Word: effective
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...addition, Henry said he felt the PSLM address had no ill effect on the weekend...
...involving a fewquasi-crooked FBI agents; the joke so cleverlyplanned that it seems to have ended before thefinal superb surprise. The final in joke includesCrystal's "consigliglieri" speech--a parody of the"I will not seek vengeance" bit in The Godfather.While several sections of that scene are veryenjoyable, their effect is marred by the film'sweak, predictable climax...
...four foot behind, I did thoroughly enjoy A Waiter Tomorrow. Two servers in a mediocre sushi restaurant deal with the mounting stress of their disrespectful guests by diving from the kitchen with a pistol in each hand. The film doesn't take itself seriously at all, and the effect is delicious. The patrons of the restaurant are also heavily armed, and the ensuing shootout is a perfect satire of a mindless action movie...
...sometimes upbraided specific sections of the orchestra to humorous effect, wrangling with the horns, bickering with the percussion and yelling at the flutes...
...women in this country that it wants to protect. The initial political expediency of supporting the president over these last months has translated into a weakened credibility for the organization. I agreed with the force of Ireland's comments on "Larry King" but couldn't help thinking that their effect was blunted by the awkward timing. The juxtaposition of Ireland's comments and the president's acquittal by the Senate was just too close. I wish she and her organization had been there then as well as now. Susannah B. Tobin '00 is a classics concentrator in Lowell House...