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PAGE 4 Tin' ATT November 1996 Hanks delivers with That Thing You Do Caroline Hon Phillip Stewart Tom Hanks’ That Thing You Do! is a typical movie of the feel-good, reminis cent genre (i.e. “Sleepless in Seattle,” “It Could Happen To You”). Set in a small town of the ‘60’s, it brings back memories of small-town values and stereotypes. A fresh new band from Erie, PA decides to enter its original ballad, “That Thing You Do,” written by the group leader, Jimmy (Johnathan Schaech), into a fra ternity talent contest. When the drummer breaks his arm unexpectedly, the band finds Guy (Tom Everett Scott) as a replacement. He speeds up the song on stage, surprising "... A feel good movie that reguires very little serious thought. Its simple nature is appealing... the ballad into a catchy rock tune, sending the band, managed by Mr. White (Tom Hanks), to stardom. While the Cinderella- story-line of That Thing You Do! is quite ap pealing, it has a very pre dictable and minor conflict. The development of the plot is very gradual, and quite tedious. The cast, in contrast, is winning. The actors convey their emotions to the audi ence effectively. When the band hears its song on the radio for the first time, the audience feels the band’s exitement. Scott, the drum mer of The Wonders, bears a striking resemblance to Tom Hanks, which gives the impression of a strong bond between their charac ters. Faye(Liv Tyler), Jimmy’s girlfriend, portrays a naive, but loveable girl who is easy to relate to. While she is simpleminded, she has an immense emotional maturity which makes her very ad- fr the other members of the band and turning mirable in times of conflict. Schaech plays a moody and serious lead-singer. His ideals are ambitious, but his morals are lacking. Hanks, the veteran actor, though in a minorrole as the band’s manager, gives an outstanding per formance. His character transforms from an overbearing manager into an engaging, repectable father-figure. While the cast is excellent, the dialogue is lacking. The actors do not say very much. They spend most of the movie singing their hit, “That Thing You Do,” which leads to an other downfall of the movie. “That Thing You Do” is a nifty little tune, but, when overplayed, becomes excessively annoying and repetitive. Despite the flaws, the directing of the film is very impressive, especially con sidering it is Hanks’ first attempt. Staging and camera angles throughout the movie are unique and effective, showing the creative side of Hanks. The opening camera angle of the movie, which shoots upward from the in side of a washing machine, sets the tone of the film and provides an interesting perspec tive. Overall, That Thing You Do! is a feel good movie that requires very little serious thought. Its simple nature is appealing and provides a nice afternoon stress reliever. That Thing You Do ** 1/2 RATING SYSTEM: **** Biscuit Day *** Premium Night ** Fiito Pie * Corned Beef Hash — Chicken Liver And Onions PLE^B RECYCLE THIS PAPER ETC Construction: Behind the fences ETC completion is now slated for late Fall 1997. Students and staff have complained about the noise. TIALE TAWAKE Students know it is happening; some of them wake to the alarms of bulldozers back ing up every morning. While most students will profess to hearing the sounds of construc tion, few actually see it happening or know how much progress has been made. “It woke me up at 7:00 this morning,” said junior Molly Kepley of 4th Bryan. “It’s annoying for the first thing you hear in the morning to be a chainsaw, but it’s en couraging to see cement blocks and walls.” Most students, however, do not get to see the progress made by construction work ers. In fact, the only students who see the construction on a regular basis are those who live on the side of Bryan facing the PEC. Stu dents who don’t live there glimpse it from be tween wire fencing and trailer houses. Junior Farrah Herbert of 4th Bryan said, “I never see or hear anything going ondown there so I wonder if they’re even do ing anything.” Many students who are awakened by the whine of machinery do not seem to mind. Speaking of her younger brother, senior Kim Logan of 4th Bryan said, “It wakes me up in the morning but I’m willing to sacrifice a few hours of sleep for my brother if he decides to come here [to go to school].” Logan said she wants her brother to have the benefit of the ETC. The hum of ma chinery, the occa sional encounter out side the fence, of course, with a con struction worker and the draining of the ETC area after Fran— these are a few events that hint to that mys tery of all myster ies: construction at NCSSM. FALL EXAM SCHEDULE Exams are listed in the order they are given. First exams of the day are be tween 9 and 11 a.m.; second exams of the day are between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16 Physics, Foreign Language Tuesday, Dec. 17 Electives, Chemistry Wednesday, Dec. 18 Social Science, Study Period Thursday, Dec. 19 English, Biology Friday, Dec. 20 Adv. Math/Math Elective, Mathematics
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