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Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac Dhected by Spike Lee Rated R Now playing at Hollywood 16 It is unfortunate that theaters do not refund ticket money. For any one who saw this film, half of their money should have been refunded for the lackluster production and the final two comedy routines, which were slightly humorous at best and downright offensive at worst. This film was advertised as a documentary of a comedy tour, but it is actually a tape of one stop on the tour with a few moments of backstage action thrown in. The documentary aspect of the film is nearly nonexistent. For anyone hoping to see the backstage antics that one assumes go on during a long comedy tour, this film is an utter disappointment. It is salvaged only by Harvey’s and Hughley’s excellent comedy rou^ tines. Harvey, serving as the master of ceremonies, keeps the audience rolling with laughter with his open ing routine and subsequent intro ductions of the other comedians. Hughley’s stand-up routine is funny enough to draw some view ers to his low-rated comedy show. Harvey does an excellent job of keeping audiences interested in the film, while Hughley lights up the screen with an outstanding routine lamenting bill collectors and the differences in the ways people of different races deal with the same problems. Hughley’s comedic per formance confronts issues of racism and bigotry and manages to Fresl By Jason Bew The Battalion See Comedy on Page 6. The Oldest Bank in Texas (979) 779-1111 • www.fnb-bcs.com Do You Need Help Planning For Your Future? Ask Your Financial Aid Advisor about Student Lending at The First National Bank.” The First National Bank is a preferred lender at Texas A&M (as published by the Financial Aid Office at Texas A&M), Blinn and other Colleges. Our loans are Government Guaranteed through the Lone Star Student Loan Program. 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The Cell is not nearly as good as t ther of those films. The Cell is based on theseard for a serial killer's last victim,tak ing psychiatrist Catherine Deane (Lopez) into the mind of the co matose murderer. Deane uses a form of virtual reality and expen- mental psychology to enter the killer's mind and find out wherelt last victim is hidden. Thedangert that she will begin to believe the killer's mind is reality and be fore er trapped in his demented world This is much like a psychoticWhl Dreams May Come. Much like that film. The Cell concentrates on bizarre and visual intense dream sequences in the killer's mind. These scenes,rather than the acting of the charactersart the true stars of the movie as the; hold Hie viewer’s attention. This phenomenon is not unexpected ini film directed by a man who previ ously directed music videos, R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion" among them. While the scenery and s| effects are first-rate, theimageryis decidedly dark. The fact is I film is extremely morbid andoftet graphic, as one might expect.tlie mind of a serial killer to be. Whiii this may be a realistic portrayal of a creative serial killer’s mind,it will probably be too much for most viewers. The film concen trates on pain and suffering,and the audience suffers for it. Neither Lopez nor Vaughn distinguish themselves in this film. D'Onofrie could have been an excellent vil lain, but the special effects often overshadow his performance.Till' film will likely be relegated to the underground bondage clubs ina month, but for those not faint of heart, it is worth renting the video.(Grade: C+) —Jason Bennylif Godzilla 2000 Starring Takehiro Toho Pictures Inc. Directed by Takao Okawafl • Rated PG Now Playing at Hollywood For millions of years, a dints peacefully slumbered in an under" ter cove far away from the pO 1 eyes of humans. Now, he awakesij netically mutated by man’s foil) j nuclear testing — and he is hungl So he is a guy in about a hint®] pounds of foam rubber costing who has a fetish for destroying^ models, but at least he is notano'T grown electric iguana accompf by a well-aged Mathew Brodef and Puff Daddy. The point is, in this day and 1 : when computer graphics iniJfj technology is capable of blurrinfl definitions of reality and theiK •nation, an entire sci-fi genre oil making based upon the corny,s ll | al imagination of overgrown been utterly lost. i See Godzilla on Pm CTp housand i I stumble CJ maze, th down on their scream unintel ringleaders roj into a stadium load the childr struggle to era fied prison cel man concentre American one For many si their first time To that blind, s mass, I offer th — transfer no> time to be at T fall, when the gry that their v cut short and r frustrations on older students advantage of t men, stealing t keg parties ant One who h; that mass of h the “fresh met stand their fea loss as the clic friends disapp in-fighting the of a full four y fades away. T expectation th can take care < new hierarchy At the top t athletes. Thest and virile and words. In theii in