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They also get busted for
attempting
to smuggle drugs into a third world country and that spells disaster.
By
attempting
to realise something... then flying through the air almost immediately.
In 1996's "101 Dalmatians," Cruella De Vil was arrested by the London Metropolitain Police (God bless them) for
attempting
to steal and murder 101 puppies - dalmatians.
Director Sam Pillsbury and screenwriter Mari Kornhauser lay on the tawdry soap opera-style histrionics something thick while
attempting
to tell a wannabe serious and insightful story about desire run amok and its potentially dangerous consequences; the plot goes gloriously off the rails in the laughably histrionic last third.
The effect was to make it seem as though the director was
attempting
to s-t-r-e-t-c-h limited footage to take up more time.
In the process of
attempting
to clean the place up so as to hold a big auction in it with hopes of selling it to the highest and wealthiest bidder the two men realize (much to their dismay) that the house's oldest resident, a tiny little mouse, is unwilling to give up his much loved abode without a fight!
The story of a cult of dead teenagers
attempting
to turn other teenagers into One of Them is so incompetent in ever single aspect, that just watching One of Them try to act is a daunting task indeed.
Yeager's almost alone with no media around, out in the desert
attempting
a record which won't put him on Life Magazine's cover.
The idea of a human being able to interact with the trains and people of Sodor has some appeal; sadly that - and watching Alec Baldwin having a ball and Peter Fonda
attempting
to "keep it real, man" - is the only high point in this film.
This movie, among several others, kept me sane while
attempting
to cope with my divorce several years ago.
The movie first starts out with Chuck Yeager(Sam Shepard)
attempting
to break the sound barrier.
The special effects sequences almost border on parody, not at all scary, but more unintentionally hilarious, such as when Robbie's(Oliver Robins)braces go amok or when Steve(Craig T Nelson)swallows a "possessed" worm in a Tequilla bottle, with Kane
attempting
to use him to harm his family, regurgitating it!
Reluctantly, she responds to the advice of a roommate, for a little extra cash, by getting in the car with a stranger she meets in her club,
attempting
to back out, but her choice of a pick-up was lousy..an expert hunter, who has graced the cover of magazines devoted to the sport, who likes to hunt down prostitutes on the side!
Disney is no-doubt
attempting
to flex its CGI muscle as it transitions away from hand-drawn animation (also, see the theme park commercials, Mickey's Philharmagic, etc.).
Saw something similar to that camera work during the 1989 earthquake of Northern California while
attempting
to film the World Series.
The movie was obviously
attempting
to be like one of the classic screwball romantic comedies.
While
attempting
to be a send-up of hicks and small-minded rednecks, they even got THAT wrong!
Best of all: our heroes are sent to prison while
attempting
to flee the country at a heavily manned border.
In no way am I
attempting
to belittle the plight that chemical warfare presents.
The rescue team put together to go in, unable to contract a professional adviser, as all believe the isle is cursed, are forced to hire the only guide available; a drunken ill tempered recluse, who's spent the last decade
attempting
to running from the memories of animal experimentation gone horribly wrong.
It's amazing what Tavernier has been able to do with a very basic story of a French couple - Jacques Gamblin and Isabelle Carre -
attempting
to adopt a baby girl in Cambodia.
Here scientists have spent the past decade
attempting
to master time travel.
In the very beginning of the movie, Kull (Hercules) is
attempting
to join an army, but fails.
Though
attempting
to make a low-budget horror film with serious undertones about the dark recesses of the unconscious mind, he has instead put a group of very capable actors into a series of macabre scenes - some of which are quite good - but that don't add up to much.
The doctor is
attempting
to use the zombies to extract information from the missing admiral to help his country's war efforts.
A group of bad ninjas just happen to be
attempting
to take over the park for a ransom while they are there.
The cast is brilliant from the top to the bottom of the credits, and the lead, Steven Mackintosh, is particularly outstanding as the trapped innocent
attempting
to piece together what he's fallen into.
Its creators would probably be very happy with this consensus, they were not
attempting
to create a future classic - only to create a comedy which would succeed when it was released and would give them a great deal of fun whilst making it.
The makers were
attempting
to show the end as victorious, but it goes way over a young child's head and leads to toddlers running around saying "Lock it up Shorty".
The show is to be commended for
attempting
to educate viewers about little people and demonstrate how they are essentially "just like you and me", but that is also its downfall - for ordinariness simply hasn't made for compelling TV viewing since the days of "Father Knows Best".
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