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When you have a combination of self regarding players, who play only for themselves and patently care nothing at all about the club that pays their grotesque wages, along with a totally weak and «avoid conflict with powerful characters at all cost» manager, the lack of will to do what needs doing is frightening.

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«Making eye contact even with a character on a cereal box inspires powerful feelings of connection,» said Brian Wansink, a professor at Cornell's Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

The revelatory character of sacred writings results essentially from their powerful exemplification of the first two fundamentals of religious experience: In the first place, there is the marked element of surprise, of wonder and amazement at the new and wholly unexpected things that have come to pass (e.g., deliverance of the Hebrews from Egypt or from Babylon, the sense of a living presence among the disciples who had witnessed Jesus» crucifixion).

To develop this procedure, Gregory commented upon a powerful metaphor from Ezekiel, who spoke of first digging at a wall until there appeared a door, through which he then went in where he beheld the «abominations,» the hoary characters, the fantasies of deceit.

To see the characters become so powerful in development and pacing at an absolute perfection really goes to show just how outstanding Breaking Bad is and just how far Walt will go to survive in the meth business.

John Wayne at his best, striking cinematography and character ambiguity makes this a powerful and thought - provoking Wild West Odyssey.

Everything cruises along at an intriguing but relatively low - key pace, until an intense, long, powerful extended sequence in which all four characters let loose with unfiltered honesty and anger.

At 2 1/2 hours, Aquarius is about a half - hour too long for the story it tells, yet it feels like a privilege to be in the presence of such a powerful character and such a quietly commanding performance.

A new character trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ gives viewers a look at Goku Black, a powerful villain from Dragon Ball Super who shares the signature moves and looks of his heroic counterpart, Goku.

At one point, Joe says that powerful men don't need to be cruel, and for Affleck, this seems to be the guiding mantra of the character.

The movie would have been just as powerful without Mariah Carey's character and some of the scenes with Louis at college feel a bit jarring.

You'll be running around large maps taking on armies by the hundreds, even thousands, with a character that (by design) is more powerful than most of what the game throws at you.

I've always held a firm belief that Warriors games work best on the most capable and powerful platform they're released on — why play Samurai Warriors 4 on PS3 or Vita, when the PS4 version looks better, performs better, and with hundreds of enemy characters being rendered on screen all at once?

David O. Russell directs a film with unconventional characters to create something funny, heartfelt, and at times, emotionally powerful.

Waiting for several characters to have full battle bars at the same time allows them to perform combination special attacks — attacks that are often far more powerful that two individual special attacks.

While the character trailer is quite short, we do get a brief look at many of Goku Black's powerful and flashy moves.

Among the other fiction films to look for in theaters or on VOD: John Michael McDonagh's Calvary, in which Brendan Gleeson gives a beautifully modulated performance as a dedicated priest who is no match for the disillusionment of his parishioners and the rage of another inhabitant of his Irish seaside village, determined to take revenge against the priesthood for the sexual abuse he suffered as a child; the desultory God Help the Girl, the debut feature by Stuart Murdoch (of Belle and Sebastian), all the more charming for its refusal to sell its musical numbers; Tim Sutton's delicate, impressionistic Memphis, a blues tone poem that trails contemporary recording artist Willis Earl Beal, playing a character close to himself who's looking for inspiration in a legendary city that's as much mirage as actuality; and two horror films, Jennifer Kent's uncanny, driving psychodrama The Babadook, with a remarkable performance by child actor Noah Wiseman, and Ana Lily Amirpour's less sustained A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which nonetheless generates some powerful political metaphors.

Introducing a new character, Jameson Locke, a legendary manhunter and agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Earth's most powerful and secretive military branch, a trailer for the digital series premiered at San Diego's Comic Con over the weekend.

You can upgrade characters to make them super powerful with points gained at each level up allowing you to customize you precious collection of toys.

Their perspective is distanced, symmetrical and greenery - flanked, communicating that while the primary characters may be in the centre of the frame — and of the story — they are not the centre of this universe; more powerful forces are at play.

There's a strong sense that nature is the be-all-end-all, this enormous, beautiful, unfathomably powerful thing that the characters are at the mercy of at any given moment.

His powerful performance might very well be remembered at Oscar time, given the Academy's recent history of rewarding thespians playing impaired characters, including Eddie Redmayne (2014) for wheelchair - bound Stephen Hawking (ALS); Colin Firth (2010) for stuttering King George VI; Geoffrey Rush (1996) for mentally - ill David Helfgott; Tom Hanks (1994) for dimwitted Forest Gump; Tom Hanks (1993) for AIDS patient Andrew Beckett; Daniel Day - Lewis (1989) for cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown; and Dustin Hoffman (1988) for mathematics savant Rain Man.

The characters and the premise may be whimsical, but the character class system is surprisingly diverse and delightfully in depth yet simple at the same time, and that's a feat unto itself... Neither side seems to be over powerful, there is good balance amongst the character classes.

The occasion was a 1960 showing of William Wellman's 1931 The Public Enemy, which Macdonald defined as «James Cagney's picture,» adding, «Wellman uses Cagney with subtlety, keeping him in the background much of the time while secondary characters occupy the foreground... So it is all the more powerful when Cagney moves into the foreground at the big moments; our taste for this extraordinary actor has not been blunted by seeing too much of him.»

Platoon is laughably bad, with horrible acting, narration, dialouge and over use of its score.This film fails at every level, every character is an over the top, cardboard cutout.Every white southerner is a drunken, racist, maniac.Every black soldier is a drug addict or coward, or both.When scenes make you laugh, when its intended to be moving?That's a problem.Full metal jacket is much MUCH more powerful and original.It has a black comedy / horro / thriller / element that has allowed this film to age so beautifully.Platoon's plot, is devoid of any tension.Once one of the 3 main characters die, we KNOW what's going to happen, and it DOES!

The new version of the successful premium SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) with modified exterior design symbolises the increase in agility and dynamics with the latest, even more powerful and, at the same time, more efficient drive systems; new headlight and rear light optics as well as generously - sized bumper units painted in the vehicle colour underline the striking, dynamic appearance and the premium character; high quality ambience in the interior; wide - ranging redesign of the instrument panel, steering wheel, centre console, seats, door upholstery, storage compartments and roof lining; wide variety of colours, upholstery materials and decorative elements facilitate a high degree of customisation.

It's a short read at 46 000 words, so you can read it in a day, but it packs a powerful emotional punch, with a suspenseful story and engaging and believable characters.

The linked stories, each of which take place at pivotal moments in the lives of the titular main characters, are powerful and sensitive.

It's formulaic in the best way possible — a good cop, a corrupt system, powerful forces at play — with excellent characterizations, first - class world building, fast - paced plotting, a main character you want to root for, and a genuinely sinister villain.

Our main character, Rin, wants to become an exorcist after his adoptive father, Shiro Fujimoto dies at the hands of Satan, the most powerful demon of Gehenna.

«Great villains give our favorite characters a chance to become heroes in the process of attempting to eliminate a powerful threat, and Star Trek fans have been eagerly anticipating the moment when the antagonists of the game would be revealed,» said Carlson Choi, VP of Marketing at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. «This is one of those moments and we couldn't be more excited to give gamers a glimpse at the challenges that lie ahead for Kirk and Spock.»

- starts you off in a small town - in town you can visit shops, talk to people and accept a quest - the quest puts you in the middle of a volcano - your end goal is defeating the gigantic fire beast Ifrit - team up with a Goblin and Chocobo - fight multiple enemies, including some unfriendly Chocobo - enemies leave behind loot like recovery items and materials for crafting - by pressing L or R, you get access to four attacks - attack names include Plunder Slash, Mercurial Thrust and Trinity - charge a power meter and then hit L+R at the same time for special movies - one special lets you change into Cloud with very powerful attacks - run with the B - button - camera switching is handled by the D - Pad - info on the upper screen that gives you constant battle updates - bottom screen shows the status of all the characters, plus a map

Once the game and system opens up, however, it becomes interesting and important strategy to decide if characters are going to learn another role at a very high price and abandon buffed stats, or favour more powerful characters instead of extremely helpful choice in battle.

At the end of the first level you've killed more than enough enemies to feel powerful, including a helicopter, but then the cut scene starts and the main character leaps hundreds of feet in the air, over another helicopter, and blows it up with one shot.

For one, having a party member die at the hands of a villain is powerful, but having your only remaining playable character try to kill herself adds so much more to the overwhelming sense of helplessness and depression.

Want to save some powerful gear for your Pirate character when you're at a higher level?

The first half may move at a snail pace narratively, but it uses those hours of open world exploration to build an emotional connection between the player and the core cast of characters, a connection that helps make the game's big story moments all the more powerful when they arrive in its second half.

«To play a fragile but powerful Mage you need to have at least a level 5 Warrior character already on your profile.

Apart from the extensive skill trees, each character still has their own Action Skill — a powerful ability with a cooldown, such as Nisha» sability to automatically aim at enemies and gain multiple weapon buffs, or Claptrap's random, wild buffs and effects.

However, doing so also leaves you open for powerful skills that can hit multiple characters at once.

- Official Mortal Kombat X Gameplay Trailer, which shows off Mortal Kombat X's iconic characters including a first look at Kitana, the beautiful but deadly Edenian princess, and Kung Lao, the powerful martial artist with razor sharp hat tricks.

The voice cast seemed a little off to me at first, but it grew on me as the game goes on, with certain characters pulling in surprisingly powerful performances by the end.

Just look at a character like Peacock, a wisecracking girl armed with a versatile array of powerful weaponry.

Skullgirls features the most frames of animation per character of any fighting game, hand - drawn at high resolution and enhanced by real - time lighting courtesy of a powerful 3D engine

While at first glance, this is a great way to slowly advance your power, a good player will sometimes be forced to kill himself just so they can advance further with a more powerful character.

Sonic Mania is the ultimate celebration of past and future, blending Genesis - era Sonic platforming with New Zones, Powerful Bosses, and 3 Playable Characters, all presented at a gorgeous 60 FPS.

«Jago is a powerful character who doesn't really struggle at any range or with any matchup.

If one were willing to work at it, they can basically give each character the same huge set of magic spells, including the most powerful spells among them.

«In a world with games and movies that feature superheroes and powerful characters that face extinction - level threats all the time, it's always interesting to play as characters like Delsin (Infamous: Second Son), Nathan Drake (Uncharted) or Aloy — characters that have to discover what it is they're good at, improvise when thrust into dangerous situations, and handle threats that exist more on a personal level than a global one.

Arc's genius lies in the fact that, despite the side - on view, these are 3D character models battling it out on 3D stages, meaning the camera can be unhooked from its moorings at any time to better frame a powerful move or super combo.