Guess who's coming to dinner?
Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn and Sidney
Poitier, star in this 1967 Academy Award-winning
drama about interrace relations. 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday at the Michigan Theater, $1.50
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MONDAY
JULY 23, 2001
Spinosaurus tears through the
disap;3pointing 'urassic Park III'
By Lyle Henretty
Daily Arts Writer
The success of the original "Juras-
sic Park" had a great deal to do with
director Steven Spielberg attempting
to prove he could out-do the viewer's
imagination. Before the original film,
computer gener-
ated images had
peaked with
films like
Jurassic Tron," which
showed futuris-
tic, video game-
Grade: C- like backgrounds
At Quality 16 inhabited with
and Showcase real people (well,
Bruce Boxleit-
ner). "Jurassic
Park" made liv-
ing, breathing
entities out of
graphics, and lit-
erally (pardon the
sweeping generalization) changed
how special effects films were real-
ized.
That was eight years ago.
Computer graphics have advanced
leaps and bounds since then, as well
as the way filmmakers incorporate
visuals to enhance storytelling,
instead of simply making it the story
itself. While "JP3" is still impressive
to look at, once the dinosaur has been
Courtesy of Universal
Come on, let's be reasonable about this ... the movie Isn't very good, but does Sam
Nell really deserve to be eaten by a dinosaur? Can't we work this thing out?
taken in, there is aIm
entertainment value in s
The much touted Sp
frightening as we watch
infamous T-rex in the a
but the more it appears{
more the "seams" start
the less the viewer be
dinosaur is on screen. S
the flying pteranodon;i
cool, but once you've se
does nothing to make it
ing.
In perfect "special e
style, a troupe of talen
squandered and eatenl
The bare-bones script
about eleven people, inc
tion's" Alexander Payne
ate (and divorced) cou
Amanda Kirby (William
ost no repeat Tea Leoni) posing as wealthy thrill-
eeing it again. seekers who are willing to fund Dr.
inosaurus is Grant's (Sam Neil, returning from the
it school the first film) floundering research if he
rt of fighting, will take them on a fly-over tour of
on screen, the the OTHER dinosaur island, visited in
to show, and "JP 2." He agrees, but the whole thing
lieves a real has been a ruse to get an expert on the
ame goes for island to help find the Kirby's missing
it looks damn son Eric (Trevor Morgan), who has
en it, the story been stranded on the island alone for
more interest- eight weeks. Throw in the oft-nerdy
Michael Jeter as a tough mercenary
ffects movie" contact, and Laura Dern in a benign
ted actors are yet incredibly useful cameo, and
by dinosaurs. you've got yourself quite a unused
t (written by group of talented actors that utter
luding "Elec- lines such as "It's a giant birdcage,"
e) has desper- and replies of "Yeah, but for what?"
ple Paul and The silliness of this exchange by
H. Macy and people on an island inhabited by
dinosaurs pretty much speaks
(screams, actually) for itself
Now, snarky-ness aside, the movie
itself just isn't as much fun as the first
"JP" installment. though is far superior
to the 1997 sequel. The action here is
passable, and if brainless action is
what you're looking for, it's not a bad
way to spend six bucks (don't spend
any more than this). Sure, the dialogue
is hackneyed and the actors are just
biding time before they're handed pay-
checks, but it's really hard to eat pop-
aurtis corn and root on dinosaurs during a
production of "Measure for Measure."
Jon and the boys give concerts a good name during their stop in Detroit.
01OV1 a
Bonji IAd the
bos make for a"
v'wi-ld night' at DT]
By Gautam Bakst
Daily Arts Writer
"Clothing is optional tonight,
girls. You show me yours; I'll show
you mine." So
said the prince
of New Jersey
B i last Sunday
night at his first
DTE Energy of two "One
Music Theater Wild Night" tour
July 15,2001 stops at Detroit's
DTE Energy
Music Center.
As far as this
reporter could
see, Jon Bon
Jovi's offer was
left on the table.
It isn't the '80s
anymore, Jon, despite your denim
jacket.
In just over than two hours, Bon
Jovi and crew "rocked a million
faces" right out of their seats. From
A to ZZ, the rowvs were packed with
rockers - original "Runaway~
fanatics, the younger Crush-ed gen-
eration and evervthing American
rock in-between. .
TIrc r the crow d was a bit eclec-
tic, te music uas arything but.
1B0n J i's near-trademarked work-
rirmar pop-metal sournd pres ailed
their belts, or 40-something
grandkids and grayer hair, som
everyone at DTE knew exactly
Bon Jovi was talking about.
As an unexpected extra,
Richie Sambora took the spo
midway through the set list (a l
day present from Jon perhaps?
ripped into the title track o
1991 solo debut, "Stranger it
Town." Highly talented, and
more highly underrated, Saml
mastership of the six-stri
instrument was clear, and v
much-appreciated interlude.
"Livin' on a Prayer," "Bap
cine," "You Give Love a
Name" and "Lay Your Hant
Me" were just a few among
greatest hits performed. A
compilation of Top 40 favorite
set list was definitely "satisfa
guaranteed."
As noticed on several re
appearances, including VH 1's
rytellers, Bon Jovi's East-coast
has softened a bit tempo-w'
his big-haired 80s peak. Mo
known tunes performed that
seemed just a bit on the slow
and head-banging fas looked
as if they were urinsg the ban
rather thta finding the groove.
Not that drumrmer Tico Tc
t iri is shot, or Iat of ary
Yum! William H. Macy and Tea Leoni are sooooo tasty!
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