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But Agnes cared more about the
trappings
of power than she did principle at the end.
You know, all the
trappings
that we do to keep up with the Joneses.
It was things like wi-fi, TV, fine dining, and a constant cellular connection that to me were all the
trappings
of places heavily touristed in and out of the water, and it didn't take long for me to start feeling suffocated.
Democracy, in all its trappings, free elections, town halls, endless debates about the proper role of government.
So here, if you look at this poster, it has all the
trappings
of Western culture.
I made a few changes, let go of some loose
trappings
of my old life, and through a bit of a leap of logic, decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
Virtual Sexuality attempts to be a light hearted and cheeky teenage comedy regarding the usual trappings; virginity, boys etc. except the main character apparently turns into her perfect boy that she has created using the help of a machine at a technology fair.
It's ostensibly a road movie involving a disconnected young woman bored with domestic life, and pregnant with a child she isn't sure she wants, fleeing the
trappings
her dull marriage and hitting the open road in search of freedom.
When Tadzio appears and obsession arises, it's evident that Aschenbach hasn't the slightest idea who he is beneath his Gilded-Age
trappings
and carefully lived life.
Despite all it's
trappings
of style and cinematic invention, this is basically another serial killer thriller, following the same sort of plotline favoured by such old favourites as Silence of the Lambs ?
The period settings and
trappings
are beautifully realized here, but the story is timeless and could occur in any period.
Lumumba is an outstanding portrayal, giving a full sense of the story without falling into the usual Hollywood
trappings
- yes, he is shown with his wife and children, but the essence of the story is his politics and those of the still-emerging independent Congo.
There is a lot to like in this film, despite its humble
trappings
of a preachy PC tale about rape and the perp always faring better than the victim.
Full of the joy and celebration of all things Irish, a fine cast, with brilliant settings and superb theatrical trappings, lovely Irish music and the superlative Irish tenor voice of star Dennis Morgan, 'tis the luck o' the Irish to have such a marvelous movie to enjoy over and over again!
Hopeful struggles, succeeds and finally wins the girl, but this one - a life of Irish tenor, Chauncey Olcott/Jack Chancellor - has more going for it than the usual
trappings.
Keen to get away from the
trappings
of old sitcoms which made an uneasy transition to the big screen, Messrs Pemberton, Dyson, Shearmsith and Gatiss have gone down a different road, addressing the problems of dealing with their success along with adding other creations and, inevitably, rehashing some of their best-loved characters.
Basically you had this very slow pace and this naturalistic style of acting, but it was all there to prop up a very formulaic and predictable story, complete with all the
trappings
one would expect from any small town melodrama -- everything from the boy cheating with his teacher's wife to the handicapped kid who everyone picks on.
Plot about a female bartender having a baby out of wedlock, and years later giving the young girl over to the child's wealthy father so she'll have a shot at a better life, can't escape tatty, old-fashioned
trappings
and sentiment.
But with all the
trappings
of a typical lame '70's sit-com show complete with obtrusive laugh track and you'll still have no clue how sheer putrid this failed show was.
Intellectually dishonest...this movie is the kind of film that's able to fool so many people into thinking it's worthwhile because it has the
trappings
of something more ambitious.
Pacino's protege was a weak character that would have been eaten alive in Godfather 1 or 2. Then scenes such as, Corleone being invested with all the
trappings
of the Catholic Church with full choir, the assassin on horseback riding away into the sunset, the unseen helicopter machine gunning of the meeting (where the 'goodies' get away and everyone else is shot),daughter and 1st cousin rolling bits of pasta across a board, the pathetic shooting on the steps ..... Corleone stuffing sweets down him with orange juice for diabetes (a man of his intelligence and guile isn't ready for an emergency?)... NO it was not good and with the best will in the world I wont be able to watch it again.
This was a nice attempt at something but it is too pretentious and boring to rise above it's low budget
trappings.
John McIntire is excellent as the law of Skagway with due respect for the
trappings
of justice over the reality of it.
It has all the
trappings
of a horror film but this it is not.
The graphics where good the story line seemed solid and it had all the
trappings
of a great movie.
Princess Tam Tam is without the
trappings
of racism, in the way we think of racism in the United States, but there are more subtle (to the American viewer) assertions about ethnic identity during the time.
It's basically a few terribly inaccurate occult
trappings
as an excuse to show some Brit boobies... don't waste your time.
When the erudite and strikingly pragmatic leader, Sheikh Cemal, appoints him as his financial organizer, Muharrem gets endowed with all the amenities and
trappings
of a modern world businessman.
Although the film's period Los Angeles has all the
trappings
of ye olde Hollywoodland, it looks like a movie set.
It has all the
trappings
of an entertaining musical, but the chemistry is not there.
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