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It was great to see her character transformation in this movie, considering it will probably be as close to live action as we will ever get.
I saw this film again and noticed how close it is to the novel if we ignore the part about Cary's [Leslie Howard] childhood.
This time around, Blackadder is no longer royal(or even particularly close to being any such thing)... instead, rather a butler to the Prince Regent, portrayed by Hugh Laurie(who replaces Tim McInnerny, who presence is sorely missed, and that hole is never filled... his character had an innocent charm... while he was a bumbling and complete moron, we can't help but care for him, which isn't at all true of his replacement) as being intolerably daft(which he apparently was, according to the Trivia page), not to mention loud-mouthed and utterly non-threatening.
This film is close to be my favorite piece of celluloid.
I'm sure this is a show no one is that familiar of and might not think good of it; after all it is almost close to Baywatch Hawaii.
This film made for French TV deals with the tragic effect it has for a close knit family.
Asked if writers are a bit close to insanity he admits when he reads the newspaper "and it says 'boom' I read 'doom,' when it says 'flood' I read 'blood,' when it says 'red' I see 'dead.'"
This film is close to Slumdog, but it is difficult to judge on such film without understanding Balkan life, mentality and a soul which Kusturica presents masterfully.
The casino is about to close and prepares for a big transaction the next day.
The acting, dialogue is very very real, as close to reality as you can get for Hollywood acting.
I have to admit I was highly skeptical of how Hollywood would dramatize the actual history and events and was actually quite impressed on how close they stayed to what was constantly reported on local newscasts and Philadelphia Inquirer news stories throughout the time period.
It is very great for me because the reality of state of Israel, which the Europeans only know for the informative diaries or the newspapers, appears as a close and absolutly human reality, the reality of million people who looking for his place, exploring the whole state, the whole culture with the only aim to feel part of it.
Some of us have more than others but there really are only one or two people that you feel really close with, people that you can say are like your brother or sister.
It is easier to examine a moral problem when it is not too close to home: by putting it in a fictional or historic context removed from our immediate situation.
It takes the sugary-sweet idea of a show revolving around a close family and turns it into a quite realistic yet funny depiction of a typical family complete with sibling and parent spats, brat brothers, over-protective fathers and bimbo sisters.
And special mention must be made of veteran character actor Paul Koslo: as the maniacal Russian Villain, whether he is ruthlessly stomping on his helpless opponents after they've already surrendered or complaining that their close proximity to him in a bar has caused his vodka to taste "like blood" (a line he delivers with a deliciously campy sub-Bela Lugosi accent) he is clearly having a ball and the film benefits enormously whenever he is on-screen.
From the moment that "Keller Junior" character was introduced, his performance made my jaw drop open and it didn't close until the end of the film.
The take off of Michael Jackson is so like him, if you close your eyes you believe it's him singing.
Probably because I stopped paying close attention after ten minutes.
This not even close to anything that could be construed as a movie about pot.
There are two sequences in Paganini Horror (one at the beginning, the other close to the ending) so silly and dumb that you can't do nothing but laugh.. unfortunately the rest of the movie can be quietly trashed away, its boringness is something unbelievable (especially during the music scenes).
I read George Orwell's novel 1984 where we are introduced to Big Brother, the watcher of all of us or at least in this case, these poor suckers who choose to live together under close watch by millions of poor Britons.
Dietrich's final close up and the coach scene with Wyman and Todd are gems.
Presley was showing obvious signs of extreme boredom during this film and you can tell his movie contracts were close to being finished.
How this is ranked even close to a 5, I don't know.
Matthau a close second: "Snap to, fly boys!"
The premise is that four actors who have long been close friends, are all dissatisfied with the parts they have been lucky to get, if they are getting them at all.
Rick Yune if given a chance IE, left the writing to professionals and concentrating his efforts on his acting, has a real potential to be ranked amongst Chow Yun Fat and those type of actors, but his skill has to improve, as well as his close hand combat choreography.
This movie is what happens when a bunch of movie stars who just happen to be close friends in real life decide to make a movie just for fun.
(The other of the two fundamental dynamics was of course the "clash" with Native Americans ["Indians"].)...The same conflicts of culture, politics, "vision", bitterness/resentments/revenge--even language and religion (or the lack thereof) fermented before and during the "Civil War" were continued/extended to "the West" for at least 20 years following the close of the great "War Between the States", with that most famous of bar room brawls gloriously epitomising/personifying these very conflicts!
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