Temptation
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You can almost see the director's
temptation
to create a movie with a VERY personal note and different to the original.
I also liked how they showed Dennis trying to resist the
temptation
to do something bad but can't resist.
The actor resisted the
temptation
to make his character campy, and so we have sympathy for him.
I had steered clear from this abomination for so long to only let my guard down and allow the
temptation
to take hold.
I think the symbolism of the murdered man is killing the man that likes the stronger personality, but cannot resist the
temptation
of a younger girl - just like her editor lover who cannot leave his wife but will indulge in side affairs.
And, to its credit, the film shows very vividly how dangerous it can be to give in to the
temptation
to purchase a pack of smokes!
The title doesn't really suggest it but once you begin to watch it it just captivates you and you can't resist the
temptation
to finish the whole movie.
Theres is too much of a
temptation
for these directors to turn the film into a media circus, cheesy songs are one medium for this.
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.
He plays the devil - The "I'll give you a million bucks if you abandon completely yourself, your principles, your loyalties" - kind of devil - He is married to the splendid Patricia Clarkson ( part Meryl Streep part Wayland Flower's Madame) and the object of his
temptation
is Peter Sarsgaard, one of the best creepiest actors ever to appear on film.
That, plus another very typical male response by her father to excessive
temptation
by his wife's sister who, without a care for the family unit, threw her many sexual charms at her drunk brother in law.
Unique--insightful and humane, never succumbing to the
temptation
to satirize the failings and fallacies evinced by the almost-too-real people the filmmaker documentarizes.
Perhaps that's part of the problem then, because in every film version I've seen (save, perhaps, for the Jeremy Brett Granada one, where the hound looked as though it merely wanted a Milk-Bone and a nice tummy rub), scriptwriters can't resist the
temptation
to add dubious "improvements" to Sir Arthur's masterwork.
A program designed to make Vampires not want to drink human blood & be there if they need help or are having trouble, the first step is apparently to 'admit you have a problem' & ends with 'smile, your a winner!' although there's lots of hard work &
temptation
to overcome between.
Rémi tries very hard (honestly, he does) to resist the temptation, but what's a lonely man to do when a scantily clad young gal keeps throwing herself at him and continues to sneak into his bed at night?
And Jean Harlow, luminous and intelligent - with a practical notion of love - but playing
temptation
better than any actor I've ever seen.
My only complaint is that director Barmak could not avoid the
temptation
of preaching to the audience.
I had no intention of seeing this piece of schlock, but finally caved into
temptation.
It was nominated for and should have won the Academy Award for it's principal film editor Thelma Schoonmaker who would go on to successful career editing such films as The Color of Money, Good fellas, Cape Fear, The Kings of Comedy, Gangs of New york, The Last
Temptation
of Christ and The Aviator.
As with "Antz," released earlier this year, DreamWorks has successfully resisted the
temptation
to populate this film with characters that can be turned into further revenue through toy sales.
Their struggles with
temptation
and the small everyday sins are depicted in a realistic way, and I love the angelic interaction!
Inspiration, feelings, thoughts, emotion, life, tension, idealism, morality, activism, temptation, love, friendship...
So if you loved the first, resist the
temptation
to spoil your memory with this second one!
Inevitably, the
temptation
to show their stylistic talent is what dooms well-intentioned 'verite' directors to water down their works with artifice.
Amid the confusion, the one really important political issue is ignored: whether we can design rules and allocate institutional responsibilities to ensure that monetary financing is used only in an appropriately moderate and disciplined fashion, or whether the
temptation
to use it to excess will prove irresistible.
So why do I hope that they resist that
temptation?
Yet since our own vote makes such a tiny contribution to the outcome, each of us still faces the
temptation
to get a free ride, not bothering to vote while hoping that enough other people will vote to keep democracy robust and to elect a government that is responsive to the views of a majority of citizens.
There is a perennial
temptation
to focus on – even to overemphasize – the short-term, tactical drivers of commodity-price movements, at the expense of giving longer-term, structural factors their due.
The
temptation
to bet against continued Greek participation in the euro is now greater than ever.
On the other hand, juxtaposed against these positive developments are a fresh set of challenges, namely increasingly pro-cyclical liquidity provision by market makers, the rise of populism, and a
temptation
to rely on currency depreciation as a substitute for structural reforms.
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