Word: glorious
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What can a punk kid, a has-been general and a comedy team of robots do against the dark, illimitable powers of the Galactic Empire? A universe of plenty-as audiences can discover beginning this week in Star Wars, a grand and glorious film that is the best movie of the year so far. Star Wars is a combination of Flash Gordon, The Wizard of Oz, the Errol Flynn swashbucklers of the '30s and almost every western ever screened...
...Clearly it could have a more pronounced effect on the campaign than political pros now think. The film introduces the brave young astronaut to an entire generation that has come of age (and voting age) since the early 1960s and vividly reminds anyone older of what undeniably was a glorious push into the New Frontier. If the on-screen Glenn seems somewhat priggish next to the other fighter jocks, he also seems tailor-made for the presidency. Has anyone ever suffered in a primary for not carousing, or for being too diligent...
...than a ton each, it gives the boat added stability, more agility in tacking and greater speed overall. While his boat clearly had the advantage over all comers in light winds, many experts questioned whether it could perform as well in heavier conditions. Australia II, it turned out, is glorious in any kind of weather...
...star; a scorpion clambers up the entwined legs of two lovers, across the woman's breast and into the bloody gape of her slit throat. In the past, Fassbinder had seemed a master without masterpieces, teasing with his outsize talent but never quite delivering. And now, posthumously, a glorious surprise. Berlin Alexanderplatz is the goods...
...People relied too much on government, lacking enough faith in the free market. The newcomers told everybody that they were economists, with solutions that could bring about a tremendous recovery--not the recoveries of late, where high growth came only with high inflation and bloated government deficits, but a glorious recovery spurred by the private sector with low prices. They would also cut taxes, increase of defense spending, and balance the budget. And this recovery was especially unique since it was invisible to anyone who was unfit for his office or unforgivably stupid...