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From the rubble of death and devastation arise the most gallant and noble human beings.
Whether one views him as a gallant cavalier of the plains or a glory hunting egomaniac, debates about the life and military career of George Armstrong Custer continue down to the present day.
To like this movie at most you must be a)strongly in love (without a marriage) b) acknowledge English humor which is about admiring gallant and witty life situations and not just running gags c) be fairly very intelligent, because authors gave an opportunity to laugh and cry over every single minute of this movie, and only if you meet "b" and "c" requirements, you can recognize and enjoy author's input.
When Mr. Atoz prepares the machine (the Atavachron-what-sis), gallant Kirk hears a woman's scream and runs into the planet's version of Earth's 17th century, where he gets into a sword fight and is arrested for witchery.
Examples of the film's shortcomings: all of the characters are extremely stereotypical (the hard-working, proud, honorable, heroic mother; her foiling party-loving, less intelligent friend; her gallant but shy suitor; her determined, precocious son; his tender-hearted rogue guardian; the ball-busting smuggler matriarchal with a heart of gold; the patronizing, unfeeling Caucasian socialite whom they un-creatively nicknamed Cruella Deville; the happy-go-lucky mariachi musicians), many of the scenes were equally stereotypical (the boy and his guardian's airing of grievances through an impromptu karaoke scene in the back of the Native-American run diner; the cathartic sacrifice of the once-gruff guardian at the end, complete with face-in-grass-knee-on-back cuff shot with the cops; the cornering of the boy at his own birthday party by his money-hungry,aggressive relatives; the bated breath scene of anticipation at the border patrol station), and finally, the amateur, over-the-top performances given by nearly all of the actors in the film.
It is a light work with some sombre undertones from the military setting: we are after all in the summer of 1914, and the gallant young officers will soon be facing the terrors of the Great War.
The plot of "The Emperor's Candlesticks" is total nonsense in the 1930s Hollywood fantasies about benevolent despots, courteous kidnappers, and gallant spies.
This feeble plot, despite a surprisingly sad ending, throws up few moments of interest and, despite some unusual camera angles and a gallant attempt to inject some pace, Tashlin never manages to make 'Porky's Railroad' come to life.
The young wife sees her gallant young husband off to war, not knowing that she's pregnant.
But the truth is that Europe, for all the gallant efforts of Javier Solana, has been absent from serious politics in the Middle East.
Veslovsky seemed to him still more alien and superfluous when they arrived at the porch – at which the whole animated group of grown-ups and children had gathered – and he saw Vasenka Veslovsky kissing Kitty's hand with a particularly tender and gallant air.
A devoted lad who went with me on all my journeys; a gallant Flemish boy whom I genuinely liked and who returned the compliment; a born stoic, punctilious on principle, habitually hardworking, rarely startled by life's surprises, very skillful with his hands, efficient in his every duty, and despite his having a name that means "counsel," never giving advice-- not even the unsolicited kind!
And yet, what a fine, gallant lad!
Ah, my gallant Ned!
Now, my gallant Ned, do you know how many square centimeters you have on your bodily surface?""I haven't the foggiest notion, Professor Aronnax."
Observing Conseil, I discovered that, just barely, the gallant lad had fallen under the general influence.
"Conseil," I said to my gallant servant, now at my side, "you realize that we'll probably blow ourselves skyhigh?""As master wishes!"
"My gallant Ned, as yet that country isn't clearly marked on maps of the world, but I admit that the nationality of these two strangers is hard to make out!
"Extremely well, my gallant lad," I replied.
?""Professor, that troubled me, because it's one of the best ships in the gallant American navy, but they attacked me and I had to defend myself!
There our Nautilus was completed by me and my workmen, in other words, by my gallant companions whom I've molded and educated.
My two gallant companions stood petrified at the sight of the wonders on display.
Bending over the glass cases, the gallant lad was already muttering choice words from the naturalist's vocabulary: class Gastropoda, family Buccinoidea, genus cowry, species Cypraea madagascariensis, etc.Meanwhile Ned Land, less dedicated to conchology, questioned me about my interview with Captain Nemo.
And that's all of 'em?""Yes, my gallant Ned," Conseil replied.
I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
"But my gallant Ned," I told him, "the forests of Crespo Island are simply underwater forests!""Oh great!" put in the disappointed harpooner, watching his dreams of fresh meat fade away.
I saw a happy gleam in the gallant lad's eyes, and to communicate his pleasure, he jiggled around inside his carapace in the world's silliest way.
?""192,000 years, my gallant Conseil, which significantly extends the biblical Days of Creation.
"Will master," the gallant lad said to me, "allow me to wish him a happy new year?"
And with that, the gallant lad went away.
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