Virtues
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My favorite's scene is the repeated clips of a TV ad in which Caan reveals the
virtues
of America can be shown to the world by having 2 cars in every garage.
For me if a movie stays true to itself, honest and exploitive of its flaws (and virtues, obviously!) in the name of entertainment, then it has fulfilled its purpose.
Homer was an archetypal American, and an archetypal engineer - he went to Vietnam to work with people, he respected and liked the people he met, he used appropriate, sustainable technology in cooperation with his hosts, and he was liked and respected by them precisely because he exemplified democratic values and American
virtues.
This nifty little movie demonstrates the rock-solid
virtues
of a time, place and kind of masculine strength that we no longer have or even aspire to have.
Here we have a true love story, as written by the woman involved in this love affair, told in a brilliant aggressive style that extols the
virtues
and glory of mad passionate love.
It opens with a stirring patriotic speech lauding the
virtues
of England's green and pleasant land, then cuts to a shot of Eddie and Bill walking up a street, arguing furiously.
There is one outstanding musical number after another here..."Aquarius" is a tour through Central Park which includes dancing horses...Treat Williams disrupts a fancy dinner party in "I Got Life"..."Black Boys/White Boys" features the late Nell Carter and Ellen Foley extolling the ethnic
virtues
of men and "Easy to be Hard" is a powerful rendering of one of the best songs in the show by original cast member Cheryl Barnes, who plays Wright's ex-girlfriend and mother of his child.
In addition to her stories, the excellent production values, beautiful locations, wonderful music, top-notch acting, elegant directing, etc. are the reasons for this series' success and timelessness - and all those
virtues
are present in "After the Funeral".
.Above all, there is Paul Lukas's dignified and detached performance as Hessler, a murderer who can appreciate Cambreau's virtues, yet turns his back on him.
I have seen this movie at the cinema many years ago, and one thing surprised me so negatively that I could not see any redeeming
virtues
in the movies: Dennis Quaid was cast as a policeman that never smiles or grin, while his smile and grin are two of his trademarks.
Consider one reviewer extolling the film's
virtues
that include 'no sex, violence or gore.' Uh, excuse me.
Whereas Babe (the original) bucked the trend of big-budget hits by focusing on the human
virtues
of the animals vs. their humans counterparts, all the animals in this film were nothing more than comical caricatures which one would gladly stuff in the meat-grinder (even more so if one could understand their pointless babble).
An underrated addition to the Graham Greene cinematic canon - its perceived faults can now be seen as
virtues.
Other than that, the movie shows the
virtues
of most of the others in the series: good acting, sometimes lyrical photography, the creation of a vivid, believable, and uniquely recognizable landscape (the absence of which is obvious in the occasional episode where the director just misses it), and a technical quality that of its nature disguises itself: the imaginatively varied use of limited sets so their limitations seem not to exist.
Another time I will try to explain its
virtues
to the uninitiated, but for the moment let me quote a few of pieces the remarkable dialogue, which, please remember, is all tongue in cheek.
The plot contains some of the elements of Wodehouse's novel, but none of its virtues, though he co-wrote the script.
However few (or many) positive
virtues
it may have it has few positive failings.
Instead, it exaggerates McGovern's
virtues
and everyone else's faults.
I love this Sondheim masterpiece and having seen what Sondheim considers the finest staging ever (New York City Opera) live and on video many times over, the movie still has significant
virtues.
While the riot scenes are being shown, there is a background song on the
virtues
of unity and harmony.
He is truly a Hollywood radical because he argues for good old fashioned
virtues
in his movies like friendship and chastity.
(I haven't seen the remake w/ Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn and so cannot comment on the relative
virtues
of the two films) Grade: B-
She is a determined woman, one who turned a wrecked life and an enormous family debt into a reason to teach generations of New England young people the
virtues
of going-through-the-pain to get the gain.
For the lead character alone this is a great film but it has other
virtues.
(trying to avoid spoiler here) On the other side, the film has numerous
virtues
which, to my mind, fully compensate derivativeness of screenplay.
One of those modest little films that are awfully good but you may have to oversell it's
virtues
to get your friends to see it.
My family and I (3 girls, 4 boys and myself) find it a nice overlapping of values and
virtues
for families.
Not only poetry and literature but also epic movies attempted to promote the
virtues
and depict humanity in the spirit of reason and heart.
Although they have the usual
virtues
of good detective stories, they are also a commentary on modern life in Sweden.
Looking at some of the other user comments, I realize that many sought to extol the purported
virtues
of this film, professing Lucrecia Martel's artistic brilliance and method for capturing personality and conflict as demonstrated in this, her "ouevre," but as far as I'm concerned, these people must be blind, if not also deranged.
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