briand@tekig1.UUCP (Brian Diehm) (06/05/84)
{} If you get burned out on Hollywood special effects, huge budget releases, and the novelty of seeing the same films everyone else has seen (Star Wars #11, Indiana Drones and the Temple of Glitz, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum), go see: Riddle Of The Sands It is in fact an adventure film, a sort of grown-up Hardy Boys set on the eve of WW I. It has (get this, Indiana fans) acting, principally by Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and the real star of the show whose name I unfortunately can't recall. It is a British release. The real plus is that it is so very well done. The action does not get in the way of the plot, the plot does not get in the way of the action. The characters are very believable, which belies my "Hardy Boys" comment above. The film portrays subtleties of scenery (the Frisian islands are some of the most desolate stretches known to man), subtleties of characters, and it also accurately protrays a time and mood of civilization, a time before wars with chemicals and mass-kill weapons, when honor was said seriously. It does this portrayal of time and attitude without sentimentality and with historical accuracy. Plus, it's a good story. No empty adrenalin rush here, but lots of real action. Joe Bob won't be reviewing this one, so Brian says check it out. Brian Diehm Tektronix ...!tektronix!tekig1!briand
dan@ut-ngp.UUCP (06/07/84)
The other principal actor in "Riddle of the Sands" was Simon MacCorkindale. I too found this film entertaining. Dan Reynolds <dan@ut-ngp.ARPA>