Oct. 24, 2002 – John deJongh and Paul Arnold invite the public to "Bachata" on Friday at Sabroso's Bar-B-Que in Frederiksted at 7 p.m. The Bachata Band from Santo Domingo will perform, as will Edward Reyes. DJ Puchin will mix things up at this great event. Food and drinks will be on sale.
For further information on "Bachata," please call the St. Croix headquarters for deJongh/Arnold at 773-2002.
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CORAL WORLD HOSTS ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY
Oct. 24, 2002 – What do you get when you mix a juggling clown on a unicycle and a jar of hairy ground spiders? Nobody knows for sure, but it's what you can expect to find at Coral World's fifth annual Halloween Party this Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
"We’re adding a new twist to our Halloween party this year," Allegra Kean, Coral World marketing manager, said. Coral World has concocted new themes for this year's party combining fun activities typical of a circus but more spooky.
Spiders, centipedes, leeches and candy corn combined with baby sharks, stingrays, turtles and hundreds of local fish add up to an educational and fun time. A fortune teller, a DJ, two face painters and a clown on a unicycle will all be present at Coral World's Halloween Party.
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"We’re adding a new twist to our Halloween party this year," Allegra Kean, Coral World marketing manager, said. Coral World has concocted new themes for this year's party combining fun activities typical of a circus but more spooky.
Spiders, centipedes, leeches and candy corn combined with baby sharks, stingrays, turtles and hundreds of local fish add up to an educational and fun time. A fortune teller, a DJ, two face painters and a clown on a unicycle will all be present at Coral World's Halloween Party.
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LAS VEGAS NIGHT WILL BE NOV. 30 AT THE REEF
Oct. 24, 2002 – Talk about big deals! Coming up Nov. 30 is the V.I. Montessori School's 33rd Las Vegas Night fund-raiser.
The setting for this year's event is Marriott's Frencnman's Reef and Morning Star Beach Resort. Details will be forthcoming, but this much is known: Raffle tickets are already on sale, with the top prize being $10,000 in cash. And on the night of the event, shuttle service will be available from Havensite.
Proceeds from Las Vegas Night go toward funding scholarships for Montessori students and making campus improvements. To learn more, call 775-6360.
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The setting for this year's event is Marriott's Frencnman's Reef and Morning Star Beach Resort. Details will be forthcoming, but this much is known: Raffle tickets are already on sale, with the top prize being $10,000 in cash. And on the night of the event, shuttle service will be available from Havensite.
Proceeds from Las Vegas Night go toward funding scholarships for Montessori students and making campus improvements. To learn more, call 775-6360.
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LAS VEGAS NIGHT WILL BE NOV. 30 AT THE REEF
Oct. 24, 2002 – Talk about big deals! Coming up Nov. 30 is the V.I. Montessori School's 33rd Las Vegas Night fund-raiser.
The setting for this year's event is Marriott's Frencnman's Reef and Morning Star Beach Resort on St. Thomas. Details will be forthcoming, but this much is known: Raffle tickets are already on sale, with the top prize being $10,000 in cash. And on the night of the event, shuttle service will be available from Havensite.
Proceeds from Las Vegas Night go toward scholarships for Montessori students and for improvements to the campus, located on St. Thomas's East End. To learn more, call 775-6360.
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The setting for this year's event is Marriott's Frencnman's Reef and Morning Star Beach Resort on St. Thomas. Details will be forthcoming, but this much is known: Raffle tickets are already on sale, with the top prize being $10,000 in cash. And on the night of the event, shuttle service will be available from Havensite.
Proceeds from Las Vegas Night go toward scholarships for Montessori students and for improvements to the campus, located on St. Thomas's East End. To learn more, call 775-6360.
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SILLY SCRIPT DOWNFALL OF 'THE TUXEDO'
Oct. 24, 2002 – Jackie Chan fans will appreciate "The Tuxedo" as it fulfills the promise of action and gymnastic prowess, but this second-rate adventure is clumsy and poorly written. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is a former New York taxi driver, now a chauffeur, who discovers his boss's powers as a millionaire playboy come from a black cybernetic tuxedo that turns the wearer into a powerful dizzying dervish.
When the boss, Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a special agent a la James Bond, is hospitalized after an assassination attempt, Tong dons the tuxedo and turns into a smooth-talking ladies man with super powers. Tong impersonates Devlin and teams up with rookie agent, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt), to track a dastardly plot that has something to do with contaminating the world's water supply with harmful bacteria.
In superficial ways, "The Tuxedo" is similar to 1994's "The Mask" with Jim Carrey. The tuxedo/mask is more powerful than the comic actor inside it, and though the physical humor that results is entertaining, "The Tuxedo" is clichéd and uninspired.
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter writes: "Chan is the only actor allowed leeway to develop a character, in this case a shy, sometime clumsy guy whose only expertise lies in driving maniacally through midtown traffic. Oddly, Hewitt is asked to play a woman in perpetual bad humor. Some klunky sexual gags directed at her, though mild by today's standards, don't help matters."
Other critics complain the special effects and stunt doubles don't belong in a Chan vehicle.
The 1 hour 35 minute film is rated PG-13 for action violence, sexual content and language.
"The Tuxedo" is now playing at Sunny Isle Theaters.
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When the boss, Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a special agent a la James Bond, is hospitalized after an assassination attempt, Tong dons the tuxedo and turns into a smooth-talking ladies man with super powers. Tong impersonates Devlin and teams up with rookie agent, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt), to track a dastardly plot that has something to do with contaminating the world's water supply with harmful bacteria.
In superficial ways, "The Tuxedo" is similar to 1994's "The Mask" with Jim Carrey. The tuxedo/mask is more powerful than the comic actor inside it, and though the physical humor that results is entertaining, "The Tuxedo" is clichéd and uninspired.
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter writes: "Chan is the only actor allowed leeway to develop a character, in this case a shy, sometime clumsy guy whose only expertise lies in driving maniacally through midtown traffic. Oddly, Hewitt is asked to play a woman in perpetual bad humor. Some klunky sexual gags directed at her, though mild by today's standards, don't help matters."
Other critics complain the special effects and stunt doubles don't belong in a Chan vehicle.
The 1 hour 35 minute film is rated PG-13 for action violence, sexual content and language.
"The Tuxedo" is now playing at Sunny Isle Theaters.
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SILLY SCRIPT DOWNFALL OF 'THE TUXEDO'
Oct. 24, 2002 – Jackie Chan fans will appreciate "The Tuxedo" as it fulfills the promise of action and gymnastic prowess, but this second-rate adventure is clumsy and poorly written. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is a former New York taxi driver, now a chauffeur, who discovers his boss's powers as a millionaire playboy come from a black cybernetic tuxedo that turns the wearer into a powerful dizzying dervish.
When the boss, Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a special agent a la James Bond, is hospitalized after an assassination attempt, Tong dons the tuxedo and turns into a smooth-talking ladies man with super powers. Tong impersonates Devlin and teams up with rookie agent, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt), to track a dastardly plot that has something to do with contaminating the world's water supply with harmful bacteria.
In superficial ways, "The Tuxedo" is similar to 1994's "The Mask" with Jim Carrey. The tuxedo/mask is more powerful than the comic actor inside it, and though the physical humor that results is entertaining, "The Tuxedo" is clichéd and uninspired.
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter writes: "Chan is the only actor allowed leeway to develop a character, in this case a shy, sometime clumsy guy whose only expertise lies in driving maniacally through midtown traffic. Oddly, Hewitt is asked to play a woman in perpetual bad humor. Some klunky sexual gags directed at her, though mild by today's standards, don't help matters."
Other critics complain the special effects and stunt doubles don't belong in a Chan vehicle.
The 1 hour 35 minute film is rated PG-13 for action violence, sexual content and language.
"The Tuxedo" is now playing at Market Square East on St. Thomas.
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When the boss, Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a special agent a la James Bond, is hospitalized after an assassination attempt, Tong dons the tuxedo and turns into a smooth-talking ladies man with super powers. Tong impersonates Devlin and teams up with rookie agent, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt), to track a dastardly plot that has something to do with contaminating the world's water supply with harmful bacteria.
In superficial ways, "The Tuxedo" is similar to 1994's "The Mask" with Jim Carrey. The tuxedo/mask is more powerful than the comic actor inside it, and though the physical humor that results is entertaining, "The Tuxedo" is clichéd and uninspired.
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter writes: "Chan is the only actor allowed leeway to develop a character, in this case a shy, sometime clumsy guy whose only expertise lies in driving maniacally through midtown traffic. Oddly, Hewitt is asked to play a woman in perpetual bad humor. Some klunky sexual gags directed at her, though mild by today's standards, don't help matters."
Other critics complain the special effects and stunt doubles don't belong in a Chan vehicle.
The 1 hour 35 minute film is rated PG-13 for action violence, sexual content and language.
"The Tuxedo" is now playing at Market Square East on St. Thomas.
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SILLY SCRIPT DOWNFALL OF 'THE TUXEDO'
Oct. 24, 2002 – Jackie Chan fans will appreciate "The Tuxedo" as it fulfills the promise of action and gymnastic prowess, but this second-rate adventure is clumsy and poorly written. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is a former New York taxi driver, now a chauffeur, who discovers his boss's powers as a millionaire playboy come from a black cybernetic tuxedo that turns the wearer into a powerful dizzying dervish.
When the boss, Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a special agent a la James Bond, is hospitalized after an assassination attempt, Tong dons the tuxedo and turns into a smooth-talking ladies man with super powers. Tong impersonates Devlin and teams up with rookie agent, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt), to track a dastardly plot that has something to do with contaminating the world's water supply with harmful bacteria.
In superficial ways, "The Tuxedo" is similar to 1994's "The Mask" with Jim Carrey. The tuxedo/mask is more powerful than the comic actor inside it, and though the physical humor that results is entertaining, "The Tuxedo" is clichéd and uninspired.
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter writes: "Chan is the only actor allowed leeway to develop a character, in this case a shy, sometime clumsy guy whose only expertise lies in driving maniacally through midtown traffic. Oddly, Hewitt is asked to play a woman in perpetual bad humor. Some klunky sexual gags directed at her, though mild by today's standards, don't help matters."
Other critics complain the special effects and stunt doubles don't belong in a Chan vehicle.
The 1 hour 35 minute film is rated PG-13 for action violence, sexual content and language.
"The Tuxedo" is now playing at Market Square East.
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When the boss, Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a special agent a la James Bond, is hospitalized after an assassination attempt, Tong dons the tuxedo and turns into a smooth-talking ladies man with super powers. Tong impersonates Devlin and teams up with rookie agent, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt), to track a dastardly plot that has something to do with contaminating the world's water supply with harmful bacteria.
In superficial ways, "The Tuxedo" is similar to 1994's "The Mask" with Jim Carrey. The tuxedo/mask is more powerful than the comic actor inside it, and though the physical humor that results is entertaining, "The Tuxedo" is clichéd and uninspired.
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter writes: "Chan is the only actor allowed leeway to develop a character, in this case a shy, sometime clumsy guy whose only expertise lies in driving maniacally through midtown traffic. Oddly, Hewitt is asked to play a woman in perpetual bad humor. Some klunky sexual gags directed at her, though mild by today's standards, don't help matters."
Other critics complain the special effects and stunt doubles don't belong in a Chan vehicle.
The 1 hour 35 minute film is rated PG-13 for action violence, sexual content and language.
"The Tuxedo" is now playing at Market Square East.
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STORYLINE FAILS, ACTION RULES 'THE TRANSPORTER'
Oct. 24, 2002 – While director Cory Yuen continues to provide slick action scenes and artfully choreographed fight sequences in his latest film, "The Transporter," critics fault the melodrama of the film's human interest lines.
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a retired Special Forces operator who begins working as a transporter in the South of France, carrying packages that, according to his third sacred rule, he never opens. Martin is compelled to break this frequently mentioned rule, as well as the other two that demand never changing the terms of the deal and never using names, when he notices one of his packages is moving. Inside is a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who is trying to stop a human smuggling ring led by her father.
Lai makes her way into Frank's frosty heart, giving her nemeses vague reasons to blow up his seaside villa. This leads to Frank's revenge and a subplot about Asian slave trading. This leads to explosions, car chases and spectacular fight sequences.
David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter writes: "Almost arbitrary in its details and soullessly indulging in romance when Lai offers to make up for all the trouble she's caused him with a spontaneous seduction, 'Transporter' comes down to Frank's trying to save the girl and stop the bad guys by pulling off an impossible skydiving stunt as well as lots of two-fisted, whirly footed fights that Yuen presents with no special flair."
Other critics praise the stylized action sequences and Statham's performance, but fault "The Transporter" for its silliness.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: "That the movie becomes silly isn't necessarily a problem, but it also becomes tiresome, degenerating into a series of martial arts interludes … That suddenly everyone in the movie becomes a martial artist makes no sense."
The 1 hour 32 minute film is rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sexuality.
"The Transporter" is now playing at Sunny Isle Theaters.
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Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a retired Special Forces operator who begins working as a transporter in the South of France, carrying packages that, according to his third sacred rule, he never opens. Martin is compelled to break this frequently mentioned rule, as well as the other two that demand never changing the terms of the deal and never using names, when he notices one of his packages is moving. Inside is a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who is trying to stop a human smuggling ring led by her father.
Lai makes her way into Frank's frosty heart, giving her nemeses vague reasons to blow up his seaside villa. This leads to Frank's revenge and a subplot about Asian slave trading. This leads to explosions, car chases and spectacular fight sequences.
David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter writes: "Almost arbitrary in its details and soullessly indulging in romance when Lai offers to make up for all the trouble she's caused him with a spontaneous seduction, 'Transporter' comes down to Frank's trying to save the girl and stop the bad guys by pulling off an impossible skydiving stunt as well as lots of two-fisted, whirly footed fights that Yuen presents with no special flair."
Other critics praise the stylized action sequences and Statham's performance, but fault "The Transporter" for its silliness.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: "That the movie becomes silly isn't necessarily a problem, but it also becomes tiresome, degenerating into a series of martial arts interludes … That suddenly everyone in the movie becomes a martial artist makes no sense."
The 1 hour 32 minute film is rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sexuality.
"The Transporter" is now playing at Sunny Isle Theaters.
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STORYLINE FAILS, ACTION RULES 'THE TRANSPORTER'
Oct. 24, 2002 – While director Cory Yuen continues to provide slick action scenes and artfully choreographed fight sequences in his latest film, "The Transporter," critics fault the melodrama of the film's human interest lines.
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a retired Special Forces operator who begins working as a transporter in the South of France, carrying packages that, according to his third sacred rule, he never opens. Martin is compelled to break this frequently mentioned rule, as well as the other two that demand never changing the terms of the deal and never using names, when he notices one of his packages is moving. Inside is a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who is trying to stop a human smuggling ring led by her father.
Lai makes her way into Frank's frosty heart, giving her nemeses vague reasons to blow up his seaside villa. This leads to Frank's revenge and a subplot about Asian slave trading. This leads to explosions, car chases and spectacular fight sequences.
David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter writes: "Almost arbitrary in its details and soullessly indulging in romance when Lai offers to make up for all the trouble she's caused him with a spontaneous seduction, 'Transporter' comes down to Frank's trying to save the girl and stop the bad guys by pulling off an impossible skydiving stunt as well as lots of two-fisted, whirly footed fights that Yuen presents with no special flair."
Other critics praise the stylized action sequences and Statham's performance, but fault "The Transporter" for its silliness.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: "That the movie becomes silly isn't necessarily a problem, but it also becomes tiresome, degenerating into a series of martial arts interludes … That suddenly everyone in the movie becomes a martial artist makes no sense."
The 1 hour 32 minute film is rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sexuality.
"The Transporter" is now playing at Market Square East on St. Thomas.
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Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a retired Special Forces operator who begins working as a transporter in the South of France, carrying packages that, according to his third sacred rule, he never opens. Martin is compelled to break this frequently mentioned rule, as well as the other two that demand never changing the terms of the deal and never using names, when he notices one of his packages is moving. Inside is a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who is trying to stop a human smuggling ring led by her father.
Lai makes her way into Frank's frosty heart, giving her nemeses vague reasons to blow up his seaside villa. This leads to Frank's revenge and a subplot about Asian slave trading. This leads to explosions, car chases and spectacular fight sequences.
David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter writes: "Almost arbitrary in its details and soullessly indulging in romance when Lai offers to make up for all the trouble she's caused him with a spontaneous seduction, 'Transporter' comes down to Frank's trying to save the girl and stop the bad guys by pulling off an impossible skydiving stunt as well as lots of two-fisted, whirly footed fights that Yuen presents with no special flair."
Other critics praise the stylized action sequences and Statham's performance, but fault "The Transporter" for its silliness.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: "That the movie becomes silly isn't necessarily a problem, but it also becomes tiresome, degenerating into a series of martial arts interludes … That suddenly everyone in the movie becomes a martial artist makes no sense."
The 1 hour 32 minute film is rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sexuality.
"The Transporter" is now playing at Market Square East on St. Thomas.
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STORYLINE FAILS, ACTION RULES 'THE TRANSPORTER'
Oct. 24, 2002 – While director Cory Yuen continues to provide slick action scenes and artfully choreographed fight sequences in his latest film, "The Transporter," critics fault the melodrama of the film's human interest lines.
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a retired Special Forces operator who begins working as a transporter in the South of France, carrying packages that, according to his third sacred rule, he never opens. Martin is compelled to break this frequently mentioned rule, as well as the other two that demand never changing the terms of the deal and never using names, when he notices one of his packages is moving. Inside is a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who is trying to stop a human smuggling ring led by her father.
Lai makes her way into Frank's frosty heart, giving her nemeses vague reasons to blow up his seaside villa. This leads to Frank's revenge and a subplot about Asian slave trading. This leads to explosions, car chases and spectacular fight sequences.
David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter writes: "Almost arbitrary in its details and soullessly indulging in romance when Lai offers to make up for all the trouble she's caused him with a spontaneous seduction, 'Transporter' comes down to Frank's trying to save the girl and stop the bad guys by pulling off an impossible skydiving stunt as well as lots of two-fisted, whirly footed fights that Yuen presents with no special flair."
Other critics praise the stylized action sequences and Statham's performance, but fault "The Transporter" for its silliness.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: "That the movie becomes silly isn't necessarily a problem, but it also becomes tiresome, degenerating into a series of martial arts interludes … That suddenly everyone in the movie becomes a martial artist makes no sense."
The 1 hour 32 minute film is rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sexuality.
"The Transporter" is now playing at Market Square East.
Publisher's note : Like the St. Thomas Source now? Find out how you can love us twice as much — and show your support for the islands' free and independent news voice … click here.
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a retired Special Forces operator who begins working as a transporter in the South of France, carrying packages that, according to his third sacred rule, he never opens. Martin is compelled to break this frequently mentioned rule, as well as the other two that demand never changing the terms of the deal and never using names, when he notices one of his packages is moving. Inside is a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who is trying to stop a human smuggling ring led by her father.
Lai makes her way into Frank's frosty heart, giving her nemeses vague reasons to blow up his seaside villa. This leads to Frank's revenge and a subplot about Asian slave trading. This leads to explosions, car chases and spectacular fight sequences.
David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter writes: "Almost arbitrary in its details and soullessly indulging in romance when Lai offers to make up for all the trouble she's caused him with a spontaneous seduction, 'Transporter' comes down to Frank's trying to save the girl and stop the bad guys by pulling off an impossible skydiving stunt as well as lots of two-fisted, whirly footed fights that Yuen presents with no special flair."
Other critics praise the stylized action sequences and Statham's performance, but fault "The Transporter" for its silliness.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: "That the movie becomes silly isn't necessarily a problem, but it also becomes tiresome, degenerating into a series of martial arts interludes … That suddenly everyone in the movie becomes a martial artist makes no sense."
The 1 hour 32 minute film is rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sexuality.
"The Transporter" is now playing at Market Square East.
Publisher's note : Like the St. Thomas Source now? Find out how you can love us twice as much — and show your support for the islands' free and independent news voice … click here.
