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Movie Review: Pink Panther
Steve Martin as Clouseau thrills in "The Pink Panther"

By Steven Giordano


The opening last Friday of “The Pink Panther” required the largest theaters that each venue had to offer. The rating of PG brought a large scope of ages to the first weekend.This film is definitely a movie that the whole family can attend. The overall plot was clever, sparked by the murder of the French national soccer team’s coach and his Pink Panther diamond ring apparently stolen. While the running time is only one hour and thirty-two minutes, this comedy is action packed with constant creativity.
From producer Bob Simonds and director Shawn Levy, this film has been seen as the prequel to the 1963 version staring Peter Sellers about the valuable Pink Panther diamond. Each character interacted to form the comical combination of mystery and corruption, yet all of it connected with Inspector Jaque Clouseau’s inept ability as a police investigator. Eventually, his brilliance brings in the killer and the diamond is found.
The characters’ antics had the audience in constant hysterics. Steve Martin, most famously in “Father of the Bride” both one and two, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” and “The Three Amigos,” as always thrilled audiences with Clousteau’s oblivious behavior and attempts at efficient police work. With overflowing confidence, Clouseau is unaware, mostly, of the havoc he is causing. The first time we meet him he is helping an elderly man restart his motorized wheelchair. Little did he notice that the wires were crossed up causing the man to drive himself right off of the road. Clouseau simply turned around without noticing viewing his work as a success. His confidence later puts him right on his back as he is investigating and casually kicks a rolling soccer ball, only to have it come barreling back at him. Also, Clouseau’s paranoia troubles not only himself but those around him. He, for some reason, must check each room for its security. Eventually his protective habits get him in trouble as he unknowingly brutalizes the chief inspector Dreyfus, played by Kevin Kline.
Kline has played in many movies such as “Wild Wild West” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” This role took him to a character who selfishly hired Clouseau solely to make a fool of him. His devious plan to practically steal the French Medal of Honor from a nun and anyone else backfires and the award goes to Clouseau. He was beat with a chair and publicly humiliated, yet all in the proper French attitude.
Xania, played by the music artist/actress Beyonce Knowles, is the deceased soccer coach’s fiancé. While she receives minimized screen time, her role was as the innocent victim who saw her future husband taken away. She was strangely portrayed at times to be the possible killer as she schmoozed with Inspector Clouseau.“The Pink Panther” was not difficult to follow, as compared to some current mind-boggling films. The casting seems to fit perfectly with actors to their characters, and the script is written in such a way that there were no lulls in excitement throughout. This film is a great idea to see if one is ever in the mood for a good laugh. It is deserving of at least a B+.

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National Signing Day Brings VC Athletes to the Table
On Wednesday, February 1, four stars of Valley Christian’s four-time CCS championship football team committed as a group to San Jose State University. After weeks of deliberation, Danté Perez, Mark Piethe, Dominique Hunsucker, and Bryan North made the decision to join the 2006 Spartan football team. All received scholarship offers from several different schools; each evaluated his options and concluded that SJSU had the most to offer in all areas. The boys have become a part of the changing Spartan football program and are excited to see what this experience holds for them as they pursue their football careers.

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Homicide at Skyway Campus
When Anatomy and Physiology students entered their classroom on January 30, they were shocked to see a “dead” man on the floor. The man was laying lifeless, surrounded by bottles, blood spatters, and a knife. According to Mr. Doug Canepa, the murder had taken place earlier that morning, and there were five suspects, one of which was not able to be located.
After getting the basic information from Mr. Canepa, the students got to work. Each had designated responsibilities to attend to. The first job was to document the crime scene. Using skills learned over the course of the unit, students collected valuable information, took photographs, and collected evidence. “Collecting the evidence was fun. It’s not really like the CSI shows on television, the process is a lot slower, and we had to wear ugly hair nets and gloves,” said senior Maricela Galaviz.

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Father-Daughter Dance Coming
Have you ever wished that you could go to the Academy Awards or Grammy’s? Well now is your chance. Mr. Nardi’s 2005-2006 Leadership class is diligently working to prepare one of the greatest Father Daughter Dinner Dances. This high-end event will be held in Valley’s very own large gym from 6:30 until 10 pm on March 11. The theme: A Night On the Red Carpet will include an elegant arrival setup, a full dinner arrangement, entire dance floor, and an awards ceremony. The cost will be $40 per couple before the event, and $50 at the door. Although this evening is a Valley Christian High School event, the junior high is also being invited. Likewise, you, too, are given the opportunity to invite some girls outside of school, such as church friends. It is going to be a lot of fun, so do not hesitate from bringing anyone you would like.

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Rugby Makes a Name for Themselves
The Valley Christian rugby club has competed in its first two matches of the 2006 season. This under nineteen’s league has the Warriors facing opponents well beyond the typical high school athlete.
College Park was the first team to challenge the Warriors. As opposed to the regular halves of thirty-five minutes each, this was both teams’ first scrimmage at fifty minutes total. College Park due to it under nineteen rule is made up of mainly the hated Bellarmine Bells, respectfully hated of course. Down the skyway hill, the teams met on February 4 at Rolling Rock Park, a neighborhood park in community surrounding Valley Christian. The early afternoon (kick off) started the thirty-man battle to jump on the first ‘try.’ Remember that ‘tries’ can be compared to a touchdown in American football yet are worth five points. They are scored by not just reaching the goal but by touching the ball down into the try zone. Due to the location, the two point conversion kicks could not be taken because there were no field goal uprights; these would follow all tries.

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