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-Aggielife
SUMMER MOVIE WRAP-UP
Ryan saves the summer movie seas
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the summer of audiences’ discontent,”
might be a good title for the passing
summer movie season.
Many films failed to provide box-office bite
to back up their nine-figure budgets.
It seems movie malaise hit the majority of
big-name, big-money flicks this summer.
In fact some of the summers biggest hits
were downright poverty-stricken in comparison
to today’s Hollywood budgets.
It looks like only one film will actually
make $200 million during the summer season.
This sort of summer drought is unheard of in
Hollywood.
The smaller, thoughtful films seemed to
strike a chord with the audience, where as
the the uber-budgeted, hype-o-ramas turned
them off.
THE GOOD
Saving Private Ryan
To say something good about this movie is
almost a cliche.
To say something bad would incite the fury
of the greatest nation on earth. It is better to
be cliched rather than have the scorn of the
nation. This is a great film, excellent on many
levels, from story to cinematography.
The best part about this film is it will
probably be the second-highest grossing film
this summer.
It had a modest $65 million budget, but it
will probably gross three times that much.
One could say Ryan earned this. This is
about as bold a prediction as suggesting the
sun might rise, but look for Ryan to do well
come Oscar time.
Something About Mary
This little film is one of the funniest to come
around in a while. It manages to be offensive,
hilarious and heartwarming at the same time.
It also has a special message—being nice to
the mentally challenged, could result in a
woman of Cameron Diaz-esque proportions.
The TYuman Show
Jim Carrey without the fart jokes. No, it is
not a sign of the apocalypse—it is The Thiman
Show, a fresh idea and a solid film.
Carrey plays quite the shrinking violet in this
movie when compared to his other roles, as a
man whose whole life has been a carefully
crafted television program.
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Dr. Dolittle
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140
Godzilla
120
135
Lethal Weapon 4
130
135
The Truman Show
60
125
Mulan
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120
There’s Something About
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120
The Mask of Zorro
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In this day and age, any movietiy;
ate action without the use of super-c s
huge explosions and enough ammo!,
country, deserves a chance.
Zorm delivers swashbuckling lur
audiences wish for more.
Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Bi
have great chemistry as the elder Zor
pupil respectively. Plus, any filmgir. :
caliente Catherine Zeta-Jones screen:
should do great business.
Lethal Weapon 4
Buddy-cop films are about as coir
motel bibles. The Lethal Weapon sen-
been around since the Reagan Era.
Add those two ingredients togetk
is potential for a stale piece of cheese
Gibson and Danny Glover turn a pay
into exciting testosterone candy.
THE MARGINAL
Armageddon
According to most sources, this
the highest grossing film of thesur
should since it reportedly cost SI.'
dollars to produce.
It has enough explosions. Liviyie
smith tunes to make the Film looklik
video for the group.
It was fluffy, like the popcorn tfcs
consumed while watching it. Atjtc
was tasty and good at the time, bu:
spect maybe the Junior Mints woui:
been better.
see Summer Movies
Fools fall in love while vampires die at the mo\
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Starring: Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox,
Lela Rochon
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Rated R
Playing at Hollywood 16
Why Do Fools Fall in Love is
based on the true story of the rise
and fall of ’50s teen singing sensa
tion Frankie Lyman (Larenz Tate).
The story is told by his three
supposed wives — Zola Taylor
(Halle Berry), a singer with The
Platters, Elizabeth Waters (Vivica
A. Fox), a shoplifter and Emira Ea
gle (Lela Rochon), a school teacher
from Georgia — as they testify in
court to determine who will right
fully receive his estate.
In two hours, the women tell
Frankie’s story — how he married
three wives, got in trouble with
drugs and the Army and self-de
structed at the age of 25.
This is an all-too-familiar plot;
the actors are the only things that
are different.
The bright spot in the movie is
the acting. Berry, Fox and Rochon
add spice to the screen and portray
their characters with originality. (B-)
-Beth Fbcht
54
Starring: Mike Meyers and Neve
Campbell
Directed by: Mark Christopher
Rated R
Playing at Post Oak Cinema and
College Park Six
Studio 54, for those keeping up
with VH1 “Behind the Music” doc
umentaries, was the hippest place
to be on the planet during the late
1970s and could have remained the
hottest party locale today if the
owner had not been a drug-
chomping tax evader. 54 tells the
story of three kids caught up in the
hype of Studio 54 — glitz and
glamour, innocence lost and the
evils of excess. But, like the club it
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without substance. Do not buy the
advertising blitz — catch it on
video. (C)
-Stephen Wells
Smoke Signals
Starring: Adam Beach and Evan
Adams
Directed by: Chris Eyre
Rated PG-13
Playing at Hollywood 16
Smoke Signab follows two Na
tive Americans, Victor (Adam
Beach) and Thomas (Evan
Adams), who were raised on a
reservation in the Pacific North
west. Victor receives word that his
estranged father has died, and he is
sent to collect the ashes.
While Signab does suffer from a
somewhat contrived plot, what it
has to say about modern society is
enrapturing. Jokes about Dances
With Wolves and Tonto and the
Lone Ranger keep the movie mov
ing along comfortably, but the sub
text of discovery and keeping tradi
tions in a modern society resonates
with audiences.
While Signab is about Native
Americans, its universa
what keeps it entenair.
Blade
Starring: Wesley Sniper
Stephen Dorff
Directed by: Stephen N
Rated R
Showing at College Par:
Oak Mall
Once again, thevilk:
done the hero. In Blok.
Dorff gives a sufficient!}:
formance as Deacon Fro?
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Blade is an entenair:.
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than others. (B)
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