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...wants to supply Abigail with some sort of useful masculine agency. Unsurprisingly, she becomes a damsel in distress soon enough, and Cage pumps up the virility. Riley, of course, is left on the sidelines as a site of emasculation and phallic failure. The end of the film affirms these yawn-inducing gender politics when Riley complains that he only got a tiny bit of the reward because Gates was too noble to take any more of it. Riley becomes the stereotypical gay doppelganger—materialistic and annoying—while Gates comes off as selfless, noble, and dead sexy...

Author: By Clint J. Froehlich, FROEHLOVE | Title: National Treasure Better Hidden | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...vodka. And Chaka Khan.” In the second movie, a similar moment of heartache has her “enjoying a relationship with two men at once: Ben and Jerry.” Watching women channel their emotions into cookie dough ice-cream? Nothing has a higher yawn factor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Review | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

...Yawn and turn back to their computers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bizwatch | 9/12/2004 | See Source »

Michael Schumacher's dominance of Formula 1 racing is yawn inducing [July 26]. I grew up a big fan of F1 races and have enjoyed many years following the sport. Unfortunately, as more and more high-tech auto innovations were allowed, I began to lose interest. The racing was getting sterile, even boring. Now, with almost zero competition among the cars and drivers, you can count me as one whose interest is nonexistent. LARRY BOLT Fort Collins, Colo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 16, 2004 | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...remained in power, the more deaths would have come about. Let me put it this way: "Blair was brave/ Wanting to save/ Thousands from the grave." This, naturally, also applies to President Bush. Juhani Lindgren Hameenlinna, Finland Formula for Boredom? Michael Schumacher's dominance of Formula One racing is yawn inducing [July 26]. I grew up a big fan of Formula One races and have enjoyed many years following the sport. Unfortunately, as more and more high-tech auto innovations were allowed, I began to lose interest. The racing was getting sterile, even boring. Now, with almost zero competition among...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 8/15/2004 | See Source »

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