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Ravers are responsible young people, ded
icated to helping the environment and bene
fiting society.
Perhaps ravers and the term responsibili
ty are not commonly associated, but the rep
utation of these techno music enthusiasts may
soon improve.
The 10th annual Summer Lovefest, a free
electronic music festival/beach cleanup is
scheduled for Saturday on Bolivar Island in
Galveston.
Lovefest combines the sounds of the beach
with drums, keyboards and other instru
ments to create a hypnotic and fun experi
ence.
Dustin Lyday, the College Station coordi
nator of the music festival, said the ultimate
goal of Lovefest is to polish the reputation of
ravers.
"It's no wonder news headlines and tele
vision talk shows report on the drug usage.
The actions of some younger people attend
ing raves have given these parties a danger
ous reputation," Lyday said. "Changing this
attitude and doing something positive for the
community is the purpose of the beach
cleanup at Lovefest.
Musicians and other people attending this
year's musical event will participate in
the beach cleanup after the festivities. Ly
day said all participants are encouraged to
take part.
"Everyone is responsible for cleaning
the beach," Lyday said. "Cooperation is
crucial to future beach celebrations."
"We are showing ravers are capable of
having a large party that actually bene
fits the public and environment," he
said. "The beach will look better than it
did before the party."
Lyday said Lovefest coor
dinators are also holding a
food drive to improve the rep
utation of rave parties. Everyone at
tending is encouraged to bring non-perish
able foods to the event.
"Lovefest is about unity and getting every
one together to enjoy music. It is not about us
ing drugs; it is about music, relaxation and
fun" Lyday said.
"Most of the music at the event is popu
lar in clubs and with the rave scene, but all
people will like the entertainment," he said.
"College students and older individuals
have attended the event during the past nine
years."
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music and can be enjoyed by anyone," Lyday
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some of the music is soothing and spiritual."
Lyday says the CS Crew — a group of lo
cal DJs and electronic musicians — will rep
resent College Station's musical interests at
Lovefest.
"Everyone from the different communities
pull together to make the event a success," he
said. "Lovefest unites artists and cre
ates a unique concert."
^yday said the music extravaganza costs
approximately $30,000 to arrange and coor
dinate. Donations and support from music
fans fuel the entire event.
The Scooby-Doo Crew, a production com
pany in Houston, is the primary organizer of
the event. It informs Lovefest coordinators,
such as Lyday, of activities scheduled for the
festival. These coordinators then send this in
formation to the public and to musicians
throughout Texas.
Those
attending the event will be
treated to a free show, but they will sacrifice
some comforts during the concert. There will
be no vending machines or concession stands
at the event.
Disc Go Round, in College Station is tak
ing donations for Lyday's CS Crew this week.
The money raised will, help fund the music
festivities and the after-party beach cleanup.
Lyday said the beach cleanup and food
drive will help change the reputation of
ravers from poor to honorable.
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Shanghai Noon
Starring Jackie Chan
Directed by Tom Dey
Now playing at Hollywood 16
Rated PC
Director
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but with a
historical
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water story
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for disaster if
there ever
was one.
However, Dey manages to create an ac
tion-packed and extremely funny film out
of a suspect plot line with the benefit of two
actors perfect for their roles ... Chan as the
Kung Fu-fighting imperial guard and Owen
Wilson as his oddly humorous sidekick.
Imperial guard Chon Wang (Chan) —
pronounced John Wayne — travels to
America from the Forbidden City in China
to rescue the beautiful princess (Lucy Liu)
who was kidnapped by the evil traitor to
the Chinese throne (Roger Yuan). Along the
way, he teams up with wannabe outlaw
Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) and accidentally
marries an Indian princess (Brandon Mer
rill) who pops in and out of the film in a
manner similar to that of the half-naked
Apache from Wayne's World II.
Overall, the film carries just a little less
of the kick-butt action expected by devout
Chan fans, but that is only to make way for
something unexpected — humor not in
volving Chan racking himself.
Although the only two good parts in
this film went to Chan and Wilson (the
next best went to Chan's horse), Dey could
have done worse in his directorial debut.
He managed to take a movie that could
easily have blended in with every other
one of Chan's films and make it into some
thing people are going to talk about for
quite a while.
The atmosphere carried in the cine
matography stays true to classic spaghetti
westerns of the '70s and manages to flow
well with the lighthearted plot. Depth of
character, symbolism and emotion are left
out, but rightly so.
They have no place in this movie, which
would best be titled Kung Fu on Speed.
(Grade: B)
— Stuart Hutson
Dinosaur
Starring the voices of D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Marguiles,
and Samuel E. Wright
Directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton
Now playing at Hollywood 16
> Rated PC
Disney films, while lacking in
creativity, still offer bittersweet sto
ries audiences love. Dinosaur, the
computer-animated film based on
the near extinction of dinosaurs, is
no exception.
The classic coming-of-age tale,
common to theaters today, is twisted into a prehistoric timeline. The egg
of an iguanodon is removed from its nest and ends up in a land inhabited
by monkeys. The dinosaur, later named Aladar (Sweeney), is raised by his
new family, which he is forced to protect after an asteroid
strikes earth. Naturally, the dinosaur's journey for
self-discovery ensues, complete with epic bat
tles, sappy romance and tear-jerking death.
Unfortunately, this film has no comic-re
lief character to break the tension. This char
acter has been employed memorably in pre
vious Disney films, like Aladdin with its !
side-splitting funny monkey
sidekick Abu and the Lion
King'which had a warthog.
However, Disney redeems
itself in the tyrannosaurus
rex scenes that graphically de
pict the dinosaur food chain
These scenes earned the
movie a PC, and not a G,
rating.
Dinosaur should
be praised mostly for its beautiful scenery
and lifelike depiction of the dinosaurs. Through movement and expres
sion, the animals appear less animated and more alive. Audiences witness
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the flexing of muscles as dinosaurs walk and detailed eyes agonizing af
ter battle. This realism also appeared in the scenery — actual landscapes
were used as backdrops and that — not the story — is the best part of the
movie. Dinosaur is worth watching primarily for the animation quality.
(Grade: B+)
— Amy Rosellini
Mission Impossible 2
Starring Tom Cruise
Directed by John Woo
Now playing at Hollywood 16
Rated PG-13
M.z-2 is lacking all the plot depth of the "original,"
but somehow melds non-stop Woo action with very little dialogue in a mild
ly entertaining package.
Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in the loosely-adapted sequel of
the film based on the television series and breaks all laws of physics with
death-defying stunts. Apparently, Cruise took fighting lessons from the
characters of Street Fighter to satisfy Woo's appetite for acrobatic Kung Fu.
The plot is formulaic and, in essence, a simple take on the break-in-
to-the-security-heavy-building scene from the first installment.
Enter the villain. Dougray Scott (Ever After) is an IMF agent gone
bad and bargaining for the milleniumesque ransom of stock options.
The plot "twist" comes when a new, extremely lethal, fast-acting and
rather biologically impossible virus is created to make the biotech
firm that created it large sums of money.
Cruise does well in action movies, especially when the film is
riddled with 10-minute segments of over-the-top direction and no
speech whatsoever. Basically, when his name is on the marquee,
people flock in droves.
Thandie Newton, the sex symbol/love interest, looks strikingly
different from her bizarre role in Oprah's Beloved. She is sexy, con
fident and great opposite Cruise. She must be the best one-night
stand of the century because Cruise predictably falls in love with her af
ter a romp of heated passion (unfortunately not on film).
To review this film and not mention Woo's efforts would be a sin. This
movie is the epitome of this eastern director's work. Slow motion, strong
facial shots and explosion after explosion make M:i-2 decent action fare.
M.z-2 is a movie for the eye, definitely not the brain. (Grade: B-)
—Jeff Kempf
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