Word: puns
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That is not to blame the theory of communism per se as the cause of these famines--it can be argued that these famines are just examples of the poor execution (no pun intended) of the communist ideal. However, I do mean to point out that these regimes used the same rationale to justify their excesses: the rights of the collective over the rights of the individual...
...deadly FBI showdown with white separatist turned militia icon Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. In fact, the Illinois siege has become a rallying point for militia types from as far away as Nevada. The police find nothing funny about Roby Ridge. They do not want the pun to stick...
Literally so, in the case of an "in-valid" (nice pun there) named Vincent (Ethan Hawke), who since childhood has dreamed of being an astronaut. As we discover him at the beginning of Gattaca, he's on the brink of achieving this goal--he has formed an alliance with a valid (Jude Law) who has been invalidated by an accident. For a fee, the valid supplies Vincent with the stuff he needs--including blood and urine--to satisfy the endless identity checks at the space agency where he works...
...gerunds. Like Ballard, Delbanco has an ear for "pretty mots all in a row," and obviously takes care to produce affecting sentences. Unfortunately, his sometimes clever phrases usually detract from the overall quality of the work. Entire paragraphs are sometimes included just for the sake of one pun. Some sentences read like Delbanco took a thesaurus and looked up a longer synonym for any word under six letters...
Despite its title and advertising campaign, Devil's Advocate doesn't offer much in the fright department. Its special-effect heavy climax is a joke about two lawyers having sex in order to produce the Antichrist. Yet D.A. (pun intended?), while lacking the intricacy and genuine thrills of The Firm or the scares of Rosemary's Baby, is a campy, entertaining mix of both films, boosted by Al Pacino's manic performance as its centerpiece...