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N ovember 26, 2003
T he C lackamas P rint • 5
Lechery abounds in Universal's 'Cat in the Hat'
Isaiah Creel
A&E E ditor
While visually stunning, an
excess of innuendos and lack of
moral fiber makes ‘The Cat in the
Hat” unsuitable for its target audi
ence ... children.
The Universal Studios film
opened last week nationwide. It
features a mischief-making rascal
of a cat (played by Mike Myers)
who leads two children on a crash
course in fun. This brother-sister
combo unleashes sweet mayhem
around the hopse while their single
working mother hurries to the
office at the summons of her
demanding boss.
Throughout the film, the quar
relsome siblings are forced to work
as a team, with the help of their
feline friend, to thwart the efforts
of the neighbor who is, desperately
trying to make whoopee with their
mother.
Stunning sets with vivid color
schemes and a virtually endless
supply of Purple ' Goo help bring
the world of Dr. Seuss to life. The
visual effects, however, are quite
frankly the only redeeming factor
this film has to offer.
While the original “Cat in the
Hat” personality was an obnoxious,
troublemaking nuisance, he was
only vulgar on rare occasion and
never lecherous. Myer’s portrayal
of the classic character, however, is
every bit as lewd as his other char
acters (think Austin Powers,
International Man of Mystery).
The scene that really left me
thinking, “Can they do that?”
involved a piece of gardening
equipment and a totally inappropri
ate sexual reference. Admittedly, I
found it a little funny, but the six-
year-olds in the audience thought it
was absolutely hilarious.
The film would have been a
laugh riot if only it wasn’t market
ed towards children. Mike Myers
may be funny to a teenager, but to
children under the age of 13, Mike
Myers is a god.
I do not believe that children
should be subjected to this kind of
moral degradation at such an early
age. Let them become Universal’s
pawns after reaching puberty but
not before hand.
I give “The Cat in the Hat” a
whopping 2 out of ten on the This-
is-a-genuine-children’s-film-o-
meter.
INTERNET PHOTO
Mike Myers’ portrayal of ‘The Cat in the Hat’ is more suitable for a mature audience, despite
Universal’s extensive marketing towards pre-adolescents.
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Pumpkin Ice Cream Torte with Ginger Crust
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Prep and cook time: About 1 hour,
plus 5 hours to freeze.
Ingredients:
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8 oz crisp gingersnap cookies
2 T butter or margarine, melted
1 15 oz can pumpkin, chilled
Directions:
1. Place one-third of the cookies in
a zip-lock plastic bag, seal and roll
with a rolling pin until cookies are
finely crushed. Pour into 9-inch
cheesecake pan with removable rim
(at least 2 inches tall). Repeat to
crush remaining cookies and pour
into pan. Add sugar and butter, mix.
Press cookie mixture over bottom
and about 1 inch up sides of pan.
THIS VOUCHER
- 21 pumpkin pie spice
- 1V4 C caramel ice cream topping
- 1 qt vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1 C hot fudge sauce or chocolate
ice cream topping
- Candied Walnuts
Notes: For the smoothest texture, use
a rich, full-fat ice cream. To soften
slightly, heat in microwave in the car
ton at half power for 15-30 seconds.
2. Bake, crust in at 325°F until
lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Let
cool 5 minutes, then chill or freeze
until cold, 5-10 minutes.
3. In a large chilled bowl, mix
pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and Vi
cup of the caramel topping until
smooth. Add ice qream and mix
until blended.
4. Working quickly, spoon about a
third of the ice cream mixture into
the cold crust. Drizzle with 2 table-
spoons each of caramel topping and
fudge sauce (if fudge sauce is too
stiff, warm slightly in microwave
oven at full power, stirring once,
just until fluid, 15-30 seconds);
sprinkle half the Candied Walnuts
on top. Repeat with two more lay-
ers, omitting nuts on the top layer.
Freeze until solid, about 5 hours,
then cover and freeze up to 1 week.
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Makes 12 servings.
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