Short and sharp, Kristina reviews some current flicks

By Kristina R.

U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals is an action movie starring Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes. If you liked the "Fugitive" you will love this movie. It’s action packed and a first rate thriller!

Titanic

Titanic is the best movie I have ever seen. A romance set during a famous disaster. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. This is a heart throbbing, cutting-edge motion picture of the year.

Senseless

Senseless is a comedy starring Marlon Wayans who takes a formula that gives him accute senses, but then backfires on him. This looks like a good movie with lots of laughs.

Sphere

Sphere is a movie where UFO’s are discovered. My personal opinion is that it’s another alien flick. Don’t you think we have had one to many? Sphere also stars Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone.

Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty looks like a good romance movie. However, this movie does not give women much power, and so I would probably see it in the afternoon. It will only be four bucks.

Hush

Hush is about a newlywed (Gwyneth Paltrow) who meets her new mother-in-law and then is stalked by her...I don’t think I’ll see this movie in the near future. I’ll just rent it for two bucks when it comes out on video.

NASCAR '98

By J.R. H.

Nascar '98 qualifies well, with many strong features. It is available for either Saturn or Play Station systems. It includes racing superstars, such as Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte, and Dale Jarret, to name just a few. In all, it has twenty-four pro-drivers, from the best to the worst, and eleven pro tracks, including Charlotte Super Speedway, Talladega Super Speedway and Bristol Speedway. There are also six fantasy road courses that really test your skill. Gamers can race seasons or single races, and the race and your car's setup.

It is disappointing that the Sega Saturn version of Nascar'98 has no rear-view-mirrors, and that it does not allow you to create a new driver. Once you get used to it, however, it is the best racing game for Saturn to appear in a very long time.

If you do have both systems, the Play Station version easily beats the Saturn version. Although the Play Station version does not have the ability to create a new driver either, it does have rear-views-mirrors.

Sega Saturn Cheat

To race as a tow truck: At the main menu, select single race, then enter Race Setup. Highlight select car, then highlight Kenny Wallace or Bobby Labonte, and press and hold C, and press up then down. A tow truck should appear. When you start a race, you'll drive a tow truck.

Play Station Cheats

PROTIP: For a good run at the Bristol racetrack, set the tire pressure to the middle notch, set downforce and wedge at two notches left of full, and set the acceleration one notch left of full.

PROTIP: If your tires screech more than once in a turn, you are about to lose traction and spin out. Back off the gas and loosen up during the turn as much as you can.