Marcu
      30,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Movie
      Review:
      The
     
     
      Ring
      Two
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
     
      short
      video
      ends
      with
      one
      the
      cult
     
    
   
   
    
     
      participants
      trying
      to
      find
      someone
      to
     
     
      watch
      his
      tape
      and
      free
      him
      from
      the
     
     
      curse
      before
      his
      seven
      days
      are
      up.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      “The
      Ring
      2”
      picks
      up,
      the}
     
    
   
   
    
     
      youth’s
      time
      is
      almost
      up,
      and
      we
      find
     
     
      that
      he
      just
      happens
      to
      live
      in
      the
      same
     
     
      town
      that
      Rachel
      Keller
      and
      her
      son
     
     
      Aiden
      moved
      to
      after
      their
      first
     
     
      encounter
      with
      the
      tape
      in
      “The
     
     
      Ring.”
      The
      town
      they
      moved
      to
      is
     
     
      Asheville,
      where
      Rachel
      picks
      up
      a
      job
     
     
      as
      a
      small-time
      reporter,
      while
      trying
      to
     
     
      accommodate
      her
      son
      with
      a
      quiet
      life
     
     
      after
      the
      trauma
      he
      had
      been
     
     
      through.
      Rachel
      Keller
      is
      played
      by
     
     
      Naomi
      Watts,
      and
      her
      son
      Aiden
      is
     
     
      played
      by
      David
      Dorfman,
      both
      of
     
     
      whom
      starred
      on
      the
      first
      film.
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      the
      youth
      who
      is
      searching
     
     
      to
      pass
      on
      the
      curse
      is
      not
      so
      lucky,
      and
     
     
      Rachel
      investigates
      the
      scene
      of
      his
     
     
      death
      for
      the
      local
      newspaper.
      Of
     
     
      course
      once
      she
      sees
      the
      boy’s
      body,
     
     
      she
      knows
      that
      the
      killer
      is
      Samara
     
     
      Morgan,
      the
      girl
      from
      the
      tape.
     
     
      Throughout
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      movie,
     
     
      Samara
      fights
      to
      put
      herself
      into
      Aiden’s
     
     
      body,
      as
      she
      is
      lonely
      for
      a
      new
      mother
     
     
      as
      Rachel
      Keller
      fights
      for
      a
      way
      to
     
     
      prevent
      Samara
      from
      taking
      over
      her
     
     
      child’s
      body.
      The
      audience
      is
      then
     
     
      treated
      to
      a
      number
      of
      horrific
      scenes
     
     
      that
      involve
      clever
      camera
      work
      and
     
     
      impressive
      editing
      and
      as
      far
      as
      the
     
     
      acting
      went,
      I
      was
      very
      impressed.
      The
     
     
      young
      acting
      prodigy
      David
      Dorfman
     
     
      was
      spectacular,
      and
      may
      have
      been
      the
     
     
      highlight
      of
      the
      cast.
      Due
      to
      a
      poorly
     
     
      written
      script
      however,
      I
      felt
      that
      the
     
     
      actors
      were
      not
      able
      and
      did
      not
      deliver
     
     
      to
      their
      full
      potential.
      The
      visual
      effects
     
     
      that
      the
      first
      film
      came
      to
      be
      known
      for
     
     
      followed
      through
      in
      the
      “The
      Ring
      2,”
     
     
      and
      made
      them
      seem
      less
      impressive,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      predictable.
      Was
      it
      scary?
      I
     
     
      would
      have
      to
      say
      yes,
      but
      if
      you
      asked
     
     
      me
      if
      it
      came
      close
      to
      the
      original
      film,
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      definitely
      have
      to
      say
     
     
      no.
      However
      it
      will
      make
      you
      jump,
      and
     
     
      it
      still
      packs
      a
      punch
      that
      will
      leave
      you
     
     
      alittle
      disturbed.
      I
      give
      this
      film
      3
      out
      of
     
     
      5
      stars
      and
      recommend
      that
      you
      see
      it
     
     
      in
      the
      theatres
      if
      you
      are
      interested
      in
     
     
      “The
      Ring”
      franchise.
      Also
      if
      you
      do
      not
     
     
      own
      the
      original,
      I
      suggest
      you
      pick
      up
     
     
      the
      Special
      Edition
      with
      the
      added
      short
     
     
      film,
      it
      is
      worth
      the
      money
      if
      you
      are
      a
     
     
      fan.
      Enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CD
      Review:
     
     
      Mr.
      Something
     
     
      Something
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      radios
      across
      the
      country,
      and
      has
      had
     
     
      great
      success
      on
      Canadian
      jazz
      charts.
     
    

    
     
      The
      music
      has
      been
      described
      as
      “cool
     
     
      and
      infectious”,
      “inundated
      with
      driving
     
     
      rhythms,
      catchy
      vocals,
      and
      full-on
     
     
      horns”,
      and
      just
      “lots
      of
      fun
      to
      watch.”
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      extremely
      impressed
      with
      the
     
     
      mature
      sound
      of
      this
      band
      and
      cannot
     
     
      stress
      how
      much
      you
      should
      try
      to
      at
     
     
      least
      listen
      to
      this
      music,
      no
      matter
      what
     
     
      genre
      you
      prefer.
      If
      you
      want
      a
      chance
     
     
      to
      listen
      to
      some
      of
      their
      music
      then
      I’d
     
     
      recommend
      checking
      out
      their
      website
     
     
      (www.mrsomethingsomething.com),
     
     
      which
      also
      includes
      informative
     
     
      biographies,
      tour
      dates,
      and
      great
     
     
      pictures.
     
    

    
     
      Speaking
      of
      tour
      dates,
      the
      band
     
     
      is
      scheduled
      to
      come
      to
      D’Arcy
     
     
      McGee’s
      on
      Thursday
      April
      28,
      and
     
     
      this
      will
      be
      a
      show
      not
      to
      miss.
      The
     
     
      band
      is
      coming
      out
      with
      a
      second
      album
     
     
      this
      summer
      and
      will
      be
      previewing
     
     
      some
      of
      their
      material
      at
      their
     
     
      Charlottetown
      appearance.
      Definitely
     
     
      check
      them
      out
      folks,
      I
      promise
      you
     
     
      won’t
      be
      disappointed.
      The
      music
      is
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      fun
      and
      they
      have
      a
      reputation
      of
     
     
      being
      able
      to
      make
      even
      the
      shyest
     
     
      people
      get
      up
      and
      dance...doesn’t
      get
     
     
      much
      better.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Theatre
      Review:
      Me
     
     
      to
      Play
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
     
      small
      town.
      The
      costumes
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      authentic-looking,
      and
      the
      cast
      included
     
     
      Greg
      Chandler,
      John
      Deagle,
      Sharon
     
     
      Eyester,
      Mark
      Pickett,
      Annie
      VanEyk,
     
     
      Gary
      Vincent,
      and
      Melissa
      Vloet.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      play,
      “Tom
      And
     
     
      Jerry”
      was
      particularly
      enjoyable,
      and
     
     
      followed
      the
      story
      of
      two
      gangster
     
     
      hitmen,
      one
      of
      whom
      is
      new
      and
      who
     
     
      learns
      from
      his
      newfound
      mentor,
      who
     
     
      isanold
      pro.
      This
      play
      was
      extremely
     
     
      comical
      and
      had
      me
      trying
      to
      suppress
     
     
      my
      laughter
      long
      after
      the
      scenes
      had
     
     
      ended.
      The
      acting
      was
      wonderfully
     
     
      convincing
      and
      I
      found
      myself
      waiting
     
     
      for
      the
      next
      punch
      line
      that
      would
      have
     
     
      me
      falling
      out
      of
      my
      seat
      in
      laughter.
     
     
      The
      cast
      included
      Colin
      MacDonald,
     
     
      Ben
      Rayner,
      and
      Vaughn
      Murphy.
      My
     
     
      hat
      goes
      offto
      all
      three
      for
      an
      extremely
     
     
      enjoyable
      performance,
      and
      one
      that
     
     
      has
      left
      me
      anticipating
      another
     
     
      performance
      from
      any
      of
      the
      three
      in
     
     
      the
      future.
     
    

    
     
      The
      last
      play,
      and
      certainly
      not
      the
     
     
      least,
      was
      “Still
      Stands
      the
      House.”
      This
     
     
      is
      the
      tale
      of
      a
      husband
      and
      wife
      who
     
     
      live
      on
      a
      farm
      along
      with
      the
      husband’s
     
     
      constantly
      cynical
      sister,
      who
      does
      not
     
     
      enjoy
      the
      company
      ofher
      brother’s
      wife
     
     
      one
      bit.
      The
      farm
      on
      which
      they
      live
      is
     
     
      barren
      and
      does
      not
      produce
      any
      yield,
     
     
      which
      signals
      the
      yearning
      of
      its
      sale
      from
     
     
      the
      wife.
      The
      story
      plays
      out
      the
      struggle
     
     
      within
      the
      family
      to
      decide
      whether
      or
     
     
      not
      to
      sell
      the
      house
      or
      to
      stay
      where
     
     
      the
      sister
      and
      brother
      have
      lived
      all
      their
     
     
      lives.
      The
      cast
      included
      Ashley
      Clark,
     
     
      Jonathan
      Smith,
      Brittany
      LaPointe,
      and
     
     
      Alex
      Ritchie.
      The
      energy
      of
      this
      play
     
     
      was
      remarkable
      and
      many
      of
      the
     
     
      confrontations
      between
      characters
      left
     
     
      me
      wondering
      what
      the
      eventual
     
     
      solution
      would
      be.
      I
      was
      extremely
     
     
      impressed
      by
      all
      the
      actors
      in
      all
      of
      the
     
     
      plays,
      and
      was
      delighted
      to
      see
      the
     
     
      showcase
      of
      the
      many
      talents
      within
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society.
      I
      definitely
      look
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      CADRE
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      forward
      to
      seeing
      the
      development
      of
     
     
      the
      current
      talents
      as
      well
      as
      any
     
     
      newcomers
      to
      UPEI’s
      theatre
      scene.
      I
     
     
      recommend
      listening
      for
      performances
     
     
      from
      this
      crowd
      in
      the
      years
      to
      come,
     
     
      as
      they
      never
      cease
      to
      deliver
      an
     
     
      outstanding
      performance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      praise
      throughout
      Western
      Canada,
      and
     
     
      three
      years
      later
      they
      have
      returned
      with
     
     
      In
      Pieces.
      The
      press
      release
      that
     
     
      accompanied
      the
      CD
      states
      “Jn
      Pieces
     
     
      achieves
      a
      polished
      sound
      similar
      to
      big
     
     
      name
      acts
      like
      Coldplay
      and
      U2.”
      Their
     
     
      sound
      is
      indeed
      polished
      like
      the
      bands
     
     
      mentioned
      above,
      as
      they
      serve
      up
      eight
     
     
      mid-tempo
      pop
      songs,
      loaded
      with
     
     
      melody.
      If
      that
      description
      appeals
      to
     
     
      you,
      this
      LP
      may
      be
      for
      you.
      As
      for
      me,
     
     
      I
      didn’t
      like
      this
      CD
      at
      all.
      Nope.
     
     
      Despite
      some
      great
      vocal
      work
      from
     
     
      Marc
      Mollot
      and
      Marlo
      Campbell,
      it
     
     
      doesn’t
      stop
      the
      music
      from
      sounding
     
     
      bland.
      Songs
      such
      as
      “Why
      I
      Never
     
     
      Learn”
      and
      “Julia”
      deserve
      a
      chance
      to
     
     
      be
      heard
      on
      mainstream
      radio,
      but
      the
     
     
      rest
      of
      the
      LP
      is
      a
      downer.
      (i.e.
     
     
      February
      Morning,
      Compromise,
      I'll
      be
     
     
      Fine).
      There
      is
      some
      potential
      lurking
     
     
      within
      Jn
      Pieces,
      but
      it
      is
      hard
      to
      find.
     
     
      Hopefully
      on
      their
      next
      CD
      they
      can
     
     
      bring
      out
      their
      sound
      to
      its
      fullest.
      Until
     
     
      then,
      this
      cd
      is
      going
      back
      exactly
      where
     
     
      I
      found
      it;
      buried
      somewhere
      in
      the
     
     
      Cadre
      office.