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I am sure Californians would rise to the occasion if ever put in this predicament but for the first 24 hours it would be this silly, ridiculous and tragic all at the same time.
Now Lou Costello was no saint; he was known to have a short fuse, he and Abbott fought bitterly on occasion and even went for months at a time without speaking to each other off the set, he gave many of his directors a lot of trouble and he had a habit of "appropriating" furniture and props that he particularly liked from the sets of his pictures.
I laughed out loud on more than one occasion (especially in a scene in which he attempts to make a pass at a depressed girl in a museum).
The opening moments don't prepare you for what comes up next and even though the action (which there is quite a bit of and, as stated earlier, is extended in the unrated version) is quite bloody, there's a morbid sense of humor running throughout the carnage and I fell out laughing on more than one occasion during this picture.
More than anything it is an occasion for Scorsese to talk about the NY upper society of the late 1800, and it's rigid way, sometimes desperate (see Ryder's character), often cruel to maintain an identity (paradoxically built on the European upper class mold) despite the changes that were happening.
Saw and Saw II are the occasion for Shaquille O'Neal and Doctor Phil, of all people, to share a torture chamber.
It is a very rare occasion that most of the major critics, the Academy and myself all agree on the judgment of the quality of a motion picture.
Worried about being unable to provide a decent meal because of his lackluster cooking skills, Charlie Brown receives some much-needed help from the precocious Linus, the ever-exuberant Snoopy, and Snoopy's jolly pal Woodstock to whip up the best possible food for the grand occasion.
While it is fact that Joan's town was raided several times and on one occasion burned by the English; Joan of Arc had 2 brothers, but no sisters.
Shoving in authentic military lingo can get in the way on occasion.
On only a few occasions have I ever been reduced to tears by film or television - Blackadder Goes Forth is one such occasion.
I actually had high hopes for this movie when watching it in the cinema at a film festival in Copenhagen, the director Amirkulov was also present at the viewing, so it felt like a special occasion.
While Marcel's behaviour upon occasion seems to be vacant of sensate purpose, a viewer will be thankful that his girl friend's appearances in the film are brief, and that the bizarre climactic scenes involving father and son are not lengthier.
Having said that I did smile on occasion and the film definitely has a certain innocent charm, although the film does contain some bad language.
To some extent, but only to near breaking point on one occasion (the cross examination) and to an actual break at the climax.
i wish CBS had not destroyed the original...someone must have taped it on one occasion...please let us know if we discover one! the record is really very good and Peter Falk one can never go wrong.
Maybe because it's a rare occasion nowadays to come across a movie that isn't stuffed with special effects.
It's the occasion to see some places from the old Paris.
It works on occasion, but here you get the distinct feeling that some input from the outside would have helped that film along a long way.
In the beginning, you had demons, warlocks and on occasion a criminal and/or bad witch.
She sings off key on occasion, and the performance seems a little forced.
Brad Davis plays a cop here tracking down his fathers killer, and on occasion has various encounters with defiant vending machines.
Gruner seems to fall prey to the Van Damme syndrome of getting beaten to a pulp before rising to the occasion with brief flurries of energy.
For the finale he throws all restraint out the window and indulges himself in over-the-top histrionics, as if to compensate for a script that didn't rise to the occasion.
I can say this film has staying power as I've seen it about half a dozen times in the 12 years since it came out; the most recent occasion was a week ago, and it still holds up, like a great play.
The lives of the people that used or were associated with the violin were fascinating, along with its near destruction on more than one occasion.
I saw it in this occasion.
As in the Lord of the Rings, it is not a Jedi Knight, or a superman or muscleman or gun-slinging cowboy who is the hero, it is one of the common folks who rises to the occasion when greatness is demanded by the times and situation.
I have half-heartedly tried the New York crossword puzzles on occasion but had no idea what a devout following they had until I watched this refreshing 2006 documentary.
The violence is minimal, if on one occasion strong.
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