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Boiling
comes
Wesley
star
by Jennifer Toubakaris
Collegian Staff
Alright, when I was first
assigned to review this film, I
was expecting a combination
Rambo and Die Hard movie. I
had really enjoyed Wesley
Snipes in White Men Can't
Jump and New Jack City and
expected to be thrilled with this,
his latest film.
Needless to say, after I saw
Boiling Point, I was extremely
disappointed. It lacked every
aspect that is needed to make an
action-packed movie.
The plot of the story is very
unoriginal. You have your
basic "cop is killed during a
drug exchange and now his
partner is out to catch who did it
and stops at nothing to do it"
theme. Sorry guys. To pull
this overdone plot off you have
to have either powerful acting or
some "fly by the seat of your
pants" stunts. Boiling Point
The results of
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You wanted it..now read about it.
by Rick Kastan
Entertainment Editor
Well, the votes are in, and the
only thing that can be said about
The Collegian's first annual Bar
Poll is that it will probably be
the last annual Collegian Bar
Poll.
The results were, dare I say,
pitiful. A total of four responses
from over 3000 students.
This tells us:
A. Behrend students don't drink
beer.
B: Only our staffs parents read
The Collegian.
C:Behrend students can't find a
way to get off campus and to the
bars due to all the construction
going on on campus.
D. Be /trend students are too drunk
or hungover to fill out Collegian
surveys.
I think we can discount A & B.
The question of whether C or D
is the culprit still haunts me.
So, here they are, written
especially for Behrend's only
four social butterflies....the
results.
BEST ERIE BAR: The
resounding winner (with 2 votes)
is the Plymouth on State Street.
Honorable mention goes to both
the King's Rook and the
Point:
to a simmer
Snipes and Dennis Hopper
in cliched new cop flick
has neither
Snipes is a cop whose partner
is killed and now is looking for
his killer(s). Too bad he has no
clue to the identity of the
criminals.
Snipes is a good actor. His
smart-ass personality and great
dunking ability in White Men
Can't Jump and his ruthless
behavior in New Jack City won
him praise as an established
actor. But what happened here?
In Boiling Point, Snipes acts
with as much enthusiasm as a
college student at a Lawrence
Welk concert. He shows off
none of his athletic ability and
delivers boring and predictable
one-liners like, "I'm going to
put him in a box by the book."
Big deal.
Dennis Hopper plays Red
Diamond, just released from
prison and already stirring up
trouble. He is the man behind
the death of Snipes' partner but
with his waddle of a walk and
Docksider.
BEST SPORTS BAR: The
obvious choice, Jimmy Z's (2
votes), nestled deep in the heart
of beautiful downtown
Wesleyville. Herman's and
Player's ran a close second.
BEST MEAT-MARKET:
The boys of Behrend seem to
think that Felix's is the best
place to pick up the chicks.
Sherlock's was also mentioned.
Behrend's ladies had no comment
on the matter.
BEST BAR FOR A
DATE: A four way tic! The
Fireside, Sullivans, The French
Quarter and the Docksider are all
safe bets for a romantic evening.
If you're single, either curl up on
your couch with a brewsky or, of
course, there's always....
BEST STRIP BAR: Hanky
Panky's, Hanky Panky's, Hanky
Panky's, Hanky Panky's! At
least somebody has been getting
out of the house.
BEST DANCE BAR: If
you can boogie, you can shake
that ass at Felix's, the King's
Rook and Oliver's. If you're
white, you can stay at home.
BEST GAY BAR: All of
the respondents claimed they had
no way of knowing - but they all
had answers! Three votes for the
Entertainment
barely
jerky hand motions, he is more
of a character you would laugh
at then be intimidated by.
Lolita Davidovich plays the
extravagant-living hooker that is
friends with Snipes. She gets
caught in the middle when
Hopper begins hiring her
services.
Boiling Point lacks the action
scenes that it so desperately
needs. The acting is mediocre
and even the ending failcds to
bring you to the edge of your
scat. Snipes really discredits to
his fine acting ability in this
movie.
My big question is where the
title fit in to this movie. It
definitely wasn't exciting
enough to be called Boiling
Point. Maybe "Boring Point"
would be more appropriate.
So people, sit this movie out.
You go in the movie expecting
so much and receiving so little.
Doesn't life deal us enough of
that already?
Slipper and one for Lizzies
Drink up guys.
BEST DIVE BAR:
Shooter's wins with two votes.
The runner-ups were Jimmy Z's
(?) and the Shaggy Dog.
Obviosly these guys have never
been to the Brookside.
BEST FOOD: Definitely Fat
Chics at Jimmy Z's. Brown
Derby's wings were a close
second.
BEST BAR TO SEE A
BAND: Park Place.
BEST BAR SPECIAL: A
toss-up. The French Quarter's
quarter drafts and Brown Derby's
Free wings on Tuesdays are the
big winners.
BEST KARAOKE
BAR:Not only did no one have
an opinion on this one - they
were pretty damn rude about even
being asked. I guess they've lost
that lovin' feelin'. Fll bite and
say the Brown Derby.
Special thanks to Vince Smith,
Bob Simmons, Arnel Balcita and
Greg Farrell for taking time out
of their busy drinking schedules
to write down their opinions.
Bob Simmons: you can come
down and get your free passes any
weekday. Greg Farrell says the
best bar not to go to is Bruno's.
the
Poll
unbelievably
strange,
unequivocally
original, and
undeniably
PHISH.
Band's new
continues along
'Phish' tradition
by Vince F. Smith
Collegian Staff
If you mixed in jazz, country,
rock and roll, and psychedelic
pop; added wX.lNttretne stitaM
of-consciousis lyrics, and
threw in a bunch of the
psychotic just for fun, is there
any doubt what the music you'd
be listening to would sound
like?
Well, I'll save you etc trouble
of guesting. It would sound
like Phish. Arguably one of the
One listen to Phish's latest album, Tift, \ \ s will tell
you why people think they are so tante atic.
most FUN bands around , if
nothing else. Plush has
attracted a die-luad legion of bus
that rival Deadheads in loyalty.
Why? What'll So fantastic about
them?
One listen to Phi 's latest,
'Rift,' will answer that quillOon.
The band has an hide:scribal*
aound all its own, Wimps-beta
referred to as ifitish
They play with country, Mu
enough for You), psychedelic
69s' era pop, (Silent in the
Morning) old even, ic
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jazz (the instrumental 'All
Things Reconsidered') on the
album, but still sound
remarkably like themselves no
matter what they do.
leir diversity explairpielit
their strongest material . Olt
always with Phish) is the
material that defies description.
Highly improvisational in
nature, songs like the title cut
and 'Maze' mix with mind
twisted ditties like 'My friend
My friend' and 'Lengthwise'
(which simply repeats over and
over;
"I sleep length-wise arl El
when you're gone, I sleep
diagonal in my bed, -1140
yo se there"). Odd,
but highly original, andfliess .
group of MUSiCianS.
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