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That's why, among those paid to think about the ultimate horror, the phrase of the moment is not "weapons of mass destruction" but "weapons of mass effect." The planes that flew into the World Trade Center were just such weapons. They were "conventional," in a sense, but designed to cause great loss of life and spread chaos and despair. The hijackers didn't need sophisticated technology. Nor may their successors. The East Coast power grid, for example, has less than half a dozen key switching points. Six truck bombs, packed with nothing more sophisticated than the fertilizer that blew...
...road movies,” including films likeEasy Rider and Steven Spielberg’s Duel (similarly about a crazy, road raging trucker). However, this movie’s plot does not allow that distinction to be made. It carries all the gimmicks of the recent horror films, which by now bring groans of boredom as opposed to thrills and chills. Just when things could not get worse, the car runs out of gas! Just when the characters thought they were safe, a telephone rings and the slow voice of the trucker, who goes by the name...
Despite Dahl’s rejection of his film’s status as another teen horror flick, it is certainly being marketed as one. Among other things, the promotional trailer promises its potential audience members a film that will terrify and drive them over the edge. While some scenes of suspense may bring people to the edge of their chairs, the film is unable to terrify with its trite scare tactics. and the film’s open ending leaves the possibility for a new franchise. Joyride 2. Now that’s frightening...
...nihilistic gangsta rappers, the amoral hard rockers - will no doubt have to (at least temporarily) rethink their relevance in the light of recent events. Do we need to hear DMX?s violent boasts when there?s so much violence on TV? Is there any point in enduring Slipknot?s horror metal assault when real life is already dealing us blow after blow? But distractions do have their place. During World War II, trombonist, arranger and band leader Glenn Miller toured around England entertaining the troops - and ultimately gave his life for it when his plane was lost over the English...
...Homeland security at this point has only a leader, (Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge), an ardent sponsor in George Bush, and a cause--to make sure the horror of Sept. 11 is never repeated. The rationale for setting up a homeland defense organization has long been established. Numerous studies have warned that the United States doesn't have a coordinated capability to deal with terrorism. Training exercises over the years have exposed weaknesses and squabbling among federal, state and local officials. But not much in the way of concrete action has yet gelled. "Everyone recognizes the importance of the need...