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Show Page C6 THE DAILY HERALD. (www.HarkThcHcrald.com). Provo, Utah, Fndav. September U01 AJf reviews and summaries of obfectkxisbte content an by Eric Q. Snfefer for The Daffy HeraM. Movte dhtamityQneatktex-tra.com- , questions? E-or CM 344256a PLAYING Movies online For full reviews of all the films currently playing in Utah County, click on "Entertain- NEW THIS WEEK No new firms are opening in wide release today. Mariah Careyls "Glitter" is playing in "select cities" (read: Itls not very good, and they don't want to subject too many people to it); "Big trouble" has been delayed until Feb-- , ment" at ;i. 2001 cess. Modem sensibilities (and ABC sitlike the pilot for a com. C- RAT RACE (1 nr., 46 min.; PG-1for some profanity, some crude humor, some comic violence, some sexual innuendo) David Zucker ("Airplane!") directed this slapstick comedy, which reaches for "Airplane! " style mayhem but lacks the necessary momentum. Six teams of greedy folks are sent on a race to win $2 million cash, and it is one thing after another: car crashes, flying cows, buses of Lucy impersonators, and so on. The fine cast includes Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green, J6n Lovitz, John Cleese. Kathy Nujimy, Rowan Atkinson and Kathy Baker, and there are indeed some very funny moments. A snappier editing and a polished-u- p script would have made the whole thing much better. C ROCK STAR (1 hr 47 min.; R for frequent harsh profanity, some sexuality, brief nudity, some drug use' Likable but lacklaster comedy about a heavy-meta- l wannabe (Mark Wahlberg) whose dream comes true when he is asked to replace the lead singer in the band he idolizes. The movie is pleasant and funny until he joins the band. Then, the movie has no new ground to tread and falls into precision predictability. Fun up to a point. B-- musi- cal soundtrack) are mixed with Middle-Ages events, and the whole thing is innocently enjoyable. A classic example of being mindlessly enter- taining without being stupid. B LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (1 for mild profanity, 41 min.; PG-1brief partial nudity, action violence) video game in which an archeologist (Angelina Jolie) learns fir.. www.hark-theherald.co- her mission, sets out to accomplish it all with nary a complication or setback. If it were video a ecstatic be game, you'd out to be a louse; she looks at Plaf at having "won" so easily. For a tonic friend in a new light: louse Djary: and "Training Day" has been movie, though, It's deathly boring and comes back, but by now she's chosen postponed until Oct. 5. without a bit of originality or wit. into something the second guy Spend a couple hours playing "Frog original and entertaining. Renee Zelger" instead. D lweger is the London gal with probLEGALLY BLONDE (1 hr., 35 min.; lems, Hugh Grant is the louse, and PG-1for some profanity, some vulgar Colin Firth is the other guy and all AJ. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2 dialogue) Larkish comedy about a are dryly funny. B - PG-13 for one mUd pro-tClueless blonde who gets into Harvard kfs., 30 min,THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (1 Law School as a means of winning tonrty, some sexual innuendo, some for abundant profir., 37 min.; PG-1her boyfriend back. Reese Wither-spoo5rfi wotence) Sad, strangely fascinat- fanity, some sexuality, some strong vioing Steven Spielberg film set in the plays the dumb role sharply, Aimed directly at the woundup lence) future, where a robot child (the resulting in many good laughs. Delightmale demographic, this adolescent fully unencumbered by logic or reason, extraordinary Haley Joel Osment, from enjoyably ridiculous film is about Z "The Sixth Sense") wants to become and utterly without pretension. B street racing, fighting and hot cars. THE MUSKETEER (1 hr., 45 min.;: a real live boy so his human "mother" is of None the believable, dialogue PG-1- 3 will love him. It's a heartbreaking jour- for some very mild profanity, either not but it's the irritating, lots of action violence, some very mild ney, but the sadness seeps in gradu- best you can hope for in a "popcorn lly, as the main thrust of the film is sexuality) More cookiecutter action flick" this time of year. It's a loud, typical Spielbergian adventure and nonsense that occasionally and half, movie, but it performs its pointless Jonderment Haley Joel Osment is heartedly mixes the classic French loud pointlessness pretty well. B- story with "Crouching Tiger "style fightestoundingty good, carrying the entire THE GLASS HOUSE (1 fir, 45 min.; fjlm on his shoulders. However, the ing. Star Justin Chambers is exceediPG-1- 3 for scattered profanity, some emotional Impact may not be strong ngly bland, and the simple story is strong violence) Mediocre but occamovie made ridiculously complicated. Only as the i., because, demonstrates, effective thriller about two sionally II is hard to love a robot. B bad guy Tim Roth seems to realize kids who live with a rich family in Mal-ibAMERICAN OUTLAWS (1 nr., 34 how absurd It all is; everyone else after their parents are orphaned. , fnn.; PG-1- 3 for lots of cussln ' and takes it way too senously. More like The new parents arent as rich as they v shootin') an action-movistupid movie parody on "The Simpseemed, though, and have their eyes X. that tests the limits of how much sons" than an actual action movie. C-on the kids' trust funds ... with sinismindless popcorn audiences can 0 (1 hr., 35 min.; R for frequent ter results. Some of the creepiness is ' stand in one summer. It's the story of harsfi profanity, some very strong sexuirrelevant to the issues at hand and ) Jesse James (boyishly played by Colin ality, some unsettling violence, some seems to have been Included just , i Farrell) and his band of bank robbers, drug use) Shakespeare's "Othello" it seemed creepy. The "surbecause i retold in a modem high school. Some heavily revised and made to seem prise" twists are telegraphed early, action movie. The Jlke a modern-da-y ) good scenes, some nice moments, Not very convincing as a thriller, too. some solid acting ... and some rather , J villain (Timothy Dalton) sounds like but it is watchable. C i Jtfoundskeeper Willie. A movie you hackish scenes, moments and acting, HARDBALL (1 fir., 42 min.; PG-1! too. It is less than the sum of its laugh at more than you laugh with. C for a lot of mid-levprofanity, some AMERICAN PIE 2 (1 fir, 40 min.; parts, though not altogether a bad picviolence) Utterly uncompelling, unorigii K for abundant harsh profanity and ture. A cool sense of tragedy pervades nal dramacomedy about a low-lif- e ' sexual dialogue, some nudity, strong the whole thing, and the performances gambler (Keanu Reeves) who coachfrom Josh Hartnett, Mekhi Phifer and , i sexuality, gross-ou- t humor) Raucous Little League team. an inner-cites i flick that Julia Stiles are in earnest. B- sequel to the 1999 teen-se- x and perfuncto-fy- , Strictly THE OTHERS (1 fir., 38 min.; PG-1- 3 Tf avoids the temptation to just redo for some charm from the except what's been done and actually deliv--i for scariness, Implied sex, and on the team. Then, precocious tykes ' ers some new laughs. The same some very brief, obscured partial nudiat the end, it dissolves into sugary, characters return, now having finished ty. Should have been PG.) A near-perfemanipulative, emotionally offensive a year of college, and develop a thriller about a war widow (Nicole tripe. A waste of time. F , whole new set of sexual neuroses. Kidman) whose secluded, castle-lik- e JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE with some strangely unfunny house Uneven, may be haunted. Tension and BACK (1 fir., 38 min.; R for. nonstop ' not blood and gore are sequences, but generally entertaining intrigue harsh profanity, frequent sexual vulgariand displaying some sweetness used to create suspense; director Alsome drug use, brief ty, underneath the ribaldry. B ejandro Amenabar knows a guy jumpnudity) Kevin Smith's insidejoke AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS (1 ing out with a knife isn't scary, but about Hollywood is hilarious, with PG-1' 3 nr.. 40 min.; THINKING a guy's going to jump out for some strong observations ranging from the vulgar ; profanity, some sexual vulgarity) with a knife is. Tightly written, to the sublime. Smith's two most pop" Romantic comedy about a movie stu--i and some of the giddiest, ular characters from his other films, - dios to think make the attempt public creepiest fun I've had in a while. A and Silent Bob, set out for Holly Jay PLANET OF THE APES (1 hr., 59 their favorite Hollywood couple will wood to stop a movie about them ' reunite In real life, too. Julia Roberts, mim PG-1- 3 for some very mild profancameos from made. Celebrity being John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jone- e ity and tots of action violence) Smart, abound, and the jokes are consistentland Billy CrystaLre the leads; Seth cool and entertaining revisiting of the on target. y filmmaking Green and Christopher Walken play 1968 sci-f- i classic, about a planet at Its best. A- where apes are the ruling species very amusing bit parts. Some crude- JEEPERS CREEPERS (1 hr., 30 ness seems strangely and humans are considered animals. min,- R for frequent harsh profanity, a and desperate, and the finale is too As with all Tim Burtondirected films, tot of Wood and gote) Horror flick about unreal and silly. In all, the film is the scenery, costumes and makeup two teens who find a murderer on a ; and funny, romantic and satiric enough to are unusual and other-worldllonely country road. The first half has I be worth watching, but It's obviously Mark Wahlberg is a moody, reluctant half the second excitement and chills; hero. A fine diversion that avoids the i. wot striving for much extra credit. Bfalls apart, as we learn too much about THE ANIMAL (1 nr, 24 min; PG-1hamminess and preachiness that the killer (mystery Is more exciting than some nud'h profanity, brief nonsexual T tor plagued the original. A-after all) and a lame psyknowledge, some Relcrude THE PRINCESS DIARIES (1 hr., 55 and sexual humor) Ply, chic is brought in to teH us the backsto-ry-. atively funny, nofannoying film about a min.; G with nothing offensive) CinIts not a very respectable horror ani-- , is who (Rob derella given Schneider) JLan story about a klutzy girl who movie, but It does deliver the goods n finds out she's a princess. Julie transplants, causing him to more often than not. B- Set and feel like an animal. While many Andrews plays the queen with the' A KNIGHT'S TALE (2 firs., 12 min.; "J of Schneider's "Saturday Night Live" PG-1- 3 grace and charm we associate with for mild profanity, action viodo nothing but hop around and a guyls naked rear end in a non--. Julie Andrews, and indeed, she class,t chums lence, make faces, Schneider actually has a sexual context) Where "Gladiator put 4 es up the joint quite a bit. But the V likable quality and the movie is far fun- - ' film is too long, too slow and too modem sportsfliovie cliches in an " nier than It should be. B derivative to be worthwhile; It seems with a straight face, ancient setting .1 BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY (1 nr., this film does it with tongue in cheek, A medieval squire (Heath Ledger) j 35 min.; R for frequent harsh profanl-1- 1 tyi graphic sexual dialogue, brief partial cons his way into a jousting tournaE nudity) A delightful screenplay turns ment and becomes an underdog sue-it, and accomplishes this film with a standard romantic girl's boyfriend turns comedy plot RUSH HOUR 2 (1 fir., 29 min.; PG-1for some profanify, brief partial nudity, a tot of action and martiaLarts violence) More fast talking and karate chopping from Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, this time in Hong Kong and Las Vegas as they seek to thwart counterfeiters. If you liked the first movie, you'll like this one, which is only slightly less funny and less actiorvpacked then Its predecessor. C SCARY MOVIE 2 (1 hr., 22 min.; R for frequent harsh profanity, abundant sexuality, crudeness, comic violence, drug use, etc., etc.) Where the first film was an outrageous, fast-pace-d MAD Magazine-styl- e movie satire, this sequel stinks of being rushed and The parodies (of "The Haunting" and "The Exorcist," mostly) are scattershot and unfocused, and the jokes are just nasty for nastiness' sake. A good first draft for a movie, but a bad final product. D- SHREK (1 hr., 29 min; PG for a tot of crude yokes and some very mild profanity) Wickedly funny satire of fairy tales, and the Disney versions of them specifically. An ogre must rescue a princess and turn her over to an evil ruler, in exchange for getting his private swampland back. Subtle and fairy tale jokes abound, but the story often goes in illogical directions just because of the jokes available there. The toilet humor gets old, too. B ' SPY KIDS (1 hr., 28 min.; PG for some very mild vulgarity and some intense moments; kids over 7 should be OK with everything) Wildly Inventive s who kids' fantasy about two are called into action when their secret-agen- t parents are kidnapped by a diabolical TV show host. Intelligence not weapons and muscles and wit help the good guys win, and there's a strong message about family trust and unity. Delightful for all ages. A-SUMMER CATCH (1 hr., 43 min.; PG-1for some harsh profanity, sexuality, crude humor and partial nudity) Freddie Prinze Jr. still can't act, but now he can't act with a Massachusetts accent, as he plays an amateur pitcher who gets to play for a Cape Cod minor-leagu- e team. The film offers several lukewarm personal dramas, lots of clumsy comedy, and some weak romances, all spiced up by sexual references far too crude for a movie aimed at young girls (Freddie's fan base). Dreadful stuff. D-- . ;;r. .l r Free performance o? 'Comedy of Errors7 BYLTs Shake- PROVO :t one-ho- 1 : 'V I L Over 1,500 nt I Suits In Stock The performance is free and inaugurates the second. s Shakespeare-in-the-School- season for the Black Swan Company, which played to more than 20,000 school children along the Wasatch Front last year. Director Chris Clark has praised the company members for their acting prowess as well as their tremendous ability to connect with young audiences. He will take a hiatus from his directing duties to study in "A romantic comedy!" POST, Pennon Howt The local PROVO chapter of the American Organists Guild will hold its n activities from 10 Saturday with a workshop Surentitled vival Skills for the Beginner or Advanced Organist." The activity will be at the LDS chapel at 1038 N. 1200 East, Provo. It is open to any pianist or organist who wishes to get ideas on improving and enhancing a.m.-noo- "Hymn-Playin- I Tilf g - sas- ;TiU Vir my se ffam CTADTC DIMrUD l ; btlctrfteSS is proud to introduce Moos as the Chambers PROVO 1200 Toum Cerrtre Chorale Member January Provo Tabernacle (tentative) no chapter February meeting because of the recital Olympics March April Super Saturday Utah Premier BrassWasatch Chorale CARMIKE SPUIISHI 4925 Lane N l!!" JcSS, 12 WYNNSONG 790 Eipressway Edgewater Conference Cen- May ter organ crawl (tentative) t tf SB AV - Supernatural Thriller-A- s Classic As They Come!" 'A Wicked Twist Op An Ending!" "Not To Be Missed!" !. KIDMAN NICOLE OTHERS CINEMA mm EBffi I INDEPENDENT CINEMARK CINEMARK DR. INDEPENDENT CINEMARK I O PROVO CARMIKE WTNNSONtl! SPAMSH 1200 TOWN CENTRE 852 2872 790 EXPRESSWAY 4B LANE EOGEHWER Dft 798 9777 764 PflOVO 0009 nr- -i f flfflS Sat. 8am & Sun. 1pm -- "AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS" ONLY 784-ooog- iJ The ProvoOrem Chamber of Maggie CINEMARK lUDAr iy'"thli'i" Man Lecture on performance anxiety or on organ repairs and voicing (tentative) December Mapleton 1 WATER GARDENS Americas Sweethearts TNKVIAL p.m. a.m.-12:3- ulation, registration, introductions, phrasing, playing with confidence, two at the method, organ, seven-ste- p preparation, practice tips, creative hymn playing, choosing the correct tempo, knowing the text, etc. Instruction will be pro iljfi Organ, er Lively-Fulch- 0 9:30 November skills. Topics will include pedaling techniques, legato, artic- o sony.comAmericasSweethearts - Utah, hymn-playin- g 912 WEST GARDEN :i g "A CjU 6. vided by various members of the chapter who will share their ideas and skills on playing the hymns. The activities for the rest of the year are as follows: Oct. 20 Chapter Organ Crawl at the University of j JJ7 j)7n4rm Trf terrifically funny THE WASHINGTON 356-052- The Daily Herald jhfcUtoti'J, w Kj?' , j is Annadee Morgan. Schools that would like to book the Black Swan Company can call Black Swan Company also does acting workshops for elementary through high school students. Seminar planned to help skills with hymn-playin- g 580 East State Road American .'4 Mrww.jcws.Cont (801) 492-176-2 I Frea, Fast Alterations. Experienced, Courteous Service. England for the next year; BYU director and faculty member David Morgan will take over for him. Company members include Peter Biggs, Sarah Bishop, Christina Davis, Ryan Flake, Conrad Pack, Aaron Spjute and Gentry Thompson. Show manager pus. nissionnnv suit x X flAUBuifineniPi 1. . J Hcnpounnrens 1 What: "Comedy of Errors for young people When: 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Where: Nelke Theatre, BYU's Harris Fine Arts Center Cost: Free speare Repertory Company, the Black Swan Company, verwill perform a sion of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" for students and the general public at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Nelke Theatre on BYU cam- S ; IF YOU GO The Dailv Herald o?7 7 newest member. lias Get a FREE DISH FREE Satellite TV System! FREE Basic Installation! N Omelette Bar Carved Prime Rib, L Turkey, linn Seafood Over 20 11 i FrcsZ;"y M I 0 Network satellite TV system and FREE basic Professional Installation digital I ' r -- i J BUY r--V ra 1 GET 1 FREE 1 Specially Ca Dessert Car Coverages ($199 value) through October 31, 2001. 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