Word: self
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...However, the album does not leave one feeling cheated. A song less typical of STP's musical range, "Atlanta," rewards the patient listener. "Atlanta" weaves Weiland's vocals with beautiful accompaniment. The sound of the words in harmony with the rest of the band creates a pleasant, self-reflective surprise. One can only hope that more songs like "Atlanta" come out of the studio...
...No.4 does more than mollify a deprived STP fan. While some songs are overly indulgent of the past, listeners will be pleased to hear good late '90s Alternative-grunge from a band that contributed to the early '90s movement. This album is not STP's best, but it is self-reflective and diverse enough to maintain band loyalty, grace the airwaves, and please old fans...
...self-proclaimed "wildlife zoologist" specializing in chiroptera (which she is careful to explain means "bats"), Dina Meyer's Dr. Sheila Casper makes one believe that it is in fact possible to receive a doctorate via mail order. Meyer (of Starship Troopers fame) is laughable as a bat-loving researcher. In one of the film's most priceless exchanges, Casper tells Sheriff Emmett Kimsey (Lou Diamond Phillips) "I could never kill a bat" because it "would go against everything that I've come to believe in." This attitude lasts until one of the little darlings gets caught in her hair...
...said, she said" argument, and nothing more. The filmmakers also seem to derive large segments of the film from other media. Like the aforementioned commercial derivation, numerous scenes and themes are ripped off from other films. The only concrete aspect of Body Shots is that it is very self conscious of the message it wants to portray and in doing so, removes any weight or meaning that could reside in the film (however remote that possibility might...
...strength but is usually forced to milk it to the bone because it's the only real strength he has. In Perry's case, that particular ability is sarcasm; he excels at dishing out ridicule, firing one cutting remark after another, all the while wrapping his acerbic barbs in self-deprecation. Perry's got great timing and a needling delivery, and these qualities have helped make his Chandler Bing the most consistently funny and engaging character on "Friends" for the last five years. And Perry is an ideal sitcom actor--his playful banter and caustic wisecracks are perfectly suited...