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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Life in the fast lane
By Robert Morrison
Sports Editor
All photos contributed by summit Entertainment
as Cage as Milton in the new blockbuster “Drive Angry”
nues to drive a busted car.
(Amber Heard) and Milton (Nicolase Cage) sit in wait.
After 30 minutes of wait
ing, the lights dimmed, the 3D
glasses went on and the movie
began.
Good looking girls, fast
muscle cars, explosions and
butt kicking. Just another
Nicolas Cage film, right? All
that was jammed into the open
ing scene of “Drive Angry,”
Cage’s new movie which is
about a father that escaped
from Hell to get revenge on
a man who killed his daugh
ter and kidnapped his grand
daughter.
The movie started off as
good as any. Straight off
the bat there was action and
explosions. The plot line was
a little off at the beginning. It
gave you a moment to think
about who Milton (Cage) was
and why he was doing his
actions.
Spoilers follow: Since the
movie was shot in 3D, the
first scene was very bloody.
The part that the 3D effect did
most justice to was when a
guy got his hand shot off.
The movie went on to intro
duce a waitress with attitude
in the character.
Piper (Amber Heard). She
is the girl that Milton teams
up with on his mission to
get back his granddaughter,
who was kidnapped ‘by Jonah
King (Billy Burke). She ends
up being reluctant most of
the movie but eventually gets
with the program after she
kills a cop to help Milton.
Piper has this “Southern bell
meets modern flair” person
ality. She is a character that
was engaged until she finds
her fiancé fooling around. She
then takes off with his nice
muscle car.
The movie starts off all
action and keeps it coming
throughout the movie but also
has serious moments. Milton
lost his daughter to King and
his granddaughter was taken.
King plans to sacrifice his
granddaughter to bring Hell
to earth. Milton goes through
everything in his efforts to
save her. In the middle of the
movie, Milton has a speech
about his life and how it is to
be a father.
The movie has serious
moments and action, but
what’s missing? Comedy.
“Drive Angry” has that too.
Among all the different genres
that the movie consists of,
there is comic relief.
A lot of the comedy comes
from the character the accoun
tant, played by William
Fichtner. He has that laid back
but serious personality. He
was sent from Hell to chase
down Milton and bring him
back to Hell. He ends up help
ing Milton in his quest while
also getting his way.
One of the funniest scenes
in the movie was between
the accountant and Milton.
“Wouldn’t wanna be you
when Satan finds out!” said
the accountant. “What’s he
gonna do, not let me back in?”
retorted Milton.
What stood out to me the
most were the acting and the
3D effects. I think the actors
did a good job with their char
acters and made them very
in-depth. “Drive Angry” was
the best 3D film I have ever
seen. The movie is really 3D;
it pops out at you the whole
movie and has great depth
from the very beginning.
This movie would appeal to
anyone who likes action films
with some comedy. There are
a lot of things that this movie
has in common with anoth
er Cage film, “Gone in 60
Seconds.” Cage also brings
back a little Southern accent
similar to the one he had
in “Con Air.” Cage, Heard,
Fichtner, director Patrick
Lussier and others did a great
job on this film and made it a
must-see.
Drive Angry (R)
Feb. 25 I 103 mins.
Genre: Action. Adventure,
Suspense
Cast: Nicolas Cage, William
Fichtner, Amber Heard
Summary: A father es
capes from Hell to get
revenge on the man who
killed his daughter and
kidnapped his grand
daughter. Can he make it
in time?
Rating:
tidy Tips: How to make sure finals don’t finish you off
By Joshua Baird
Arts & Culture Editor
■h the end of the term upon us
■gain and finals scratching at the
[begging to be let back into our
[many students are once again
|g to realize one thing: they are
lady for the series of tests awaiting
[around the next bend.
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[the last eight weeks goofing off
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[hanging out with your buddies
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llieni into a document for review
len study that,” said Laurie Nagle
[lackamas Community. College’s
111 of Phi Theta Kappa, an organi-
Ifor people with 3.5 grade point
averages and above.
“I use all the resources that are avail
able to me,” said Nagle. “For example,
if the book has PowerPoints that are
online, I go through those and take
notes. If there are practice quizzes
online, I take those. I study it and study
it until I know it without reviewing
further.”
Megan Dickson, the president of
PTK, believes that the best approach for
people depends on the individual stu
dents strengths. Dickson uses a number
of techniques, most prevalent among
them word association and flash cards.
“If it’s math, I practice; practice
makes, perfect with math. I go on Sunday
to Haggen where a bunch of math peo
ple go to study,” said Dickson.
One of the more traditional ways of
preparing for finals is by waiting until
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the last moment.
“I just cram whatever the teacher
said. I am an avid note taker. I just high
light and put stars next to everything I
need to, then I cram the last minute,”
said Janelie Stalheim, a criminal justice
major.
“(Cramming) is not a good idea; you
can only memorize a certain amount. If
you do cram put it into categories,” said
Dickson.
Many instructors have a study guide
that they hand out to help your prepare
for the final exam, but this isn’t to be
used as a answer sheet; it’s more of a
road map to getting the grade that you
want in the end.
Nagle explained that one of the worst
ways to study is by trying to find
answers' online. “I know of one person
that tried to find all the answers to the
quizzes on a website and doing it that
way, and I know a couple people who
didn’t read a thing throughout the term,
and they tried to absorb it all in a couple
of hours,” she said.
“I watch what I’m reading, highlight
ing. I’m big on those little tabs that are
multi-colored and tabbing off things
that are important. My textbooks are
full of them,” said Stalheim.
“If you’re not understanding some
thing, ask for help. Don’t try and wing
it. Ask a classmate, ask an instructor;
get it explained to you in a way that
clicks,” said Nagle.
Despite the urge to procrastinate
with your studies, it doesn’t seem to be
in your best interest. If you have been
slacking off all term you might want
to put down the pizza and get to work
early. Your grades count on you.
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