Sentences with phrase «of a clunker»

In his true vocation, Crichton has published his fair share of clunkers, but it nevertheless comes as a mild shock to discover that Looker is an abominable screenplay wrung for every ounce of cinema, if not redeemed, by an unheralded visionary eye.

There are a couple of clunkers, including the finger - wagger «Celebrity,» directed at those who seek fame as its own reward, and the droning «Win Win.»

The original, boxy Lumina, though dependable, was something of a clunker on the market because it lacked air bags and a user - friendly interior.

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But we also told plenty of clunker stories, made lots of mistakes, and tried bad ideas, especially in the early days, so I don't blame folks for snickering.

Again like DePalma, Argento of late has fallen on hard times, creating a series of clunkers that have blundered from the brilliant homage of his nascence to the tired and derivative garbage of his twilight.

But the nominees are remarkable shortly of clunkers this year.

With the majority of the clunkers trade - ins being SUVs and pickups, it was natural for their former owners to trade down to a smaller, more efficient version of the vehicle they previously owned.

Presumably, then, quite a few of the clunkers» cash recipients would have bought a new car anyway.

The big dash is a bit of a clunker compared to the stylish, more modern one in the Ford F - 150.

I have read on other sites that the 2011 won Beware of the Clunker Award.

I don't have up to date information on what the effect of the subsidy would be on increasing overall emissions from the sector, but in the context of mechanization of agriculture, it's possible that getting rid of the clunkers and changing up for new vehicles will help in the short term, at least.

Unlike the program in the US, however, German thieves have stolen over 50,000 of the clunkers turned in for cash, shipped them out of the country, and given them another chance to pollute on the roads of Africa, Eastern Europe, and sometimes even Germany.See, there was one key oversight that's turned out to seriously hinder the German cash for clunkers, and that's the absence of a rule making sure the clunker gets scrapped.

Cage has made his fair share of clunkers, though most aren't as bad as critics have claimed and even the bad ones tend to have some redeeming comic value.

Chip is a «no - BS» kind of a guy, and his comment was quite long and had some good questions (but also a couple of clunkers).

If you've ever staggered through a virtual reality environment with one of these clunkers on your noggin, you'll agree that current units are bulky and uncomfortable.

I have used both ways of measuring, and my baking almost always turns out well although, like everyone, I have had my share of clunkers.

This is Where I Leave You is, despite having an amazing cast, one of the year's blandest and most forgettable movies and that's saying something considering some of the clunkers we've seen in 2014.

Is it ever worth it to buy one of these clunkers?