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Drillbit Taylor
You've seen the teenager redemption story a thousand times. Kids try to become cool by being something they aren't. Failing, they become demoralized for a while before realizing that being cool is nothing more than being comfortable and confident in your
own shoes. Redemption usually comes in an ending party scene. American Pie, Dazed and Confused and Superbad come to mind.
Now add Drillbit Taylor, Superbad's pre-pubescent brother (Judd Apatow produced both films). Three boys who eerily resemble younger versions of the three Superbad teens are hopelessly trying to fit in as high school freshmen. Unlike their Superbad counterparts, these boys are looking for kisses, not hookups; acceptance, not booze. Standing in their way is the mythologized high school bully Filkins (Alex Frost), who gets his kicks by kicking, punching and pulling pranks on kids half his size. Why the sophomoric senior is always the most popular guy at school is beyond me. This guy has a few clever pranks, but they are nullified when he commits the way-overdone stuffing of a kid in his locker.
If the hikins have any value, it's to allow the movie to set up its premise: The cruel punishment sends the boys running for help. In struts Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), an army-deserting bum fashioning himself as a bodyguard so that he can rob the parents' house and make a break for Canada. Of course, Drillbit has a change of heart. He comes to like the kids, teaches them some hilarious improvised moves to help take on Filkins, and plants himself as a substitute teacher for further protection
The movie finds a groove once Drillbit establishes himself at school with all the other characters. Wilson is up to his Wedding Crashers tricks, creatively deceiving everyone with his new identity including a love interest—and then having to pull himself up after getting caught.
Yes, the plot is extremely predictable. But the humor is mostly fresh and Wilson and the child actors make a good team. Little brother Drillbit can't fill big bro's super-huge shoes, but who really expected it to? This movie works just fine as an entertaining B-comedy.
lan Stanford
Ego Trippin' Snoop Dogg
He may have bragging rights with a successful television show, porno (Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle) and at least a dozen hit records, but rapper Snoop Dogg's ninth album, Ego Trippin', might actually bruise his ego.
The Doggfather gets a lot of props for the innovation and risk-taking he took with this album. The first single, "Sexual Eruption," has become a smash hit and features the rapper actually singing. Surprisingly, Snoop pulls it off, and it is showcased throughout the album. Snoop doesn't forget what made him famous in the first place, though, as he brings his signature gangster flow back on songs like "Whateva You Do" and "Sets Up."
Which missing here are solid production and guest appearances. The majority of the album is produced by QDT
Muzik, a production team consisting of DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley. As a result, the bulk of the album sounds the same. Previous producers Dr. Dre and The Neptunes don't have much involvement—Dre is nowhere to be found and The Neptunes produce only one track this time around.
Guest appearances from artists like Too Short, Mistah F.A.B., Pharrell and Everlast just don't stack up against previous collaborators such as Akon, The Game and R. Kelly.
No shoop fan will find this to be an average album, though it's definitely not a classic like his debut album, Duggystyle. I for one appreciate Snoop's willingness to expand his horizons with his music, but I'd prefer that he write his own lyrics next time, as he uses a lot of guest writers on Ego Tripin'.
Matt Lindberg
18 03.27.2008 VOL 5 ISS.25
Contact the writer: mlindberg@kansan.com