LETTERS TO L.A. LIFE : `THE MATRIX' OFFERS VISUAL EFFECTS, BUT LITTLE ELSE OF VALUE.Nearly 3 million American minds were polluted by ``The Matrix'' on its opening weekend. One can only imagine how many parents allowed their children to attend this monstrosity monstrosity 1. great congenital deformity. 2. a monster or teratism. because the ad carried the phrase ``outstanding visual effects!'' No one attending this film is better off for seeing it. As for me, I tossed internally for two days struggling with why my fellow Guild members would ``write'' such a negative view of mankind and Earthkind. ``Write'' is too kind of a compliment. All the major characters repeat expletives in nearly every speech again, which is a lazy writer who refuses to utilize the English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. while he grovels around in Anglo-Saxonisms kept out behind the barn. - Paul Vaughn Paul Vaughn is an American actor, most notable for his recurring role as "Paul" on ten episodes of the American situation comedy, Cheers. He also made guest appearances on television series including Fantasy Island, Three's a Crowd, and I Dream of Jeannie. Van Nuys In a hype galaxy far, far too close to home ... As the day approaches, there is just too much George Lucas Noun 1. George Lucas - United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) Lucas hype going around. He first selected which theaters can show his movie, ``Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.'' He then attached conditions to these theaters: that they can only show limited trailers before his movie; that they must continue to show his movie continually for two months; that they must show his movie on the biggest screen in the biggest auditorium of their complex. Many are happy to comply and no one complains, even about the complexity and worldliness of the title of the movie, a six-word title that has two punctuation marks, one Roman number, a main title, a subtitle and a sub-subtitle. - Julian T. Nguyen Reseda `200 Cigarettes,' countless swear words, disdain Today, my good wife and I walked out of a picture called ``200 Cigarettes.'' Every sentence seemed to contain two or three swear words. Why? Why? Why? While the Constitution would probably prevent us from passing laws excluding the profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity from pictures and comedy routines, we could collectively show our disdain by not paying to see pictures or comedians which use them. People of the world, come join me. - Milton Fenton Valley Village Thanks to Fred Shuster for Tony Joe White article Thank you Fred Shuster. Your article on Tony Joe White is the best article I have read in recent years in L.A. Life. You could have written a book about him and I would have finished it this morning, along with enough coffee to make a tree sloth sloth (slōth, slôth), arboreal mammal found in Central and South America distantly related to armadillos and anteaters. Sloths live in tropical forests, where they sleep, eat, and travel through the trees suspended upside down, clinging to do handsprings. Please let us know if you find out when ``One Hot July'' surfaces in the U.S. - Jim Palmer Burbank Buy him some bratwurst and Stadium Sauce ... Maybe Larry Lipson should go to Milwaukee, Wis., and go to a Brewers' game. There you will find some real ballpark food. You can get bratwurst with special Stadium Sauce and Italian sausage  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. . Who ever heard of eating sushi and chicken sausage at a baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League . Get in the real world, get some real baseball park food. - Gary Reynolds Milwaukee CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``The Matrix'' features mind-boggling effects, but a grim future outlook. |
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