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...liked it but it was also icky. And I was sad because it meant the movie was going...
...safe to say that, if you're reading this review, the movie's not for you. Anyone over nine can expect the movie's antiseptic energy to get enervating; G rating can be grating. The long dialogue scenes, meant to create the Act II Troy-Gab separation that will be resolved in Act III, often devolve into logorrhea. Tip to parents and kids: when the two leads start talking seriously, go for your popcorn and pee breaks...
...This is a movie that packs more solemn, sodden farewells into the last 10 mins. than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King did in its final half-hour. (Hey, guys, you're going off to college, not Iraq.) The climactic gravity is meant to threaten the kids that their beloved franchise may be no more. Yet we know that a fourth High School Musical is already in the works? And can Disney's theatrical arm possibly resist sending their golden goose to Broadway? After all, Mary Poppins is playing just down the block from the Empire...
...Indeed, automobiles have become Turkey's single most important industry, overtaking the traditional No. 1, textiles. Along with Renault, three other foreign giants - Fiat, Honda and Toyota - all have significant production facilities in the country. About 80% of output is exported, mainly to Europe, which until recently meant booming business. But as the specter of recession comes to haunt Germany, France and the rest of the Continent, automotive sales have been badly hit. In Turkey, that has resulted in a drop in production since June, after five years of continuous growth. "Foreign orders are drying up and there's nothing...
...clashed noisily and often with fellow council members. But he looks back on his four-year tenure in office as a success. He recalls persuading an 85-employee local firm not to relocate elsewhere: "It wasn't like I promised them anything, I just told them how much they meant to our city." He also claims credit for upgrading his police officers' weaponry and the subsequent decline in gang activity on the streets. "We made it undesirable for them to be there. It's called firearm superiority...