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It changes the very nature of certain characters- Isabelle, for instance, in the novel, had not a conniving bone in her body- they've stripped her blind idealism and turned her into a scheming whore.
In addition, there were a lot of blunders, for instance the hood of the runaway car, which was popped doing 100mph.
For instance, at least five characters are given elaborate opening scenes and then just disappear.
For instance, in an effort to prove that Christianity is inherently violent, the narrator constantly quotes the bible without giving context, and thus altering the meaning of the text.
Take for instance Underworld and Underworld Evolution where you can enjoy seeing justice done when the demons are slain.
The fact that the young lover has a twin brother, for instance, is so contrived that I groaned out loud.
This film was so bad its actually funny - I think the stunts cost about $2 to make, there was one instance where a baby/small child is being winched from the car by a helicopter - in an attempt to excite the viewer - a conveniently placed bridge is nearing ahead...THIS IS THE BEST BAD BIT OF A FILM EVER - it shows the child narrowly missing the bridge but it looks so bad - you can almost see the make of the dummy that they used - total low budget classic!
Sure they used various actors for Batman, but in that instance Batman was a classic character before any of the actor donned his cape.
In this instance you had a classic character in the blond headed horn rimmed glasses wearing Ralphy that wanted a red ryder bb gun for Christmas... Somehow we are supposed to forget him and accept another little boy that share no resemblance to the original...
First of all, some parts of the film are just plain boring and just makes you want to fall asleep, and the interesting parts are interesting for all the wrong reasons(A guy who thinks he's a chicken, for instance).
For instance, the story shows Emily is a reincarnation of Emilia.
In that one instance, writer/director Ousmane Sembene gives the audience a character that is easy to root for, an interesting film character that could be worth watching for two hours.
And like other overblown Hollywood biopics ("De-Lovely" and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," for instance) chronicling the lives of pretentious, overrated, or outright shallow ciphers given an aura of "mystique" by a society that thrives on the juicy behind-the-scenes details, "Domino" is a film that begins with little potential, and dashes that infinitesimal amount before the sixty-minute mark.
For instance scenes at a fertility clinic are not in the least funny and are quite frankly embarrassing.
The film has terrible sound effects (mainly created from pressing keys on an old computer it seems) and it ridiculously pondering at times - showing a scene of the sky, for instance, for what feels like hours at a time.
It was highly ridiculous, where for instance every sexy situation must turn into ugly disgusting one.
For instance, it has the actor, David Warbeck of THE BEYOND, the actress, Laura Trotter of NIGHTMARE CITY, the special visual effects creator, Sergio Stivaletti of Dario Argento's masterpieces, and the director (and also the story- writer), Alberto De Martino of THE MAN WITH ICY EYES and THE KILLER IS ON THE PHONE.
As long as it's not another half-hearted effort (like BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD, for instance).
For instance, In a restaurant scene that I imagine Reiser had hoped was "Cassavetes-like" there's a laughably false confrontation between Reiser and Falk that is so patently ridiculous, I was embarrassed for Falk.
The part in which an American movie about the Rothschild family is included is re-used very shrewdly here, for instance.
Many superb character actors are wasted as they are either not given enough to do - Sterling Hayden or Eli Wallach, for instance, or they are asked to go rather luridly over the top - John Huston.
In one instance Adele is being put to bed, and we immediately cut to another scene - coming in in mid-sentence - where it's the next night.
It's hard to believe that these films were made by the same man as Do You Remember Dolly Bell, for instance.
Many scenes were unnecessary, for instance the story of the "computer expert" - completely a crap.
Dr. Zivagho, for instance, had a similar running time, but think how much takes place in that film within the same period of time.
For instance, Oboro, who, in the anime is a sweet, innocent girl, completely and utterly in love with Gennosuke, becomes a vengeful clan leader in the movie.
This is one instance where I kept thinking could it get any worse.
For instance, when 'Satan' smashes the cat against the board and writes 'boo' with it's blood using its body as a brush.
For instance, keep an eye on Michael Keaton's use of the pricing gun at the pet store...and also on the documentary-style years that appear at the beginning of scenes.
For instance, I saw both of the recent Mummy movies and nearly got dizzy viewing ridiculous special effects every second.
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