The CHOMEDEY <strong>News</strong> • December 7, 2002 • PAGE 30 TREASURE PLANET Synopsis: Fifteenyear-old Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map to the greatest pirate trove in the universe. The tale follows Jim's fantastic journey Screening Room across a parallel universe as cabin boy aboard a glittering space galleon. Befriended <strong>by</strong> the ship's charismatic cyborg (part man, part machine) cook John Silver, Jim blossoms under his guidance, and shows the makings of a fine spacer as he and the alien crew battle supernovas, black holes and ferocious space storms. But even greater dangers lie ahead when Jim discovers that his trusted friend Sliver is actually a scheming pirate with mutiny in mind. Confronted with a betrayal that cuts deep into his soul, Jim is transformed from boy to man as he finds the strength to face down the mutineers and discovers a "treasure" greater than he had ever imagined. Genre: adaptation, animated, Sci-Fi Rating: PG ANALYSE THAT Synopsis: Mob boss Paul Vitti is nearing the end of his term in Sing Sing, and the FBI agents monitoring him are baffled. Day after day they watch as New York's most notorious gangland figure walks around his cell in a semi–catatonic stupor, occasionally breaking into songs from West Side Story. Is Vitti having a nervous breakdown because of recent threats on his life <strong>by</strong> a rival family, or is his odd behavior merely a foxy ploy to get him sprung from jail early? The FBI isn't sure, and neither is his former psychotherapist Ben Sobel, who gets called in to consult on the case. The last time Sobel treated Vitti, he tried to get to the source of his debilitating anxiety attacks, but barely scratched the surface. It will take time to examine the demons still lurking in Vitti's mind and help put him on the straight and narrow--time that Sobel doesn't want to give. The truth is, Sobel has problems of his own. His father has just died, plunging him into an identity crisis in both his personal and professional lives. Furthermore, he knows his wife Laura will be furious if he allows the unpredictable Vitti back into their lives. But when Vitti is granted a conditional release into Sobel's care and custody, becoming his patient again and--even worse--his houseguest, the reluctant psychiatrist finds that he has no choice. In order to get peace back in his life he must help the troubled gangster sort out his psyche, find gainful employment and go straight--which proves easier said than done. Genre: comedy, sequel Rating: PG13+ language and some sexual content SOLARIS Synopsis: When psychologist Chris Kelvin is asked to investigate the unexplained behavior of a small group of scientists aboard the space station Prometheus, he is shocked <strong>by</strong> what he finds upon his arrival. Kelvin discovers that his close friend, Gibarian, the mission's commander, has committed suicide. Also, he finds out that the two remaining scientists onboard are exhibiting signs of extreme stress and paranoia, seemingly caused <strong>by</strong> the results of their examination of the planet Solaris. Soon, Kelvin too becomes entrapped in the unique planet's mysteries. Solaris, somehow, presents him with a second chance at love and entreats him to change the course of a past relationship that has caused him overwhelming guilt and remorse. But can he really revisit the past and alter the course of events? Or is he fated to repeat its mistakes? Genre: adaptation, drama, thriller, remake Rating: 13+ scary moments, some mild language, nudity MOVIE REVIEW DIE ANOTHER DAY "Bond" J a m e s Bond, He is one of the most popular name of the past 40 years. There have been many great actor playing the lead role like Sean Connery, Roger Moore and for the past 4 films Pierce Bronson has been the leading man. The 20th film is out and it is called Die Another Day. With Bond films you can expect a few things. First there will be some exotic cars and exotic car chases, Second there will be big stunts defining the laws of gravity, Third there will be someone trying to take over the world, Fourth there will be many beautiful women and last but not least Bond will all ways get the ladies. Die Another Day is the film they needed to take Bond to another 20 films. When you do sequels or series it hard to keep the movie real and original without coping an older film over and over again. Some of the classic Bond films get better with age, just like fine wine. So to keep it real and original Die Another Day is out. The story was good typical with a bond film. The idea of the film I like how they use gene therapy, was a very cool idea for a film. What makes Bond a hit beside the story is the characters that are in it. We know bond is a ladies man so you have to team him up with some beautiful ladies also the ladies have to hold there own. They have to be stronger then most of there men counterparts. So it is smart to bring in an Oscar Winning actress like Halle Berry. She has the looks, the talent and in this film she kicks major butt. Also to make a good Bond film you have to have a good villain. In previous Bond film we have seen some great villains like Jaws. The villain is this new installment was good not as good as other villains. But everyone is different it hard to compare the two. The stunts in Die Another Day is good there are a lot of car chases, gun fights, racing down mountains which was cool. Except couple of scenes they look so fake looking you could tell it was CGI. The CGI was so bad they could have done a better job on the CGI effects. Also one screen with a exotic car they did something with it when the screen is over you will be saying no why that could happen. A nice thing of Die Another Day was the gadgets that you expect to see if a Bond film. And in this film it does not disappoint there are a lot of cool stuff and if you look good you will see some stuff from older Bond films. There was a cameo <strong>by</strong> a well know music star which was a nice touch. Now after seeing Die Another Day can I honestly say I like it? Yes granted that the couple of things I mention before did effect the overall grade. But with a Bond film you can overlook the bad things and say did you enjoy it? if the answer is yes then that all that matters. And in my opinion I did enjoy it. Overall go see this fine installment of the Bond series you will not be disappointed check it out today. Fred Perkins ✰✰✰✰
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