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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.
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(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
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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.