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Word: undergrown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1998-1998
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...read that right. For to shatter the mighty meteor, a hydrogen bomb must be sunk deep into its core. That means hiring a wild bunch of wildcat oil drillers, led by Bruce Willis, to do the deed. They are all overgrown boys, designed to appeal to the undergrown boys who are this movie's prime audience. The roughnecks immediately start squabbling with the fly-right NASA nerds--representing responsible, clueless adulthood--who must hurriedly train them for space flight, deliver them to their target on time and admit in the end that obstreperous irresponsibility has its uses. Stupid as this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema Short Takes: Armageddon: Insubstantial Impact | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

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