Show CM o o CM o CM 0) m i W' jii'p' Continued from p 6 A Myers returns and in its place is a slick bom bastic sense of desperation jb Robert Rodriguez again writing a and directing and doing about 0 other jobs tries to cram in too much but bigger and louder isn’t necessarily better The main c players are back from last year's surprise hit: Antonio Banderas and Carta Gugino as husband-and-wif- e spies and Alexa Vega and Daryl Sahara as their children now junior spies themselves The plot is too convolut-e- d to get into — something about a volcanic island giant hybrid animals and a device that can shut down all the electricity on Earth PG for action sequences arid brief rude humor 100 min Two stars out of tour —The Associated Press £ £ a 2 "Spider-Man- " ' as Austin Dr Evil and Fat Bastard and plays an irritating new villain Gokfmem-be- r who plots to destroy toe world with a golden meteor Bey-onc-e Knowles of Destiny's Child is Austin’s new love interest and sidekick a sassy update of 70s btaxploitation heroines Michael Caine plays Austin's neglectful father The best thing super-sp- y the movie has going is a wealth V Rated PG-1-3 o Sam Raimi delivers the goods" with Danny Elfman's impeccable score and flawless camera work to help him along The usually deficient Tbbey Maguire offers a decent performance as Peter Parker but owes much of his success to Willem Dafoe who gives him the perfect villain to play against As popcorn flicks go this one is a blueprint for summer fare PG-1- 3 for stylized violence and action 121 min — Michael Flood For ThHerald Journal - "XXX" Rated R Vin Diesel is Xander Cage the MTV version of James Bond is Cage's mission to stop European bad guys from creating widespread biological warfare A great show for "Man Nighf or If you are president of the local Vin Diesel ton dub Good but not great amd worth one viewing Like many Bond films Triple X contains many scenes that are sexually J charged Parents should be very careful about letting young Children attend this movie PG-1- 3 for violence non-sto- p action sequences sensuality drug content and language 124 min Two and a half Andys out of four —Andy Morgan For The Herald Journal It of big-nam- cameos e PG-1- 3 the creme de la creme trap them in a country mansion during a snowstorm swathe them in outfits to die for add a strong dash of Agatha Christie and toss in one dead TakeFrench actresses - ' W -- Michael Flood For The Herald Journal body Voila! It's ”8 Women” — a delectable frothy often over-the-t1950s murder mystery by director Francois Ozon Catherine Deneuve rules over an ensemble that could make men weep: Fanny Aidant Isabelle Huppert Emmanuelle Beart Danielle op sexual innuendo crude humor and language —The Associated Press “The Bourns Identity" Rated PG-1-3 Between Matt bamon and the Blake Herron’s Tony Gilroy-screenplay this film falls far short of what it could have been Catch it on video for what little It does have to offer PG-1- 3 for violence and some language 113 min: ’ AITERNATIVE VISIONS - Richard his loyal housekeeper So much for the plot and cast of characters — let’s get to die clothes Oscars were made for costumes like this Deneuve overflows a fitted low-cdeep green dress — it is the holiday season after all Ardant is wrapped in the best red dress in many a season a d number that has trouble staying buttoned Beart ignites new fantasies about French maids especially ones in their mistress’ faux tiger coats Ledoyen evokes d Audrey Hepburn in a suit Sagnier days the ingenue in a light green wool top And Huppert looks uptight in screaming red plaid Ah but wait until she shifts ' into the evening gown Fashionistas will sigh — but music lovers will cry at Ozon’s camp idea to have each actress sing a well- known French pop melody that serves to better reveal each character The first by Sagnier was a hoot with bouncy choreography that evoked Susan Saradon in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show’’ It went ut square-necke- salmon-flecke- down from there — and fast Deneuve and crew were wonderfully game but the songs have tediously similar Datrieiix Virginie Ledoyen Ludivine Sagnier and Firmine Richard Based on a play by Robert Thomas "8 Women” harks back to a time before cell phones and DNA teste when a wealthy man can be mur- dered in his bedroom and everyone in the house has a good reason to want him dead But who wants it most? J'accuse they all cry as secrete emerge little lies unravel and petty jealousies ' erupt with the force of Vesuvius Deneuve is the family’s matriarch a well-ke- pt beauty who has no intention of letting her husband’s financial troubles endanger her bourgeois-lifestylArdant is his sister a siren in need of cash Darrieux his needy mother-- Huppert his spinster Ledoyen and Sagnier his spoiled teenagers Beart his seductive maid and sister-in-la- w ‘ arraignments Ozon who aliro directed “Under the Sand’’ and “Water Drops on Burning Rocks” put a great cast together and they embraced his vision of an allfemale classic crime thriller If the music wasn’t up to the rest of the production e’est la vie Released by Fbcus Features ”8 Women” is rated R for some sexual content In French with English subtitles Running time: 113 minutes Two stars out of four — The Associated Pres$ : IMlkM) afrSMwmftaNil U5 Savings Bonds Get them at your bank and be sure to ask for a Give gift certificate 1&JJCSMS& Apubkunioioltisnmspiper FLAT TIRE REPAIR s f - Reg 12” '4l DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND THE COUNTRY? TREAT THEM TO A BOOK SENSE GIFT RELIES D'AYI&IEH U R S D'A "Austin Powers In Gold member” Rated PG-1-3 Pretty much every cliche to scorn about a sequel applies here’The movie is terribly unfunny most of the time constantly repeating Ns own lame gags and lethargically regurgitating soma of toa best bits from toe previous two fikns Mike ' a neulevj: Women’ for uUlo & Stitch" Rated PB Disney's latest animated adventure is a sweet energetic reasonably funny little confection when it comes that's to family appeal Girts wiH like Ulo the young spark plug heroine boys wiH enjoy the goofy alien Stitch and his swath of mayhem parents will welcome the sunny message of familial faith and resilience and a depiction of economic and domestic strife that's unusually substantive for a cartoon Ulo is a young Hawaiian girl in the care of her frazzled older sister after the deaths of their parents As they struggle to stay together a destructive "anger is sent from above in the form of an escaped alien mutant that doles out mischief as he gradually learns the value of family PG for mild sci-- fi action 85 min — The Associated Press f Watt playing at local cinema I"1- -" S On or Off The Vehicle Most Passenger Cars & Light Trucks oner Gcod on Tuesday or Thursday Only IT NONOREI CNAPTEI TWO AT OVER 1200 I0OM llO INDEPENDENT N0ITH DOOUfONES ACROSS AMERICA! 100 EAST 10 SAD Logan MVVlWnvv 885 North Main UTAH 753-241- 2 MaaMiKMaavK IIO&Hwy 165 737-13- 44 r |