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July 11, 2003
Literary pretense gives way to special-effects bombast
By ANTHONY BREZNICAN
AP Entertainment Writer
AP Entertainment Writer
It's a high-school dropout's worst nightmare:
You buy a ticket to a summer action film. You see all the great characters from the Cliff's Notes you skimmed in a panic before English Lit tests, which you failed spectacularly. And you realize that these characters have gathered on screen to mock you.
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