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According to IMDb, as well as to every other website that holds a review; this "thing" doesn't have a director.
As a monk, Boyer held the formula for the monastery's liquer (which reminds me of the true story of Chartreuse) -- when he leaves his "marriage to god" the reaction by his fellow monks holds the shock and fear that perpetuate organized religion.
The original said it all and still holds up.
I guess the same holds true of actors... if these people actually got paid, then you can, too!
The most excruciating scene in the film is a phantom party that Gary holds in his unfinished house for his absent wife, Merle.
The small California town of Diablo is plagued with mysterious deaths after sheriff Robert Lopez unearths an ancient box.Legend has it that the box holds the sixteenth-century Mexican demon named Azar.FBI agent Gil Vega is sent to investigate the murders and joins forces with the sheriff's daughters,Dominique and Mary to fight with evil and bloodthirsty demon."The
So Angela has grown up and gotten therapy and an operation to turn her into a real life daughter, rather than the son that she was born, and now holds a job as - wait for it - a camp counselor!
I don't see enough TV game shows to understand the attraction of SHOW ME THE MONEY, but I suppose it holds some appeal for undemanding audiences.
Over the years I've seen a bunch of these straight to video Segal movies, and every one holds the same amount of entertainment; unfortanetley, the entertainment level is at a low.
But when he later gets an unreleased record that holds the spirit of his dead 'metal' idol.
The film's roster of many capable actors - Caron, Warren Oates, Scatman Crothers, Gloria Grahame, and James Sikking among others - suggests that it holds some promise.
The plot holds much potential for suspense.
While the central courtroom action holds the attention – thanks largely to a commanding performance by Anne Bancroft as Hemingway’s lawyer – the film is too often merely glossy, but also dramatically unconvincing: the jury ostensibly takes the musician’s side because a) the girl invited assault due to the sensuous nature of her profession and b) she was offering no resistance to her presumed aggressor when her sister arrived at the apartment and inadvertently saw the couple in bed together.
This film has lots of good ingredients and a basic plot that holds promise, but the components aren't mixed according to the right recipe.
The introduction grips you right away, and holds you at the edge of your seat throughout the film.
The script itself holds the movie together wonderfully.
The other (the bad boy) simply asks if she'd like a hot dog, which he then holds out for her.
The movie opens upon Julian Sands, lying on his back, a black kitten drooling blood into his awaiting mouth from where he holds it, about two feet above him.
The film's premise holds great promise but I feel it fails to deliver on its promise.
So full of boring, dull, unimaginative characters, and with a lead character with such an annoying attitude and dry voice constantly giving a thoughtless voice over for every action and feeling, this film holds the record for the most challenging film I have ever watched.
Anyway, Dustin takes all he can take and by the end of the film he holds up in his house and fights off each one of the drunk attackers by such gruesome means as boiling whiskey poured over someone, feet being blown off by a shotgun and someones head getting caught in a bear trap.
His first production, THE SECRET OF NIMH, was a brilliant feature that still holds up well to this day.
One part of the film that still holds up: its self-consciousness with respect to the 'fourth wall'.
Girl holds boy up at gunpoint for something ridiculous.
The dinosaurs are the same - RUBBER (Oh, my I could see the stick that holds T-Rex head for a moment.)
The plot seems a bit choppy at times, as if they were making it up as they went along, but because it is unpredictable holds the attention to the bitter end.
Although it tackles a heavy topic, the film holds on to moments of laughter and hope as we get to know the characters up close, keeping the two-hour film from being one that is too difficult to watch.
'The Rookie' was a wonderful movie about the second chances life holds for us and also puts an emotional thought over the audience, making them realize that your dreams can come true.
Being a genre film fan, a child of the 80's AND a fan of hard rock music...this movie holds a special place in my heart.
As Ollie holds a bag for Stan to shovel in the ashes, they get distracted by a painting on the wall, and the ashes end up down Ollie's trousers, so Stan gets another shovel bashed on the head.
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