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MONDAY,
JULY 17, 2000 1

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*Adamantium clawis, an alienat-
ed adolescent and an angry Aussie
save X-men' from being a mutated
Hollywood comic book mess.
By Chrisopher Cousin
Daily Arts Writer
F inalls, te msuch-'tntscipatcd 11aipri~ian of Ihe
Malrved comic book scries -X-Mcr") as, rivd.An
sur-prisinglaV, it isn't that bad . ltat's strt a sactitas
Zanna' matt ts are very 'nod cithr hat thrCI tt
whrat call you expect whe clnarrtcars spona lirces
lila. "My name is ... Rogte rc"-tr Vrlrtt happe'ns tso a
toad that gets strck -~ lighltulina' Antswer: '"[ha
same a' cs cr\ thing els"
Helmer Btyan Sittg'atlattds
rtiter an un rranited hatnd tsr
afiilm that scares to b calling
X-men for your srandard orlI Iimn
for-moec action dtrectot.
Grade: C Unlike Thim Burtton
a a am 13n . IBatmtn'l, Wrcars catta
& 16 (-Di kTracc\i')or cv ctr god
( Barmars atnaIRobin")
Snger bac ks aw\ay frot
cati'1Uis os I) dtilnct
Ityaefor 'X-Merr" .A'nd <
" to a tdc ''a 1, mabethis
ia(good(1l"Its a
"NX-Starttsn't" really Singearsat'all' It
hlongs to M arvel, Stan L eca and mt
ofall, the legons of X fIan'
I tossaver, Sing ers route seems ot b
tlta stattd'rd: quick me w nu p 1lot
gri ~csc, rathler lousy s pc l
aifects atrd muddled actiorti
Simer teases our n1u'tasrt
thirsts as the first 15 mtnuuts ol,
Iis filmn are exciting. :X-Me
beaginms in the Polish ghetto.

airraa 1940ls amtdst teNariaosen'rtatroncamrpss
swharaevyoung Erik Lenshrerr (swho c e'etarallv
becomets super s i l Matar watchcs Iis par-
enrts marched off tor aicatlr. Thc dirts' mttd anal
rartrwa .slscm far-rarssarsad frarr thc prilmary col-
radsactrid of " as"trttsa'c ruscad to se
rrrl 11r a moneanttha Ira catche s Ls tt arf "tard.
Ih tatt sR sanssnrarscoi-dlaar]r'la:Ia
ascII-ar lfled in hpaallal ss rlrthe tceaa litfa. Pabrtyt
rrd' adolacaeaa isetiIape tarrrame It,1fa v'hn ssarrrlc
rrrn*rttsnot unlIktherarrr n intItr, 1d.
LEFT:
Newcomer
Hugh
Jackman
bears his
claws as the
ferocious
Welverine in
Bryan
Singer'

As arts at sat-riddled teants uuali droes intthie
strosies. Rogue ttlls assasolfto Northe'in Canada
s icrreshre fittds tarffarubeatable difier Losgan.
Lntter Australian unknossts u 'h Jackrsan as
W olverine. Gisee arlthatr rwsas ose arumrerd for
Russel 'Crowse arsd L Dr sa'.Sott, Jacknrn sad somes
sulser slut itnt iel slisra to fill. And so Ire did,
aalarssasr: ium a lar<s satra<111. XX th Iis nessal: jars. vty
1mm !ii a ndaralart ;r1;s11fararcI .<tity. Jackrs
A t'itse ilsI Ia rs r s - ~terestlisn character in tir
NX-Mars" fInlns1
Rescued ibs ( 5 alltr II rrrrc M arsetI. I),Starstl
(I h!La Be13r'y) and can rt (it a maskcansclat).
'\oisisrise and Rona " Lo through a poaemoc (Iftr'atrsre
at Professot istl as t ars (iatnek Smswart) School
for Caifled Yoartsacr _vlherc hItr tatts v outre r1Isutts
to ha-mess thati-slpaatal possars As, Ro uua sttugg les
with fittitng ittsokVrarste's caaaltar atarde and par-
ticular pasrion lot Ms.(Gres Icr cs her stgnititanrt
other, Scott Sartssrssars (C'yalop'salias), brttetad.
Evil shapashifter Msstiquta (Rebaaaca Rorssirs-
Sratssos) tricks Rasare irrsravinasgrr"the Sachoal, Icadirrg
to the first of hr'ig.loaranrd sloppys action sequerctes
pitting 'the -N riers(ie.\\r lop is. Starmrraadyarn)
agairsst thte stalcitre cosatumss of Mvstrqurc.
Sabertoor tad 'Taral. Larseafaects ansd qartck auttin
cartssave this l'rarrr Ieinsg actrirnrborernots vantshie
"N's Iprotect Rrg rorrc thesri vise srntsutat-ntrraprs.
Magneto (Ian Machel'is)nste'aaRonua's owert to
absorb his marsn'tisms powver to fulua machisee that
svill turn all oflsrrssanlkisnd ito statnts.Whsaw!
So, tha N-s-am jaunts off to save Rogue.
the day aridrtse hurnsans that otherwise hate
them for their rnutasrssess. What NX-
MeIn" appe'ars to be is afilmsitham does-
n't stand ons irs owne it goes by quick-
Iv, ensds neatly and practiaalla cosrld
save rtse words, "oringSoon "N-
Mce2: 'The Sentnals" t itsend. N-
Mcn" is a fransel m sa bookaend
to a long linea ofh"N" liakscons-
plate w'ith hrbutsted toys and
nlsticWolveaine slasrs.

hifinity'aij
electro-pop
journey
''.Ftrom Isfirnits' 'To Obliviornr~
alsisars tor ie nort onlsictire title of'
Strarrgaaiava' rnewv lP, it is aliso
isbad's is
Grade: B+ statemenart.
Stran'gedays liTrsLrghr Ira
sixrichs, sonical-
Fram Inrty to Is isvered "alec-
Ohliiaorn trots a al recr-
SOra,, ag1w Reatras pop" tucs
tReviewedtay foastrahrre, the
5a. twi tate rad sccessfarl-
555a Roae Ia hrirus tr isi-
terser on a joO
rcyat i spanstshie vast ermoional
landsape of dy sfunrcrional relation-
ships and social arlienation,. a feat
accomlshledl with rtse sort of style
rald s av smilarlv founsd in rtse
msicss of Garbage or Depeche Mode.

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