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THEVISTA
November 16, 1995
MOVIE REVIEW
Ace Ventura's cash cow falls short of originality Rating *•
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here are two frequently expressed sentiments about the rubbery madman who portrays pet detective Ace Ventura—love or hate. In the second Ace Ventura movie, When Nature Calls, which hit the silver screen Nov. 10, Ventura travels to Africa to retrieve a rare white bat. Of course, it couldn't be that easy for the super-sleuth. The bat has to be delivered at a certain time or two African tribes will rumble, there's a villain,
and...surprise!—the bat is the only animal even Ventura can't stand. No one expects the sequel to be a great comedy totally independent of its predecessor, but I think they could have made it a little more original. Nearly all the corny jokes that made the original so uproariously funny were slightly juvenile ones thrown in with the more adult-oriented one-liners and impersonations. The sequel contains these same obscure impressions and a few sexual connotations, but it regurgitates the same old stuff line for line as well. For example: the phrases
AROUND TOWN The following is a list of events taking place in the metro area for the weekend of Nov. 17-19.
Art Friday ♦ The National Cowboy Hall of Fame will display "Hopalong Cassidy: King of the Licensed Cowboys" through Jan. 7. Museum hours are 9a.m. to 5p.m. daily. Call 478-2250 for more information. ♦ The Central Museum of Art at UCO will display "Yes! No! Maybe," a juried exhibition through Nov. 21. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free. Call 341-2980, Ext. 5931 for more information.
Special Events Friday ♦ It's Raining Cats and Dogs, a charity event to benefit needy animals will be held from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 at Nichols Hills Plaza. The event will feature "ask a vet," and crafts.
Plays: Friday ♦ Murder Mostly Macabre will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Eddy's, 4227 N. Meridian. Call 769-9876 for more information. ♦ Father of the Bride will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 at the Mid-America Bible College, 3500 S.W. 119th Street. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1.50 for children. Call 691-3800 for more information
Recreation: Friday ♦ The Oklahoma City Calvary will host Omaha at 7:05 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Myriad Convention Center. Tickets are $10, $7.50 and $5. Call 232-3865 for more information. Sunday ♦ The Oklahoma City Blazers will face San Antonio at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Myriad Convention Center. Tickets are $11 and $7. Call 297-3000 for more information.
"Like a glove" (said once in Pet Detective and twice in When Nature Calls) and "Reeeeally" (entirely overdone in Nature) and an hodge-podge of body motions, similar situations and identical set-ups for the goofy gumshoe. When Nature Calls revolves around exotic animals, bat poop jokes and odd situations. But mainly it revolves around the antics of Carrey himself. Warning—If you dislike Carrey even a little, you may not want to stomach this one; there is an uncanny number of closeups of Carrey's facial contortions. Nature desperately needs
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Courtney Cox, the"superb" acting skills of Dan Marino and an overdose of creativity. However, one can't blame the guys who made it, though. They found a cash cow and they're milking it for every penny it's worth—Alrighty then! —Review by John Clanton Staff Writer
Movie reviews are rated on the five star scale. Five is the best possible rating and one is the least.
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Fundraiser wrapped ahead of schedule
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CSC, UCO's public radio station, wrapped up its fall membership drive Nov. 9. The radio station set an overall fundraising goal of $80,000 and an on-air goal of $75,000 to be raised through phone pledges. The difference will be funded through mailin membership renewals. Even after the on-air solicitation of donations ended, the phones kept ringing and the station ended the day with a total of $76,629.50 in pledges.
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