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Movie Blurbs
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Antz (PG) -- Woody Allen whines about being insignificant. An ode to himself or a retrospective of his movies in animated form? (Rating: 9 of 10) Village 6

At First Sight -- Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino star in this drama about a blind man who regains his sight. (Not Reviewed) Spotlight 14

Babe: Pig In The City (PG) Babe goes to New York to attend a Future Farmers of America convention and prove that he really is the other white meat. (Not Reviewed) Village 6

A Bug's Life (G) -- The other ant movie turns out to be quite a good time at the movies. Make sure to stay for the outtakes. (Rating: 9 of 10) Spotlight 14

A Civil Action (PG-13) -- John Travolta stars as a slimy lawyer in this tense courtroom drama. Don't drink the water. (Rating: 8 of 10) Spotlight 14

Enemy of The State (R) -- Gene Hackman blows up buildings because Will Smith almost sings "Men In Black" again. (Rating: 8 of 10) Spotlight 14

The Faculty (R) -- Aliens invade a high school. Why? If you're going to take over the world ... it's probably not a good idea to start off with the age group with the most attitude. (Rating: 8 of 10) Spotlight 14

Home Fries (PG-13) -- Drew Barrymore stars as a pregnant country girl who wanders out of her safe romantic comedy and gets trapped in a vicious parallel universe. (Rating: 8 of 10) Village 6

In Dreams (R) -- Since Robert Downey Jr. is in drug rehab he tries to make a new connection through Annette Bening's dreams. It's like Trainspotting meets Silence of the Lambs. (Not Reviewed) Spotlight 14

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (R) -- We can't wait for the sequel: I Still Don't Know Why We Made This Crappy Movie. (Rating: 4 of 10) Village 6

Jack Frost (PG) -- Michael Keaton plays a homicidal snowman bent on teaching his son and wife the fine art of homicide. Oh wait, that was the other Jack Frost. Uh, maybe it's about Christmas and stuff. (Not reviewed) Robinson Crossing Ringmaster (R) -- And now for our final thought: Run from this movie at all costs. (Not Reviewed) Village 6

John Carpenter's Vampires (R) - James Woods goes ultraviolent on the undead. A date movie for the goth crowd! (Rating: 5 of 10) Village 6

Meet Joe Black (PG-13) -- Death vacations as human, meets girl, gets some, hosts talk show on the WB.(Not Reviewed) Village 6

Mighty Joe Young (PG) It's good to know no matter how much Hollywood changes, there will still be a movie with an actor in a really cheap ape suit. (Not Reviewed) Robinson Crossing

Patch Adams (PG-13) -- Robin Williams as a hilarious misfit? Never saw it coming. (Rating: 6 of 10) Robinson Crossing

The Prince of Egypt (PG) -- Val Kilmer and Ralph (how to pronounce his name is anyone's guess) Fiennes star as the voices of Moses and Ramses in this animated bible story. (Rating: 7 of 10) Spotlight 14

Rush Hour (PG-13) -- It's like My Dinner with Andre, only Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan wax philosophical while stuck in rush-hour traffic. They never make it to dinner. (Rating: 9 of 10) Village 6

A Simple Plan (R) -- The plan involved stealing a lot of money from a dead guy. It isn't as easy as it sounds. (Not reviewed) Spotlight 14

Star Trek: Insurrection (PG) -- William Shatner returns to destroy the Next Generation crew upon realizing they can act. (Rating: 5 of 10) Robinson Crossing

Stepmom (PG-13) -- Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon duke it out in this touching new boxing film. It's like One True Thing meets Raging Bull. (Rating: 6 of 10) Spotlight 14

The Thin Red Line (R) -- Don't feel bad about not understanding Terence Malick's new World War II film -- we don't have a clue either. (Rating: 8 of 10) Spotlight 14

Varsity Blues (PG-13) James Van Der Beek sports the worst country accent since Nicholas Cage in Con Air in this football comedy-drama. (Rating: 6 of 10) Spotlight 14

Virus (R) -- This sc-fi thriller pits Jamie Lee Curtis against a cyborg beast made up of all the Baldwin brothers. Their plan is to finally be in every movie released by Hollywood. (Not Reviewed) Robinson Crossing

The Waterboy (PG-13) -- Adam Sandler makes his dramatic debut as a waterboy who learns to express his true feelings through the water he serves. (Rating: 7 of 10) Robinson Crossing

You've Got Mail (PG) -- Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks team up as narcotics cops who are trying to stop the horrible addiction that is the Internet. (Rating: 8 of 10) Spotlight 14

What Dreams May Come (PG-13) -- In a quest to find his wife in the afterlife, Robin Williams battles the dark torments of hell with a variety of hilarious improv routines! Watch the comedian "play fetch" with the fiendish Cerberus! Chuckle along with the sinners steeped in boiling pitch as the funnyman makes you laugh ... and laugh again! Oh, Robin Williams! (Rating: 9 of 10) Village 6
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