Word: pinocchio
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...will recognized the story's reverberations of familiar mythic characters: Frankenstein, Pinocchio and Jesus. Plus the old Philip K. Dick premise of a man who doesn't know he's a cyborg, that Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg borrowed for A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, and which showed up this year in Moon and Surrogates. Plus the literal underclass and upper-class strata of WALL•E. And not to forget the bereft father, twisted by family tragedy, from last week's Law Abiding Citizen. "If you lose your son like this," a fellow scientist tells Dr. Tenma...
...character through the story; the robot Toby's need to prove himself to his dad and himself turns him into a superior being, the best of both species. Ham Egg, the exploiter of children down on earth, is a little bit Fagin, a little bit Stromboli from the Disney Pinocchio, and a whole lot rotten; but, thanks to Lane's vocalizing, he has enough vaudeville swank and showmanship to make him an irresistible cartoon villain. (The same can't be said for Sutherland's mayor, a one-note sociopath who risks Metro City's very existence in order...
...Pinocchio's — Oh yea, you'll want to go to Nochs. You, however, won't be the only one. Nochs is always packed on the weekends until closing at 2, since students can't keep their grubby little hands off the fat, doughy Sicilian slices—especially after a few drinks. Nochs is often rated one of the best pizza places in Boston, so don't expect to get a seat in there or anything, but if you're needing a little grease and bread fix, it's probably worth the wait. Warning: no credit/debit card...
Shrek, to be sure, has its moments. The ragtag collection of fairy-tale characters, from Pinocchio to the Three Bears, who are evicted from the kingdom by the pint-size despot Lord Farquaad, do a bouncy lament for their sorry plight, "Story of My Life," that is a high point, even if the screechy characters wear a little thin as the evening goes on. Composer Jeanine Tesori (with lyricist David Lindsay-Abaire) has supplied a few other cute numbers, most of them straightforward Broadway pop but with an occasional blues-rock beat, as in the funny, flatulence-enlivened love duet...
...word: a medicore Jeezy verse overpowers the plodding “Amazing,” and Wayne’s wisecracks weaken Ye’s jealousy on “See You in My Nightmares.”The album nods off to live freestyle “Pinocchio Story,” and Kanye hits the depths of his self-pity when he sings, “Real life, what does it feel like?” Which is bad news: if he too fancies himself a robot, then pop music’s in trouble. It?...