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One of the many speculations about Y2K was that the world was going to end at the
stroke
of midnight on December 31, 1999.
The curse of Monkey Island is a brilliant video game and its a
stroke
of genius from the video game designers at lucasarts to have created this sequel.
He was a
stroke
of genius.
Given that he suffered a
stroke
during filming, looked like death warmed over through much of it (from the opening two-shot of them together you'd never guess that Laurel survived Hardy by eight years) and was subsequently diagnosed with diabetes (once he adjusted his diet accordingly he restored himself to health), one can understand why Laurel didn't think this film was the most pleasant experience of his life.
It is such a mad
stroke
of cinematic genius to pull off some of things that are pulled off in the film, though for someone like this director after coming off of his best work- Battleship Potemkin and October- it could have been something he scoffed at at first.
The idea of the dead girl narrating the movie is a
stroke
of genius which elevates the movie from merely good to excellent.
Antonioni, in his eighties, had been crippled by a
stroke.
Stroke
after
stroke
on the scene canvas.
But this is just the broadest
stroke.
This is a absolutely masterful
stroke
of genius by Paul Thomas Anderson the writer/director of this movie.
The second version is a reconstruction of the way it was shown in the United States under the title of THE
STROKE
OF MIDNIGHT as released by Metro (before it was M-G- M).
Enticing Sean Connery to return to the role he made famous was a
stroke
of genius, as was titling the movie in a way that references his past vow to not play Bond again.
I'd rather have a
stroke
than watch this nonsense.
Most sequels of this sort are pretty lame - pale imitations of the originals, and while this one is certainly no
stroke
of genius, it manages to be consistently entertaining, especially if you're a pro-wrestling fan.
By the way, this is obviously after Curley's first stroke, and his reduced energy level is clear.
I found it somewhat unbelievable that Manzari's goons who chased Tony through the streets didn't actually
stroke
out before Tony even laid a hand on them.
i had more fun watching the paint dry at my local hardware store on an august day while suffering from a migraine and heat
stroke.
And Mary, was she suffering from a
stroke
or something?
Director Bernds originally wrote the screenplay in 1946 for the Stooges, but when Curly Howard suffered a career-ending stroke, it was tailored for the Columbia comedy team of Schilling and Lane (their version was released as "Pardon My Terror.")
In a
stroke
a brilliance, the green zone here is called "The Emerald City" and aptly so, for this Oz-like neighborhood attempts to keep out the ravages of war going on elsewhere in the metropolis.
Pure
stroke
of genius.
Casting Joan Fontaine as a poisoner (and an adulteress, which was just as shocking then - I'm not kidding, kids) was a masterful
stroke.
Dwight Frye steals the show in this one as a foolish young man(who seems to be mentally handicapped) who gets himself blamed for vampire-like murders especially after he reveals his love for bats which he likes to
stroke
and give to unsuspecting friends as 'gifts'!.
They were caught by some
stroke
of ironic chance (a cop followed them and stopped them for having a stolen car after Smith and Hickcock helped out a boy and his old man collecting bottles for change), and sentenced to hang by the neck until dead.
You are so drawn to every detail of the story and to every
stroke
of the pencil & brush.
Under the brush
stroke
direction of Mike Newell, these actors accomplish vividly memorable performances that are photographed with a sublimely subtle painter's eye.
Casting unknown Michelle Rodriguez as Diana was a
stroke
of genius.
Charlton Heston as Andrew Jackson was a
stroke
of genius.
I knew then that I would seldom see such a bold stroke; Lancaster shows what he is really made of when the glossy facade is dropped.
Being a complete sourpuss when it comes to most comedic film offerings from the last three decades (though I attribute a lot of that to inanity rather than taking full credit for being a wet blanket), I find that when there is a film that makes me laugh so hard that I am concerned about the possibility of a stroke, I have no choice but to rave about it.
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