The word
"preachy" means someone who lectures or gives advice in a self-righteous or annoying way.
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Elizabeth Pantley really knows her stuff, and is
n't preachy about doing things different ways.
The aesthetic and originality of his films are felt and seen, but many complaints for his movies are that they became
too preachy in nature while recycling the same ideas from previous works.
There's a bit of a moral, but Billingsley, unlike Perry, never
gets preachy in her stories.
The movie is exactly
as preachy as that synopsis sounds and just as annoying as the middle schoolers in it.
This warm Italian comedy takes a look at generational issues without getting
preachy about it.
The combination
of preachy social politics and junk food horror shouldn't drive a hugely successful horror franchise, but here we are.
you are
becoming preachy instead of having a back and forth conversation... you didn't answer any of my questions nor did you provide anything to be used as an argument for my @ssertion that satan is a creation of the middle ages and its need for a reason why such horrors have befallen them and they didn't want it to be god that did these things so...
It's shorter on humor than I would like and Franzen's a
little preachy at times but I'm pretty riveted.
She was full of piss and vinegar on TUF, but now is a
bit preachy for my taste.
Never preachy in tone, Positive Gun Dogs deals rationally with the motivator choices and presents a clear option for those who would rather not employ pain to train their field dogs.
However, the author's tone may sound
preachy at times.
It didn't
feel preachy - the same can't be said about this remake.
While the narrative format and lack of a truly compelling story development are liabilities that make this a very flawed and overly
preachy way to spend 88 minutes, the acting is still superb all around, as is Carnahan's dialogue between people of depth.
Those quibbles aside, «Juno» is mostly just plain fun as it spins a sweet story and avoids being
overly preachy about anything.
Some of it was a bit too
preachy for me but the gist of the message was inspiring: real estate is first and foremost a relationship - driven business and it DOES require constant personal interaction.
Now, Sesame Street could have done this
with preachy didactic dialogue (kind of like Norman Lear's Maude series).
Scheidt could have easily spiraled
into preachy territory here, but she never does.
I read the Big Book for my counseling class, and it is one of the most
preachy books I have read along with the Bible.
«I so wish there had been a book like this back when I first started... there no
preachy comments, and this book isn't pushing any one particular way to be a writer... or whether or not traditional publishing is better than e-publishing» Romance writer Ryan Field
I like reading fiction where something about God or about how we relate to God is woven into the story (I don't
like preachy fiction, where the author hits me over the head with his or her answers).
The Way Way Back is far
from preachy but it doesn't shy away from showing the toll that the adults» hedonism takes on the kids and their own relationships.
This post and the entire series gives helpful but not
preachy advice, and I can't wait for my partner to read it.
The action is at its strongest when employing the humorous elements, however the pace starts to drag around the midpoint due to the repetitive and
preachy nature of the good vs. evil theme, as the action loses sight of its comedic roots.
If you can get past the rather
preachy tone, this web site enables you to contribute.
If there were any attempts made to un-savior this problematic concept, they got lost in the clumsy,
preachy dialogue and the fairly insulting turns of plot.
jeff - I forgot to add that those same work - oriented Christians I do charity alongside seem to share my lack of appreciation for the way
preachy Christians have a habit of disappearing every so often to «chat» with clients in a corner, or in the parking lot.
Recommended for fans of a slower, unusual and
less preachy approach to crime and murder.
As they worked with elementary and middle school kids in Nantucket, there was no scary talk or
preachy message — simply an exercise in trying to step out of now and look forward to what coasts could look like when today's children are elders.
I won't get into any religious issues or get
preachy here, and I'm not even encouraging meditation, but every person on the planet who has to work for a living needs to follow this basic routine.
In view of this, the PM's
preachy environmental advocacy in other areas, such as NAFTA, sounds like politically expedient window dressing to help prop up poll numbers.
It could have been another inaccessible JRPG with a trite, ridiculously
preachy story about a group of lovable misfits but it just doesn't make the same mistakes things like that have made.
Despite
occasionally preachy lyrics, Drones narrates a compelling and thought provoking idea while sporadically unleashing deadly anthems and strong tunes.
At times, the new film plays like a Wayans brothers parody of a late Malick picture: Sleepy Movie, Floaty Movie,
Preachy Movie.
The scale of the largest, loudest, smelliest,
most preachy pieces bullies the smaller - scale and intimate work, and that's a shame, because there is much to enjoy in the more detail - oriented and crafted projects.
In his contemptuous style (which hides a self - righteous anger), he sounds
more preachy than a Sidney Lumet does in directing Network.
I found the experience uncomfortably voyeuristic and frustrating, with its
slightly preachy, universalist tone, inviting readers to conclude that all spiritual paths lead to «God as Being», whatever that means.
Some we'll do (pumpkin patch) some we won't (shakeable flashlights) but there certainly isn't
anything preachy about it.
Outtakes and deleted scenes are complemented by the obligatory effects and makeup pieces, and joined
by preachy and promotional environment - minded extras.
«I so wish there had been a book like this back when I first started... there
no preachy comments, and this book isn't pushing any one particular way to be a writer... or whether or not traditional publishing is better than e-publishing»... reviewer Ryan Field
Didn't mean to get
so preachy, but I don't want to give the impression I'm working at some super human speed.
People who are
preachy often are only trying to comfort themselves.
While Spy Kids 3 - D: Game Over continues that theme, it does so in a far more forced,
even preachy, manner.
I was really worried this would be a really
preachy after - school special type movie but the trailers convinced me and I am happy to report it focuses more on entertaining that nailing a point down.
Despite occasionally
preachy lyrics, Drones narrates a compelling and thought provoking idea while sporadically unleashing deadly anthems and