Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 2000)
PULSE EDITOR: MONICA HANDE V m r <* o i I e n F11 m TWO REPORTERS BANTER ABOUT THE FILMS YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER OR ARE TRYING TO FORGET ‘The Ice Pirates’ Starring: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, John Matuszak and Anjelica Huston This is quite possibly one of the most awful movies of all time. In fact, it’s so bad that at times, it ven tures into being hilariously funny, even if you’re laughing at how horrible it is. “The Ice Pirates” is set in the distant future, where evil “Tem plars” control the only source of water in the galaxy. However, Ja son (Robert Urich) and his band of “ice pirates” hijack space freighters and steal their water. Along the way, he meets up with a princess who is searching for her father. This merry band spends a good portion of the film escaping predicaments, fleeing pursuers and looking for the fabled “sev enth world,” a mythical water planet. Mason: Yeah, I think Kevin Costner lives there. Josh: Mythical water planet? Ice pirates? What the hell is going on here? I saw the movie twice, and I’m still wondering what the movie was about, exactly. So, after lots of cheesy special effects, several spaceship chases, swashbuckling swordplay — swords in space? — and a weird time-warp montage, our heroes manage to save the day. Commentary Josh Ryneal & Mason West The special effects were proba bly one of the worst things about this movie: bad laser beams, ro bots that were obviously people in rubber suits and the gawd-aw ful Space Herpe, which looked like a festering sausage with a mouth. Mason: I had no idea what pur pose the Space Herpe served in the movie, other than completely grossing me out. Josh: I had trouble keeping my lunch down after seeing that one. Especially when it came out of the Thanksgiving turkey. Blecch. All in all, this movie is proba bly one of those films that you re member as kicking butt when you were a kid. But see it now, and you’ll be slapping your head in disgust and laughing at the aw ful spectacle that is “The Ice Pi rates.” Ma son: My favorite part was the jive talkin' pimp robot. Josh: I’d have to say that I re ally liked the time warp se quence, where every body was mov ing really slowly and then zipping around getting older and growing beards giant white afros. Rent this film at your own risk. and 15 MINUTE! Get your 15 minutes of fame by hav ing YOUR OWN original work pub lished in Pulse. Send us poems, an ecdotes, drawings, photographs— anything, as long as it’s your own. We’ll try our best to publish all en tries that meet our guidelines: Please limit textual content to 100 words. No anonymous work will be accept ed. We reserve the right to edit submis sions for length, clarity, grammar, style and libel. All work should be original—that means your own! Important: Submissions will not be returned. Submit work to EMU Suite 300 or mhande@gladstone.uoregon.edu. Please be sure to include contact in formation and to indicate that it’s a “15 Minutes” submission. Here’s your chance to be creative and to let your voice be heard! IVISUAL MUSIC: Check out some of your favorite artists performing live on TV. Do it. Now. Who When Where Ricky Martin Nov 15 Late Show with David Letterman Nina Cordon Nov 15 Late Late Shew with Craig Kilborn Fuel Nov 16 Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Smashing Pumpkins Nov 17 Tonight Show with Jay Leno R.L. Burnside Nov 17 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Everclear Nov 17 Late Show with David Letterman Outkast Nov 18 MAD TV David Gray Nov 18 Saturday Night Live Joe Cocker Nov 20 Tonight Show with Jay Leno Sade Nov 21 Tonight Show with Jay Leno COME DOWN TO scaNIDALS Friday night and party with your friends to music spun by DJ Mike WANT TO GET IN FOR FREE? SEE BELOW FOR VIP INFO! 2222 Centennial Boulevard • (541) 343-4734 — Novembei 21 2000 NEW RELPASP* Backstreet Boys Bl3ck and Blue Blur Delirium dc Talk Intermission: Greatest Hits Dweezil Zappa Automatic Elton John One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live A Day Without Rain *Relcase dates are subject to change Erykah Badu Mama s Gun Everclear Songs From an American Movie. Vol. 2 - Good Time fora Bad Attitude NOFX Bottles to the Ground Familiar to Millions Pizzicato Five The Fifth Release on Matador Snoop Dogg Presents Doggy's Angels Pleezbaleevit Fatboy Slim Halfway Between the Cutter and the Stars, Astrelwerks/Skint, by Steve Lichtenstein While not as sonically engaging as his million-selling predecessor. You've Come A Long Way, Baby, largely due to lack of the surprise factor and freshness, Fatboy Slim's latest still packs a punch bouncy enough to be more than used CD bin fodder. Despite some missteps, like the spacey Jim Morrison vocal track "Sunset (Bird of Prey)," Halfway manages to keep the party going with standard-feeling Fatboy fare like "Star 69" and "Mad Flava." But what carries the album are the guest vocals, especially Macy Cray's two gravelly dynamos, the gospel tinged, "Praise You "-esque " Demons," and the funkafied "Love Life." All in all. Halfway is a solid party effort that leaves you wanting to see Slim get all the way there next time. CPA: 3.1 - Take time to "Praise ": "Demons," "Talkin''Bout My Baby," "Love Life" FEEDBACK: HOW ARE WE SURVIVING IN THE DOWN TIME BETWEEN GRAMMY AWARDS SHOWS? Vigorously sharpening pencils 16% Auctioning off hair and dead skin on eBay 8% Driving cross country - sneezing twice - driving back 11 % Repeatedly watching last year's show with subtitles to memorize eloquent, witty banter from presenters 24% Building commemorative ice sculptures of last year's winners 20% Taking a night class on the Art of Quiche 22% Results based on the mathematical equation for nonsense. Sign Up For %SmartTouch OR e-Values And Get In FREE To All Soundcheck Events This Semester! Log On To www.verizon-ld.com/soundcheck "WE -WANT TO TREAT YOU UK* A ROCK STaR How (foes "No Lines. No Covet' at your favorite nightclubs sound to you? Become a VIP at all SoundCheck events - go to the front of the line, get in for free and enter to win nightly prizes! www.verizon-ld.com/soundcheck LOCAL IV£Nue$: Doc s Pad 165 W 11th (541) 683-8101 4740 Mam (541)747-7900 Springfield Acoustic, Rock Hagens 50 E 11th (541)343-8108 JoFederigo's 259 E 11th (541)343-8488 Jazz, Rock, Acoustic Sam Bond s Garage 407 Blair Blvd (541) 343 2635 Jambands, Rock Scandals 2222 Centennial Blvd (541)343-4734 Various
