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by Kevin Gritzke, for The University Daily Kansam
The University Daily Kansan is now hiring editorial cartoonists, columnists and editorial board members.
APARTMENT NUMBER 9
'Extreme'movie fails to impress
The Associated Press
Last summer, we had XXX, about an extreme sports artist who captures his elaborate stunts on videotape, then tangles with Eastern European terrorists.
Now, we have Extreme Ops, about a whole posse of extreme sports artists who capture their elaborate stunts on videotape, then tangle with Eastern European terrorists.
MPAARATINGS:
But the movie should have been called YYY—as in, why was it made? Why would any actor want to appear in it? And why would anyone want to see it?
The impossible plot and laugh-out-loud dialogue would have been tolerable if the tricks were impressive. But the blue-screen effects look fake, and it's obvious where the actors end and the stunt people begin; so Extreme
G — General audiences. All ages admitted.
PG — Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13 — Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13.
R — Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC-17 — No one under 17 admitted.
Ops isn't even enjoyable as a guilty pleasure.
The climactic stunt — a group of skiers and snowboarders try to outrun an avalanche — has been done better twice already this year; in XXX and in the new James Bond movie Die Another Day.
The naturally visual subject matter was far more engrossing in a 1999 IMAX documentary that followed the real athletes titled, appropriately enough, Extreme.
Here, we're stuck with prissy producer Jeffrey (Rupert Graves), gonzo cameraman (Devon Sawa), and intrepid director Ian (Rufus Sewell), who are shooting footage for a digital video camera commercial.
In front of the camera are punk rocker Kittie (Jana Pallaske, a Fairruza Balk look-alike), idiot daredevil Silo (Joe Absolom), and Chloe (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras), an uptight gold medal-winning downhill skier who's only included for celebrity face time.
Extreme Ops, a Paramount release, is rated PG-13 for violence/peril, language and some nudity. Running time: 93 minutes. One star out of four.
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5 Slightly drunk
10 Travel stamp
14 Mayberry kid
15 Hi, on HI
16 Biblical paradise
17 Word before theory or warfare
18 Censor
19 Tear
20 Eugene and Ed
22 Lessen
23 Luau staple
24 Shoot from cover
27 Titania's mate
30 Pay close attention
34 Fit in
35 Some statistics
36 Horror-film street
37 Trout lure
38 Vegas
39 Bratislava's country
43 Edam or brie
46 Putting to the test
47 Anglo-Saxon kingdom
48 Surrenders
49 Permit to
50 Bodybuilder Charles
53 Basutoland, today
57 Clumsy clod
58 Nudge
61 Requirement
62 Burrowing mammal
63 The king of France
64 At rest
65 Wall upright
66 Wets fully
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12 German POW camps
12 Dark blue
12 Man with an alibi?
12 Way overweight
12 Carillon components
12 Roper and Lincoln
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13 Cash penalty
14 Left empty
14 Positive votes
14 " Galahad"
14 "The Chronicles of Narnia" writer
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50 Pauper's plea
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