st waking up is hard to do for austin powers from page 14 bond movies in austin powers international man of mystery in the film which myers also wrote coproduced and probably had much more to do with than hes letting on he plays a nastytoothed british secret agent who after a 30- year deep sleep is reanimated to save the world from a madman named dr evil also played by myers who was also cryogenically preserved since 1967 but they both quickly learn that the world is a different place since they were last conscious powers free loving ways are no longer polit ically correct and dr evils world domination plans are not as threat ening as they may have once been similarly his idea of what consti tutes a ransom is a little out of date decked out in de rigueur carnaby street crushed velvet suits gogo boots and frilly cravats powers spends more time trying to shag the birds in particular his new sidekick played by elizabeth hurley and dr evils seductive assistant whose name is not fit for publication in a family paper and worrying about the condition of his meat and two veg than he does fighting the bad guys as with the previous so i married an axe murderer myers is at his hysterical best when hes left to his own devices when hes cracking the wit espe cially as the kojaklooking dr evil the films hilarious but as soon as director jay roach returns to the narrative things tend to drag as do some of the jokes put simply myers is an unstop pable comedic tourdeforce but as a film well thats another story however theres enough good- humored goofiness to carry things for 90 minutes russells breakdown if its true that time flies when youre having fun i must have been having a blast watching breakdown because the 90minute film seemed to whiz by and yes thats a compliment kurt russell stars as a husband caught in the middle of a deadly game of cat and mouse with a group of brutally violent kidnappers who snatch his wife kathleen quinlan while en route to their new home in california making his featurefilm debut director jonathan mostow has creat ed a tense gripping film that is a nonstop edge of your seat thrill- ride russell delivers an almost flaw less performance as the tormented husband who is forced to come up with the ransom or make the risky rescue attempt on his own as does jt walsh as the gang leader looking and feeling like a cross between deliverance and the van ishing breakdown is as frightening- ly realistic as it is enjoyable director ron howard and mel gibson should take note if they plan on making a sequel to ransom this is how a kidnapping film is sup posed to be done jm ffiwitstifai w7 p have fun all summer long for less than the cost of 2 regular visits individual season pass 8 sive over onafamilyof4ieasoopass only mslw plus taxes y add on additional family members for only 5250 more each plus taxes lwonderlandfronhsatev mon fri9am 7 pm sat sun 9 am to 8 pm i no service charges 2 wonderland web site synched video and high energy dance with hosts mary hart and bob coen 3 wonderland by phone 9058328131 4 ticketmaster in person or call i 1 416 s708000 plus over 50 rides n rollercoasters 20 acre water park with canadas biggest outdoor wave pool 2 areas themed for kids live shows and more family defined as related grandparents parents and children or related family members living in the same household at least one family member must be 18 years or older park open weekends in may daily may 16 through labour day splash works water park open weekends starting may 17 and daily starting june 14 through labour day hours subject to weather and lighting conditions drop zone is a registered trademark of paramount pictures m 1997 paramount pictures 1997 paramount parks inc all rights reserved online orders also avail able via ticketmaster all ticket agency online and telephone orders involve service charges