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(04/15/04 5:00am)
Those who have read the Marvel comic book series The Punisher would know that the title character kicks some serious ass. Well, so does the latest realization of the superhero, now showing on the big screen. It would have been the first incarnation of the Punisher but our favorite Swede, Dolph "Drago' Lundgren, played the vigilante super-hero way back in '89. Without going too far out on a limb, I can safely say that this newer version is much better.
(04/08/04 5:00am)
There never seems to be a dearth of teen movies, so it's a big compliment that Girl Next Door manages to stand out in the crowd and actually make you not want to tear your hair out or wish you watched something else. It goes even a step further and makes you follow the premise, care about the protagonist and absolutely admire the girl.
(03/31/04 5:00am)
Lately, too many movies have been content with the addition of style and glitz for no reason, shredding whatever plot there is and leaving the actors to pretend they're getting paid to do a job. The reason it is easy for these movies to succeed that is when you give a mediocre movie a glitzy locale, pretty faces and slick editing, the audience leaves the theater feeling that it had to be good. After all, the amount of work put into it must have meant something.
(03/11/04 5:00am)
Beyond the obvious lack of any real plot, Broken Lizard's Club Dread and Starsky and Hutch have one thing in the common: the abundance of gorgeous women in the cast. It's understandable that the Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson flick, which arguably had more casting clout, drew in such superstar hotties as Brande Roderick, Carmen Electra, Amy Smart and Molly Sims. But the commercial success of comedy troupe Broken Lizard's first film Super Troopers probably allowed the group to bankroll its own posse with Brittany Daniels and Jordan Ladd. These women give us something to focus on in the absence of anything remotely near real comedy. These two flicks make you wonder how There's Something About Mary got through without any nudity.
(11/13/03 5:00am)
Love Actually is the poster movie for the upcoming holiday season. It banks on a plethora of famous British stars, a brilliant writer and a plot woven around love, of course. To top it off, the movie is sprinkled with some brilliant cameos and has an accommodating soundtrack. Coming from the makers of previous movies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones' Diary, there really wasn't a doubt as to what to expect from the movie.
(10/07/03 5:00am)
The greatest irony about School of Rock (SOR) is that while it talks about the love of rock and celebrates the greatest classic rock artists of all time, it plays like a predictable Swedish pop song -- all happy and rosy -- the same genre that it pokes fun at. But if you strip away the formulaic plot lines, the expected turns and the clich??d ending, SOR is still a very entertaining movie. Jack Black's (Shallow Hal, High Fidelity) new movie -- and one of his first lead role in a high budget film -- hits the right notes, paces itself well and has a clever sense of comedic timing. It's a movie aimed mostly at kids but something college students and parents will appreciate.
(11/14/02 5:00am)
Femme Fatale didn't have much going for it this opening weekend in the face of an Eminem/Curtis Hanson team. After all, this was a movie with a supermodel-turned-actress Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in her first starring role and directed by the hugely inconsistent Brian De Palma. But those who did venture to watch this homage to older noir thrillers wouldn't be disappointed to see De Palma's handiwork behind the camera as we are lead along in a chase of stolen diamonds amidst Parisian settings.
(03/01/02 5:00am)
The 2001 season for the Johns Hopkins Women's Lacrosse team had ups and downs that kept their closest followers guessing till the end. Entering only their third season in the NCAA Division I league, the Lady Jays had as much to prove as to learn. The season finally ended at an 11-6 record, with an Eastern Conference Championship to show and many more attributes that presented themselves during the run.