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Tuesday, 9 Features Sept. 18, 2012 Comics UUndeadndead RRetributionetribution BY SEAN LEAVY Opinions Editor

Even since George Rome- ro’s Night of the Dead, zom- bies have become an iconic symbol in both ilm and vid- eo games. In 2002, the irst post-millennium ilm restarted the un- dead craze in Hollywood. Now, a full 10 years later, the ifth installment Resident Evil: Ret- ribution, slams into theaters, continuing the zombie craze in cinema. Offering the latest 3D technology, stunning visuals, COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA and the horde of undead, Ret- complex story that it is trying ribution presents a new take to tell. Retribution attempts to on the classic genre started by combine the horror element Romero. of the video games with a new In the ilm, Milla Jovovich science iction spin. However, again portrays , the lone since the ilm is constrained survivor of the original out- by its 90-minute running time, break depicted in the irst Res- not all of the ideas are fully ident Evil. Several years have expressed. With tributes to passed, and like the , ilms such as Aliens and Blade the Earth has withered and Runner, the movie would have died. Now, facing extinction, beneited from a longer run Alice prepares for her greatest time to allow for the ideas to battle: ighting the Umbrella be fully developed. Corporation. Not since Fast Five has a ifth Paul W.S. Anderson, while installment in a franchise been not known for strong storytell- so much fun. Resident Evil: ing, crafts the horror in strong Retribution brings incredible 3D environments. The audi- 3D and breathless action to a Professor Spotlight ence is fully submerged in the series about the undead. Mil- labyrinth that Alice must nav- la Jovovich’ s captivating lead BY ERIKA SUROCK igate while blood, bullets, and performance guides the audi- body parts are lung before Staff Writer ence through the brisk ilm. their eyes. Fans of the series Retribution has arrived; let’s Pete Caringi II’s life has re- are also treated to the return just hope there is still some volved around soccer, but more of former characters, partic- room for vengeance left. speciically, soccer in Baltimore. ularly Rain and For Caringi, playing soccer in (played by Michelle Rodriguez itself was not completely fulill- and Sienna Guillory, respec- FIVE PAWS OUT OF FIVE ing until he added coaching into tively). the mix. Caringi, a vital part of While the new ilm boasts the athletic department, is UM- new visuals, it is limited by the BC’s head soccer coach and soc- cer physical education teacher. [email protected] Caringi grew up in Highland- town, which was known as the hot bed of soccer in Balti- addicted to winning; however, their picture. more. He feels fortunate to have he believes in the importance The class is deinitely de- grown up in an area where of team mentality. He said, “The signed in such a way that the playing soccer seemed like a game is about the team, not in- students have fun while learn- way of life. dividual players.” He also noted ing the rules of the game. While playing, he always that the most important part of Caringi loves being a part of had a passion for helping and coaching is building a relation- UMBC’s athletic department coaching other kids. When ship with the players. because of the supportive rela- he was about seventeen, he Travis Dennis, a junior on the tionship that all of the coaches began coaching U-10 teams, team, said, “He is a coach that and instructors have with one and when he was nineteen, he knows how to win. Not only is another. He has also enjoyed took his team to nationals. He he a coach and teacher on the watching UMBC grow not only also played at Calvert Hall Col- PPeteete CCaringiaringi IIII ield, but he is there to help and academically, but also athleti- lege High School and won two teach us off of the ield as well.” cally. He notes that the institu- championships. Caringi also serves as a phys- tion has put a lot of work into After high school, Carin- coached at Essex Community his soccer roots that stemmed ical education teacher for the making sure the players suc- gi attended the University of College for 10 years, where he in Baltimore and began coach- athletic department. He refers ceed on and off the ield. Baltimore, where he won the was awarded NJCAA National ing at UMBC. He chose UMBC to his soccer class as a “league” Coach Caringi expects to be NCAA National Championship Coach of the Year in 1984 and because he felt intrigued by that is broken up into two working with the UMBC soccer in 1975. This was the irst time 1989. Caringi then became the challenges that lay ahead. teams. At the end of the semes- team for a long time. “I love it that a team from Baltimore won head coach of the Maryland He wanted to help build up the ter, the two teams face off in the [coaching] just as much now as this title. Bays in 1990 and led them to soccer team. “Caringi Cup.” The winners are when I started.” In 1978, he was drafted to the win the championship. Shortly Caringi considers himself to awarded with a Dixie cup en- Washington Diplomats. He then after, he found his way back to be extremely competitive and graved with “C.C.” along with [email protected]