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When Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, the local communication networks needed to be repaired, and teams brought in inflatable communication antennas that could link to satellites.
And when I meet the mothers in so many of these remote places, I'm really struck by the things that we have in common.
And Conservation International had struck some of those deals.
He struck me as being one of those obnoxiously petulant people who are filled with hot air.
This is a Hammer Production which means that whoever made this movie should be struck with a hammer, several times if possible - and where it most hurts.
After I couldn't ignore the hype about the show, I started watching season one and it struck me as really good and I was hooked.... for about 5 episodes, then it started to spiral downwards.
The film opens with a murderer named the Shanghai Cobra having already struck twice and now is about in a scene at a diner in some way.
Speaking of which, the infamous 'hippo cull' scene is represented in an abstract manner - clouds in vague hippo shapes are struck by lightning - but it's still pretty unpleasant.
About 20 minutes into this, something struck me as very funny.
The original title always struck me as a rather overblown definition for a bunch of gun-toting saddle-tramps.
The first thing that struck me about this movie was the terrible acting.
What struck me was that it was a porno movie yet it had great thespians like Peter O'Toole, John Geilgud, Malcolm McDowell and Hellen Mirren in it!!??
However, I recently watched the whole thing again on DVD, and I was completely struck by how extremely stupid the storyline was - how it contained holes, inconsistencies and - frankly - a whole lot of crap - and how horrid the dancing was.
I was struck by the awful acting and script for this movie.
They're in really bad condition, both physically and mentally, and think they have struck gold when their outpost is in an abandoned but once plush mansion full with food.
He reminds me of an over-weight alcoholic man than the boogeyman that struck fear in our hearts back in the original.
Chuck Connors' performance as Colonel Wilcox, commander of the U.S. Army base near Columbus struck me as a bit over the top, and Clint Walker as Villa's Gringo sidekick Scotty didn't really do very much for me.
Was struck at how even the acting was throughout.
Something else that struck me was the movies themes of empowerment for women and minorities.
I saw this play on Showtime some years back in the comfort of my home and when the final note was struck, I wanted to jump off the sofa and give the production a standing ovation.
At first I thought this wasn't going to be that great because of a summary, but after about the first five or ten minutes of the movie, it struck me that I was dead wrong.
Obviously these were two young women; but what struck me is how little this movie has been appreciated by audiences generally.
I was struck by a number of elements during the story, as right from the start, you have a new Lone Ranger theme song before you hear the traditional opening used on the TV show.
With the title of "Inhyeongsa" in Asia, this movie struck me immediately when I saw it reviewed online, with images that made me think of Puppet Master, Childs Play and other toy/doll based horror flicks in the past.
It really struck a chord with me.
In those days much of our full-length comedy fare hailed from Denmark (Nils Poppe anyone?) so this movie struck like a thunderbolt -- it had me weeping with helpless mirth, ROTFL as we'd now put it.
One especially difficult level is called "Lightning Lookout," in which you may be struck by lightning at any given time.
I was struck by the initial seeming goodness of husband Wilkinson who wanted the driver, when he thought it was Everett, disclosed to the police, and the change of heart (and morals) when he learned it was his wife.
I was lucky enough to catch the film during its brief NYC run and it struck me as a worthy successor to such downtown 80s flicks as Desperately Seeking Susan and After Hours, but with a gentle European whimsey that made it fresh and fun.
I love 80s songs so it really struck a chord with me, and the love story (yes, I'm a romantic) was so wonderfully done.
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