Word: disappointing
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...standard inclusion of deleted scenes, Industrial Light and Magic—the team responsible for all of Lucas’ special effects—resurrected half-finished scenes and completed them especially for the DVD version. The “behind the scenes” documentary is fairly disappointing, comprised of bland behind the scenes footage and painfully earnest testimonials; thankfully, Ewan MacGregor breaks up the monotony by gushing over his chance to become Obi-Wan Kenobi. A 12-part documentary originally featured on the web works with mini “featurettes” concerning costumes, fight sequences...
Fritz was Harvard’s top returning scorer going into the season, and he did not disappoint. He led the team in scoring with six goals, including Harvard’s first score of the season against Yale, and the game-winners in Harvard’s 1-0 victories over Columbia and Ivy co-champion Princeton...
...still able to draw a standing-room-only crowd. I refer of course to the annual Physics Puppet Show, accurately billed this year as an “External Review of the Harvard Physics Faculty.” And this year, like the last, the puppet show did not disappoint...
Harvard also won the Ivy League scrimmages, besting Yale 8-1 and Princeton 9-0. The scrimmages are often good indicators of a team’s talent. The Crimson entered the field seeded first and didn’t disappoint after its two straight victories...
...Tsai holds the patent on slow opening scenes, and this one doesn't disappoint. We see a man (Miao Tien) at a kitchen table doing nothing for a full minute. Then he gets up, goes outside and returns to his nothingness at the table. Four minutes. And that's the last we see of him; he dies, off camera, soon after. We're then introduced to his son, Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng), who sells watches in Taipei. Days after his father's death a young woman, Shiang-chyi (Chen Shiang-chyi), buys a dual-time watch from him before...