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March 29,
2006
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Top 10
In Theaters
1. Inside Man (R) Denzel
Washington, Jodie Foster
2. V For Vendetta (R)
Natalie Portman
3. Stay Alive (PG-13)
Frankie Muniz
4. Failure to Launch
(PG-13) Matthew McCo
naughey
5. The Shaggy Dog (PG)
Tim Allen
6. She’s The Man(PG)
Amanda Bynes
7. Larry the Cable Guy:
Health Inspector (PG-13)
Larry the Cable Guy
8. The Hills Have Eyes
(R) Aaron Stanford
9. Eight Below (PG)
Paul Walker
10. 16 Blocks (PG-13)
Dante “Mos Def ’ Smith,
Bruce Willis
Top 10 Songs
in America
1. Temperature -
Sean Paul
2. Bad Day -
Daniel Powter
3. So Sick - Ne-Yo
4. You’re Beautiful -
James Blunt
5. Be Without You -
Mary J. Blige
6. Unwritten - Natasha
Bedingfield
7. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit
It - Dem Franchize Boyz
feat. Lil Peanut & Charlay
8. I’m In Love (Wit a
Stripper) - T-Pain feat.
Mike Jones
9. Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
- Chris Brown
10. Check On It -
Beyonce
Top 10
Album Sales
1. High School Musical
(Soundtrack)
2. Back to Bedlam -
James Blunt
2. My Ghetto Report
Card - E-40
4. In My Own Words
- Ne-Yo
5. Reality Check-
Juvenile
6. Some Hearts- Carrie
Underwood
7. Youth - Matisyahu
8. The Legend of Johnny
Cash - Johnny Cash
9. From Under the Cork
Tree - Fall Out Boy
10. Curious George
- Jack Johnson
Top 10 movie information is
according to Yahoo.com. Top
10 music information is ac
cording to Billboard.com.
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Reel deal
by Georoe Hawkins
georgejhawkins@yahoo.com
“Failure to Launch”
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 97 minutes
Starring: Matthew
McConaughey, Sarah
Jessica Parker,
Zooey Deschanel, Justin
Bartha and Bradley
Cooper
As far as romantic
comedies go, “Failure
to Launch” isn’t that
bad. Regardless of what
some will say, this movie
can force audiences to
chuckle and doesn’t drag
along, which makes the
cliched premise and
cheesy gags actually
somewhat tolerable.
Trip (Matthew
McConaughey) is a thirty
something bachelor who
seems, to all of the women
he dates, to be a hugely
successful boat broker
who drives a classic
Porsche and lives in a
beautiful white house in
an upscale neighborhood.
However, when he brings
these ladies to that house,
they meet his parents,
Terry Bradshaw' and
Kathy Bates, and discover
that (gasp) he still lives
with them in the house he
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“Metal Gear Solid 3:
Subsistence”
Playstation 2
For a nearly two decade
old video game franchise,
“Metal Gear” continues
to dominate in the stealth
action genre by continually
delivering quality gameplay
and surprises to its growing
fanbase. The 2004 smash
hit “Metal Gear Solid 3”
not only became one of the
best reviewed games of the
year, but was exalted by
many as the best “Metal
Gear” game to date.
Two years later,
fans are getting a second
taste of their beloved
“MGS3” with the aptly
named remake/add-on
“Metal Gear Solid 3:
Subsistence.”
As is the case with
the majority of “Metal
Gear” games, the story of
“MGS3” revolves around
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He continues this
cycle, using his living
situation to break up
with women when they
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Sarah Jessica Parker plays Paula, a “Professional interventionist", hired to sweep Trip (Matthew McConaughey) off his
feet and out of his parent’s home in "Failure to Launch”.
get too close, until his
parents, feeling the time
has come for him to
leave the nest, hire Paula
(Sarah Jessica Parker).
a lone soldier codenamed
“Snake” and his mission
to rescue missing
scientists, all while
inevitably discovering
what fiendish plans the
“terrorist group of the
week” have cooked up.
However the major
distinction in “MGS3”
when compared to the other
games in the series is that
gamers won’t be playing
as the crowd favorite
soldier Solid Snake that
fights terrorism in the near
future, but rather as his ill
fated father Naked Snake
as he fights terrorism
during the Cold War.
While not giving away
too many of the twists and
turns of the game, the story
is chock full of enough
espionage, double-crosses,
conspiracies, and action to
keep even the most skeptic
“Metal Gear Solid 2” hater
satisfied until the very end.
But unlike the
original 2004 version,
“Subsistence” has so much
more to see and play after
the end credits roll.
The first great addition
to “Subsistence” is the
inclusion of the two games
that started it all. While both
“Metal Gear” and “Metal
Gear 2” was originally
released in Japan on the
home computer console
Paula is a “professional
interventionist”, who
specializes in smoothly
transitioning men out of
their parent’s house. .She
does this by simulating
a romantic relationship
with the target and
building their confidence
so that they can find a
place of their own.
But when Paula meets
Trip, she discovers that he
isn't her typical project. He
is a successful boat broker,
has a great personality and
is very attractive.
the MSX, the first game
was the only one ported
to the NES and released
in America. Despite being
extremely dated, the games
play incredibly well on
the PS2 controller and
will inspire some serious
nostalgic feelings for any
old school gamer.
Other additions to
“Subsistence” include
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Naked Snake taking time out for his cigar before “pwning” yet another masked terrorist.
various modes to keep
gamers playing and
unlocking additional
surprises. Modes such as
“Duel Mode”, “Theatre
Mode”, and the oddly
appealing “Snake vs.
Monkey Mode” are all great
fun to mess around with,
but they pale in comparison
to the one mode that sells
this game: online mode.
This is the very first
time in its 18 year run
that a “Metal Gear” game
All of these things
don’t add up to middle
aged deadbeat.
In the course of
simulating a relationship
with him, Paula meets his
friends Ace (Justin Bartha)
and Demo (Bradley
Cooper); learns how to
sail; engages in a paintball
war; and eventually
realizes that she is actually
falling in love with him.
Add into this Paula finding
out that Trip had been
engaged and his fiance had
died, and she realizes that
features online play for
multiplayer action, but it
was well worth the wait.
Gamers may be a bit
skeptical about playing a
game like “MGS3” online,
but thanks to a brand
new player controlled
camera it is a very smooth
experience. Whether
gamers choose to play
macho and see how fast
they can empty ammo clips
into nearby boxes, walls,
or possibly competitors
or playing it smart with
sneaky stealth kills with a
knife, every gamer can find
something to enjoy with
online “Subsistence.”
Just to solidify the
interest of gamers, there
are various different
online game modes to play
including Deathmatch,
Team Deathmatch, Sneaking
Mission, Capture Mission,
everything she believed to
be true about men like him
isn’t always correct.
Eventually Trip finds
out about his parents and
Paula’s deception and
confronts them. At this
point it seems that Paula
has blow n whatever chance
she might have had with
Trip. But when the two
are locked in a basement
by Ace and Demo, as well
as Paula’s roommate Kit
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and Rescue Mission. These
game types keep the online
aspect of “Subsistence”
fresh and fun.
For the price of S3O,
“Metal Gear Solid 3:
Subsistence” is without
a doubt a very smart and
inexpensive purchase,
especially for the gamers
out there who have just
crawled out from whatever
rock they may have been
living under to play the
incredible “Metal Gear
Solid 3” for the first time.
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