Turkey
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      from
      last
      page
     
    
   
   
    
     
      read
      or
      seen
      either,
      the
      Shop
      is
      a
      paranoid
     
     
      organization
      that
      investigates
      psychic
      powers
     
     
      and
      paranormal
      happenings
      to
      see
      if
      they
      have
     
     
      potential
      for
      use
      as
      weapons,
      then
      performs
     
     
      highly
      secret
      and
      highly
      unethical
      experiments
     
     
      on
      the
      unfortunate
      individual
      who
      displayed
      the
     
     
      powers.
      The
      Shop
      is
      notorious
      for
      its
      paranoia,
     
     
      killing
      anyone
      who
      might
      let
      the
      people
      of
      the
     
     
      U.S.
      of
      A.
      in
      on
      what
      the
      government
      really
     
     
      does
      with
      their
      tax
      money.
      And
      the
      Shop,
      with-
     
     
      out
      Angelo’s
      knowledge,
      replaces
      Jobe’s
      injec-
     
     
      tions
      (which
      heighten
      intelligence)
      with
      the
     
     
      chimp
      formula
      (which
      heightens
      aggression).
     
     
      Suddenly,
      Jobe
      is
      super-smart
      and
      has
      phe-
     
     
      nomenal
      psychic
      powers.
      That’s
      great,
      except
     
     
      that
      the
      aggression
      drugs
      -
      combined
      with
      his
     
     
      heightened
      intellect
      -
      have
      given
      him
      a
      Christ
     
     
      complex.
      He
      thinks
      he’s
      some
      kind
      of
      god,
      and
     
     
      he’s
      going
      to
      take
      over
      the
      world
      by
      entering
      the
     
     
      world’s
      electrical
      system.
      And
      in
      the
      time-
     
     
      honoured
      tradition
      of
      horror
      movie
      characters
     
     
      who
      get
      god-like
      powers,
      he
      wanders
      around
     
     
      town
      killing
      his
      worst
      enemies
      before
      going
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VSI
      to
      carry
      out
      his
      evil
      plan.
     
    

    
     
      I
      won’t
      spoil
      the
      ending
      for
      you.
      I’d
      go
      crazy
     
     
      trying
      to
      describe
      the
      special
      effects.
      Suffice
      it
     
     
      to
      say,
      there’s
      room
      for
      a
      sequel.
     
    

    
     
      -
      Now,
      on
      to
      the
      more
      technical
      aspects
      of
      the
     
     
      film.
      The
      parts
      are
      well
      acted,
      save
      one.
      That
     
     
      one
      is
      Pierce
      as
      Angelo.
      He
      tries
      gamely
      to
     
     
      preserve
      the
      atmosphere,
      and
      mostly
      he
      suc-
     
     
      ceeds,
      but
      his
      dialougue
      is
      sometimes
      so
      ab-
     
     
      surdly
      melodramatic
      and
      overwritten
      you
      either
     
     
      laugh
      out
      loud
      or
      groan
      and
      cover
      your
      ears.
      He
     
     
      sounds
      just
      like
      Spock
      on
      the
      old
      Star
      Trek
     
     
      reruns
      as
      he
      pontificates
      about
      the
      educational
     
     
      nature
      of
      his
      work
      and
      his
      stand
      against
      vio-
     
     
      lence:
      ‘‘I
      must
      use
      this
      ...
      work...
      for
      the..
     
     
      betterment
      ....
      of
      .......
      mankind......(?).....””
     
    

    
     
      As
      hinted
      at
      above,
      this
      film
      is
      an
      unholy
     
     
      crossbreeding
      of
      sci-fi
      and
      horror,
      in
      the
      same
     
     
      category
      (if
      not
      the
      same
      caste)
      as
      Alien
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2001:
      A
      Space
      Odyssey,
      even
      though
      it’s
      ground
     
    
   
   
    
     
      based.
      As
      science
      fiction,
      the
      movie
      is
      right
      up
     
     
      there
      with
      Star
      Trek
      in
      terms
      of
      silly
      plot
     
     
      devices.
      As
      a
      horror
      movie,
      it
      has
      a
      few
      genu-
     
     
      inely
      chilling
      moments,
      like
      the
      tense
     
     
      lawnmowerassassination
      scene
      or
      the
      part
      where
     
     
      Angelo
      discovers
      his
      wife
      acting
      like
      a
      refugee
     
     
      from
      Stepford.
      As
      a
      special
      effects
      bonanza,
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hits
      on
      all
      cylinders.
     
    

    
     
      Scenes
      to
      Wateh
      For:
      The
      bit
      with
      the
      big,
     
     
      red,
      evil-looking
      lawnmower
      chasing
      the
      guy
     
     
      through
      the
      house;
      the
      priest
      who
      goes
      out
      in
      a
     
     
      way
      we’d
      love
      to
      visit
      on
      certain
      Roman
      Catho-
     
     
      lic
      molesters;
      poor
      Jake’s
      demise;
      and
      the
      unbe-
     
     
      lievable
      and
      funny
      string
      of
      coincidences
      that
     
     
      lead
      to
      the
      explosive
      climax.
      Oh,
      and
      the
      special
     
     
      effects
      for
      virtual
      reality.
      They’re
      incredible.
     
    

    
     
      Favourite
      Line:
      Terry,
      Jobe’s
      employer,
      turns
     
     
      to
      the
      priest
      and
      says,
      in
      a
      thick
      and
      hilarious
     
     
      Irish
      accent,
      ‘‘Gawd,
      you’re
      such
      a
      pious
     
     
      asshole.”’
     
    

    
     
      Judgement:
      Made
      for
      a
      tenth
      of
      what
      Termi-
     
     
      nator
      2
      cost,
      and
      with
      special
      effects
      almost
      as
     
     
      good,
      The
      Lawnmower
      Man
      deserves
      a
      good,
     
     
      long
      look.
      It
      was
      one
      of
      the
      biggest
      “‘gotta-see’’
     
     
      movies
      of
      the
      last
      couple
      years,
      and
      it
      deserves
     
     
      the
      honour.
      With
      a
      fun,
      fast,
      friendly
      storyline
     
     
      and
      some
      really
      good
      dialogue
      (and
      the
      fantas-
     
     
      tic
      special
      effects),
      this
      is
      a
      movie
      you
      gotta
      see.
     
     
      Just
      remember:
      It’s
      got
      nothing
      to
      do
      with
      the
     
     
      silly
      short
      story
      by
      Stephen
      King.
      He
      sued
      them
     
     
      so
      his
      name
      wouldn’t
      be
      on
      the
      picture.
     
    

    
     
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      Time:
      Dances
      With
      Wolves.
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      then,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      (7)!
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