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HOLIDAY 2002 RUNDOWN

WALDO and WALLY answer the big movie questions of the Holiday season.

1. IS THE LORD OF THE RINGS TWO TOWERS BETTER THAN THE FIRST?

WALDO: In case you've been under a rock, The Two Towers is basically about
Frodo getting the ring of power closer to Mt. Doom where he has to destroy
it before evil forces get it and take over the world.

WALLY: Dude, this one kicked the first one's ass! The battle of helm's deep
is da bizzomb. Thousands of warriors going head to head. Aw, it rocked. Lots
more cool special effects too.

WALDO: While I was immensely impressed with the epic scope I don't think it
was as impressive at the first simply because the first one had a better,
more structured story. Two Towers split into 3 different story threads and
is pretty much a middle movie that takes up where the first one let off and
sets up the last one.

LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS(****)

2. WHO STEALS CATCH ME IF YOU CAN? DICAPRIO, HANKS OR SPIELBERG?
WALDO: This is the true story about Frank Abagnale who impersonated a Dr.,
an airline pilot and a lawyer and wrote $2 million in bad checks before the
age of 19.

WALLY: I think DiCaprio cuz he beds all the hot chics, including Alias'
Jennifer Garner. Some guys don't think she's all that but she's got that
college girl next door hotness thing going on.

WALDO: I think Spielberg does. Hanks, while great, doesn't have much over a
character. He's pretty much there to push DiCaprio along. Leo seems perfect
for this role as an intelligent, confident young criminal enjoying the chase
as much as the crime.

But Spielberg does a great job of taking us back to the 60's with the
colors, sets, wardrobe etc. He also does a masterful job of providing the
movie with a fast pace. It's apropos considering the cat and mouse chase
between Leo and Hanks.

Supposedly much of the real-life stuff was glossed over. The real life Frank
did all of it to get women but the movie leans on Franks relationship with
his father and his need for his approval. The real Frank said back in the
60's it was a simpler time and there was more trust so it was easy for him
to get away with all that stuff.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN(****)

3. WHAT THE HECK IS THIS MOVIE ADAPTATION ABOUT?
WALDO: Adaptation is about self-loathing screenwriter Charlie Kaufman(Being
John Malkovich, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) and his writer's block when
having to adapt the novel The Orchid Thief. He writes his own job and his
writer's block into the script as well as his misadventures when he meets
the author of the novel and the orchid thief of the book's title.

WALLY: So it's a story about the writer and what happens to him.

WALDO: Correct.

WALLY: Any good?

WALDO: Nic Cage gives a terrific performance as Charlie and his fictitious
twin brother. The joy of the script is the innovative concept of seeing a
movie about a guy trying to write a movie and the process he goes through.
It has a sharp sense of self-deprecating humor and innovative plot twists.
Not as ingenious as Being John Malkovich but it's fun and Nic Cage is great
when acting against himself.

ADAPTATION(***1/2)

4. CHICAGO IS GETTING A LOT OF BUZZ. WILL THIS BRING BACK THE MUSICAL?
WALLY: Is that a good thing?

WALDO: Chicago is about a singer, Roxie Hart(Renee Zellweger) who yearns for
stardom but is sent to jail for killing her extramarital lover.

WALLY: And all that Jazz!

WALDO: There she meets a singing Queen Latifah

WALLY: U.N.I.T.YYYYYY, for all you old schoolers.

WALDO: And Catherine Zeta Jones as Velma, another singer. They vie for the
attention of undefeated defense attorney Richard Gere.

WALLY: Then they sing and dance.

WALDO: Some very clever moments in this one and also fun visually although
not as wild and crazy as last year's Moulin Rouge.

CHICAGO(***1/2)

5. WHAT DOES Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN MEAN?
WALDO: And your mother too?

WALLY: What'd you say bout' my mama?

WALDO: This subtitled Mexican movie is about two Mexican high school boys
who go on a road trip with an upset married woman who's been cheated on.

WALLY: All I got to say is, fuckin', fuckin' and more fuckin'. There some
serious sex going on here. And the actors make it look like real sex. The
guys freeze in time when getting blow jobs and they come after about 30
seconds.

WALDO: Just like real sex for you.

WALLY: So I cum first. The problem is?

WALDO: There's not much of a story here but the acting is superb. The
minimalist camerawork by Alfonso Cuaron, who will be doing the next Harry
Potter, is amazing effective and surprisingly poetic.

WALLY: And your mother too.

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN(***)

6. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING?
WALLY: I don't know. I hated it. Chic flick.

WALDO: Harmless, mildly entertaining wedding movie fun. Not bad but not $200
million good.

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING(***)

OTHER MOVIES:

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS(***1/2)
WALLY: More and cooler special effects then the first one.
WALDO: Fun, same thing as first.

13 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING (***1/2)
WALDO: Interesting intersecting stories about various people dealing with
yearning, needing and desperation. Parallels Magnolia in it's dramatic feel.

THE RING(***)
WALLY: Before you die, you see the cock ring.
WALDO: Really disturbing mood in this horror thriller. Scary visuals. Movie
set up promises great things but the pay off doesn't live up to its
potential.
WALLY: For those of you that saw this, all I gotta say is, why the hell
didn't they just go somewhere without TV's or throw their TV's out.

Stay tune for the 2002 Movie Poll!