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...Scream should be revered for its witty originality in restarting the horror genre, I Know What You Did Last Summer should be deplored for stalling it. The movie tracks four kids in a quaint northeastern seaside town the summer after they accidentally run over the town recluse. With its superficial storyline, cast of adolescent unknowns and a serial killer armed with a lethal fish hook, Summer keeps the suspense to a minimum and the plot to a formula. It makes a perfect 80s slasher flick but pales in the wake of Scream's splendor...
...Scream should be revered for its witty originality in jumpstarting the horror genre, I Know What You Did Last Summer should be deplored for stalling it with shocking stupidity. The movie tracks the lives of four kids in a quaint northeastern port the summer after they apparently run over the town recluse. Filled with a superficial story line, adolescent unknowns for actors and a serial killer armed with a lethal fisherman's hook, I Know What You Did Last Summer keeps the suspense to a minimum and the plot to a formula. The movie sounds perfect as an 80s horror...
Science fiction, on the other hand, shows us a future where keyboards are a quaint memory. Watch any episode of Babylon 5 or Star Trek--the characters don't have Microsoft Natural Keyboards on their desks. Instead, they simply speak to their computers, which recognize their speech and act upon...
...troubles in his campaign, the JFK wannabe assigns young Marcy to go back to the "old country"--Ireland--and trace his hereditary roots. Young Marcy arrives in a small, unheard of Irish town (where men have singing competitions and buses are still gender-segregated) at the peak of a quaint annual ritual: The Match-making Festival. Being single, Marcy is a marked woman; a lamb laid out to the wolves...
...charged crowd packed the quaint upstairs room, reacting electrically to Kelley's onstage antics, and their energy obviously fueled the band's momentum. Among the many surprises during the set was the announcement that drummer Jed Luhmann was away at a wedding in Minnesota as the best man. Roadie Jessie Ross filled in as an adequate substitute. The time held together well enough, with help from bass player Marty Nedich, though it was apparent during the drum-heavy opener, "Future Boy," that Ross' more appropriate role with the band was as roadie. Despite his lack of chops, Ross supported...