Movie sites

Movie sites

• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
• www.universalpictures.com/flintstones
• Movie Grade C+ Website Grade C+
• Everybody must get ‘Stoned — at least, that’s how you’ll feel at this hyperkinetic yet tedious site. Scope out set photos, screensavers, and even the ”prehistoric slot machine.” Just don’t expect it to rock your world.

• Gladiator
• www.gladiator-thefilm.com
• Movie Grade A- Website Grade B+
• This big-budget spectacle is imperial indeed — and the site is just as impressive, with three versions of the trailer and flash cards that spotlight major characters. Thumbs up.

• U-571
• www.u-571.com
• Movie Grade A- Website Grade A-
• A naval-themed menu goes through stills, bios, set notes, and trailer to a slide show on wartime subs, a behind-the-scenes video, and an e-mail encoding/decoding function. Call it Enigmatic for the people.

The Virgin Suicides
www.virginsuicides.com
Movie Grade B- Website Grade A
Online teenage wasteland that’s even better than the movie: printable VS stationery, a ”This Is Suburbia” segment where readers can submit photos, and archived collages that link to more topics.

• Where the Heart Is
• www.wheretheheartismovie.com
• Movie Grade D Website Grade B
• Play a folksy online board game or consult ”Lexie’s Love Line,” sprinkled with words like darlin’ and hun. Perfect for credulous fans of the book — and too saccharine for anyone else.