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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.