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MAY 7, 2001
'Survivor' ends on humane note
By Mark Francescutti
Daly ArtsWiter
"Survivor" contestant Colby Donald-
son gave away $1 million, and most of
America is still puzzled that "Survivor"
could end on such a humane note.
Runner-up Colby lost to winner Tina
Wesson in the 4-3 vote on last Thurs-
day's finale of "Survivor II: The Aus-
tralian Outback" The 27-year old Texan
won the final immunity challenge and
could have voted out Tina and taken dis-
liked chef Keith Famie into the final jury
vote, where jury members said Colby
could have easily squashed Keith.
But Colby's motherly love (This is a
buy who slept in the backseat of an
Aztek with his mom) proved more
important. He kept true to his alliance
with Tina. "I wanted to slap him,"
Machiavellian "Survivor I" winner
Richard Hatch said in an ETonline
report, arguing that-Colby made a stupid,
emotional mistake. But Donaldson may
have accomplished something greater in
bringingTina along instead of Keith, and
it only cost him $900,000.
Nice-guy Colby could reap plenty of
rewards for his nice-guy finish in the
show. Rumored already is a multi-mil-
lion-dollar contract with an apparel com-
pany, that could make Tina's $1 million
look like peanuts in comparison. Nice
guys seem to finish first in the game of
post-Survivor endorsements.
TEXAS TREACHERY?: Several
internet VCR-freeze framers are crying
foul over the Texan's huge winning
streak of challenges that enabled him to
reach the final two. According to a sur-
vivornews.net pictorial report, the Colb-
ster took off both of his carabiners at one
moment during a rope course reward
challenge in episode 11. Host Jeff Prob-
st's rules clearly stated that one carabiner
had to be on the ropes at all time.
SURVIVING SOME MORE: "Sur-
vivor III," a treacherous romp on an
African safari in Kenya, will begin this
fall. There are rumors that the network is
considering a celebrity version of the
show for a fourth installment. Ray
Romano and L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant
Courtesy of Universal
Why exactly did we wake the mummy again? Oh that's right ... it's a sequel.
Stale 'Mummy Returns*
wrapped in cheesiness
Ms.Jackson's new album:'For real'
AllFor You, Janet Jackson; Virgin Records America any of her previous releases.
By W. Jacarl Melton Those releases were all excellent because they showed versa-
Daily Arts Writer tility and maturity on Janet's part. This album, while still good in
its own right, repeats themes found in Velvet Rope. However,
Janet Jackson's newest album, All For You, follows in a vein songs like "Truth" and "Son of a Gun," a duet with Carly Simon,
"imilar so her 1997 release tVelvet Ruspe. She departs frot' any reflect recent developments in Janet's personal life, specifically
remnants of her "Let's Wait A While" days and opts for some- her divorce from a secret marriage to Rene Elizondo. "Son" is a
thing less innocent, delivering an album that ranks lower than direct slap in Elizondo's face. Janet openly taunts him, claiming
he won't see any ofher money.
$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ On the flipside, Janet provides a radio
friendly vibe on a few tracks, something
By Andy Taylor-Fabe
Daily Arts Writer
"The Mummy Returns" wants to be
an "Indiana Jones" movie so bad you
can almost taste it, but the many aspects
of the film that
i K fall short doom it
to mediocrity.
The Like "The
Mummy Mummy," this
Returns sequel borrows
heavily from
Grade: C Spielberg's holy
At Showcase trilogy, and
and Quality 16 although it is
entertaining, it is a
far cry from the
great action-
adventure films of
the past.
It is 1933, and it has been roughly a
decade since the close of the last film.
Reluctant adventurer Rick O'Connell
(Brendan Fraser) and librarian Evelyn
(Rachel Weisz) have married and have
an 8-year-old son Alex (Freddie Boath).
While excavating an ancient tomb in
Egypt, they discover an ancient bracelet
that belonged to The Scorpion King
(Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock), a
warrior who gave his soul to the dark
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absent from Velvet R ope. Thne widely
played "All For You" and last summer's hit
"Doesn't Really Matter" appear to lighten
san album that could be viewed as overzeal-
ous in its dealings with sex and Janet's per-
sonal issues.
Although it may seem like I'm touting
Ms. Jackson's latest endeavor asa signal of
her demise, I do like it, even if it falls short
of her previous efforts. It looks as if once
again Janet and her production crew of
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis can prepare
for a platinum plaque. All For You is pleas-
ing enough to gain that honor.
Grade: B
god Anubis in exchange for The Scorpi-
on King's victory on Earth. The bracelI
is the key to power over the army of
Anubis (which is comprised of sword
wielding dog demons) and will also
unleash The Scorpion King, who will
most likely be in a bad mood after
spending a few thousand years in the
underworld.
Meanwhile, a plot to reawaken
Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), the evil crea-
ture from "The Mummy," is afoot, for
only he is powerful enough to def8
The Scorpion King and take control of
his army. Since neither character would
be a desirable leader for a powerful
army of the underworld, the O'Connells
are swept into a race against time that
brings them back to Egypt.
The movie is chock full of action
sequences that are enthralling and visu-
ally stunning, but is so focused on ti
visuals effects and the action itself that
there is not much in the way of charac-
ter development.
The dialogue is also a weak point, as
it is not only cheesy and unbelievable,
but is somehow too modern. It's missing
the subtlety that can make or break an
action movie, and although there are a
few solid lines, most of the dialogue
seems only to fill space between exp-
sions, tidal waves and mummy attack
Writer/director Stephen Sommers
made several other critical errors when
making this film. First of all, the plot
relies too heavily on the first filn, and
very little of the sequel feels fresh and
new.
On of the most egregious flaws in
the film is that the protagonist has
family. The whole point of actio
adventure films is that the hero has no
ties. Think of James Bond, or our
favorite whip-toting archaeologist.
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