Contributor: Bob Smithouser

The Waterboy

Gunga Din he’s not. Adam Sandler plays a dim-witted, Cajun mama’s-boy dedicated to serving college football players “quality H2O.”

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Alien vs. Predator

Two horror franchises collide as Aliens and Predators do battle deep beneath Antarctica. A human team of scientists and adventurers gets caught in the crossfire.

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Legally Blonde

Part Valley Girl, part Malibu Barbie, Elle Woods is a perky, style-conscious sorority babe draped in pink and eager to solve the world’s fashion emergencies.

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Blast From the Past

A Cold-war couple, convinced the “big one” has hit, takes shelter in a steel bunker beneath their house.

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The Forgotten

A grieving mother grapples with memories of her lost son. Is he really dead … or did he ever exist at all?

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A Knight’s Tale

Aussie heartthrob Heath Ledger is William Thatcher, a squire with big dreams who masquerades as a nobleman so that he can join the joust.

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Phone Booth

Stu Shepard is a fast-talking, New York City public relations shill constantly wheeling and dealing on behalf of his favorite client—himself.

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Relieving Media Stress

It’s 6:30 p.m. Supper’s over after an exhausting day, and you’d love nothing more than to pop in a DVD and “veg” a little. In fact, now that their homework is finally finished, the kids are eager to join you. What comes next should be relaxing, but it’ …

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Daredevil

Three. That’s how many trips this movie made to the MPAA ratings board before it was trimmed enough to barely avoid an R.

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The Recruit

Nothing is what it seems. Everything is a test. Those words of warning are given to hotshot MIT grad James Clayton by CIA recruiter Walter Burke—and by extension to the audience.

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San Francisco

The year is 1906. Gable portrays Blackie Norton, a suave, self-reliant dance hall owner with a heart of gold.

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The Fighting Temptations

This movie wants audiences to leave the theater feeling uplifted and spiritually validated. Does it succeed?

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The Glass House

Conversations are overheard. Strange behavior is observed in their huge, gated, seemingly all-windows domicile. These suspiciously orphaned teens have their hands full.

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The Bourne Identity

This smart screen adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s espionage thriller begins with an unconscious man being plucked from the Mediterranean Sea.

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Office Space

“Office Space” uses base fraternity humor apparently designed to reach collegians on the verge of trading keggers for cubicles.

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