Word: disappointing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...upbeat, danceable, and the spirit is fun; the combination of some devastatingly arch lyrics and beautiful instrumentials recommends itself as music for repeated listening. Studying to its insistently noticeable backdrop is less likely Red All Over has some interesting questions to ask, and its purpose is not to disappoint with quick, cute answers...
...Taiwan as an article of faith were voicing alarm. "It's one more little country we have doublecrossed," lamented Arizona Republican Senator Barry Goldwater. Declared North Carolina Republican Senator Jesse Helms, leader of the New Right: "I can't imagine any foreign policy acts that will disappoint more friends of Ronald Reagan...
This shortcoming will probably disappoint those who see Hair hoping for a jolting dose of Sixties political fervor. Except for an introductory audio-visual mood-setter, the political radicalism remains muddled throughout the show and seems severely dated when it does emerge briefly. The "don't-draft-my-ass" response to corrupt foreign policy is no longer fitting or sufficient; we already know America hasn't always worn the white hat. Likewise, the drive for uniform civil rights has gone beyond merely pointing out that Blacks exist and have concerns and emotions of their...
...comparison, Hauer's silver-haired superman is more human than human, and finally more complex than Ford's victimized flatfoot. Because of this imbalance of star roles, and because this drastically recut movie has a plot that proceeds by fits and stops, Blade Runner is likely to disappoint moviegoers hoping for sleek thrills and derring-do. But as a display terminal for the wizardry of Designers Lawrence G. Paull, Douglas Trumbull and Syd Mead, the movie delivers. The pleasures of texture have rarely been so savory. -By Richard Corliss
Shallow, a native Bostonian, has witnessed countless Commencements. But he says he's been disappoint with the last couple of Commencements speakers. "Watson was just so-so and Vance didn't impress me that much either." he says The highlight at Commencement for Shallow is the student orations: "I always like those. Some of them really thrust into the administration...