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Less real though, I do not think a guy who got where he got would show signs of such irreverence towards everything that his current company stands for.
Another thing that the audience realizes is that Stewart is the only thing that stands between the townspeople and Gannon.
This is one of those westerns that, well, stands practically alone in the unrelieved quality of its dialog.
Of all the British imperialist movies like Four Feathers, Charge of the Light Brigade for example, this movie stands out as the cream of the crop.
As long as that stands, we will have a set for future Alamo interpretations for the screen.
So it stands to reason that we never really know what's going on, even though we think that we do.
Through certain loopholes in the father's will, a man named Charles Barclay stands to gain possession of the Gaylord land, on which he wants to build a complex called Barclay Circle.
Dark, brooding and expressing some early Cold War paranoia, this film stands tall as a Film-Noir crime film.
He stands up to them and protects his home and his family.
Yes, some of the segments are far from perfect--Amos Gitai's hysterical commentary stands out like a sore thumb--but taken collectively, 11 09 01 is a total success.
Best of show: Shohei Imamura's amazing final segment, which contemporary critics such as the thick-witted Mick LaSalle somehow misinterpreted as an attack on 'the terrorists', but now stands revealed as a masterful anti-war polemic; Samira Makhmalbaf's opening piece that manages to blend deep empathy for the victims of 9/11 with a prescient concern for the children of Afghanistan; and Idrissa Ouedraogo's amusing children's crusade for Osama Bin Laden--a hunt almost as serious and successful an undertaking as the one for the REAL Osama.
The folk who produced this masterful film have done fine service to a novel that stands as perhaps the best fiction work centering upon human guilt and human responsibility ever published.
Attenborough at his best since Ghandi, this master piece stands for what it should in movies such as these, no worrying about gaining audiences rather a cry for freedom in the SOuth African Apartheid.Though critised for the biased nature, the movie is faithful to the book by Donald Woods and faithful to the message intended to express to the world.
Where this really stands out is the acting.
Its imaginative content stands in contrast to very-strong realistic sets, costumes and set-design elements.
While many stand-up comedians mesh together in my brain, Eddie Izzard stands out as one of the best.
Out of all the villains, which are all great on their own merits, Tony Jay stands out as Shere Kahn. Louis and Baloo actually sound very similar to the voice overs in the Jungle Book, which isn't a bad thing at all.
The Sopranos stands out as an airtight, dynamic exploration of American life, and how the American experience is shaped and defined by money.
when you add up all the aspects from the movie---the dancing, singing, acting---the only one who stands out as the best in the cast is Vanessa Williams...her dedication, energy and timeless beauty make Rosie the perfect role for her.
Yet, it still stands up as one of the great films of all time.
There is one thing that stands out in this movie THE STORY it is great, and very realistic, it doesn't beat around the bush it is very straight forward in sending out its message.
Overall, the movie is not crack-you-up funny, but there is one scene that really stands out and is, in a my eyes, a classic.
This film stands head and shoulders above the vast majority of cinematic romantic comedies.
Dana Andrews stands "Where the Sidewalk Ends" in this 1950 film that also stars Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Karl Malden and Neville Brand.
He stands in front of us and calls himself a pervert.
Godzilla, King Kong (1976), they all ripoff one another, but YETI stands on its own.
To this day, it stands as one of the finest examples of British comedy and, more particularly, about how television sitcoms become so popular.
What stands out the most is the director's ability to tell a tricky story with complicated details in such a simple and seductive way.
As Blood Rites was entirely awful, I really wasn't expecting much from this film; but actually, it would seem that trash director Andy Milligan has outdone himself this time as Seeds of Sin tops Blood Rites in style and stands tall as a more than adequate slice of sick sixties sexploitation.
Along with Metropolis (1927), it stands as one of the first great science fiction spectacles.
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