Word: badness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...difficult to distinguish where the bad lines end and the bad acting begins. For example, even with his best effort, O'Toole could not sustain the overly-profound weight of an endless series of cliches on life, the universe, and everything that he is commanded to deliver. On the other hand, Mariel Hemingway's pathetic Madonna Wanna-Be portrayal of O'Toole's would-be fiancee is surely worse than what any amount of bad dialogue could explain away. And for lingering, breathless male fans of Star 80, take a deeeeeep breath: Hemingway isn't even looking good...
...young assistant, and the fair co-ed Barbara. Then, after the destruction of the initial premise by the villainous Stiers, the plot divides itself into so many branches that by movie's end, there is no resolution of plot or character--no perfect ending to be revealed by some bad movie critic. The minor miracle at film's end is merely the impossible cap to an implausible development of character and situation, something only a cute ET could pull...
...Stuart St. near Park St., Boston, 482-1222. Fright Night: 1, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 10; Year of the Dragon: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15. Copley Place: Copley Plaza, Boston, 266-1300. Wetherby: 10:30, 12:40, 3, 5:15, 7:45, 10:00; Bad Boy: 10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 10:10; UFOria: 10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 10; Goodbye New York: 10, 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:30; Prizzi's Honor: 10, 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Emerald Forest...
Maybe the disenchantment comes from Pete's writing itself. Stylistically, the writing isn't bad; Pete uses short, pithy sentences and a couple of big words...
...world is a big bad morass of moral dilemmas. There are many oppressive countries on the globe, and Bok is afraid he may have to start analyzing investments in Russia. But the broadness of such an issue should not paralyze Harvard with fear. Few countries are as blatantly immoral as South Africa. And there are fewer situations where Harvard has such a chance to make a clear, effective moral stand...