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For- some reason or another, aliens Ja<
seem to have this affixation with pr(
invading our planet on the Fourth of in 1
July weekend. To be more precise,
Hollywood attacks cinemas with the
blockbuster extraterrestrial films on by
this date. Ad
Thank goodness the movie world coi
and Earth have Mr. Alien-gangbuster for
Will Smith on our side. After saving sai
the earth, or what was left of it, from ap]
aliens in last summer's moneymaker,
"Independence Day," Smith now teams Agi
up with Academy Award-winning actor inr
Tbmmy Lee Jones ("The Fugitive") to inc
regulate alien activity on earth in "Men pre
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unofficial government agency, K (Jones) an<
recruits NYPD officer James Edwards
(Smith) to become his partner, Agent mc
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service. due
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located in New York where most of the
galaxy's aliens have made their home circ
(besides, don't we think sometimes that nor
most New Yorkers are actually aliens), thi
These aliens take their form within up
human skin, and after a few bizarre as'
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WimiG MP DINING
AMY SHANNON Asst. Features Editor
DAMON'S RESTAURANT
**"frout of four stars)
Beer! Barbeaue! Soorts! Sound like a US
party? Close, but this time it's not happenir
Stadium.
Instead, try Damon's restaurant, where five
stretch across the front wall of the "clubhous
screen broadcasts a different television statin
its own volume control and screen selector.
If you're the type that would be more like
restaurant experience, the dining room on t
bar offers some peace, quiet and no televisior
Or maybe you'd prefer to dine at the ba
varieties of alcoholic beverages.
Damon's menu is a little bit more extens:
expect to find at a basic steakhouse. Natura
steaks, ribs, pork and chicken.
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The main alien threat to the earth
nes in the form of a farmer named
gar (Vincent D'Onofrio, "Full Metal
;ket"), whose body has become the
jperty of the most vicious creature
the universe.
Director Barry Sonnenfeld brings
i comic book-based film to the screen L
crossing his visual style of "The 11
dams Family" movies with his
nedic presence of "Get Shorty" to H
m this sci-fi comedy, much in the
me way "Ghostbusters" did for ?
oaritions.
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;erioration of the human body of
*ar as the alien inhabits it for longer
1 longer stretches of time.
There are other running gags in the
ivie that for some reason do not
ome tedious because of the excellent
) created by the acting between Smith
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rulating since the release of this flick,
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s. Most of the entrees range from $7 to $16.
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k tempting.
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auce. It came on a bed of rice pilaf with a standard 1
the side.
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teypad handed out to each table. Th
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itmosphere is quite entertaining ant
[hursday night, the crowd was pre
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for ourselves is to see "Men in
watch the Sci-Fi channel and
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quite hearty and tasty.
sports ana rros tneme. Along
ick walls are decorated with
abilia includes Larry Davis'
ad Scott. A pleasant surprise
since field hockey is relatively
3 on TV, but you can compete
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e another as multiple choice
ers were punched into a mini
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dien dining in the Vista. The
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