THE CAPITAL TIMES
Sarz's Meilla Virus
V for Vendetta
The Details: Warner Bros, presents
a film staring Natalie Portman,
Hugo Weaving, and John Hurt,
directed by James McTeigue, and
written by The Wachowski Brothers.
The film has a running time of 132
minutes and is rated R for strong
violence and some language.
The Low Down: A masked freedom
fighter uses radical tactics to combat
the evil, all controlling government
of a futuristic United Kingdom.
The Dirty: Wow, who would of
thought that “Agent Smith” from the
Matrix trilogy could be such a great
lead for a film? You won’t recognize
his ugly mug behind the mask, but
that is in fact him underneath the
“Sophisticated Ronald McDonald
on Crack Mask.” I guess you can’t
really gauge his acting all that well,
mainly because he doesn’t have to
deal with facial expressions, but
what he does do is bring a very
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Subsistence sets the bar high
By MATTHEW MAHONEY
Staff Reporter
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
is a re-release of the game MGS3:
Snake Eater, which features
everything from the original plus
enough extras to keep this game in
your PS2 for months straight.
For those that have never played
the Metal Gear Solid series, it
is a game that involves tactical
espionage. Although there are a
slew of weapons at your disposal
the object of the game is to sneak
around enemies without being
caught. The weapons gained
through the game are used to
fight battles where sneaking isn’t
an option. At the end of the game
a rating is given for how well a
April 10, 2006
Slightly Contageous Film Reviews For The Average Joe
interesting character to life, and he
does it in such a way that you can
believe and enjoy every moment of
his on screen time.
This is one of a few films that do
a good job of transforming a comic
book into a movie that you can take
seriously. The dark roots of the
graphic novel are felt throughout,
but at the same time you are able
to forget what the original source
material actually was.
Another great strength of this film
is its scene composition; interesting
locations framed up in such a way
that you can sit back and just enjoy
the eye candy.
One problem with this film is its
continuity. Last time 1 checked it
did not take a year for a bruise to
heal, yet somehow throughout the
course of the film Natalie Portman’s
character sports a dent to her head
that just never seems to heal.
Somehow in my enjoyment of this
film I overlooked this, but it was
quickly pointed out to me by some
of my compadres. Another issue
which fall right along the same lines
is that time does not seem to make
sense in the film. It is supposed to
take place over a one-year period,
but somehow you find it hard to
believe that a year has passed in
the film, or even that a month has
passed for that matter.
Overall it is a theater film. See it
now w hile you still can enjoy it the
way its meant to be seen.
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April 10
Hostel
Three backpackers head to a A rescue crew investigates a Heath Ledger plays the fabled
Slot akian city that promises to meet spaceship that disappeared into a romantic as a man who, after failing
their hedonistic expectations, with black hole and has now returned... to win the affection of a particular
no idea of the hell that awaits them. with someone or something new Venetian woman, strives to discover
on-board. the real meaning of love.
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placer did. To get the best rating a
placer must go through the entire
game without killing, saving, or
beina seen
Following the plot line of the
original Snake Eater, Subsistence
places Naked Snake, not Solid
Snake, in the middle of a covert
Cold War mission in Russia.
The time line is set in the 1960 s
and if the player hasn’t figured
it out already this is the prequel
to everything Metal Gear in the
gaming world.
The game follows the usual tactics
of gaining w eapons as you go that
arc used for specific purposes. The
tranquilizer gun is also available
in addition to the directional
microphone to hear where enemies
are coming from.
One of the biggest changes to
the game play is there is no radar
Inside Man
The Details: Universal Pictures
presents a film staring Denzel
Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie
Foster, directed by Spike Lee, and
written by Russell Gewirtz. The film
has a running time of 129 minutes
and is rated R for language and some
violent images.
The Low Down: A cop is forced
to deal with a bank robber who has
taken hostages to pull off the perfect
bank heist.
The Dirty: Spike Lee, when will
you cease to amaze. Now this isn’t
your best film, but you know what, I
still liked it, I still enjoyed my time
spent. That said please allow me to
address my readers, if you could
please give us a few minutes.
I kissed Spike’s butt a little, sorry
about that, his stuff is usually hit or
miss, but when it hits, it hits hard,
and I’d have to call this one a small
broken bone in your non-dominant
hand. There is no wonderful social
commentary like in previous
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in the upper right hand corner
of the screen. It’s the 19605;
there is no such thing as personal
radar devices!
Now Snake needs to get around
enemies in wide open jungle areas
that don’t have many crawl spaces
or objects to hide under. To get
around without being seen Snake
has different types of camouflage
and face paints at his disposal
to blend in with the surrounding
terrain. The higher the camo index
the more hidden Snake is. With the
right camo configuration, an enemy
can stand right in front of Snake
while he hides in the tall grass.
Gone are the little round cans
of rations now too. As suggested
from the original title, food must
be foraged and scrounged from the
jungle. Snakes, birds, tree frogs,
and spiders are just a small portion
“joints”, there are no cool color
schemes, no exceptional framing of
shots, but there is an interesting story
and some decent acting to back it up.
What we have here is your typical
heist film with an interesting pay off.
It’s no Usual Suspects payoff, but it
will have you asking, “who is Kaiser
Soze?” or at least “did we forget
where we put Kaiser Soze?”
There are some parts of the film
that tend to drag a bit, and Jodie
Foster’s character is next to useless
in the development of the story, but
where it lacks it makes up for in
cleverness. 1 must say that this is one
of the most well thought out criminal
acts that I have ever witnessed, and
I don’t think you will ever hear
about a bank robbery this clever in
real life. Then again I think I am
giving real life bank robbers too
much credit with that last statement,
because last time I checked handing
a stick up note to a teller written
on the back of your cable bill
seems to be the common fare for
today’s criminals.
Overall the film is a good waste of
time, and it should hold its weight on
DVD. I recommend seeing it either
in the theater or on DVD when it
comes out.
OK Spike, sorry about that. I
was just telling them they should
definitely check it out, and that you
are all that is awesome, and other
great things like that. Anyway, I
have to go write another review,
have a good one.
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April 18
Casanova
of what Snake can eat. A good way
to think of it is if it moves, Snake
can eat it
Eating doesn’t replenish life
either. Eating replenishes Snake’s
stamina. Snake’s life will regenerate
over time, but the more stamina
Snake has the quicker his life bar
will regenerate.
Subsistence is made unique
from the original Snake Eater for
one main reason; the online play.
Metal Gear Solid has gone online
in the form of Subsistence. While
sometimes the online play strays
away from the original form of the
game it can be very interesting all
the same. In some online games,
the action moves too fast and the
feeling of sneaking around and
using espionage is lost, but for the
most part the ideals of the game
remain the same.
Lost Treasures: Films you haven’t seen but should
Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d’Amelie PoulainJ (2001]
The Details: Miramax Films
presents a film staring Audrey Tautou
and Mathieu Kassovitz, directed by
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and written by
Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre
Jeunet. The film has a running time
of 122 minutes and is rated R for
sexual content.
The Low Down: Amelie discovers
a box of childhood treasures and
decides to return them to their
rightful owner. After this experience
she devotes her time to helping
those around her and falls in love
along the way.
The Dirty: “Come on Sarz,” you
say, “you don’t expect us to believe
that you even watched a French love
story. You’re kidding right?” I must
say that even though it sounds like a
joke, it isn’t.
I have never seen a more engaging
piece of art in my life, subtitles and
all. When I first popped this film into
my DVD player I said to myself, “oh
god, this thing is in French, and it
looks like a chick flick.” To be honest
April 18
Shopgirl
A film adaptation of Steve Martin’s At a turning point in his life,
novel about a complex love a former tennis pro falls for a
triangle between a bored salesgirl, femme-fatal type who happens to
a wealthy businessman and an be dating his friend and soon-to-be
brother-in-law.
aimless young man
Players can choose
from mass death
matches,
rescue
missions, sneaking
missions, and team
death matches.
Each one has their
own objectives that
play on different
parts of the game.
The extras of
this game also
include the entire
two games that
first started the
series. Metal Gear,
made originally
for Nintendo, and
Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge,
made for a long forgotten system
called MSX.
There is a lot more that could be
said about this game, but 1 don’
I almost didn’t watch it, but it came
highly recommended, so I gave it a
chance. All I can say is that this film
is pure genius, it is amazing from
beginning to end, and I have never
seen anything that could rival it.
There are so many strong points that
l don’t even know where to begin.
This is the most amazing use of color
I have ever seen. The color themes
in this film keep your eyes steadily
glued to the screen begging for more.
Each and every shot is carefully
composed and would easily make a
wonderful portfolio for the finest of
photographers. The story is engaging,
funny, sweet, and dramatic all in one
amazing tale that keeps your attention
and holds it long after the film has
ended. The acting is perfect, and
when I say perfect, I mean perfect.
When you watch a foreign film you
know that the acting is dead on when
you can understand the emotions of
the scene without even reading the
subtitles. The casting even seemed
to perfectly match the faces of the
actors to what you would expect the
characters to look like.
This film is perfect. I recommend
buying this film, stealing this film,
renting this film, anything this film,
as long as it involves this film. The
best price I could find was $8.99
used on Half.com but someone beat
me to it.
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April 18
The new game in the Metal Gear Solid series, Sub
sistence, keeps up the hype of the previous games.
have time for that. It’s time to play
already! The final verdict: Buy
this immediately, even if this is
your first time in the Metal Gear
Solid series.
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