reviews of movies I I scheduled for release this week on videocas-sette. Movies are rated on a four-star scale, four being best: "Gettysburg" This is a meticulous, tour-hour.

20-minute re-enactment of three crucial days that proved to be the turning point in the Civil War. Action footage hand-to-hand-combat style Is rather self-consciously alternated with a lot of soul-searching and male bonding as the film does its best to balance Its militarist aspects with pacifist messages, wavering between being anti-war and gung-ho about battle. The most impressive thing about the film is that it ends up being balanced. Stars Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Kevin Conway, Stephen Lang, Sam Elliott, C. Thomas Howell and the late Richard Jordan.

Produced by Ted Turner, who gets shot In a cameo. Rated PG. "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" This animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg, Is rough going what with Its long, boring stretches, scary sequences that are questionable for younger children and a faint hint of sophistication that would have kept their adult companions Interested. Walter Cronkite, John Goodman, Julia Child, Jay Leno and Martin Short provide voices in this tale about confused dinosaurs that, thanks to a time machine, are transported to contemporary New York, where they fall into the clutches of an evil circus impresario. A surefire premise is set up, and then nothing Is done with It.

Its state-of-the-art digital animation not withstanding, this Is a stillborn movie that just about blows a promising subject. Rated G. Other new releases "Linda" Directed by Nathaniel Gutman. Starring Virginia Madsen, Richard Thomas, Ted McGinley and Laura Harrington. A woman tries to frame her boring husband tor the murder of their neighbor's wife.

Rated PG-13. "Mind Twister" Directed by Fred Olen Ray. Starring Telly Savalas, Suzanne Slater, Gary Hudson, Richard Roundtree and Erika Nann. A tough police detective hunts tor a sadistic killer. Both and unrated versions.

"Chantltly Lace" Directed by Linda Sean Bean and Polly Walker. In 17th-century England, a young man falls in love with the daughter of a family upon whom he has vowed revenge for the death of his parents, who were killed for their land. Rated PG. I "One Man Army" Directed by Clrio H. Santiago.

Starring Jerry Trimble and Melissa Anne Moore. A man returns to his small hometown to find answers about his grandfather's death and to tight corruption. Rated R. I "Dead Boyz Can't Fly" Directed by Howard Winters. Starring Delia Sheppard, Mark McCulley, Sheila Kennedy, Ruth Collins and Brad Friedman.

A businessman in a near-empty office building is abducted by a young punk who forces the man to join him on a violent looting spree. Both and unrated versions. about a product, but is lured to a theme park that transforms him into a freak. Rated PG-13. I "Virgin Hunters" Directed by Ellen Cabot.

Starring Morgan Fairchlld, Ian Abercrombie, Brian Bremer, Christopher Wolf, Michelle Math-eson, Sara Suzanne Brown and Don Dowe. Two teenage boys travel back in time to save the future from a prudish female corporate leader who started a pro-celibacy movement that has banned all sex. Not rated. I "Wilder Napalm" Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron. Starring De-bra Winger, Dennis Quaid and Ar-liss Howard.

Two brothers with the same telekinetic powers of starting fires battle over a woman and whether to take their talent public. Rated PG-13. I "LornaDoone" Directed by Andrew Grieve. Starring Clive Owen, TOM aflLB 88 eO WE MUST MOVE 20C v5SV-oAk TIRES Pall fnr unur etrn JL Inuu Inui nrira 7Sat, Sun, March 19-20 jHSl Rides, I A Houseboat Vacation I MavEnjeritJ I cmeaj0in Taxes Bills Stress Avoid the Stress of March Niaddness RIALTO COLTON YUCAIPA 874-7540 422 1888 790-0007 Our counselors will help you solve your debt problems and negotiate with creditors on your behalf. Counseling is FREE and confidential Call us today.

3 For your appointment call (909)781-01 14 to (41?) mm code If800) 655-0114 Yellen. Starring Martha Plimpton, JoBeth Williams, Talia Shire, Jill Ei ken berry, Helen Slater, Ally "Sheedy and Lindsay Crouse. The latest annual gathering of seven women friends ata mountain cabin Is fraught with emotional trauma and intimacy. Rated R. "Freaked" Directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter.

Starring Alex Winter, Randy Quald, Brooke Shields and Mr. T. A young spokesman for a new pesticide company travels to South America to quiet rumors ONSUMER HEDIT CRIME VICTIMS It you are the victim of a crime and need assistance, please call the Victim Witness Assistance Program in your area listed below: San Bernardino (714) 387-6383 Victorvllla (819) 243-8620 RanchoCucamonga (714) 945-4233 Barttow (61 9) 256-4802 tERVlCE A Non-ProtK Community Swica.