Sentences with phrase «disastrous fate of»

After the disastrous fate of the much hyped Fire Phone, the e-commerce giant takes back to what it does best - aggressively priced tablets and e-readers.

Not exact matches

Only four years after the disastrous 1492: Conquest of Paradise (a film that would have destroyed a lesser director's career), Ridley Scott was back in nautical territory with White Squall, a semi-successful, fact - based survival / courtroom drama that featured a sizable collection of up - and - coming actors, including Scott Wolf, Ryan Phillippe, Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Balthazar Getty, and Ethan Embry (among others), and a creditable turn by Jeff Bridges as the ill - fated leader of a sailing trip threatened by the «white squall» (a sudden, violent windstorm) of the title.

(Leigh extends the parallel with a running commentary on Mary's disastrous acquisition of a car, echoing Poppy's equally ill - fated driving lessons.)

Likely part of holding back the charging could be due to the disastrous battery problems on last year's ill - fated Note 7, but at the very least it's still a negative point from a consumer standpoint.