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TODAY’S MOVIE LISTINGS Nickelodeon 937 Main St., 254-3433 STARTUP.COM (R) 7:00,9:00 Regal Cinema 7 Columbia Richland Mall, 748-9044 ROCK STAR (R) 2:15,4:45,7:15,10:10 AMERICAN PIE 2 (R) 2:05,4:35,7:30,10:00 THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G) 2:00,4:4(1,7:10,9:40 THE OTHERS (PG-13) 2:10,4:40,7:25,9:50 TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (R) 2:05, 2:35,4:30,5:00,7:00,7:30, 9:30,10:00 THE MUSKETEER (PG-13) 2:00,4:25,7:20,9:45 Carmike Wynnsong 10 5320 Forest Drive, 782 8100 “0" (R) 1:50,4:45,7:30,9:50 RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13) 1:30,1:30,4:00,4:00,7:15,7:15, 9:30 9:30 CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN (R) 1:45,4:20,7:00,9:40 SUMMER CATCH (PG-13) 1:50,4:15,7:10,9:40 LEGALLY BLONDE (PG-13) 1:30,4:20,7:20,9:40 JURASSIC PARK III (PG-13) 1:30,4:30,7:00,9:15 THE GLASS HOUSE (PG-13) 1:45,4:30,7:00,9:30 RAT RACE (PG-13) 1:45,4:20,7:15,9:45 JEEPERS CREEPERS (R) 1:40,4:10,7:20,9:45 HARDBALL (R) 1:40,4:15,7:10,9:45 Dutch Square Cinema 14 800 Bush River Road, 750-3576 ROCK STAR (R) 1:20,4:40, 7:30,9:50 “0” (R) 1:00,3:10,5:20,7:50,10:00 RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13) 1:00,3:00,5:00,7:50,10:00 PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) 1:40,4:20,7:15,9:50 AMERICAN PIE 2 (R) 1:30,4:10,7:00,9:30 THE GLASS HOUSE (PG-13) 1:50,4:20,7:10,9:40 THE DEEP END (R) 1:50,4:30,7:40,10:10 THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G) 1:15,4:00,7:00,9:30 RAT RACE (PG-13) 1:10,4:00,7:40,10:05 THE OTHERS (PG-13) 1:20,4:00,7:20,9:40 JEEPERS CREEPERS (R) 1:10,3:10,5:10,7:20,9:20 TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (R) 2:00,4:30,7:00,9:20 THE MUSKETEER (PG-13) 1:30,4:40,7:30,9:50 HARDBALL (PG-13) 1:40,4:10,7:10,9:40 St. Andrews Road Stadium Cinemas 527 Saint Andrews Rd, 772-7469 THE MUMMY RETURNS (PG 13) 4:45 ORIGINAL SIN (R) 2:30,7:10 LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (PG-13) 5:50, 7:45 SPY KIDS (PG) 2:10,3:55,5:40,7:25 BRIDGETJONES'S DIARY (R) 2:00,4:00,5:55,7:50 DR. D0LITTLE2 (PG) 2:40,5:00,6:40,8:15 OSMOSIS JONES (PG) 2:05,4:05 Carmike Cinemas 14 Across from Columbiana Centre, 781-3067 THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (PG-13) 2:10,4:40,7:10,9:40 SPY KIDS (PG) 2:30,4:30 ROCK STAR (R) 2:15,4:40,7:00,9:20 AMERICAN OUTLAWS (PG-13) 2:15,4:15,7:30,9:45 “0” (R) 1:30,4:30,7:00,9:45 RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13) 1:30,3:30,7:15,9:15 AMERICAN PIE 2 (R) 1:30,4:15,7:00,9:30 AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS (PG-13) 1:30,4:00,7:00,9:30 THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G) 1:45,4:15,7:00,9:30 THE OTHERS (PG-13) 1:30,4:30,7:15,9:30 TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (R) 2:00,4:30,7:45,9:50 THE MUSKETEER (PG-13) 1:45,4:30,7:15,9:30 HARDBALL (PG-13) 1:15,2:00,3:45,4:30,7:00,7:30,9:30, 9:45 Movies at Polo Road 9700 Two Notch Rd, 788 7818 ROCK STAR (R) 3:00,5:15,7:30,9:45 RUSH HOUR 2 1PG-13) 3:00,5:00,7:00,9:00 THE GLASS HOUSE (PG-13) 3:00,5:15,7:30,9:45 THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G) 3:05,5:20,7:35,9:45 RAT RACE (PG-13) 3:10,5:30,7:40,9:50 JEEPERS CREEPERS (R) 3:05,5:05,7:05,9:05 THE MUSKETEER (PG-13) 3:05,5:10,7:15,9:20 HARDBALL PG-13) 3:15,5:20,7:25,9:30 Pastime Pavilion Cinema 8 Hwy 6, Lexington, 951 3604 ROCK STAR (R) 4:50,7:10,9:50 RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13) 5:20,8:00,10:10 THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G) 4:20,6:50,9:30 RAT RACE (PG-13) 4:30,7:30,10:05 THE OTHERS (PG-13) 5:30,7:50,10:15 JEEPERS CREEPERS (R) 5:00,7:20,9:45 THE MUSKETEER (PG-13) 5:10,7:40,10:00 HARDBALL (PG-13) 4:40,7:00,9:40 News happens daily Now, so do we. THE GAMECOCK on the web. www.dailygamecock.com MOVIE REVIEW Rock Starfalls flat ROCK STAR Starring Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston ★★ out of ☆☆☆☆☆ BY TUG BAKER THE GAMECOCK There are some movies that when they have a TV broadcast premiere, I will readily sit down, watch and enjoy. As far as pay ing money to see them on the big screen, I would really rather just . wait. Rock Star is one of those movies. r_1_J_xl_a._ uuuocij uaoou uu uiv, lx ul olu ry of Tim “Ripper” Owens, who took over lead vocals for Judas Priest after Rob Halford, Rock Star follows Chris “Izzy” Coles (Mark Wahlberg), a regular Joe who sings for a tribute band called Blood Pollution. He insists that his band only cover Steel Dragon songs and meticulously makes sure their performances are tantamount to Steel Dragon’s. His obsessive nature leads to his own band black balling him. He then gets a call from the members of Steel Dragon, who are in the process of kicking out Chris’s idol, Bobby Beers. They want Chris to take his place, fulfilling every rock fan’s lifelong dream. Chris accepts, of course, and finds himself thrown headlong into the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. Predictably, he enters with the best intentions. He brings his girlfriend, Emily (Jennifer Aniston), along, wanting her to share in his new life. Unfortunately, they end up shar ing a lot more than that, includ ing each other. As the reality of the temptations facing him set in, Chris loses Emily and begins to wonder about the stability of his position in the band. The essential problem with Rock Star is that it is unfath omably unsurprising and con ventional. It probably took writer John Stockwell, best known for his work in Breast Men, about one minute to come up with the plot and the next couple of hours to flesh out a script. I have seen after-school specials less predictable than this. Another person to flame would be director Stephen Herek, whose work on The Mighty Ducks and Mr. Holland’s Opus should let the audience know how much authenticity means to him. Rock Star was supposed to take place in the mid-eighties, but beside the sounds of Bon Jovi and Frankie Goes to Hollywood in the back ground, you can’t really tell. The styles of clothes and dress are completely wrong for the eight ies, and in one scene, Wahlberg takes what appears to be ecsta sy, which would not have been the drug of choice for a hair-met al singer in the eighties. Attention to detail can make or break a film. Guess which one it does here. rui uk mu» pai i, uk casi is the only redeemable aspect of the film. Wahlberg does a fine, consistent job, although he seems almost bored, as if the ef fort is beneath him. The best per formance comes from Timothy Spall as the band’s manager, de spite the atrocious dialogue giv en to him. Jennifer Aniston does an excellent job in playing the exact same character she plays in all her other movies and in Friends. VH1 had a hand in the pro duction of Rock Star, and I think VH1 would have been a perfect place to see it. It would have made a wonderful made-for-TV movie, but it is quite undeserv ing of the big screen. THE GAMECOCK THE Nobody covers r*TT A DTQ use better ijllAlt 1 U lop iu movies Figures are for the weekend of September 14-16. MOVIE BOX OFFICE 1. Hardball $10.1 million 2. The Glass House $6.1 million 3. The Musketeer $5.3 million 4. The Others$4.8 million 5. Two Can Play... $4.7 million 6. Rush Hour 2 $4.35 million 7. Jeepers Creepers $3.85 million 8. Rat Race$3.63 million 9. American Pie 2 $3.6 million 10. RockStar $3.53 million Top 10 albums Figures are for the weekend of September 14-16. TITLE _ARTIST 1. Songs in A Minor Alicia Keys 2. Toxicity System of a Down 3. Aaliyah_Aaliyah 4. Now 7 Various Artists 5. No More Drama MaryJ. Blige 6. 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