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Agcfieland Class of ’98 Copycat offers nothing original Sophomore pictures are being taken until Oct. 31 for Texas A&M's By Rachel Barry The Battalion Aggieland yearbook. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be in the nation's largest yearbook Pictures are taken 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays at AR Photography 707 Texas Ave. (next to Taco Cabana) Call 693-8183 for information ! ; II Copycat is another serial killer thriller. The only differences it has from other thrillers are the names and faces in it. It takes the same tired theme and adds a few famous faces in a vain attempt to save it from its own weak story. Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter try desperately to give some credibility to the film and end up only discrediting themselves. Weaver is a forensic psychologist named Helen Hudson who will not leave her apartment, afraid to face the world after a near-death experience following a lecture she gave on serial killers At the rate Hudson downs medication with brandy chasers, it is hard to believe she would be in any state to think coher ently about a murder case, much less be able to solve it almost single handedly and be right with every decision she makes. Harry Connick Jr. is Daryll Lee Cullum, Hudson’s nemesis and the cause behind her agoraphobia. He is the pimple-faced murderer whose goal is to see Hudson dead. His character is the typical slow-poke southerner with the accent and bad grammar to boot. He is daunting and too obvious to be taken seri ously as the smarts behind the string of clever murders. Hunter plays M.J. Monahan, the police detective who helps Hudson solve the case. Monahan is as honest and smart as the Copycat Starring Holly Hunter at; Sigourney Weaver Directed by Jon Amid Playing at Hollywood 1! ** (out of five) CarePlus^fft Presents Roc, The Good Doc "Roc, the good Doc, is in at Care Plus " Rock, the good Doc at CarePlus Medical Center is in. In fact, he's available seven days a week without an appointment to all you Aggies who want quick, convenient, quality medial attention. A&M students even get a 10% discount at CarePlus. So next time you're ill, chill out and come see Roc, the good Doc, at CarePlus Medical Center. CarePlus^tti 2411 Texas Ave. and Southwest Pkwy. • College Station, TX 77840 696-0683 Holly Hunter plays M.J. Monahan, a police detective on the trail of a serial killer in Copycat. film industries stereotype can be. As always, she stands outii of replaceable faces and scripts. Hunter brought as could to the part of the tomboycopii to portray. The characters are trite and cot: unoriginal. The movie is full of and shallow characters. From female detectives Francisco, the way this film is insulting. The theory is that the killer iscopi; famous serial killers of the 20tliCt mimicking their killings down to:- minute details. Like the murders themselves,!: totally uncreative. Having the of a plot be copying what othersfe is a shot against the film fromthes! Clues and evidence fall togetherti Although it is necessary for all the fit together the first time around te mystery in 90 minutes, they came;: too easily, making the movie hard to!* Copycat brings nothing new to I besides a few more gory pictures ol scenes. Hollywood is again trying ton us that what we want to see is guts behind the yellow police tapetls ians will ever be able to cross, But instead, it gives us anotherkl cuse to glorify killers and perpetfi | wonders of serial killers. Although there are a few toenf armrest-grabbing moments ill! there are not enough to balance thtti trite scenes that, unfortunately, tii| the majority of the script "v ’•hi-. fU* • wt pi.’fM V' » • »i| NSW ■•w’-. IlltC'f IH* g j : |j.r y |f||V:l fclUWWfc. «£„ WiWf l(^| gig "iL wwir ^ hi:- I 1 u'R« isiv ^ * itf*,»»♦ ’ • • vr.'.'t ■■ JJL Tr 1995 Fall Symposium MSC MBA/Law Committee Interested in business or law? Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with successful former students and find out information on current business and law topics. November 3rd & 4th, 1995 Feature Keynote Speakers: -E. Lee Walker (‘64) Former President of Dell Computers B.S. in Physics, MBA from Harvard Mary Elizabeth Kurz General Counsel for the Texas A&M System - Ken Stanton (‘64) Vice President for Sales, Subaru of America B.S. in Math, MBA from Oklahoma State Ffonorable Samuel Kent Federal Circuit Court Judge Michael Essmyer (‘72) Attorney at Law B.S. in Geology, J.D. from South Texas College of Law Other business and law topics include: -Intellectual Property Law -Public vs. Private Law -Litigation and the Role of Computers -Alternative Dispute Resolution -Media and Entertainment Law -Banking -Investments -Consulting -Executive Discussion Sessions -Communications, Marketing, and PR For more information, please contact the MSC MBA/Law Committee at 845-1515. 6- Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event too enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. Name: e-mail: Address: Phone: Interest: Business/Law Major.-_ Classification: Ticket price is $5.00, which includes lunch on Saturday. Please turn in this registration form to the Rudder Box Office, or to any member of the MSC MBA/Law Committee, 845-1515, or Room 216 MSC. Odd collaboration sue the life out of Vampk By Wes Swift The Ba h align You would think that combin ing Wes Craven’s talent for horror films and Eddie Murphy’s talent for comedy would be like mixing apples and oranges. You’d be right. Vampire in Brooklyn is Mur phy’s latest attempt to revive his fading career, and it misses the mark. The film is the part-come dy, part-horror movie that would be expected from the cooperation between Murphy and Craven. Murphy plays Maximilian, one of the last vampires in the world who has rested in the Caribbean for most of his life. When Max finally gets lonesome, he hops a freighter to Brooklyn to look for the only other vam pire in the world. The. problem is, Max’s kindred is not totally a vampire. She is Rita (Angela Bassett), a Brook lyn cop and the child of a vam pire father and a human mother. The vampire side of her has nev er been awakened, and Max wants to show her the dark side of immortality. Max reaches the mainland and begins looking for Rita, using Julius (Kadeem Hardison), a local punk and newly transformed ghoul, to track her down. When Julius and Max find Rita, the fun begins. Max uses all of his vampire charm and seduc tiveness to woo Rita, while keep ing Justice, her nosy partner, out of the picture. Movie Rew Vampire in Starring Eddie Mi Angela Bassett, Alii Payne and Kadeen Hardison Directed by Wes Cm Rated: R Showing at Post Oak l| ** 1/2(outoffivc It all climaxes whenJiE faces Max. Rita is the prize!) ho-hum, predictable showdos Actually, almost all of' pire in Brooklyn is script has a far- does not seem to punch lines seem Murphy is comedy onto the film. The film works b Craven takes over and phy as a horror symbol, m' 1 comic icon. The few ments are the film’s bright F' and allow Craven a in some of his own which suits the film much be" Murphy’s acting is dec would have been better il focused on the horror aspe; the film instead of the hi Bassett is solid in a poor and Hardison is the scene er as Max’s ghoul. Murphy better not stake ture on Vampire in Brooil he does, his career might dead as Maximilian’s victim! LE IN THE NEW The Beatles did not die with Lennon LONDON (AP) - Paul Mc Cartney says he hates having to justify his place in the Beat les to people who regard the late John Lennon as the rock group’s heart and soul. When Lennon was assassi nated in New York in 1980, he became a rock and roll saint to many Beatles fans. He was viewed as the creative, avant- garde songwriter while McCart ney was seen as less serious and less important. In an interview in Saturday’s Daily Express, McCartney said he was the only bachelor Beatle liv ing in London and experimenting with new music in the early days. The others were “very square” be cause they were married and liv ing in the suburbs. “The thing I find myself do ing, which is a pity really, is trying to justify myself against John — and I hate to do that,” McCartney said. “There are certain pt 1 who think he was Now that is not true i would be the first to that. But you can’t bl; pie for feeling that waybtf his death was a tragedy,” he said. Man charged stalking Campbe NEW YORK (AP) York man was arrested f ( legedly stalking superU' Naomi Campbell. Michael Gold, 41 rested Friday evening on 1 the 25-year-old model’s ment building in Man! said police spokeswoman k leen Kelly. Gold was arrested i doorman of Campbell’s noticed him and calledpo" Campbell had filed a f, ous complaint against 1 Kelly said. Gold was ch ,: with stalking, which isai® 1 meaner in New York.