THE BEHREND BEACON Scream 3 is too corny for its own good by Katie Galley editorial editor A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...oh wait, wrong trilogy! Al though I would have rather been watching that one, as opposed to the final installment of the Scream tril ogy. For those of you who have not yet seen the last act of Screws, I'll give you a little advice, don't go see it! It was horrible! I cannot believe that I wasted my last seven dollars to go see this. And to think that I was initially pretty excited to see it, only to he bru tally rebuffed by this hack job of a horror movie. I rea:ly don't want to bore you with all the details of the movie, and be lieve me; they are boring, so all you A fast, quick, and clear Peyote Connection by Leanne Acklin staff write! The rhythm that filled Forward Hall last Saturday night was definitive vet resilient, gripping yet moving. The people that filled the hall were also definitive, resilient, gripping and un doubtedly moving (although some were doing more of a C(H) ‘ ulsve mo tion, but moving nonetheless). The band that packed all this diverse ex- citement into one place brings all , these into their music. fans, and as k suredly their name: Intergalactic Peyote Connection. IPC, commonly referred to simply: as "the hand," consists of six local Erieites, including Brian Mistro \ ich, Matt Hudson, Mike Boegter, Vinny Auditori, Paul Rennie, and Miah Sutton. Saturda y 's show also pre LEX, Alt You WI WAY, Held SACK not 914 FAA PO YA war WitA tAt 6iLl? SECOND Oat Flom EOM EASE ) 'MAP CLASS ALREADY? EASE? r:lit Academy Awards Preview Below: Denzel Washington stars in "The Hurricane." (KRT photo by George Kraychyk) need to know is this. The same three people that survive every time, Sidney, Gale and Dewey are hack again, along with a plethora of point less, mundane actors that are only there to get their lives cut short, for our viewing pleasure. If the actors aren't enough to make you fall asleep in your seats, then the plot surely will he. Wait, did I say plot? I should have said, sorry excuse for a plot. Apparently, since the only rule in the third part of trilogies is that there are no rules, screenwriter Ehren Kruger just pulled the whole script out of his butt! I spent half the time go ing, "Why did that guy just do that'?" or "Who is that?" or the best question yet, ''WHY is Sidney's mom walking around dead wearing a white sheet?" The plot really was crap. seated a mysterious new member to the group that common IPC follow ers were surprised to see. and who remained unidentified for the entire show. The talented seven pulled off a : jam session that lasted nearly 90 min utes, ending close to 1:00 a.m. And most at the performance didn't seem to mind as a herd of artsy teens flowed as hest they could with the hanging of the bongos and moving rhythm of the hays. Enter two elec tric guitars, a trap set, and a keyboard shortly after, and we've got ourselves one nicking hall, packed with pushy teen chickies fighting for the front of the stage and overgrown finites ho selfishli, and cruelly make it a point to Nock the view of a music le% ICNA c I 13ut frustration set aside, this hand possessed a mellow quality coin- WEB[ , IF 0.1 arsisT uPopl aiSerrE. 14StiALL TeRP4s, X c,o - r TG figs'?" IASE, for o, iteChaSi tkos hir IN A fiTC►l .. ; 414111177 The ePelh 2 vgjWthe 0 59a14. alipaclikiosiranb are • pa a the Golden Globes, includinr benefits. FEATURES And that leads me into another point that just irritated the hell out of me, the vulgar language. Note to self: remind Mr. Kruger that potty mouth jokes are darn funny...when you are 10! That being said, let me tell you the percentage of 14-year-olds in the theater with me, a NON-14 year-old. I think the final tally was about 85%, to the lowly 15% of people old enough to not need their mom to drive them there and pick them up after the show. So, if Mr. Kruger wanted to capture his audience with his brilliant screenwriting then he failed miserably, but if he wanted to suck in the under 15 crowd with his witty vernacular then he hit the nail on the head! Good job sir, you know how to write more four letter words than anyone else in Hollywood, that's hined with the same exciting rhythm evident in bands such as Rusted Root. IPC also featured two skillful guitar ists who never failed to impress with their quick fingers and cute glances at the crowd. ' The band has cut a CD composed of four tracks which average 17 min utes of similar innovations that I would expect to find showcased among the more upbeat categories of elevator music. Nevertheless, I look for more than just the usual high school groupies appearing in their enthralled audiences at upcoming shows. Keep a lookout for future IPC shows. Forward Hall plans to house them again in April. Mp SiteK 041.41 BECAUSE A I'lmm OforA XMA 1 0 w.P 041 0 4 0 • • 111 ' . 1 1141 •0 'fisro tbnie Iv; or r 40.4. ttorialot.* la hb, Left: Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning star in "American Beauty." (KRT photo by Lorey Sebastian) Below: Charlize Theron, left, and Tobey Maguire in a scene from Lasse Hallstrom's "The Cider House Rules." (KRT photo) FEBRUARY 18, 2000 something to be proud of! I digress about the language though because compared to the ending that they tried to feed me. it was actually a moot point! The ending might have been the worst part of the whole movie. You know, I actually left the first Scream feeling good with the clo sure and the killer was actually be lievable. The second one, now that was kinda stretching it, but the conti nuity was still good. When I left the theater this time, I was completely disgusted that I was supposed to be lieve that crap! Was I really supposed to go along with the malarkey that was being dished out? How low-budget did they want to go? I blame it on Mr. Kruger and his butt-pulling fourth grade scripts. There were only two parts that IPC members play the bon.o and • uitar at Forward Hall R 0 S c 0 P E mildly redeemed this film. One, the cameo appearance of Jay and Silent Bob, of Mallrats fame. And they were only in the movie for about 10 sec onds and I got more enjoyment in those 10 brief seconds than the entire 2 hours I was watching the movie. The other part that was good...urn, I for get. No wait, I remember, it was the end! So I don't have to be subjected to anymore of these psuedo-Genera tion-X horror films. Thank God! So what was the final thing that made this film so horrible? The only explanation that I can find is the ab sence of the former screenwriter, Kevin Williamson. I guess he was too busy paddling down Dawson's Creek to worry about the last part of the legacy that started out wonderful. Not to worry though, we have been Aries (March 21-April 19). Watch out for people's elbows. Taurus (April 20-May 20). Clean up your room. You never know when someone important will show up. Gemini (May 21-June 21). Spring break is right around the corner, so smile for once. Cancer (June 22-July 22). Dress lighter, then tell people you're not stupid, just optimistic. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Make some time for a Behrend basketball playoff game. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Avoid sudden urges to drive when Jordan Road is cov ered with snow. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Surf the web for job information instead of hamster dances. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Cranberry, it's the key to regularity in all facets of life. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Everything is real, believe me. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don't let Valentine's Day be the only day for show- ing caring and generosity Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb 18). Change your appearance for once. Dye your hair or something. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Deep thought —keep your head up because it will make people know just what you represent. by Bongo the three legged monkey promised that this is the last Screwp movie we will ever see. But if for some reason the muses of horror film past dredge up another installment just make sure they get Kevii; Williamson to write it. And tell him to bring along the cast of the Creek, might actually pay to see them gc slaughtered by the masked killer. This concludes our tribute to the tril ogy of our time, the Scream series of movies created by Kevin Williamson. We would love to hear your opinion on his series of films. so send a letter to the editor to be heard. Y. , (j) 7 • 3 , 6 0 PAGE 11
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