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nightmare? Going on a family
vacation ranks top on the list of
terrible times. What is worse
than that? Sitting through a
terrible two how movie is worse
than any family outing. With
that in mind, do not waste any
of your money on "My Father
the Hero.”
'lhe movie is cute for about an
hour. The movie lacks any
detectable plot and, for a
comedy, it lacks a lot of humor.
Andre (Gerard Depardu), is
taking his fourteen-year-old
daughter to the Caribbean.
Nikki (Katherine Heigal) is the
typical teen going through a
pliase.
Andre hasn't seen his
daughter, Nikki, in a year and a
half. He hasn’t accepted that his
liule girl is growing up.
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people. She behaves like a first
class ungrateful bitch. If I acted
anything like Nikki, even now.
I’d get a nice swat or two.
Nikki meets a boy. How
wonderful. She really likes him.
She lies and tells him she’s a
sixlccn-ycar-old ex-druggic
runaway. Here’s the kicker.
She tells Ben that her father is
her lover.
Ben (Dalton James) buys all
of what she’s selling. It is
pathetic. The rest of the movie
consists of Nikki lying to Ben
to get him to like her.
Andre asks Nikki why she lies
to him so much. She answers,
“I start lying and I can’t stop.
It’s addictive!” It’s also
predictable.
"My Father the Hero." in fact,
is predictable the whole way
through
The best thing I can say about
this movie is that it is cute.
Oh. and I saw it for free. 1
should have been paid for the
pain of sitting through it.
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Adam Sandler's new album
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Has “dreary’* Erie been gelling
you down? Do you have too
much class work on your hands?
Did a tractor trailer back over
your car recently?
Wc all have one reason or
another why wc need a good
laugh.
Luckily, Adam Sandler (of
“Saturday Night Live” fame) has
put out a brand spankin’ new
comedy album called They're All
Gonna Laugh At You! which is
guaranteed to chase away those
winter blues.
They're All Gonna Laugh At
You! contains some of the most
hilarious comedy that that 1 have
heard in a long time. For this
project, Sandler recruits some
serious high caliber talent,
including Conan O’Brien and
fellow SNL players David
Spade, Rob Schneider, and Tim
Meadows.
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Anna Chlumsky, the adorable
“My Girl” is back in a sequel. I
liked “My Girl,” but I had doubts
about "My Girl 2."
This story is about Vada
Sultcnfuss, now 13-years-old, and
her “journey to self-discovery."
The main plot is about a report
she has to do for school; it must
be about someone who she has
never met and has achieved
something.
Vada chooses her mother, who
died while giving birth. The
paper was assigned before spring
break so Vada travels to Los
Angeles, California to visit her
Uncle Phil (Richard Masur).
The trip to L.A. will give Vada
lime to think and find
information for her report, since
L.A. happens to be her mother’s
Instead of being merely a
recording of a stand-up concert,
Sandler’s album contains short
skits (ala SNL) and five songs.
The inventive skits feature
characters like the Buffoon, who
is far too raw for TV, Fatty
McGee, and Toll Booth Willie.
The songs receive a split
verdict: “Food Innuendo Guy,"
“At a Medium Pace," and
“Lunchlady Land" kept me
laughing for days.
The comedy on They’re All
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hometown.
Lately, there has been a lot of
changes for Vada. Her father
Harry (Dan Aluoyd) and new wife
Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis) are
expecting a baby. Those aren't
the only changes occuring. There
arc changes hitting Vada's heart
Boy hates girl: boy likes girl.
Romance starts here when Vada
meets Nick Zsigmond (Austin
O’Brien) the son of Uncle Phil’s
girlfriend.
Vada goes home knowing that
her mother was a beautiful,
talented woman and that her
achievement was Vada.
Sound cheesy? I thought so.
The story line is just plain weak.
All that is involved is Vada
adjusting to teenage life. The
acting is very corny. I’m sorry
to say this was a disappointing
film for me; the first in a long
time.
Gonna Laugh At You! is never
politically correct, but Sandler is
no Andrew Dice Clay. What
I’m saying is that the humor is
accessible while retaining a
rough edge.
If you’re a janitor, a Spanish
teacher, a cheerleader, or if you
have a deviated septum, you
might be offended by listening
to this album.
So what. Buy this album
today if you have a sense of
humor and need a good laugh.
If you’ve
reached
the age of
“Wisdom”
teeth,
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454-3871.