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Show Friday, Davis County Clipper September 22, 1995 Over the years weve changed the whole definition of cars, of moving bodies. "Today, the only interaction you have with your neighbors is at the intersection... And you may not even know them if you have a garage door opener. Julie Eldridge Salt Lake City alternative Robert Liberty executive director, 1,000 Friends transportation director on the fact 50 years ago walking and biking were not considered alternative modes of of Oregon on how interactions between people have diminished due to the automobile. a 'Hackers blends l i i i i i i i I i i I I i l I Supetb l 7 4 fc( Fawna Jones These days, every self-respect- kid wants to take over the universe, perhaps with a little comhelps from a user-friend- ly puter. Of course. Im exaggerating, but its clear that computers have helped many young people feel powerful. Some of them even have turned into hackers, s who have no trouble breaking into the most sophisticated computer systems. So when the main character of Hackers, a stylist hut techno-wizard- routinely-plo- thriller, tells his moth- er he cant leave his room because hes taking over a TV network, we tend to believe him. Our hero is Dade (a.k.a Zero Cool), and hes played by Jonny Lee Miller. As a young kid, Dade was convicted of a major I I 1 him up after graduation." Dr. Gary M. Lloyd director, Utah Center for Families in Education on the attitude of some parents towards teachers and school. I in the city. Kenneth Brown Centerville Council members who resigned to go on a mission on success of Student Education Plan meetings which involve parents, students and teachers. recommending people run for public office. techno-tal- k ini imrT Fair Poor it computer crime. He crashed 1,507 Wall Street computers. A judge ordered him to steer clear of computers until he was 18. Of course, he continued his hacking ways. Early in the film, Dade now a student and his mom move to New York City. There, he meets the local hackers. He also encounters Kate (Angelina Jolie), a student who high-scho- has and ol hacking skills top-draw- er a pixie-lik- e haircut that makes her look like a cyber-el- f. Kates code name: Acid Burn. Normally, hackers are competitive with one another. In this case, they cooperate in order to bring down an evil guy called The Plague (Fisher Stevens). Hes in cahoots with his girlfriend (Lorraine Bracco) to steal major money from a corporation while working as their computer-securit- y officer. To cover his r CYBERPUNK THRILLER:Kate (Angelina Jolie) and Dade (Jonny Lee Miller) are renegade computer geniuses involved in a industrial conspiracy in United Artists' cyberpunk thriller "Hackers." s fast-pace- d tracks. Plague concocts a scheme to blame Zero Cool. The movie likely may endear itself to younger audiences with its blend of hip-ho- p fashion and techno-talIf you want to hear casual conversation about RISK architecture and P6 chips, Hackers is your movie. k. iniiMin TROUV get involved, you TT high-stake- i dont dont really know whats going on principal fashion and hip-ho- p If you Research shows when you tell people what they are doing well, they do more of that. Ellen Stantus Bountiful Elementary School X'' - l I l l I l l l l l l Excellent Good it it it it it Movie Critic tted 1111 I a taxpayer. Ill drop off my kid in Kindergarten and I'll pick Im NORTH 1000 N 500 E.. N. Salt Lake Moreover, the characters have names such as Lord Nikon, Razor, Blade, and cool-soundin- g Cereal. But aside from Stevens, the acting isnt much. From rock n roll to computers may not be as big a stretch as it seems. In the movies press material, director Ian Softley states that computers represent a phenomenon that todays generation has latched onto in the way that their predecessors latched onto rock n roll. In other words, no geeks need apply. Bottom line: If youve been waiting for a movie, log into Hackers, which does at least have a pleasingly rebellious spirit. If not, try an older technology. Maybe a book. Thats what Id do. (United Artists. Whos it () rock-comput- er SdNDOtSTie 1645 South 500 West, Woods Cross for? 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