Sentences with phrase «felt pretentious»

Okay, maybe I could, but I felt pretentious as hell for doing so.

I needed a car that was not too pretentious, and wanted a car that felt pretentious.

Certain splashes of directional genius feel pretentious rather than cutting - edge.

The nudging placement of this Classics - seminar quotation can't help but feel pretentious, but in fact there's something authentically Socratic about Gavin Hood's new thriller.

From the light pouring in through the panoramic glass roof to the linear walnut wood inlays, the XC60 is a true premium vehicle without feeling pretentious.

The inspiration for many of these works seems to be Philip Guston's late figuration; the pieces play off this source material without feeling pretentious.

Not exact matches

One of the ideas coming through the article is — this generation doesn't want hipper christian bands they like the old traditions and ceremonies they feel less pretentious.

There was this small town feeling of community, like everyone in the city was on one team and they were there to crush it — while being non pretentious, incredibly kind, and filled with a sincere love for their town.

whether for the right or wrong reasons, our leader chose to stay on when things took a turn of sorts... a new owner arrived on the scene, plans for a new stadium emerged and Wenger became the bearer of bad news... he sold us on a new story, one that required patience on our parts... financial constraints were the order of the day, so that the enormous sums spent on the new venue could be recouped... although some would question the validity of such claims, why wouldn't they believe their faithful leader... according to those within the hierarchy, the future never looked so bright, as this new home would ensure our place among the elites for years to come... as we all know now these claims were a well constructed fabrication and so those who feel they were duped in the process are infuriated and rightly so... the fact that this club and it's manager have continually misled the fans, especially following Gazidis's claims about our financial liquidity, simply rubbed more salt in an already gaping wound... this surely isn't how you treat your «family», especially when they supported you through the supposed «lean» years... it was a dirty trick played by Kroenke but the fact is was orchestrated by Wenger himself hurt the most... as for those in the media, many of whom are former players or longtime pundits, who observed the early years firsthand, saw this as the perfect opportunity to vent the anger they felt towards this pretentious man once and for all... all in all, karma's a bitch

The studio isn't pretentious and I felt like the girls I worked out with were very nice.»

To be honest I felt it was pretentious & certainly not for me at the time — I was doing Punk!

The atmosphere is smart with a high - end feel that doesn't border on pretentious.

All that and yet it manages to feel welcoming, not pretentious.

The film feels like an experiment that always straddles the line between provocative and pretentious, but at feature length, that sort of strategy becomes tedious.

It shuffles dejectedly between dull and pretentious, and you can't help shaking the feeling that Clooney took the gig because it offered a European vacation and very little dialogue to memorize.

The album feels a bit too pretentious, and a little to quick to try to please, as the artist anxiously keeps shifting and pulling out new tricks to keep the listener entertained... just as the song was starting to sit nicely.

Violet's adviser, pretentious Winton Childs (Rhys Ifans), flirts with her, and Tom feels threatened.

The first hour of the movie is virtually unwatchable, with Braff oddly sprinkling in fantasy sci - fi sequences that are supposed to convey the character's inner - life, but never really add anything to the film other than make it feel alternately goofy and pretentious.

The epitome of what a feel - good movie is supposed to be but rarely is, this one is beautiful to look at and life - affirming to think about, and it doesn't have a pretentious bone in its head.

There's a feeling of exhaustion to the film, one that serves as a sharp counterpoint to Paul's tentative struggle towards maturity while tying itself to the ambitious — and sometimes pretentious — reflection of the films of the Seventies.

If the film occasionally feels gaudy, pretentious, and scattered, that's as much a commentary on glam rock as anything else.

However, this one is less indicative of his «early, funny ones,» feeling like pretentious science fiction as if Stillman wanted to make a more old - fashioned, sophisticated «Heathers,» «Clueless,» or «Mean Girls» mixed with Noah Baumbach's 1995 pre-mumblecore debut «Kicking and Screaming.»

Though some felt that Stevens's tunes were a mismatch to the surrounding soundtrack's volley between Maurice Ravel and the Psychedelic Furs, the meek «Mystery of Love» is the best song in the lineup both in and out of context, charting the impatient but hesitant undercurrent of the film's romantic leads, at the same time as it approximates their shared, vaguely pretentious cultural interests.

At one point, I even considered making the middle of the film silent so it really felt like a Brakhage film, but I slapped myself and said «that's not bold, that's pretentious.»

The sepulchral feeling this image evokes only increases when he goes under those covers and we see them reciting Cormac McCarthy's gaudy, stiff, pretentious dialogue.

He blends the worlds of the hand held camera / found footage movies and super hero movies together without ever feeling too pretentious or serious about it.

While it feels somewhat familiar, it's also confident enough to have me wondering if it is pretentious nonsense or admirably bold and bonkers.

McKay shot it in Panavision, which is only useful for the opening titles, and makes it feel so... beautifully pretentious.

Among the newcomers, Depp feels oddly subdued as the pretentious Sherlock, while Mary J. Blige at least gets her moment in the spotlight as Sherlock's former flame, a Victorian doll who croons the new John / Bernie Taupin composition, «Stronger Than I Ever Was.»

He feels authentic and displays a good heart, without being cloying or pretentious.

The best part about The Spectacular Now is that, despite playing along with the normal self - absorbed trappings of sensitive teen movies, its sentiment never feels overly cloying or pretentious.

The Rebecca character felt like a pretentious little snot with the dialogue of a 30 - year - old.

There's no denying that their poll contains a multitude of high quality films, but we here at Decider couldn't help but feel like their list was a little, erm, pretentious.

You actually feeling good about being charged extra just for a pretentious FIAT badge on the snout... the unfulfilled promise of more performance and all from a company who's days at best are numbered?

In a world of cynical forum commentators it's unfashionable to talk about feel and involvement («Ha — he said «involvement», what a pretentious twat» etc) but I defy anyone to drive this thing and not feel absolutely at the centre of things.

The cabin of the GLC reflects an elegant simplicity with elements that don't feel overdone - perfect for those who are going for sophisticated, not pretentious.

It's not a pretentious thing — it's literally where I feel most comfortable.»

I think what drives people to do something like that is so deep that to apply a motive feels a little bit pretentious.

Any moment spent breaking down the game into deeper meaning makes me feel like a pretentious jerk.

The best part of all this is that all the while playing through Bravely Default never feels repetitive or pretentious.

He plastered the outside with printouts of Instagram posts from a fictional family — an extension of what he has been doing in galleries that feels less pretentious in its unusual setting.

This can leave it feeling unremarkable and a little pretentious, even where it delights.

The Minimalists felt that Action Painting and Abstract Expressionism was too personal, pretentious and insubstantial.

Ross, I feel that you probably just irritated your past clients (in your anecdote) with your proclivity towards being pretentious!.

ATA, I don't know who you think you're going to impress by suggesting anyone should look for «verbal» verification of anything important, but in the interests of not pretending to be someone you're not, I feel you need to come up with a new pen name — because, quite frankly your current one is more than a little bit pretentious!