Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 2004)
lune iS. 2004 _» | U S t O l l i ] 57 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ H ■ I H H Sometimes you just need a car. If you live in Portland or Vancouver, chances are that one of our sedans, minivans or pickups is parked near you. Flexcar lets you drive them like they were your own. The key difference? JO We pay insurance, parking, qas and maintenance. You pay a few bucks an hour. H E L P P R ID E N W * PrsCe k* stài* u » Flexcar. For Join today and you'll always have a car when you need one. A criminal who can see in the dark is chased by hunters convinced he can help them save the universe. Although the story is predictable and the names and acting at times arch, Riddick is filled with incredibly sumptuous costuming and design work, and star Vin Diesel is easy on the eyes. Better than expected, file this under sci-fi semi-guilty pleasures. — Andy Mangels r ii* ne* rieicar member c joins estons« *3 ttrfs ad Flexcar mil donate 5 «ours d » free csaqe to , FY.de HW F:R in V’OPRlDC' m tne premo code boi of tf»e ûr.!.nç application. FleXcar T he C hronicles of R iddick < §> only if you’re really hungry IN g ^ r L E X C A R . i l J O IN O N L IN E A T W W W .F L E X C A R .C O M O R C A L L Q 7 7 .F L E X C A R good effort, pass the salt ¿3 ^ mmmm, tasty! <£XS><&<S ><&> get the big tub 0 ’ com (Macaulay Culkin) welcomes her into his squad of outcasts. Although gay writer/director Brian Dannelly’s heart is in the right place, his satire is simply too dull for this edgy subject matter. D odgeball : A T rue U nderdog S tory -JR Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn face off in a vile film with something to offend everyone: biphobia (a girlfriend who screws anything that moves), homophobia (a coach who calls his players “queers”), racism (a series of ethni cally stereotyped teams), sexism (a tits-on- windshield car wash scene) and fatphobia (those who stick around for the closing credits are treated to an obese character squeezing his man-boobs to Kelis’ “Milkshake”). Hey, it’s the feel-bad movie of the year! ¿7 '± P ig h t O n t Vride U:.it h i hif! 1/4 il ,t t-ni.-tt »? R silici gh —Jim Radosta Wii./ " i G odzilla Supposedly ruined when U.S. distributors cut 40 minutes and added shots of noted TV lawyer and closet queen Raymond Burr, 1954’s Gixlzilla in its original form is, if any thing, worse. This terribly acted and scripted snixizefest, which is enjoying a resurgence on the big screen June 25 to July 1 at C ine ma 21, is of interest only as the first of a numhingly enduring genre. The special ! effects— guy in a rubber suit, teensy Tokyo, toy helicopters, atomic bad breath— are all appropriately ridiculous. — G ary M orris j T he M other A beautifully filmed and provocative story about a 60-year-old widow who, before her dead husband’s Kxly has had time to cool, starts an affair with her daughter’s strapping lover. Anne Reid does a brilliant job with the titular character, but the film lacks a certain believahility and consistency of tone. Nonetheless, it’s something you haven’t seen before and is wort! a trip to the theater. — J.B. Rabin S aved ! As an out-and-proud atheist, I welcome any effort to mock religious hyp(x:rites, so I thought this w(xjld be right up my alley: A Christian high schœ l student (Jena Mal one) tries to cure her gay boyfriend (Chad Faust) by having sex with him and ends up preggers, earning the instant wrath of her Anita Bryant-esque classmate (Mandy Moore), whose paraplegic brother OH ‘or Jo an B ae z a n d C r o s b y Stills a n d N a sh J H | » J r < featu re d in She M ago /.rw - • w o n the Best of the B a y a w ord, the Virginia slims . PI * D u e lin g D iv a s c o n te st a n d the Sun C o a s t se le c t best a c o u s tic b a n d <c£><gi T he T erminal • a p p e a r e d at the w o m e n 's Ptnai four More like The Interminable. Director Steven Spielberg is the wrong man for the job in this would-be quirky comedy about an east ern European (Tom Hanks) stuck in a New York City airport on a technicality: His coun try is overthrown during his flight to the United States, so he’s in limbo because of a by-the-books immigration official (Stanley Tucci). Weak acting, a dumbed-down script and a cringe-inducing finale. Pass the motion sickness bag. -JR V alentin Argentinean writer/director Alejandro Agresti’s latest is poignantly narrated by 8-year- old Valentín (Rixlrigo Noya), who lives with his grandmother and puts up with infrequent visits from his abusive father. Most of the rest of his time is spent trying to re-create hi mother from one of his old man’s many fit relationships. This would be a pretty dreary film were it not for Noya’s ability to bring clarity and power ful maturity to his charac ter’s childhixxl reality. — Kobe Kemple 7 V Mel ) / 10 : 3 0 June 19th, 2004 8pm - 2am $10 (includes full buffet <uui raffle ticket) Raffle ifems include Fat Tire bike, gift certificates to local businesses raffle proceeds donateti 212 full to: ■ v w ' y • ■. , 1 K -•> - ,.» • 700 NE D e k u m in d o « (jen scarle ttb allroom .com 503.230.9206
