Word: giant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...yourself as the lead? Even more, would you write yourself as a God--dreamy, confident, charming and brilliant? Matt Damon certainly has written himself the part of a lifetime in Good Will Hunting. And boy, does he jump on the opportunity--his stellar performance is nothing short of a giant leap into stardom...
Although Ellison claimed "no malice of intent," he railed sharply against America's computer industry giant, Microsoft...
Take, for example, Starship Troopers, which on first glance seems like as dumb a blockbuster as they come. The premise of the film is to corral a truly mind-boggling number of Aaron Spelling bit players into playing futuristic action heroes fighting giant insects on the planet Klendathu. The movie doesn't skimp on the gunfire or the chomping, stomping Bug Things, which of course are its major selling points...
...film's self-conscious silence regarding the gender issue. Indeed, the political gesture must have been important to him, because for the film it was commercial suicide: the nudity earned the film an R rating, thus excluding the entire preteen market who buy action figures, love outer space, love giant killer bugs and pay to see their favorite movies multiple times...
...makers of this super-animatronic clunker were so enamored with themselves for creating swarms of giant bugs, big fancy spaceships and massive explosions, and so sure the audience would be equally enthralled, that they neglected to make a passable movie. The special effects are unsupported by any semblance of plot, character development, directing, acting or editing. If you've seen the preview, then you've enjoyed it considerably more than anyone who actually had to sit through...