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| Entertainment May 2004, Volume 7, No. 5 |
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By Molly C.
Van Helsing is the classic good versus evil story, with many of the classic horror film stars, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde, werewolves, and vampires.
Van Helsing is a man who goes out to find and kill all evil-doers.
In the movie he is asked the question, "Some say you are a holy man, some say you are a murderer. Which one are you?" He simply replies, "Maybe a little of both."
When Van Helsing gets called to find and kill Dracula before Dracula kills the last of the royal family, Van meets the princess and teams up with her and a friar from a monastery.
Together these three must track down Dracula, kill him, all three of his brides, and their offspring, the tough part is that Dracula is already dead.
Along the way they meet up with Frankenstein, and a werewolf, who turns out to be the princess's brother.
Do they find Dracula and kill him or do they die trying?
You'll have to see for yourself, which I highly recommend.
Genre: Fiction/Horror
Rated - PG13
Overall Rating: 4 Stars
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NBA Ballers
Bring it on with the best in street-ball
By Evin S.
NBA Ballers is the best street-ball game out on the market right now. You get to play against real NBA players like Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady. You even get the chance to play against all time great players like Magic Johnson, Dr J, Pistol Pete and Kareem Abdul Jabaar.
The graphics for video games are getting better and better. The faces on the NBA players are almost perfect. The jerseys, clothes, hair and diamonds all look totally real.
The basketball moves vary all the time. There are thirty-five different basic moves for your player and a bunch of special moves and special dunks.
The main objective of this game is called Rags To Riches; you're a no name baller and work yourself up to a high living highflying superstar. You play against the best of the best and work yourself up through many different tournaments.
Did I mention after you beat so many of these tournaments you get to pick out cars, homes (mansions!!) and friends.
You can play against NBA legends in special tournaments. It's one on one up to eleven, winner takes all. You can buy special moves such as the alley-oop, passing to a friend in the crowd, fire mode and many more.
You can also play one-on-one-on-one games, where it is three people trying to score the most points.
You can play with a friend in versus mode and see who the best baller is.
As an added feature, the sound track has songs that were especially made just for this game.
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New York Minute suprisingly good comedy
By Elizabeth R.
Before I saw New York Minute, I wasn't expecting a very good performance, but it was better than I thought it would be.
Jane (Ashley Olsen) and her sister Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen) are twins who are totally different from each other.
Jane's GPA is 4.6 and Roxy's is no where near that, in fact she is being chased by the county's truancy officer.
Jane is neat, organized, and almost the "perfect person." She has been practicing her speech to win a fellowship to Oxford University for later that day.
Roxy, on the other hand, is a sloppy, artistic, and disorganized person who plays the drums. One day, Roxy decides to skip school and see a video taping of a Simple Plan rock band.
The girls live outside New York City and take the train together to get to the speech and concert.
The two girls end up getting kicked off the train, and have to get to their destinations on their own.
A stranger drops a computer chip into Roxy's purse to avoid being detected by the cops.
Soon, Jane and Roxy are being chased by Bennie Bang (Andy Richter), who wants the chip. Meanwhile, Roxy is being chased by truancy officer, Max Lomax (Eugene Levy).
The two girls find all sorts of trouble on this journey. The most important discovery they find is how much they've missed each other. They learn to work things out, and have an exciting day doing it.
I encourage everyone who enjoys a comedy and happy endings to see this movie.
Movie Review
"New York Minute"
Stars: 2 out of 4
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Starring As
Ashley Olsen Jane Ryan
Mary-Kate Olsen Roxy Ryan
Eugene Levy Max Lomax
Andy Richter Bennie Bang
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