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Movie Review:

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‘Hansel 8 Ciretel' worth it?

Melanie Decelles
TECHNEWS WRITER

Most of us are already familiar with the
fairy tale this movie is loosely based on .. two
siblings abandoned in the woods by their
parents are captured by an old witch who
attempts to eat them until they manage to turn
the tables on her by shutting her into her own
childecooking oven.

The Tommy Wirkola version of the story
fallows the siblings after they have grown up
into adults who, naturally, have turned to bounty
hunting witches. Director Wirkola tries his best
to make his movie {it into the edgy parameters
set by movies like Underworld or the Resident
Evil franchise. But despite all ofthe blue back
lighting and mysterious presence of pleather
in the Middle Ages, the film fails to reach the
gritty fantastical genre Wirkola is trying to join.

With a heavyrhanded plot that spills all of
its secrets in its effort to surprise the audience
but notbe too diificultto follow, itbecomes easy
to see why the film, originally intended for a
much earlier release date, was held on hold for

 

snt to saythe movie doesnthave
its interesting parts; in an eifort to make a strong

female lead out of Gretel, there are moments
when her character appears almost feral to
great accidental amusement The best part of
the movie, surprisingly, is the fight sequences.
Hansel And Gretel didnthave the largestbudget
ofthe year by any means, so whats impressive
isnt exactly the quality ofthe scenes. This movie,
unlike most was filmed entirely in 3D.

Most major 3D films are shot normally
and then in production have 3D added to the
appropriate scenes, meaning that for the most
part you dont need to wear your glasses at all
until a big fight starts.

Since this movie was filmed entirelyin 3D
every single scene stands out from the screen
in a way that allows the movie to appear more
engaging then it wou ld have been capable of on
its own merit This applies to the fightsequences
as well; where red syrup and plastic limbs would
seem ridiculousinZD. 3D adds anew noveltyto
the affects. You will openly flinch as a 3D chunk
offlesh iswhipped atthe audience,which alone
makes it worth the watch. Ifyou need a second
opinion however, shimers Anna Horn called it
“...a perfect movie."

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TaxiMagic brings private
transportation to fingertips

Matti Scannell
A&E EDITOR

Let me start this review by saying
thatI think that having a UPass is great We are
lucky to live in a city with such a great public
transit system. But it’s winter in Chicago and
there are some nights when there are several
scenes of a Steven King novel that 1 would
rather act out than have transpire while I’m
stand outside waiting for a bus or train.

On nights during which 1 would
rather slide down a banister of razor blades
into a pool of alcohol than repeatedly take off
my glove to text 4141 1, I use the TaxiMagic app
on my phone. Before 1 had this app, 1 had sev
eral experiences being kept on hold when calle
ing for a cab in more residential areas. There
were also a few occasions in which the taxi 1
had been promised did not appear

Here is how the TaxiMagic app
works: You open it up and are immediately
asked “When should we pick you up?" and are
given two response options, either “I’m Ready
To Go!" or “Pick Me Up Later."

Once you select rm ready to go, you
must select which cab company you would like
to pick you up, at that point you enter your lo
cation (or let the app track your location) and

you are assigned a taxi. Yourscreen then shows
both you and the taxi and gives the current dis
tance ofthe taxi from you.

One aspect that is helpful about the
TaxiMagic app is thatbecause it tracks your lo
cation there is no longer the risk of the opera
tor you talk to on the phone taking down the
wrong address.

Ibabysiton the weekends and some
times I am not familiar with the area where I
am getting picked up, when talking to opera
tors I may be expected to give several major
cross streets in the area. The TaxiMagic app
eliminates the need for that

You are also given the name ofyour
cab driverwhich is helpful not only ifyou have
a complaint or compliment, but also ifyou left
an item in the car when you got out I think
that everyone should have a backup plan for
situations in which the CTA is suddenly not
an option and this app is preferable to calling a
cab company

On a sidenote, TaxiMagic is avilable
on Apple App Store as well as Google Play. So,
ifyou’ve a smart phone, be smart and start us
ing the app.

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