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And Sean Patrick Flanery is fine as the charming psycho who evokes Michael J. Fox as Hannibal Lechter.
Fear is what this movie evokes, Richard Gear feels like an outsider, who is viewed of having western decident values, in a society where his lawyer states the groups importance over the individual in society.
Moreover, Hanson astutely nails the whole right-on groovy swingin' 70's zeitgeist, evokes a highly credible sense of everyday mundane reality and builds plenty of nerve-wracking tension which reaches a harrowing fever pitch in the terrifying final third.
"Lake Dead" tries hard, but the film never evokes the slightest frights and not even the explicit gore has a shocking impact.
Even his name, Chamberlain Haller, evokes seriousness.
Boorman retells the Arthur legend in a way that evokes both the mythic power of Tolkien and the operatic splendor of Wagner.. ( Indeed, the sound track makes frequent use of Wagner.)Some
The name De Mille evokes big sets, big costumes and bigger action and Crusades was his follow up to his earlier take on Christian oration from the scandalous - in a good way - Sign of the cross.
It evokes mood and place and emotion and passion and atmosphere.
No pulled punches and not a speck of self-referential wit here, just classic stalker/slasher mayhem, presented by Hooper in a style that skillfully evokes the low-budget, grainy realism of such earlier fright flicks as his own '74 classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
It evokes varied, sometimes profound, emotional reactions from all who see it for what it is.
Too bad it's not available on VHS or DVD, when I first saw this film years ago I was blown away , the mood it evokes is totally what living life day to day is all about , pure existentialism, my father was one and I have some of that in me , so I totally got it , Life is but a fleeting moment by moment .Existentialist ,Camus was one along with Sartre it's the same day everyday ,only we ,measure our own decay with the man made notion of time.Based on Camus's novel This film will either impress you or bore you.But then again it all depends on how you look at life.
Reaching deep into his past of sadness and happiness, Pan (Robin Williams) evokes real emotion from the audience.
It evokes childhood and early adolescence brilliantly, Pamela Franklin gives an especially powerful performance, as does Dirk Bogarde and Yootha Joyce.
In all, it's a tumbling parade of cinematic images that evokes love, passion and breadth, whether the directors take a playful approach (a majority) or aim for greater seriousness (as in Handke's filming of a potted TV news bulletin).
I rate the picture highly simply because it evokes the period and attitudes so interestingly.
However, it is not all laughs: his excellent performance evokes laughter, pity, and frustration with the ease that we have come to expect from him.
The whole setup of the film evokes high promise but it fails to deliver by a big margin.
Overall, true to its name, the reaction it evokes on watching is equivalent to burst of a bubble.
She evokes her interview with Jibril, a conversation at the White House or the Elysée Palace.
But the story of America told in this election has deeply diminished the soft power the US evokes.
Engagement of such actors in analysis evokes the second concern about PMSCs.
This is a good moment for NATO, but one that evokes more a sense of relief than of celebration.
Italy’s Minister for Trade and Europe, Emma Bonino, commenting upon the Microsoft ruling, observed that the very name Microsoft evokes “what the US is capable of doing.”
The case evokes memories of the days when the KGB’s influence was pervasive, and dissidents across Eastern Europe and Soviet lands like Turkmenistan lived in fear.
Engineering an Energy MiracleVILNIUS – Looking back at the last decade in energy and climate policy evokes mixed feelings.
Obama’s handling of the Syrian crisis increasingly evokes Jimmy Carter’s handling of the Iranian hostage crisis 33 years ago, particularly the failed operation in 1980 to rescue the Americans abducted following the takeover of the US embassy in November 1979.
An AI Wake-Up Call From Ancient GreeceSTANFORD – In discussions about the implications of artificial intelligence (AI), someone almost always evokes the ancient Greek myth of Pandora’s box.
To some, green growth evokes a countryside covered with windmills and urban roofs lined with solar panels.
But, where Evita’s voice was full of the “pathos” of poverty and injustice, of passion and tenderness, Cristina evokes more anger and defiance.
Physically, Macron evokes more the young general, Napoleon Bonaparte, during his first campaign in Italy.
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