Burd The Gnome-Mobile Disney DVD The Gnome-Mobile is not Disney’s greatest live action film to come out of the ‘60s. The film’s biggest stars are the Mary Poppins children— introduced in the film as “The Mary Poppins Children.” I think at the time these two children were in training to become staples in Disney media, much like the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus are today. However, the children failed miserably with this film and were never seen in respectable pictures again. Throughout the film there’s only one song, or one tune that is, with different lyrics every time you hear it. They basically just sing “the gnome-mobile, the gnome- mobile” over and over again. The story follows the two children along with their grandfather on a road trip-esque journey to help two gnomes find other gnomes, all the while trying to keep their existence a secret. I’Il save you 85 minutes and just let you know that they do indeed find other gnomes. —Natalie Nathanson The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever The Last Great Fight Joe Layden Perhaps the best boxing book of all time, The Last Great Fight, by Joe Layden is an extremely detailed account of the events before and after one of the biggest upsets in sports history: Buster Douglas knocking out undisputed and undefeated heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson back in 1990. Now that over 18 years have passed, Layden has had the chance to get insight and opinion from all of the major players involved, including Douglas and Tyson. All of the trainers, managers, sports reporters and basically anyone even remotely involved in the fight have been interviewed at length. The book is an incredibly in-depth account of the rise and fall of Mike Tyson and the brief rise and even faster fall of Buster Douglas. The interviews with the fighters themselves put it over the top. The Last Great Fight is a fantastic book you won’t regret reading. It’s filled with inside stories and accounts that will make you unable to put it down. —Garth McLennan Transporter 3 20" Century Fox Frank Martin is back and this time he wants out. After a mediocre sequel to an awesome action movie it is not surprising he would he want to. Transporter 3 closes out a series that had so much potential but just didn’t quite get there. However, after the first one this film lets the series go off with a little respect and dignity. This time because Martin is coming close to retirement he tries to pass off a job to a new person who fails. So, Martin has to complete it for him, despite all of his reluctance. Along the way he learns that the package to be delivered is not what his employers say it is and he has to once again get even and rescue the girl. There probably won’t be another sequel in this series and there really shouldn’t be. This movie was better quality the mediocre Transporter 2 and was almost as good as the original film. — Matthew Steinbach Watchmen Alan Moore I might not be the best person to review this, as the extent of my graphic novel collection are volumes of super-thick, special edition Betty and Veronica comics that I probably still have under my bed and maybe one or two old Superman comics I picked up at various garage sales. Nevertheless, even I can appreciate Watchmen. It captivates readers with its intricate and exciting plot line, non-stop action and incredible detail. The foreshadowing of events-to-come keep the reader guessing what will happen next, and there is no detail spared in the illustrations or character development. I’m not even going to attempt to describe Watchmen’s plot or its spectacular drawings, they speak for themselves. But, I will say this: if there is one graphic novel you ever pick up in your entire life time make it Watchmen; you won’t regret it! —Ashley Whillans Uncle Fatih’s By Ashley Whillans, Arts Editor What do you do when you are starving and strapped for cash and time and are in the Commercial Drive area? Head for two pizza slices and a Coke for $5 at Uncle Fatih’s, of course! Uncle Fatih’s, affectionately known as “Uncle Fatty’s,” is a Commercial Drive delicacy and always seems to have a line out the door and not just because it’s a super small place. Located on 1685 Broadway near Commercial Drive and right across from the Broadway skytrain station, Uncle Fatih’s serves up the cheapest and arguably most delicious slices in Vancouver. You can practically smell the freshly made pizzas from across the street, and this Drive hotspot must lure many passers-by with its wonderful aromas since the place is always busy and is especially popular with the Friday and Saturday drunk coming-home-from-cheap- pitchers-at-Café-Crepe crowd. Offering exotic flavours such as potato and green onion, Greek, Hawaiian sausage and veggie, these slices are loaded with toppings and drizzled in an amazing range of “eclectic” sauces; “eclectic” as in, “who knows what kind of sauce this is, but damn it tastes good.” But what really makes these slices stand out are the love, (elbow) grease and the TLC (Tomatoes, Lots of Cheese) that goes into their creation. For a mere $5 Uncle Fatih’s serves two huge slices steaming hot from the oven (the staff is always slaving away over a fresh pie) and a fountain drink. This is a great deal after an expensive night out, or for a quick lunch or dinner. While not exactly the healthiest, Uncle Fatih’s is definitely the tastiest and a perfect solution for grease and salt cravings. I always seem to stumble in to this place either before or after a night out on the town—usually after, and believe me there is nothing like a few pieces of greasy hot pizza slices to keep you company on the long SkyTrain or bus ride home from Vancouver to Coquitlam. For cheap, dirty and delicious look no further than Uncle Fatih’s. We give this restaurant 3 Forks out of 4. 19