Word: triteness
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...down (no pun intended) as the most-acclaimed movie in history. It has received a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations. While some of the nominations should have been expected, others come as a surprise, especially the one for Best Picture. A film with a predictable plot and trite dialogue should not be ranked as one of the top five movies...
...should honor those who dare to be different. If we reward the banality of films like Titanic with such high distinction, writers will have no reason to deviate from tried-and-true themes. The current trend in movie-making--spending millions of dollars on explosions and scenery to obscure trite plots--will continue to dominate the silver screen...
...objectives is to break through musical limits, and although Connected does succeed in weaving together different styles of music (such as pop, funk, acoustic and soul) most of its songs tend to be superficial. While the music may be original, the lyrics and subject matter, are, on the whole, trite...
...real reason for the change? Perhaps Angela Bassett could mop the floor with him, beat him until people that loved him wouldn't know him. But these are ridiculous statements to make about a movie that's based on something as untrue and trite as good triumphing over evil. That's Grimm alright. This movie is about the world as it should...
...hordes of adoring fans waving lighters. But though it may have been linked with the arena, the power ballad came through just fine on the car radio or on the boom box at the beach. The power ballad relied on strong, clear vocals, on lyrics that were simple and trite but always direct and plainly emotional, on the electric guitar and, most of all, on sheer volume. This wasn't the kind of music you'd hear in an elevator or in a smoky club in a college town. This was music that demanded your attention, that drew...