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FEATURES Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - Page 5 Fall Into the Movie Theatre With Lord of the Rings trilogy is released. Return of The teenagers, and most of them aren't has going for it is that it's a family King will simply blow your socks as a closeted homosexual, which NICHOLAS SCHNEIDER 17. film. seems to be the only thing he ever Staff Writer off. However, as a movie goer This means when you see plays anymore, or the fact that this If the quality of the first this means you'll have to deal with and you know you will, you'll be two movies are anything to be movie will only make you want to obnoxious 13-16 year aids. sitting in front of or behind a fam- hate him afterwards. This year has been a fan- noted, and since this movie was It still looks like the same ily with a bunch of whiny or just The movie plays tastic year for movies and with the made at the same time as the pre- parody of all the horror movies to plain annoying kids. out like a Rudolph whole story except this movies still to be released in 2004, vious two, Return of The King will come out over the past two years, They'll laugh at time it's the stupid dentist Hermes' it can only get better, but not all is be everything it is supposed to be: all the stupid sight gags, like they good let it be said now. just plain good. did in the adaptation of The side. First the good. you have In other good Grinch, but to top it off their This series of bad holiday two powerhouse movies being re- news for movies, while not parents will laugh at the so- movies is much like the rest that leased a month a part -from each new, both the original called "adult" humor which we have gotten lately. The Grineh, other. Alien, and Scarface with Al November 5 th Matrix: Pacino are going to be re- Revolutions, the third and final in- released. stallment in the Matrix trilogy will Both are classics be released. and if you have never seen If the quality of the first two mov- The trailers are out in the them on a big screen, not ies are anything to be noted, and since theatres and on tv now, but for those necessarily in the theatre, who just can't wait go on the go and pay 8 dollars to see this movie was made at the same time as internet there are about 500 fan them. the previous two, Return of The King will sites with the trailer linked there, More and more it you try seems that Hollywood is be everything it is supposed to be: just www.whatisrhematrix.com. losing it's luster and origi- After viewing the trailer, nality, often times resulting plain good. and not being a huge fan of the tril- in obvious twists, as seen in ogy, it is safe to say that after the Matchstick Men, or down- bomb of Reloaded, Revolutions right disgusting or stupid will more than likely involve The Santa Clause 2, and other's promises to answer all the ques- pot head humor, as seen in jokes of the kid's mother and that are out there. tions and hopefully fill those plot both Scary Movie's. possibly some drug refer- None seem to have the holes from Reloaded. On the note of Scary charm and the whimsy of the clas- In the hopes of not spoil- Movie, the third is to be re- Save yourself 8 sics and that's just disappointing ing anything I will simply leave it leased soon and surpris- dollars now and don't bother. since these new holiday movies to all of you to see the trailer for ingly enough has a PO-13 Then moving \0 tend to do only one thing mass mar- yourself. rating. worse for bad holiday mov- ket the holiday's more than they al- Then after a month in the This means only one so ifit's your thing have fun, if not ies you have Elf. Will Ferrell ready are. theatres Revolutions will sink into thing, the humor has cleaned up, just pass. is hilarious, but this movie will not Well that's the line-up for oblivion as the third and final in- but the comedy will remain. On to the bad and worse be, in any definition of the word, this season as far as big movies go, stallment of the Lord of The Rings Furthermore this is a than that. First, an adaptation of hilarious. there are more out there and they'll marketing genius, the core audi- Dr. Suess' classic The Cat in The Let's not forget to men- be in the next issue but for now ence for these movies tends to be Hat, the only thing that this movie lion the type casting of Will Ferrell enjoy the movies that are out now. R.E.M. at the Patriot Center: Rock Veterans Play New _~~~Trw~£!~o7n POR~larHits, and Old Rarities even took requests from the audi- hel~d ~lm out: . T~ese views surfaced again song encore that wrapped up with I S( f BRIAN PATIERSON ence. Lead sin er Let s face It. George Bush.IS a later In the concert when Stipe in- "It's the End of the World as We Commentary Co-Editor M' h ~:=::,~ fucking troduced another new song "Final Know It." infl~~~~~·;:n: ~:n~~~~~~~;;~~ te~~da~o a~~~en~~ Main Set ~s~~;I:;'~ ~::w~o~e aSf~~~~~:~:s~:rl~~~d:~~ mo~e:t s~:~;:~h~lm~~t h~urr:.al ished up a 28 city North American ~::~ee:s :~tthr~~ c I aim ed tial election and before the black- because 'Of an extre:ely an~o;i~~ tour that found the band returning quests, and the band 3. Exhuming McCarthy to the au- out."Jt's hard to say what he meant inner ear monitor. Maybe he felt at to their roots. They are not as com- played a few of the 4. Drive die n c e. by that, but it's safe to assume it home at the Patriot Center or he mercially viable as they were in the suggestions. They S. Animal ~ r o w d wasn't supposed to be flattering. wanted to foster a sense of famil- early 1990s, so they took their act didn't play every- 6; FaIlcmMe R.E.M., and Stipe in particular, iarity the crowd. Whatever works. back to the college campuses where thing the crowd 7, Oaysleepcr met this are never scared to share their po- The Patriot Center was the third they first became an underground wanted though; are- 8.BadDay with loud litical views and they were even to last stop on a North American hit. quest for "Shiny 9. TheOne I Love applause, more forthcoming at a concert so tour that started in Vancouver and R.E.M. has been recording mu- Happy People" was 10, (Don"t Go Back To) Rockville but Stipe close to the Nation's Capital. The wrapped up in Atlanta. At the sec- sic together since the early 1980's not granted by Stipe 11. Onmge Crush took a red neon sign above the stage read and to last show in Raleigh, NC, and the set-list reflected the band's who said, "No, I 12. World Leader Prdcnd rna men t "L-U-V", butthere was none of that former drummer and founderofthe longevity and staying power. They hate that song." 13. I Believe to elabo- for the George W. Stipe also sent group Bill Berry joined the band played three new tracks ("Animal", This wasjustone 14. Losing My Religion rate a out some shout-outs to a few influ- on stage to play drums on the track "Bad Day", and "Final Straw"), of the aspects of the IS. Find the River lit tIe ential musicians like Johnny Cash "Permanent Vacation," one of the popular hits ("Man on the Moon", show that made it 16. She Just Wanta: to Be m 0 r e, and his departed pal Kurt Cobain. band's earliest songs. Berry quit "Losing My Religion", and "It's user and fan 17. Walk Unafiaid "You can Performing at the Patriot Center R.E.M. in 1997 prior to the release the End of the World as We Know friendly. Stipe was 18. Man on tbeMoon disagree was small but significant return to of the album "Up", and had not It"), and old rarities ("Permanent very chatty through- with that the bands roots. The last time they played with the band until the Ra- Vacation", "Life and How to Live out the entire con- Encore if you played at the venue was in 1987 leigh show. it", and "Rockville"). The band had cert and explained 1. Life and How to Live It want. It's with the 10,000 Maniacs as open- Pete Yom opened at the Patriot roughly 25 years of material to the meaning behind 2. Nightswimming your right ers. Center and was with the band for work with, so they asked the fans several of the songs. 3. Final Straw to do so., Anothertreat for the enthusias- the last few stops of the tour. Yom to help them pick which songs to Stipe described their 4. Imitation of Life ~hl:~: :~~ ~~s~:~t~i~: ~~;l~~~:~~sv::l~ is best known for his 2001 hit "Life play. new song "Bad 5. Permanent Vacation country." ~ on a Chain", and he also played This was R.E.M.'s first tour in Day" as a commen- 6. End of the World on one of their early tracks, songs from his new album, "Day I four years and this time fans were tary on the current ~ r ohw ~ "Rockville". Forgot". able to request songs before the administration, but cheered even louder for this senti- The band played a marathon set No band like this will ever play concert via email through the when he struggled to adequately ment. that lasted roughly two hours and at McDaniel College; we'd be band's official website, explain it lead guitarist Peter Buck five minutes, and included a six- lucky to get Yom.