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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
More high times
Harold and Kumar
still endearing
By SHERI JANKELOVITZ
DailyArts Writer
There is no way that "Harold
and Kumar Go to White Castle"
should've been a hit. It was about
two guys who just wanted to.
smoke pot and eat some burgers
but managed to find trouble and
hi-jinks galore along the way. But
a hit it was, and so now we have
"Harold and Kumar Escape from How's this for a ticket in 2012?
Guantanamo Bay." The surpris- selves fugitives after escaping
ing part? It's actually not that bad from Guantanamo Bay. By now,
and pretty funny to boot. you've probably figured out that
So, our boys are back. This this isn't a plausible plot. But go
time they're on a plane heading to with it - it's more fun that way.
Amsterdam so Harold (John Cho, While the first film was really
"American Pie") can see his lady- all about having a good time, this
love Maria. It's on this plane that one has somewhat of a message
Kumar (Kal Penn, "Van Wilder") to deliver, though not all that
decides to light up a bong, which subtly: "Unless you are preppy,
just so happens to look like a rich and white, the government
bomb. This sets in motion a series will screw you over." This is per-
of crazy misunderstandings and sonified through Ron Fox (Rob
Harold and Kumar find them- Corddry, "The Heartbreak Kid"),
the michigan daily
The best of arts and
culture in Ann Arbor
By Ben VanWagoner j Associate Arts Editor
a government agent as racist as
he is stupid, who truly believes
Harold and Kumar are terror-
ists and will stop at nothing to
catch them. Of course this pursuit
involves moments that are down-
right offensive to just about every
race and creed. The more sensi-
tive moviegoer might be insulted,
but this movie isn't for that demo-
graphic, now is it?
The film's main flaw comes
from its attempts to one-up just
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It's all too easy to see the summer
as a bit of a social disaster, a morass
of solitude and late-night video
games. But it doesn't have to be this
way. The local art scene is baking at
a 52-week high in the summer. Don't
worry about all the performances
you never made it to in the fall and
winter - they were inconsequential
by comparison. It's almost as if Ann
Arbor waits until the campus is clear
to really bring its flare for theatre,
music, literature and art.
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival
alone will be enough to fill the appe-
tites of just about everyone. Spread
between June 13 and July 6, it fea-
tures new artists like KT Tunstall
and popular National Public Radio
show Prairie Home Companion with
Garrison Keillor. The festival also
features local artists and free mov-
ies in Ingalls Mall in its offshoot
program, Top of the Park. Although
the individual shows have yet to be
announced, expect a huge variety
of performances - a perfect way to
shoot the breeze in the warm sum-
mer evenings.
These events will be covered in
depth as they approach, but here's
are some of the highlights.
KT TUNSTALL AND PADDY CASEY
SATURDAY, MAY17, 8:00 P.M.
THE POWER CENTER
$30-$40
Not the kind of fare you might
expect from a summer arts festival,
KT Tunstall will make a strong and
spicy first showing for the Ann Arbor
Summer Festival when she plays the
Power Center on May 17. Tunstall is
performing in the festival's pre-sea-
sonaspartofatourforhernewalbum,
Drastic Fantastic. In the good-vibes,
earthy-spirit of the festival, Tunstall
will be performing in what prom-
ises to be a comparatively intimate
manner - the entire band will be
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