Sy
      ee
      ee
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      finest
      rock
      n’
      roll
      (‘‘Rocks
      Off’’,
      ‘‘Rip
      This
     
     
      Joint’’,
      ‘‘Happy’’,
      ‘‘TumbIng
      Dice’’,
      etc.).
      The
      Stones
     
     
      at
      their
      most
      human.
      The
      sound
      of
      The
      World’s
     
     
      Greatest
      Rock
      n’
      Roll
      Band.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      the
      Rolling
      Stones
      were
      never
      poetic
      geniuses
      but
     
     
      they
      managed
      moments
      of
      bleary
      eyed
      insight
      and
     
     
      poetic
      inspiration.
      They
      were
      never
      that
      great
      of
     
     
      players,
      yet
      they
      made
      some
      of
      the
      best
      rockn’
      roll
     
     
      ever.
      And
      they
      weren’t
      very
      pretty
      but
      they
      became
     
     
      the
      world’s
      most
      popular
      band.
      So
      if
      you
      like
     
     
      Aerosmith
      or
      the
      Black
      Crowes,
      or
      even
      Steel
      Wheels
     
     
      or,
      worse
      yet,
      Flashpoint,
      check
      this
      stuff
      out
      because
     
     
      i?
      11
      knock
      your
      socks
      off.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      STONES’
      FIVE
      WORST
      ALBUMS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Still
      Life-
      Yuck.
     
    

    
     
      zmotional
      Rescue-
      Ditto,
      though
      I
      like
      ‘‘Let
      Me
     
    

    
     
      30”
      7
     
    

    
     
      Jirty
      Work-
      The
      Stones
      go
      corporate
      rock.
     
     
      ‘lashpoint-
      How
      many
      versions
      of
      ‘‘Satisfaction’’
      do
     
     
      ve
      need?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      Satanic
      Majesties
      Request-
      I
      had
      atoughtime
     
     
      jicking
      the
      fifth
      one,
      but
      I
      think
      this
      one
      fits
      the
      bill.
     
     
      Jot
      everything
      here
      is
      awful
      (actually,
      I
      love
      a
      few
      of
     
     
      he
      moments
      here),
      but
      too
      often
      it’s
      unlistenable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘irby
      Ferguson
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Movie
      Review
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LATE
      FOR
      DINNER
     
     
      BY
      SHELLY
      STEWART
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Alright
      --
      here’s
      the
      situation:
     
    

    
     
      The
      two
      main
      charactersiare
      being
      swindled
      by
      a
     
     
      totally
      unlikeable
      tycoon.
      They
      go
      to
      meet
      with
      the
     
     
      hateful
      man
      but
      find
      that'he
      is
      evil
      incarnate
      and
      will
     
     
      not
      give
      the
      guys
      a
      break.
      They
      then
      proceed
      to
      go
     
     
      back
      home
      but
      all
      heck
      breaks
      loose
      because
      the
      slow-
     
     
      witted
      hero
      takes
      the
      bad
      guy’s
      son
      home
      as
      a
      pet
      --
     
     
      don’task,
      just
      see
      the
      movie,
      okay?
      Anyways,
      the
     
     
      smart
      hero
      tries
      to
      explain
      the
      mix
      up
      to
      Mr.
      Bad
     
     
      Guy,
      but
      he
      will
      not
      listen
      and
      proceeds
      to
      charge
     
     
      them
      with
      kidnapping.
      At
      the
      confronation
      scene
      with
     
     
      Mr.
      evil,
      gun
      shots
      are
      fired
      and
      the
      two
      good
      guys
     
     
      think
      that
      they
      will
      be
      charged
      with
      murder.
      They
     
     
      then
      go
      (as
      if
      you
      didn’t
      guess)
      on
      the
      run.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      where
      the
      original
      twist
      comes
      in.
      As
      you
     
     
      may
      have
      seen
      on
      the
      commercials,
      the
      two
     
     
      goodfelloas
      are
      put
      on
      ice
      for
      thirty-odd
      years.
      The
     
     
      rest
      of
      the
      story
      takes
      place
      in
      1991
      after
      the
      two
     
     
      icebods
      are
      melted
      back
      to
      life
      by
      a
      convenient
      acci-
     
     
      dent.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘“Late
      to
      Dinner’’
      isa
      good
      movie,
      but
      it
      could
      have
     
     
      been
      an
      excellent
      one.
      I
      mean,
      it
      definately
      had
     
     
      potential.
      There
      are
      a
      few
      touching
      parts
      to
      the
      show
     
     
      and
      the
      characters
      are
      likealbe,
      but
      it
      leaves
      too
      many
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unanswered
      questions
      and
      the
      characters
      are
      iron
     
     
      board
      flat.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      storyline
      is
      too
      easy.
      It
      is
      as
      if
      the
      writers
      found
     
     
      themselves
      stoned
      on
      caffine
      halfway
      through
      the
     
     
      script,
      so
      they
      decided
      to
      leave
      out
      anything
      that
     
     
      would
      complicate
      things.
      ‘‘Late
      for
      Dinner’’
      hasa
     
     
      few
      endearing
      parts
      to
      it,
      but
      the
      short
      lengh
      of
      the
     
     
      film
      leaves
      you
      wanting
      for
      more
      as
      the
      final
      credits
     
     
      roll
      across
      the
      screen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      3,
      1991
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      27