Sentences with phrase «not damsel in distress»

She's not a damsel in distress.

She isn't a damsel in distress, but the opposite.

Not exact matches

We may not yet be in negative rates territory in terms of the official Bank Rate, what with it hanging on to 0.25 % like a cinematic damsel in distress clinging on by her fingertips to a cliff edge.

Greta Gerwig has had a very successful acting career in independent films, several you haven't seen and one you may even like, Damsels in Distress.

I much prefer when the damsels aren't in distress, but are smart enough not to get into trouble in the first place.

It wasn't so long ago that women on TV were being portrayed as damsels in distress that desperately needed a man to validate their existence.

You don't want to wear it though over an ultra feminine dress unless you want to look like a damsel in distress.

She's never a damsel in distress and she doesn't need a knight in shining armor.

I don't have words for this novelty printed dress — damsels in distress, knights in shining armor.

For that matter, I don't know that I'd quibble too hard with anyone who looked at the damsel - in - distress and the obnoxious characters, shrugged, and wanted to play anyway.

This time around he is after a damsel (who is definitely not in distress) called Delilah, which is not an easy task thanks to all the witchcraft.

Super princess peach U, peach can kick ass (as seen in melee / brawl and her DS Game) Princess should not be a damsel in distress NO MORE!

He may not be as physically strong as Katniss, but Hutcherson prevents Peeta from being an insignificant character — the reversed damsel in distress.

Turner discovers much about his own past in his chase after the damsel in distress, and the damsel in distress herself, well, she's happy as long as she doesn't have to wear any more restrictive clothing than necessary.

She's not a damsel - in - distress and makes a great foil to Baby.

Usually you have the damsel in distress [but] I don't think there are any damsels in distress in this movie.»

With Pierce Brosnan returning to espionage in this moderately budgeted thriller, you can expect great performances from the cast; mayhem controlled and uncontrolled; a damsel in distress who is more than she seems to be, and, of course, monumental betrayal — not necessarily in that order.

We don't care about her character, and when it's time for her to play the damsel - in - distress role, one hopes Parker will actually have the stones to kill her off.

Provided you are willing to swallow a silly premise which has the protagonist crisscrossing the country in search of his long - lost nursery mates, the picture proves to be a pleasant enough diversion, not for its examination of astrology but rather on account of the love story which blossoms between gentlemanly Jake and damsel - in - distress Sarah.

But its kind of odd that the original damsel in distress hasn't become playable along side the hero and the original antagonist so I think that Pauline should've become playable a LONG time ago and not to mention the fact that there is not enough human representation in the Mario series since there are only 8 main human characters that are playable the babies I don't think they count since they're just baby versions of their adult counterparts and also Pauline still appears in the Mario series just in the Mario vs Donkey Kong series though plus shes one of the only human characters left that haven't become playable yet since the other one is Professor E Gadd

Overrated Damsels In Distress Not nearly as clever as the film, or its adherents, seem to think, Whit Stillman's Damsels In Distress is a tone - deaf attempt to change gears from the observational comedy of his early films to a more stylized, absurdist mode.

It doesn't matter a jolt that these two fights are attached with a pretty bland story about a vengeful anti-hero on a vendetta, a damsel in distress popping up along the way.

The rest — in more or less typical, though R - rated, superhero fashion — is our wisecracking antihero exacting revenge on Ajax (Ed Skrein), the snarling sadist who did this to him, while rescuing girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), who asserts repeatedly that damsel in distress is not a comfortable role for her, though she is eventually reduced to one.

But, of course, the idyllic respite doesn't last long before Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) is approached by a damsel in distress — in this case an alien named Kalara (Lydia Wilson).

Harper and Allie are indeed damsels in distress, and not just because they can't efficiently navigate the way from a Brooklyn loft to the Rockaways (a disastrous, distended day trip to hook up with some boys, which makes up the film's entire plot).

Her damsel - in - distress channels echoes of strong female leads like Sigourney Weaver's Ripley from the Alien movie, though not in the obvious way.

Sure, she does have to play the damsel in distress at some point, but ultimately she not only rescues herself but also defeats the final «big bad.»

So don't go expecting her Belle in Disney's live action remake of Beauty and the Beast to be a mere damsel in distress.

The trailer for Whit Stillman's Damsels In Distress is not representative of its wit, humour and style.

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McDormand proves, not surprisingly, an incisive interview subject, as she discusses her role in the context of the «damsel in distress» and Raimi's own desire to improve his feminist credentials after the Evil Dead films.

I don't think there are any damsels in distress in this movie.

Will Stillman's Damsels in Distress is a disappointing effort that can't be saved by a strong performance from Greta Gerwig.

Even the inclusion of a mother - daughter team of fetching damsels - in - distress played by Jennifer Beals and Mila Kunis didn't help.

Then quit being such a damsel in distress and kick that crude dude Dr. Fetus where where the sun don't shine.

For her part, Blake Lively enjoyed how strong a character Carol Ferris is, arguing that she's far from the damsel - in - distress that often pops up in male - driven action movies, not to mention the possibility of becoming the villain somewhere down the line:

Damsels in Distress, Whit Stillman's first film in over a decade, is (in the words of Robert Horton) «a blissful movie - real place that sounds and looks not quite like the one we live in.

Damsels in Distress - Though not as clever as it thinks it is, Whit Stillman's quirky college comedy has its appeal.

Based on the novel by Fred Zackel, made for NBC by O.J.'s production house, Cocaine and Blue Eyes marks an attempt at a modern noir private investigator flick, complete with voice over narration, damsels in distress, and dialogue that wouldn't sound foreign if Humphrey Bogart had said them 50 years before.

This time, however, Flynn was without his usual lady fair, Olivia deHaviland, who had begun to tire of playing damsels in distress, and so young ingenue Brenda Marshall took the role, doing an admirable if not wholly unique performance.

The romantic tension was a nice subplot, and finally a male cop / PI, with integrity enough not to take advantage of the damsel in distress.

He knows a damsel in distress when he sees one, but Taylor doesn't want saving.Taylor only meant to do the right thing.

Damsel Not in Distress!

Twenty, thirty years ago, it was common to have a damsel in distress - type heroine, where the hero always rescued her, where she wasn't complete without her hero.

In the (likely) event you haven't played the original in a couple of decades, here's a rundown of what happens in the game: A distractingly bosomy damsel in distress gets murdered by brutish thugs, causing a twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee — who are also her twin lovers — to go on a fist - fuelled rampage of revengIn the (likely) event you haven't played the original in a couple of decades, here's a rundown of what happens in the game: A distractingly bosomy damsel in distress gets murdered by brutish thugs, causing a twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee — who are also her twin lovers — to go on a fist - fuelled rampage of revengin a couple of decades, here's a rundown of what happens in the game: A distractingly bosomy damsel in distress gets murdered by brutish thugs, causing a twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee — who are also her twin lovers — to go on a fist - fuelled rampage of revengin the game: A distractingly bosomy damsel in distress gets murdered by brutish thugs, causing a twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee — who are also her twin lovers — to go on a fist - fuelled rampage of revengin distress gets murdered by brutish thugs, causing a twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee — who are also her twin lovers — to go on a fist - fuelled rampage of revenge.

But its kind of odd that the original damsel in distress hasn't become playable along side the hero and the original antagonist so I think that Pauline should've become playable a LONG time ago and not to mention the fact that there is not enough human representation in the Mario series since there are only 8 main human characters that are playable the babies I don't think they count since they're just baby versions of their adult counterparts and also Pauline still appears in the Mario series just in the Mario vs Donkey Kong series though plus shes one of the only human characters left that haven't become playable yet since the other one is Professor E Gadd

Sadly, Daphne on the other hand comes off as really stereotyped damsel in distress and not in a good way.

Humour is a stronger force within indie titles than it is in AAA but it must be remembered that humour is a powerful cultural tool, and recreating a damaging trope such as the Damsel in Distress one, even if done so jokingly, does not necessarily excuse its use in the first place.

As the film and its trailer would suggest, Merida is not a traditional damsel in distress.

After all, their storylines centered around sexual discovery don't require stereotypical body types like the gorgeous damsels in distress and muscular dudebros killing everything in sight.