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From the Vault Summer Movie Reviews Cassie Erler Senior Reporter
Welcome back, Ravens! This past summer has been long, hot, and woefully lacking in movie reviews. But fear not, my friends. For this welcome back issue, From the Vault is taking a little break from reviewing the great movies that DiPietro Library has to offer. Instead, we’re going to take a look at some of the great movies that came out this summer. When the DVDs for these are released, make sure you ask DiPietro to make these great titles available. Movie: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera Run Time: 102 Minutes Review: Four years ago, Dreamworks gave us the masterpiece that was How to Train Your Dragon. At the time, we here at the Vault were certain that any sequels attempted on this piece of perfection would fall
flat. I am not ashamed to say that I was wrong. Dead wrong. Absolutely, undoubtedly, 100% wrong. This movie did the impossible. Not only was it just as good as the first one, I dare say it may have even surpassed it. The character development alone is enough to make me weep with joy, and weep I did during the movie (all three times that I went to see it) though certainly not from joy. I have always held the belief that animated films contain some of the most heart wrenching scenes imaginable –think Mufasa’s death scene from The Lion King. This film was no exception. The characters were believable, with personalities defined enough that we find ourselves invested in their lives. The love interest was adorable, the family was fantastic, and there was even a song and dance number. A song and dance number that wasn’t corny, but instead did wonders for character development. I am just so in love with this movie. Hiccup is our newest national treasure, and is more than worth the price of a movie ticket – or three.
Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan Run Time: 121 Minutes Review: If Dragons made me weep, this movie, starring the fantastically talented Chris Pratt, made me laugh. Not polite little chuckles, but full out belly laughs in the middle of
Some Peace of Mind From Piff Piff Smith Senior Reporter
Well, it’s that time of the year again and the bittersweet feelings are blooming. It seems like summer just started and we were figuring out how to spend our three months un-
der the sun. We look back and wonder…did we accomplish all that we had planned for ourselves? Between
new beautiful chapter of our lives. Where we grow into the people we were meant to be and leave the homes and places of which hold some of our greatest memories. We get ready to settle into our new rooms and get that anxious but exciting feeling. An emotion we all have felt: homesick. But maybe, even when we leave home, we’ll always carry a little piece of it wherever we go. We bring our good and bad habits, ways of life and our parents teachings and phrases. We take all we know and get ready to put it towards what we are about to learn and begin the journey of our generation.
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“Home is where the heart is” -Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder) Roman Philosopher
swimming, hiking, adventuring, exploring and a lot of laughing and learning, it’s almost like too much time, is never enough. So, we turn the page and start this
Graduating athlete tells all Catie Swiderski Arrow Reporter I have been playing volleyball for almost ten years now. When I say it out loud, I almost can’t believe it has been that long. It feels like my first tryout was just yesterday, yet here I am about to enter my last season of the game. At this moment, I can’t imagine my life without a volleyball season in it. My closet consists of more black spandex and crew socks than it does regular shirts, I plan
my weekends around matches and some of my favorite memories come from being on the court. Some people have said to me, “Wow, I bet you can’t wait for some free time.” But as I look forward to my senior season, I can’t wait to be in that gym every day with my teammates. I can’t wait to be reading over scouting reports and hearing Tim welcome us into the bubble with a, ‘Gooood morning ladies’. I can’t wait to win. Thank you to every single person in the athletic department that has
supported the volleyball team, every student that has seen our obnoxious yellow game day shirts and called out “Good luck!” and every member of the Raven Nation that has packed the Fieldhouse for us on a home game. Being part of this community has been the best thing I could have asked for. Good luck to all the sports teams competing this year, go out and get those wins, and make this community even prouder. And to all my fellow senior athletes out there, enjoy every second of it.
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a crowded theater. The soundtrack alone is enough to get you in a fun mood –I myself bought it after I left the theater- and the casting was stupendous. Vin Diesel plays a living tree with a limited vocabulary, and Bradley Cooper voices Rocket the raccoon. If that sentence didn’t make you all kinds of happy, you’re just not seeing it in the right context. Trust me. It works. The plotline certainly isn’t something we haven’t seen before, especially from Marvel. But it’s a plotline that works, so I’m certainly not complaining. It’s the actors who make this movie shine, and the dynamics between the characters that keep you invested in something more than the center conflict. Personally, I deemed this movie more than worthy of a second viewing, and dragged a bunch of friends along with me. They loved it, and you will too. Guardians is still in theaters, so take yourself down to Keene or Gardner and settle in with some popcorn. It’s going to be a fun
two hours.
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