This paper is going to go through the years and classify the best action movies as being instant hits or disappointing financial failures. ... It has now become a franchise with the addition of two new sequels and a best-selling videogame. ... X2: X-Men United was one of the best movies that I have ever seen, and the critics agree. ... One could not stop smiling after seeing all the scenes of explosive violence and childhood heroes being brought to life on the big screen. ... They said the movie had to much "Sex Appeal" and it used "Cheap Tricks" to attract a larger male turnout. ...

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He goes to a night club with Sofia and his best friend Pelayo. ... The Spanish version is much more fearless in the way it portrays violence and sex. There is a scene in both movies where the Cesar character ties up the Nuria character. ... The scene in the Spanish movie seems like it could have been taken from a home video. ... There are no direct references in the movie referring the movie to Spain. ...

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Producers of television shows have been putting too many scenes in movies and series showing casual sex. ... As the public's acceptance and tolerance of casual sex grew the more movies and shows there were being made showing sex scenes also grew. ... We could watch any show or movie made in the 50's or before and then watch a show or movie made after the 70's or 80's and see how the content has changed. ... The same goes for the people in the movie industry. ... Television is defined as a system for reproducing an actual or recorded scene at a distance on a screen by rad...

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This movie was directed by Anthony Minghella, which starred Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger. ... I thought the beginning of the movie was fantastic. ... The best scene was the reunion between the two love birds. ... Since Ada was deprived from sex for the whole movie, she now gets in the mood. ... The things I disliked about the movie would have to be the way the movie started out after the opening scene. ...

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Marilyn Monroe was a sex symbol known for her roles as a dumb blonde in romantic comedies. ... Arthur Miller was a playwright, best known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. ... In another scene, the group is inside a gritty and crowded bar. ... And so The Misfits was his last movie. ... Behind the scenes, however, tensions were high. ...

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He actually despises her, in one scene, Jack tells the viewers that "If I had a tumour, I"d name it Marla". ... Robert, being the most similar to the female sex ends up dead. ... Home shopping catalogues are mostly associated with women so this shows the viewers that although Jack is doing his best to deny it, it is more than likely that he too has a feminine side. ... In conclusion, there is absolutely no doubt that one main theme in "Fight Club" is the theme of masculinity, as there is hardly a scene in the movie that does not at least hint at either the demonization of females or the impor...

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Sex. ... This movie was an adaptation of a memoir telling the incredible story of a man named Jordan Belfort. ... I thought that DiCaprio did a really excellent job emerging himself into the role of Belfort, especially during the drug scenes. ... The other award winning actor from this movie was Jonah Hill, who played Donnie Azof, Jordan's main business partner and best friend. ... Overall, I would give this movie a 4.5 out of 5. ...

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Release Date: 12/15/93 (limited), 12/25/93 (wide) Running Length: 3:15 MPAA Classification: R (Violence, Holocaust images, nudity, sex) Director: Steven Spielberg Producers: Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. ... The movie centralises itself around Oskar Schindler (wonderfully played by Liam Neeson) a womanizer, a war profiteer and a Nazi. ... The most powerful and emotion scene would be following the story of the girl in red. ... The use of colour makes a point and an impression although the film opening and closing scene is done in colour. ... Schindler's List is one of the best films eve...

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I chanced upon this movie and decided to make the best of the experience. ... Scene: The movie begins with our hero, played by Jack Black, prancing and cavorting about a nightclub trying to dance with the various attractive women. ... Most humans are attracted to wealth, fame, food, comfort, and sex. ... His best friend, Mauricio, can't take it and is determine to "fix" Jack. ... Scene: Jack's best friend, Mauricio, using Robbins, found a way to make Jack "back to normal." ...

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The main character is a crazed sex addict and does many strange things throughout the movie and ends up getting arrested. ... He is a crazed sex addict and his life quickly heads downhill after killing a woman with a giant penis. ... They have been best friends since childhood in the movie and Bob is definitely the "mysterious hero" with his "bride", his best friend Jay. ... He gets busted by all of his best friends in a government drug operation. ... It is racially motivated movie in which the main characters are white supremacists and in the opening scene Ed Norton kills a black man and goes...

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His mise-en-scene is perhaps the most recognizable of his contemporaries. ... These archetypes are the sex object, the wife, and the typical man. The Sex object is first found in 8-1/2. ... This is probably best illustrated in the harem sequence in 8-1/2. ... This style adds a very personal tone and a feeling of being involved in the movie. ...

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Following the 1938 release of The Lady Vanishes, Hitchcock was voted to be the best director of that year by New York film critics (23). ... The style and reputation that came with the Hitchcock name was visible in every movie, in every scene. ... Suspense (and in some cases fear) is built up throughout the entire movie, making the viewer forget that there are only two actual scenes of violence. ... Marion then decides to take a bath before bed, and the most famous murder scene in movie history takes place. ... This scene required over 60 still shots, 70 setups, and over a week of ...

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Scarface A well known historical, Drama, and action-packed movie is Scarface. Starred by Al Pacino and written by Kashif Ahmed, this movie was put together in 1983 to make a thrilling mobster movie and reworking of the 1932 Howard Hawke's classic. ... For example Alejanro Sosa's mansion in Bolivia was actually located at Montecito, CA and the scene where tony visits his mom is in Torrance, CA. ... Their relationship is starting to decline and Elvira's sex appeal has evaporated in powdery dust. On the other hand Tony's best man Manny is sleeping around with his siste...

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This outrageously funny movie was not at all like getting your teeth pulled. ... Saying this movie is funny does not do it justice. ... Everything from the songs they sing such as Sex Farm, Big Bottom, and Hell hole to the solid black album cover which will keep you laughing the entire time. ... Many of the scenes in this film go way back to the 60's and 70's to make fun of the memories your parents might have had growing up. In a lot of ways, making fun or "mocking" is what this show does best. ...

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In 1979 the band released their second best selling album The Wall. ... (album tracks "Hey You," and "The Show Must Go On," were not featured in the movie.) ... These words along with the scene and the man's army uniform reference a WWII scene. ... The next scene in the movie is the most active and set to the song "Mother." ... While Pink sits dying in the chair the same maid from the beginning of the movie is trying to get in the chain locked hotel door. ...

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Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is a movie that takes place in the early 1960's during the cold war. ... Strangelove contains satire and spoofs, but also has basic concepts contained in any movie. ... The movie is about the Cold War period of the 1960's, when the United States and Soviet Union were bitter rivals and each thought the other was out to get them. ... One of the last scenes of the film contains the character of Dr. ... I agree with the author on this, as the numerous quotes, catchphrases, and general humor of the film should land...

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Explanation: Beverly Goldberg plays the role of the often-overbearing mother who will do anything to make her kids happy and be their best friend. ... She is also the type of mother who wants to be a best friend to her children. ... Example John Hickam from the movie October Sky (dir. ... Plot (flashbacks) Definition A flashback is a plot technique that is used to represent scenes that took place before the original opening scene. ... David Mirkin) is a wonderful example of a movie that uses flashbacks. ...

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When it comes to the Red Violin, he claims that it is perfect, his best work. ... This gives the framework of the movie. ... Frederick Pope is an interesting figure in the movie. ... There is a scene in the movie in which Frederick is lying in bed with the violin over his naked body. Of course he is missing Victoria, his lover, but not because of love, not even because of affection, but because he needs his sex in order to be able to produce the music. ...

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"Movie Analysis- True Love Meets the Parents Love is an emotion that dominates all other sensations. ... Kevin is the best man in Pam's sister's wedding. ... Differently, is the way Greg is shown throughout the movie. ... Greg buys Jack a rare flower, the best champagne he can find at the Oyster Bay Druggery, attempts to go find Jinx (the family cat), abstains from sex, and several time he tries to tell Jack about his love for Pam. ... The scene ends with Greg walking to his car with the family looking down at him. ...

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It's description nearly indefinable by the usual standards of movie-making. ... This is perhaps the best overall description of the film, and yet even that is limiting. The movie itself isn't ruled by any conventional plot devices. ... Her life in constant torment, she finds a world of sex and drug use to deal with her despair which finds her on the brink of suicide. ... The bus scene of Forrest taking off to Vietnam is similar to the scene when Forrest first met Jenny. ...

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The myth that a good sex life is the best predictor of marital status is also false. ... He claimed that they shared very little interests and very little in common, but had a great sex life. After marrying, the married couple were divorced because of the fact that the only thing they shared was their sex life. ... I love this movie because it so real to me and what a real life marriage is like. ... Magazines also can take you "behind the scenes- on family life and the conquers and struggles they all face. ...

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Take for example scriptwriter Paul Schrader who has said: "I don't think it is true of La Motta either in real life or in the movie [that he has achieved redemption]; I think he is the same dumb lug at the end as he is at the beginning.... When in GoodFellas Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) asks Karen (Lorraine Bracco) to hide a gun he has just used to hit a guy, she says: "I know there are women, like my best friends, who would have gotten out of there the minute their boyfriend gave them a gun to hide. ...

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The movie revealed that there are other human forces besides reason that determine how one approaches death. ... Another scene where he could have escaped was when he was appreciating nature by admiring the waterfall while standing on the hilltop, while Myron was sleeping. ... On the other hand, another character in the movie was totally terrified of death. ... She was rebellious when she tried to bite off Braddock's hand, then she tried to seduce him through sex to escape death. ... Each of us has been assigned a role in this life, and it is our duty to fulfill the requirements of th...

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It also prohibited illegal drugs, excessive violence, "white slavery", profanity, "sex perversion", miscegenation, suggestive dancing, and "lustful kissing". ... However, the later movie's most famous line was in jeopardy of being allowed in the film. ... Because of its content (the film deals with issues such gambling, pornography, blackmail and murder) many fans have taken the liberty of interpreting the film and its" issues in a way they think it was supposed to be done: Howard Hawks' THE BIG SLEEP (1946) starringHumphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is a very complicated film ...

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And the stars of the ballroom, Ken Railings and partner always dance in white through out the whole movie. ... The best capture of Tina's beauty is in a shot where the camera freezes and we stay in a still for a few seconds. ... Gives us the very example of the attitudes of how the ballroom dancers, way of thinking is focused on clothing, hair-styles, beauty, sex, body-shape and our ideals of wealth and happiness. ... Both the movie and the article "Celebrity Boob Battle: real vs. ...

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