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MOVIE
Elizabethtown PG-13, 122 minutes, South Wind 12
☆☆
Cameron Crowe is a great American director. He's also a great American director that may have taken a bad step as of late. His previous films such as Say Anything, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky, are all classics. So when I heard about Elizabethtown, I expected a glorious return from Mr. Crowe.
Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) has just lost job at a shoe company. Jobless and friendless, Drew is on the verge of suicide when he gets the call that his father has passed away. Instead of adding to his family's trag-
saying to me family's trug edy, he decides to postpone his suicide and return to Kentucky to gather the remains of his father and bring him home. On his flight there, he meets a pushy but cute flight attendant (an annoying Kirsten Dunst) whose phone calls and
quirky musical scavenger hunts turn his world around.
Elizabethtown has the heart of Say Anything, Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous all wrapped into one — so much heart, it borders on sap. Sure, with Orlando Bloom, an amazing soundtrack and those damned cute couple moments that make you want to swoon and vomit at the same time, what's not to like? But the film leaves a disappointed feeling. It feels formulaic when it should be inspiring. The sap will
- Lindsey Ramsey
surely cajole many a young girl to watch this film at sleepovers, but the movie really is just Cameron's favorite songs to celluloid, which I rather enjoy. But Cameron, you can do better.
Shadow of the Colossus
GAME
PS2
☆☆☆☆ 1/2
You've got a horse, a bow and arrow, a somewhat mythical sword, and a dead
girl you're trying to bring back to life. This is how Shadow of the Colossus starts. You've brought the girl to a forbidden land to attempt a resurrection, and a booming voice from the sky named Dormin says you might have a chance.The only things in between her and breathing again are sixteen colossi and you've got to kill them.
That's the game. You ride your horse to each colossus, figure out how to climb onto it, and kill it. With that said, Shadow is incredible. It has renewed my faith in video games.The graphics are amazing, if not somewhat ambitious for the PS2 and the story really grabs your
attention.The plot and game play might sound simplistic, but the first time you
climb onto a colossus and it's flying at blinding speeds or swimming too deep to hold onto, you'll know what I'm talking about. It's not for everyone, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. If this title sounds interesting at all, I suggest buying it immediately.
Youll play this one through more than a few times. It's available at Hastings and EB Games for $39.99.
- Charley Forsyth
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