Word: wowing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...torpor as the first act crawls to a close: the slow reserved pace that initially generates bloodcurdling moments soon begins to retard the motion of the film. Even the supposed surprise ending becomes an “Oh, okay” moment instead of a “Wow, no way, that’s his father?” one. The movie, then, becomes a woeful drudge of cinematic excess: it’s cool for the sake of cool...
...first act crawls to a close: the slow reserved pace that initially generates blood-curdling moments soon begins to retard the motion of the film. Even the highly anticipated surprise ending becomes an “Oh, okay” moment instead of a “Wow, no way, that’s his father?” one. The movie, then, becomes a woeful drudge of cinematic excess: it’s cool simply for the sake of being cool...
...likes steam baths recently reserved a premier bungalow at Oberoi's Mauritius resort, he discovered upon arrival that he wouldn't have to bother walking the 20 yards to the spa because management had installed a personal sauna in the garden of his villa. "It's all about the wow factor," says Henry Gray, general manager of Oberoi's Udaivilas resort in Udaipur, India. "Nothing impresses this type of guest more than to walk in and find that their desires have been anticipated...
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...begins to retard the motion of the film. It never picks up pace leaving the great horror movie moments without resonance at all: They are simply empty shocks. Even the supposed surprise ending becomes an “Oh, okay” moment instead of a “Wow, no way, that’s his father...