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8____________ WEdNEsdAy, M ay 22, 2002 A TN e CI ac I íamas P rínt Words come z alive in Verse Photo contributed by University of San Diego To the right is a poem written by Marilyn Chin. “I feel it’s very important that poetry make something hap pen,” she says. Chin writes powerfully about loss, sisterhood, race, and many other important issues. She has won several literary awards, and is the author of the recent book “Rhapsody in Plain Yellow.” Chin will share her poetry with us in the Gregory Forum, May 23 at 7 p.m. Chin will also be speaking at a Brown Bag event May 24 at noon. \ Poet’s Corner ma z ' s, ¿v/ '/, z--" g z, Family Restaurant ty Lotus Room» no patrons. (a telephone rings and rings Muffled by an adjoining wall He murmurs to a distant lover His wife head-bent peeling shrimp IjHtes an ancient tune about Magpies His daughter wide-eyed, little nsts Vows never to forgive him His shadow enters die deep forest Blackening the shimmering moss ■ McLoughlin Hall Theatre May 23-25 at 8 p.m. May 30-June 1 at 8 p.m. May 26 and June 2 at 2:30 p.m. Admission General: $7 Students: $4 Seniors over 62 : Free with reservations ‘Ultimate Fights’ cram ultimate action ISAIAH CREEL Staff Writer “Fistfights, sword fights, street fights, gunfights, girl fights, gang fights and more!” If you’re like me, and I know I am, you get horren dously tired watching a whole action film, ridicu lous plots and all, just for one super-mega-rad fight scene. Unless, of course, it is one of those kung fu films from the ‘70s with the horrible dubbing. That kind of film didn’t even bother with a plot, you knew the bad guy because he hurt women and chil dren, and you knew the good guy or guys would kick the ever-living crap out of him. , That kind of film also didn’t bother with the wind-up action: Once the bad guy is dead, the film is over, cue the credits. What more do you want or naeed. “Ultimate Fights” is crammed full - of Hollywood’s most action-, packed action sequences. Flix Mix, creator of “Boogeymen” (the same concept but for horror films), has taken the liber ty of compiling fights from various films, such as “Rumble in the Bronx,” “Blade,” “Scarface” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” to create “Ultimate Fights.” Each clip lasts three to five minutes, and is available for viewing with audio commentary from Hong Kong director Tsui Hark. For the most part, I have found the director’s com mentary on virtually all DVDs I’ve seen to be lame at best. Tsui Hark, howev er, provides excellent and pertinent insight on what is exactly going on in any given scene. It is also possible to watch all the fight scenes to the" tune of “The Ultimate Rumble Techno Mix,” containing music scored to the beat of every fight. The DVD also fea tures a “how-rto” featurette on staging your own fight scene, which I found extremely neat- o The VHS version is 85 minutes in its entirety, while the DVD is 54 min utes long but contains over five hours of bonus material, leading me to believe that purchasing a DVD player is a wise investment. Plus, getting to pick exactly which fight scene you want to view instantly is helpful. This compilation is a must- have for the serious action movie fan. The only parts I found disappointing were the choice of “Snatch” over one of Brad Pitt’s other films (“Fight Club”maybe... hmmmm?!), and the scene from “Legend of Drunken Master” cut short before Jackson Chan could even get drunk!! Those minor picks aside, it was worth watch ing, and if you have regular access to a DVD player, well worth owning. “Ultimate Fights” gets a 9 out of 10 on the non-stop- action-satisf action-meter. To reach Isaiah Creel email him at Zeplemon@hotmail.com or drop by B-104 . Internet photo Ultimate Fights” suggested retail price is $19.89 for DVD and $14.89 for VHS.
