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And my biggest worry is that we're creating a world where we're going to have glittering technologies embedded in kind of a shabby society and supported by an economy that generates inequality instead of opportunity.
A shabby man named Estragon, sits near a tree at dusk and struggles to remove his boot.
I was planning on finishing on a dance ... (Laughter) So, that's going to look pretty shabby now.
A good deal of discussion has been stimulated by the movie's final sequences that are apparently not expected by a viewer based upon what has come before, but in reality these comprise probably the only thoughtful portions of a poorly cobbled screenplay, and bids fair to make the work almost watchable, despite the shabby quality of the production as a whole.
fun commentary on the shabby condition of the "married housing"; Irene's wardrobe in this film certainly wasn't at all shabby.. since they never had to leave their little cottage, it appears the whole movie budget was spent on her always-exquisite dresses and hats.
Also, the script was not too shabby like other family movies were.
The cinematography is not so great, but the shabby video also adds to the sense of realism, so its a trade-off, you know?
The acting here isn't shabby, though not very interesting given the character.
The music is not too shabby.
Martin Weisz, who directed the solid "Rohtenburg", will be taking the heat, with Wes Craven, for another shabby "The Hills Have Eyes 2".
God knows I have nothing against low-budget films, but the ones produced in that period have such a dreary, shabby look about them--and, in the final analysis, just aren't very good.
Towards the end, the movie begins to resemble old Godzilla films, including shabby larger-than-life special effects and a (well, yet another) ghost with a Godzilla head.
"Washington Square" is a flat, shabby adaptation of the short novel by Henry James.
There is no such a thing as perfect murder.Lieutenant Columbo knows that.Ken Franklin, who is the other half of the writing team of detective stories doesn't know that.He kills his partner Jim Ferris who had plans on going solo.Now Columbo steps into the picture and asks all sorts of questions from Mr. Franklin.And returns for one more question.Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971) is directed by the young Steven Spielberg before his days of fame.Steven Bochco wrote it.Columbo is a fantastic character with his shabby look.It's hard to believe this man could solve any crime.But he could.Each and every one of them!
A bit shabby housing project style is how I'd describe it, and this is how many people live on the outskirts of larger cities.
In typical rock-em, sock-em Heston style, he battles the bad guys in a not to shabby, but now somewhat dated sci-fi adventure.
The effects aren't too shabby, and the lack of talent makes this movie laughable.
Not too shabby!
Also to be noted is the shabby direction.
Doesn't sound too shabby, Jean Claude Van Damme in a prison full of people who can slowly put their faces on his feet and fists.
Most of the fighters are really unfit and shabby people, and there aren't much that reminds me of true martial arts skills.
Suddenly I saw a rather shabby looking movie that seemed to be science fiction related, so I stopped and watched.
The special effects in which we see the concept of Satan and temptation itself represented on a laughable guy naked, is by far one of the most hysterical things about this film, along with the outrageously shabby sound effects during these strange apparitions.
This was a shabby, preachy fable, which could have been told more artfully with my nipple hair directing and my toenail clippings as actors.
George Bernard Shaw once referred to Puccini's Tosca as that "shabby little shocker."
Casper Van Dien breaks a new record in looking shabby in this movie, although he is supposed to be a marine biologist.
The chief sorrowmeister, Tommy, was a pathetic loser who spent inordinate amounts of time swilling beer and shots in a shabby bar which boasted a temperamental barkeep, a postage stamp sized men's room, and one table.
However, like almost all the so-called "educational" films of the 30s and 40s, it was really a shabby little film designed to be snuck past the censors of the Hays Office.
The super throws Streisand out and she invades -- that's the word -- invades Segal's shabby digs.
The training sequence, a staple of the "fighting tournament" B-movie, is a perfect microcosm of how the movie is as a whole; shabby, questionable in logic and technique, sparse in action and intelligence, heavy on clichés, and despite the possible enjoyment one could get from how bad it is, simply uninteresting.
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