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% 07 17 — ---------------------------- T 7 ------ ;------- ?—:-------------------------------------------------------- Entertain Yourself Spidey swings into view, welcomed or not the fast-paced motion picture (which had scenes swinging With a $250 million from one clip to another with budget, over a thousand the agility of a spider-full workers, and 8,000 hours pun intended). to make 40 different Spidey However, for those spandex suits (according who go to the movies with to CNN), Hollywood sure the expectation of being stepped up to the plate amused, this movie fulfills with "Spider-Man 3." So that expectation. The acting did Spider-Man, the hero, was in the same class as who had to face and resolve the first two films, and the conflicts with four different special effects were a perfect enemies (Sandman, the blend of computerized New Goblin, Venom, and visual effects as well as real Spidey his evil self) all while images, which made the dealing with his girlfriend graphics believable. The who seems to be a failure at film did a solid job with the everything she tries to do. many characters in the film. From beginning to end, The various villains were "Spider-Man 3" was action- credible; they each had their own specific motives for packed and nothing short doing what they were doing of electric with energy. But and had a purpose in the was there too much on movie. Sandman (Thomas the plate for our friendly Haden Church) needed neighborhood spider and money for his disabled little the audience to handle? girl, the New Goblin (James Even the bad guys in the were overwhelmed Franco) wanted revenge with emotion, each having for his father's death, and their own cry scene. And Venom (Topher Grace) wanted Revenge for the then there was Mary Jane son who had her dream pain and humiliation Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tobey roadway backfiring on Maguire) caused him. her, telling her straight to her face that she just wasn't The storyline was also good enough. Many big-time interesting in that the critics couldn't keep up with villains began to seem not so a J oseph M iller ____________ Staff Reporter m o v ie villainous, and Spider-Man began to become more and more selfish and evil. There were many great laughs between evil, black-suited Spidey's hip-pumping movements and the over- the-top character of J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons), the boss of the D aily Bugle. The underlying theme of the corruption of temptation and revenge came along with a lot of tear-jerking humor that dropped some of the clichés that were created by the earlier films. There were, however, some noticeable flaws to the movie. An example is how everything is conveniently set into place. A meteorite from another planet filled with black, evil goo just happened to fall 30 feet from Peter Parker to infect him to make black Spidey. Another is how Flint Marko (Sandman) happened to stumble into a scientific testing ground where he acquired his superpowers. There were also some pacing issues—one of which was that Venom came into the movie with only 30 minutes left. But in spite of the few problems, the H ospitality Under the Influence seems to be the best way to go u M argaret A dams _________ Staff Reporter I can't remember the last time I was invited to a dinner party. Sure, maybe it's just not the type of things my friends are into, but I'm seriously considering bringing it back. Amy Sedaris ("Strangers With Candy") recently published a book covering every aspect of hospitality; how to be a great guest and how to help make any get together you happen to be hosting a raging success as well as offering manageable recipes. "Most of the food in my book is really easy to make— they are all starter recipes, believe me," Sedaris said. As a high schooler, she served as class president and was involved in Girl Scouts, drama, Spanish and track. She also found time to host a few gatherings in between. "I made a huge comish hen dinner for all my friends, I made brown rice and green beans and lemon tarts to go along with the hens," she said, ^daris even helped out at her PBm. "I worked my prom, I served punch, I wore a long blue floral dress. I was home in bed before 12-LOSER," she said. "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" was created and designed to help anybody interested in hosting a successful party or being a popular guest. "I wanted to make it very visual so that I didn't leave out the people who can't read or don't enjoy reading," Sedaris said of the eye-popping book. The book is chalk full of useful ideas for gatherings. For example, the book flap reads: "Try filling your medicine cabinet with marbles. Nothing announces a nosy party goer more successfully than an avalanche of marbles striking a porcelain sink." Sedaris has got a few words of wisdom in categories other than hospitality for us as well. "Read. Move at some point- it's always good to move. Make sure whatever you end up doing in life- you really love it. And remember drinking kills feelings." The book is available at any major bookstore for $28. I recommend looking into it, because even if you already consider yourself the hostess with the mostest, you could still benefit from a little help i n the hosting courtesies and party etiquette movie was fun, and when it comes down to the bottom- line purpose of movies, this movie did a perfect job of entertaining: dazzling the audience with its fantastic action scenes, killing the audience with laughter, or embarrassing the audience with Peter Parker's dance- moves in the street. This movie is a must-see for anyone who wishes to have excitement in their life.
