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uate lo Mars, only lo find no (races ol the established ecosystem Kilmer's overwhelming concern lor his own ego and a terrible side plot involving a trai torous navigation robot overshadow a potentially interesting movie [Michael Ziegler) Ends Thursday (Beechwood, Carmike) REMEMBER THE TITANS (PG) Directed bv Boa/ Yakm (Fresh. A Price Above Rubies), this spods-drama is a portrait ot Alexandria. Virgma— a fool- ball-crazed town torn by the mandatory integration ot the city s formerly segregated high schools Set in 1971, things get messy when the school (ward appoints an African-American. Herman Boone (Den/el Washington), to replace the beloved Bill Yoast (Will Patton) as head coach ol the IC Williams Titans Washington and Patton give commanding performances in what's otherwise an inspiring, but naive, lairv tale [Vaughn Sterling! (Beechwood. Carmike) RUGRATS IN PARIS<G. Based on the popular "Rugrats" animated senes Little Chuckle F mster (eels let! out of a mother- loddler dance at a wadding and wants a new mommy Alter Mr Ph k.es is called to Paris on business Hie entire Rugrats gang decides lo come along As EuroReptarland manager Coco LaBouche (voiced bv Snsari Sarandon) is pressured by her Japanese boss to be married Madame LaBouche malevolently plans lo seduce Mr Ftiisler With some lun film refer ences numerous puns cross-cultural jokes and some appropriate (and otten times, tunny) bathroom humor. Ihis movie will surely entertain both chil dren and parents anke Although it does not compare lo some ol the better chil drens animation Horn Ihe recent past, it is still tietter than most childrens tare [Michael Zieglerl (Beechwood. Carmike, Commerce Drive-In) THE 6TH DAY (PG-13) See this week's Movie Pick. “Flick Skinny ” Director Roger Spoltiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies) delivers an especially typical Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Set sometime in the near tuture. a time when you can use your thumb print like a credit card (which I guess puts us around 2015, based on Back to the Future. Part II). Arnold is a helicopter pilot who returns home to see his own clone at hi$ birthday party Of course, cloning is illirgal but some busi nessmen and scientists want to change all that Fust, though, they have to kill An lie, and spend Ihe rest ol the movie trying lo do it Somehow Robert Duvall got mixed up in all this, as a doctor who means to do good, but ends up doing so. so bad There actually are a tew moments between laser lights in which some genuine hio-eltucal questions are raised 01 course, they're usually answered with some good old tashioned ass-kicking [Vaughn Sterling] (Beechwood. Carmike) UNBREAKABLE (PG-13) M Night Shyamalan's (The 6th Sense) highly anticipated fourth movie has been advedised as another psychological thriller, thus casual viewers will under standably be disappointed with this unique addition lo the comic book genre Alter being the sole survivor in a Irani wreck. David Dunne (Bruce Willis) somberly begins to relied upon his life, especially alter he is contacted by Elijah Price (Samuel L Jackson), a man alflicted by a disease that weakens his bones Price believes them to be opposites, and soon becomes Dunnes mentor Unfortunately. recent comic book movies are either Batman npotts or overdoses ot computer animation, with last year s quintessential The Matrix and now Shyamalan's subtle ottering, the genre receives a much needed injection ot hope [Michael Ziegler) (Beechwood. Carmike) WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (G) 1971 Recently restored this subversive movie is still one ol the greatest children's movies ever made When Charli*> Bucket (Peter Ostrum) finds on*; ot live golden tickets inside of a Willy Wonka chocolate bar. he and Grandpa Joe are invited to lour Willy Wonkas (Gene Wilder) chocolafe factory with Ihe other lucky winners Tf** opening scenes depict a bleak portrait ol working-class England while Ihe chocolate factory is tilled with bright colors, oddly constructed rooms, and of course, candy Roald Dahl adapted his own novel lor Hie screen, .vhtch has easily withstood the test ot time [Michael Zieglerl Showing Friday V I and Saturday. 12/2 'Tate) MOVIE PICK f _TV\£ fUkSk-idUM fc-fAd.hfli i.l /Yl - D. l - i ^ I I ^ t • P> _ ..if f (J.. . 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