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At the Movies; We're indie big bother now, guys.


When a giant spaceship pulls up at the Earth, the human race is in hot water.

The daddy of all doomsday dramas, Independence Day (PG), has taken the States by storm - and will put Box Offices on this side of the pond under siege.

A nasty brand of ETs are on board a spaceship that makes the Starship Enterprise look like a peanut. Their aim is the total destruction of all Earthlings.

The White House and Empire State Building are zapped by giant ray guns. Cities and people go up in smoke by the million.

We're in deep trouble and only a team of cardboard characters can save us. They include Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy-Award nominated American actor. He often portrays quirky, intense or eccentric characters. He is also known for his distinctive appearance and his unique, staccato delivery of lines. At 6 feet 4 ½ inches (1.  and Bill Pullman - the wimpy Wimpy

sloppily dressed comic strip character; always “forgets” to pay for hamburgers. [Comics: “Popeye” in Horn, 657–658]

See : Irresponsibility
 President who is really a hero.

Nothing new in this combination of every War of the Worlds flick and disaster epic.

But it has never been done on such a GIGANTIC scale.

The plot is old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry.

Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
 and the corn is as high as an alien's eye in this high- tech coconut shy A coconut shy (or coconut shie) is a traditional game frequently found as a sidestall at funfairs and fêtes. The game consists of throwing wooden balls at a row of coconuts balanced on posts. Typically a player buys three balls and wins each coconut successfully dislodged. .

It's the most blatant American flag-waver since Eroll Flynn won the Second World War singlehanded.

But it doesn't matter because the pace is so swift.

The scale of the special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques.  is awesome. It's a Cecil B. De Mille De Mille   , Agnes George 1905-1993.

American choreographer who introduced innovative dance to a wide public audience with her choreography for Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), and other musicals.

Noun 1.
 version of sci-fi.

A blockbuster funfair ride that will keep everyone happy.

It's the worst - Barr none!

ROSEANNE BARR is a larger-than-life star who is very funny.

Her ex-hubby, Tom Arnold, is a larger-than-life star who isn't.

The burly actor pops up this week in the alleged comedy, The Stupids (PG).

The title says it all.
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Title Annotation:Features
Author:Marshall, Alasdair
Publication:Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Aug 11, 1996
Words:266
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