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Film: “Surviving the Game”
Plot: Basically an update of the
short story “The Most Dangerous freshly grounded pepper, please?
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P: (munching thoughtfully on some
fortune cookies) Mmmm mmmm
P: (munching thoughtfully on some
chicken wings) Mmmm. .. ‘scuse
me, garon, could I have some
B: I don’t want to sound like I’m
totally trashing the movie. It wasn’t
really a bad film, it just wasn’t as
good as I wanted it to be. It seems
like Dickerson was just trying to
say to Hollywood, “Look, I can
direct a film that doesn’t focus on
issues facing Blacks today.” Un-
less, of course, the fact that a home-
less man was being hunted in the
wilderness was supposed to be a
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make, which was... uh... hey, are
you going to finish that broccoli?
B: Oooo, sorry I asked, Mr.
Ebert. For my final rating of
“Surviving the Game,” I
would give the film a C+.
What do you say, Pete?
P: (munching thoughtfully on some and add something pertinent?!
caviar) Mmmm, uh, ditto.
Carlie Dos Santos
Staff Writer
metaphor for trying to survive in
our inner cities. But I didn’t get that
from the film.
Stars: Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, Charles
S. Dutton, F. Murray Abraham and
Gary Busey
Brandon Burkhart
Pete Garcia
Staff Writers
tired of the recent glut of “chick
pictures” like “Angie” and “Sleep-
less in Seattle.” This film definitely
reeks of testosterone, since there
are no women among the principal
characters. This film might also be
refreshing to animal rights activ-
ists, who would enjoy seeing hu-
mans being hunted instead of ani-
mals. Would you like to add any-
thing, Pete?
P: Um, yeah, uh... could you pass
the taco sauce, please?
Townshend wrote and composed
TOMMY, and it is directed by Tony
Award winner Des McAnuff (BIG
RIVER and WALK IN THE
WOODS).
Movie Review:
Surviving The Game Not The Most Dangerous Game
Game,” which most people read in
middle or high school. A homeless
man (Ice-T) is lured to the Oregon
wilderness by a group of wealthy
hunters (Hauer, Dutton, etc.) who
promise him a job as a survival
guide. It is obvious to everyone
but Ice-T that he is meant to be
their prey.
fortunately, Busey ’ s character is the
most interesting in the film, and yet,
he’s one of the first hunters killed. I
particularly enjoyed the inside joke
that occurred when Busey started
playing some Buddy Holly songs in
the cabin.
Referred to as “one of the most
technically sophisticated produc-
tions in Broadway history,”
TOMMY is the winner of five Tony
Awards for Best Score, Best Direc-
tor, Best Choreography, Best Sce-
nic Design and Lighting, six
Drama Desk Awards, three outer
Critic’s Circle Awards, and a
Broadway by PACE Theatrical
Group, Dodger Productions, and
Kardana Productions. The show
opened for six performances
only, April 21 -24, at the UT Per-
forming Arts Center.
After seeing the film, Brandon
and Pete retire to a popular local
restaurant to discuss it.
Set in Britain between the end
ofWorldWarllandthelate 1960’s,
TOMMY chronicles the adventures
of young Tommy Walker (ohh, that
Tommy). Following a traumatic
experience in childhood, which
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Brandon: With people like Ice-T
and director Ernest Dickerson
(Spike Lee’s cinematographer) in-
volved, I was expecting an unusual
take on the typical action-adven-
ture film. However, I was disap-
pointed to find out that this movie
just followed the typical formula.
Wouldn’t you agree Pete?
WOW! Did you hear who was
at the ReUnion last Wednesday
night? The solo guitarist, Edgar
Cruz, gave an outstanding perfor-
mance! The crowd loved him!
Before the show began, Edgar
passed out a sheet that had over 500
songs that the audience could re-
quest, and what a list! Some of the
songs requested ranged from “Ho-
tel California” to the “Brady Bunch
Theme Song,” and from “Bohe-
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mian Rhapsody” to our personal
favorite, “You Are My Sunshine.
Edgar Cruz’s guitar playing
was magical! He played a viva-
cious, but light sounding version of
“Oye Como Va” and then went to a
fast paced “Pride and Joy.” From
Beethoven to Bach to Colbain,
Edgar can play it all! He said he got
a late start in learning to play be-
cause he began at the age of four-
teen! But from hearing him play,
you’d think he was taught before he
could walk!
Thank you Edgar! Your show
was wonderful, and I know the la-
dies especially enjoyed it.
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important information, such as: plot,
character development, and a build-
up of suspense. Although “Surviv-
ing the Game” does fall into the
action film genre, that doesn’t mean
that those important factors can be
denied to the audience. For in-
stance, in the Steven Seagal films,
somewhat the same story is told,
with a similar formula, but there is
development of plot, character, and
suspense. “Surviving the Game”
has a tendency to rely on the
audience’s familiarity with the types
P: Isay, save it for the Dollar
Movies, and instead go rent
my favorite Tom Cruise
movie, “Endless Love,” or,
if you’re in a more romantic
mood, rent “Faces of Death
The Puppy Files.” Are you
of roles that the actors have
played in the past. The movie
was also lacking a love inter-
est, which is essential to any
good action film. Plus, I
thought the Harry Connick,
Jr. soundtrack distracted
from the horror of the vio-
lence on screen.
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So, who exactly is Tommy? I
have pondered this question for
years now, and I just could
not seem to come up with a _
reasonable conclusion. Is he
Tommy, the son of my child-
hood babysitter and next
door neighbor who used to
bang his knee with a ham- ■
mer? Is he Tommy, the re-
ally, really cute guy I shared
crayons and erasers with in
the third grade? Or, is he
Tommy, the jerk who never
returned my phone calls in ■
high school? No, he couldn’t
be any of those guys. He has
to be someone special. I’ve
got it —it’s TOMMY, the
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“The Who’s TOMMY” an-
causes him to withdraw from the swered one of my life-long ques-
world, Tommy emerges as an un- tions about the identity of the real
willing hero, the Pinball Wizard, Tommy Walker, but it also left me
who must live up to the expecta- reflecting on Tommy’s one unique
tions of his demanding followers.” trait. He has such subtle wrists.
steak? I mean — we ARE eating at
The Oasis and not — uh, Taco Bell
— right?
P: I feel that the movie takes for
B: In conclusion I would only rec- granted the demographics of the
ommend this film to men who are audience and leaves out a lot of
gonna finish those cinnamon twists?
B: Would you stop singing that
stupid Crash Test Dummies song, B: Ssshhh ... don’t you mean my
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sensational rock musical,
“The Who’s TOMMY,”
Pete: (munching thoughtfully on able, that by the end I was hoping
some escargot) Mmmm mmmm, that Ice-T would hurry up and kill
uh-huh, yeah, whatever you say. the last hunter so that I could make
my tee-time at Barton Creek Coun-
B: The main problem with the film try Club. Oh, look, my steak’s here,
is that the characters are not fully
developed. For instance, Ice-T and P: (munching thoughtfully on some
Gary Busey played their usualchar- lobster) Mmmm . . . Oh, that re-
acters, street smart wise-guy and minds me of the point I was going to
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TOMMY comes alive on stage , ‘ AeA
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timeless rock music, including
“Amazing journey,” “See Me,
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the electrifying performance. Heather McCaa
Sponsored by Nations Bank, Staff Writer
“The Who’s TOMMY is part of patrjck Valdez
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