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Everyone else seems to be just mannequins standing around waiting for the next plot twist to fall on them.
You know a bomb has just been planted but you keep standing around talking.
As a long standing SF fan I was looking forward to it, despite it's low budget and the fact that the director's subsequent movies have been less than satisfactory.
The green-screen use is laughable: for example, when standing on a hilltop, next to an animal whose fur is blowing in the wind, we see a too-close shot of the children, whose improperly-lit hair is standing PERFECTLY still... on a hilltop.
There was one scene where everyone was standing together in a bar, and he was the same height as everyone else.
'Feardotcom' was filmed in Luxembourg (apparently standing in for New York, I think.)
After reading other reviews, I do agree this was more of a mood piece, which centers on Tab's character growing up and standing up for himself.
Abbott does the familiar bit where he thinks Lou has been killed and delivers a long, mournful monologue about what a great guy Lou was and how he, Abbott, is to blame... even though Lou's standing right there.
Virtually all politicians try to leverage their international status to boost their standing at home.
Throughout Latin America, Cold War-era resentment of America is likely to ease, and its standing may improve in countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and especially Venezuela, which has been a Cuban ideological satellite and the Castro regime’s major economic lifeline.
Deforestation also leads to reduced absorption of rainfall, which increases the volume of standing water.
But world politics seems to be diverging from that style, and increasing agitation in Germany has taken a toll on her standing.
That debate has gone on, right to a recent conference in Singapore which gave the Mahatir/Stiglitz team a resounding victory capped by a standing ovation from a crowd of top Asian top businessmen.
In Africa, tribal separatists oppose anyone standing in the way of independence.
It should be noted that, even if Rajapaksa does not become prime minister, he is likely to win a seat in Parliament, providing him with the influence and political standing he needs to lead his SLFP faction more openly.
And is society better off if she, the chief legal counsel for a large corporation, spends much of her time standing in line?
Auctioning seats for money makes sense – the lawyer contributes more to society by preparing briefs than by standing in line.
It is likely that the Guardian Council, which can veto legislation and bar candidates from standing in elections, will use its power to shift the balance in favor of Ahmadinejad’s conservative critics.
And with them were Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Robert Gates, Larry Eagleburger, William Webster, and others of standing and experience.
Israel UnboundTEL AVIV – Israel’s persistent occupation of Palestinian lands is irreparably damaging its international standing – or so the conventional wisdom goes.
Indeed, today the US economy is standing on the brink of biotechnological and, perhaps, nanotechnological revolutions of vast scale and scope.
But the contrast between bank profitability and the woes of everyone else turns up the political heat on the central banks, which have to explain why it is only their “friends,” the banks, who are standing under the helicopter when it drops money.
With Putin’s personal standing at stake, the top priority of Russia’s police and security services is to ensure that the games proceed without incident.
The generals know that another coup would further weaken the military’s popular standing – as well as Pakistan’s relations with the US – at a moment when Bhutto and Sharif have raised expectations at home and abroad for a permanent return to civilian rule.
If the EU should fail to reform its internal structures and or admit those countries it has promised membership, domestic stability in these countries and the Union’s international standing will be damaged.
Moreover, ASEAN is seeking to forge a clearer position on key international issues to heighten its standing on world affairs.
Second, the violence has strengthened the political process, with one-time IRA leaders standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to condemn the murders.
Rather than standing exclusively with the old elites or the new populists, Macron has promised to rally broad political support under the banner of European reform.
The argument has been made that recognition as a state, even in limited form, will give Palestine the standing that it probably lacks currently to seek prosecutions in the International Criminal Court for alleged violations of international law.
They have their hands full just standing up for their own rights in Hong Kong, and the chance that they will succeed appears to be slim.
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