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I held onto Jesus with white knuckles as I prayed during panic attacks.

Not exact matches

Strike Energy's share price has been on a white knuckle ride over the last few weeks as investors desperately try to work out if it is going to be the next large cap gas producer in Australia, or fail whilst daring to create a new technical frontier in the search for coal seam gas riches.

Here Campbell critiques the «white - knuckled perfectionism that masquerades as maternal competence in our culture today.»

As Collins said, he and others are watching with «white knuckles.»

Like Mr. Cruise, Fairbanks performed many of his own white - knuckle stunts, as when he climbs up the chain of a closing drawbridge in «Robin Hood.»

A gritty, white - knuckle, action ride set in the near - future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi - tech, «Real Steel» stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed - up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000 - pound, 8 - foot - tall steel robots took over the ring.

Variety describes the film as «white - knuckle tense» and «unexpectedly comedic,» but The Guardian disagrees, finding very little «levity» in the film.

-- as Carrie's wary handler and Morena Baccarin as Brody's worried wife, Homeland joins a revitalized Dexter as cable's most thrilling combo of white - knuckle intrigue.

A gritty, white - knuckle, action ride set in the near - future where the sport of boxing has gone high - tech, REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed - up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000 - pound, 8 - foot - tall steel robots took over the ring.

Jennifer Lawrence takes the bull by the horns as a Russian spy in white - knuckle espionage thriller Red Sparrow.

The idea that any noise could condemn you to death is almost the fundamental horror movie staple, but it rarely feels as thrillingly fraught as it does in this white - knuckle genre exercise.

As seen in the preview above, the movie packs all the usual white - knuckle action fanfare: high - speed chases, kidnappings, hand - to - hand fights, and lots of guns.

There seems a recent mania for recasting the fervid, terrifying world of Red - hunts and nuclear annihilation in the early days of the 1960s as the breeding ground for unusual white - knuckled heroism and split - second decisions.

Clooney's film could focus more on the theme of international cooperation than Ben Affleck's current Oscar - contender Argo does, but unfold as a similar white - knuckle historical thriller driven by extraordinary circumstances.

What impressed me the most is how effectively it worked as a white - knuckled genre film while at the same time undermining expectations and subverting conventions.

Worst - case scenario: Viewers don't pick up on or appreciate the film's darker themes, and merely enjoy it as a magnificent exercise in sustained white - knuckle tension, featuring top - notch work from its three leads (especially Blunt, who's terrific in a tricky role that's intentionally diminished over the course of the film).

While the story might have come later than the action in the initial conception, the craziness of the execution and its careening style is in service of a story to which our hearts and minds respond, even as jaws drop and hands grip the armrests white - knuckle - tight.

Soon enough, what begun as a claustrophobic still drama has exploded into life as a white - knuckle thriller, which sees Jack presented with the biggest room of all: the world.

Working in the same white - knuckle register as John Carpenter's The Thing, the movie unnerves and stuns in equal measure.

Good, then, that the reins have passed from «Hunger Games» helmer Gary Ross to Francis Lawrence — a director with a firm grasp of large - canvas filmmaking, equally skilled at tense, white - knuckle sci - fi («I Am Legend») and bald, unapologetic romance (as evidenced by his excellent yet underseen circus swooner, «Water for Elephants»).

Affleck also stars in this exciting and tense, white knuckle political thriller as a CIA exfiltration expert who comes up with the best «bad idea» right out of Hollywood (no kidding) to rescue 6 Americans who found refuge at the home of the Canadian ambassador during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis in which 52 Americans were held captive.

The way she holds a spoon as she eats cereal with such white - knuckled intensity you'd think it was her last meal; the angle of her jaw when she steps onto the ice, facing judges she knows loathe the transparency of her working - class background; and the tender hurt in her eyes when she confronts a judge in the parking lot about her score, and learns that no matter her skill, her inability to live up to the proper, soft standard for women in figure skating would bar her from the adoration she yearned for.

As both a fresh approach to historical action and a thunderous throwback to old - fashioned war movies, Christopher Nolan's «Dunkirk» is a triumphant feat of white - knuckle storytelling.

As with Bourne, car chases and hand - to - hand fights are heavily edited, and quite exciting visually, though there is a curious lack of white - knuckle tension that should have resulted from the scenes had the script by first - time feature film scribe David Guggenheim spent more time with the characters to get us to care about their situations before throwing them on the run.

Fasten your seat belts and hold on white - knuckle tight as writer - director George Miller invites you to an orgy of high - octane auto mayhem that makes Fast & Furious 7 looks like a sedate Sunday afternoon drive.

Denis Villeneuve's gruesome and intelligent white - knuckle thriller features a terrific star turn from Blunt as a determined FBI agent

The harmonious comparisons to Hitchcock and the Coen brothers are warranted, as Blue Ruin and Saulnier's ingenious 2007 debut, the anarchic no - budget horror - comedy Murder Party, echo both institutions» white - knuckle unpredictability and grim wit.

Even before disaster strikes, as the engines rumble, the plane reaching speed before taking off, tension is exploited to induce cold sweats and white knuckles.

So, straight from Mother Natureâ $ ™ s OMG collection, Â nailâ $ ™ d features spectacular terrain inspired by world famous locales such as Yosemite National Park and the Andes Mountains; however, reality has taken the day off to deliver 70 - degree slopes, massive air, bottomless chasms, giant spinning saw blades, crashing airplanes, platforms held aloft by helicopters, enormous rolling boulders, fire, white - knuckle rides and heart - stopping jumps into the unknown.

Melded with the emotional and physical struggle depicted by a committed cast under the assured guidance of a fine filmmaker, Everest emerges as both a touching tribute to lost lives and an old fashion slice of white - knuckle adventure.

I white - knuckle it as the wind does its damnedest to push the lightweight mid-engine Alfa off the road.

Blinding snow swirls over Iowa's chilly flatlands as I white - knuckle along the freeway at 20 mph.

Of the Hellcat twins, we much preferred tracking the Chargers, as they had a more neutral and forgiving handling bent than the white - knuckle rollercoaster approach of the Challengers.

Fitted with regular Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, as opposed to more extreme Pilot Cup trackday rubber, it has a rare level of delicacy and allows you to work up to and beyond the limits of mechanical grip without it being a white - knuckle ride.

Back in the Wrangler, we engage the Backcountry's locking rear differential and go for it, charging up and over a snowbank as our passenger white - knuckles the Wrangler's «oh crap» handle on the passenger - side dashboard.

Standard features like blind - spot monitoring came in handy when changing lanes in the blinding downpour, and the head - up display kept my eyes on the road as much as possible — a good thing when white - knuckling it in tough driving conditions.

Buyers looking for the most white - knuckled driving experience will no doubt fall hard for the CLS63 AMG, just as we did; however, most consumers will arguably be better served by the more economical, less expensive and equally stylish 2015 Mercedes - Benz CLS400 and CLS550 models.

SEATTLE — It's white - knuckle time at DaimlerChrysler as the company launches a new generation of minivans.

Active traders that had open positions or trades going against them were likely in for a white - knuckle ride as they were forced to wait and watch the market unfold.

Holding clippers clenched in a white - knuckled grip as though ready to do battle with the dog's coat is not a recipe for success.

For a small country, Cymru as the locals call it, packs a heck of a lot in: spectacular land and seascapes, action and adventure from easy strolls to white knuckle rides, funky B&B s and fantastically tasty food and drink.

If you needed to give yourself an excuse to dig into the gooey, cheesy depths of an indulgent fondue, completing this white - knuckle challenge is as good a one as any.

You'll find calm, warm - weather options (particularly in North Island), as well as white - knuckle paddles in more extreme locations such as Fiordland.

«In our red rental car, we passed 617 white - knuckle switchbacks, 56 one - lane bridges, and tons of waterfalls as we traveled away from civilization,» says Kim Binsted, an astrobiology professor at the University of Hawaii who last month drove the length of Maui's Hana Highway — one of the most heart - clutching and beautiful drives on the planet — with her best friend.

As well as the famous Little Mermaid, a highlight of any visit must be the delightful Tivoli Gardens — blueprint for Disneyland — with its award - winning combination of scenic, themed gardens, traditional rollercosters, including the world's oldest, and the most modern «white - knuckle» rideAs well as the famous Little Mermaid, a highlight of any visit must be the delightful Tivoli Gardens — blueprint for Disneyland — with its award - winning combination of scenic, themed gardens, traditional rollercosters, including the world's oldest, and the most modern «white - knuckle» rideas the famous Little Mermaid, a highlight of any visit must be the delightful Tivoli Gardens — blueprint for Disneyland — with its award - winning combination of scenic, themed gardens, traditional rollercosters, including the world's oldest, and the most modern «white - knuckle» rides.

Nail'd officially holds the record for worlds fastest off - road racer, and it's certainly something to see it action as you fly at breakneck speeds around the track, but what should be a white - knuckle ride on your ATV or bike of choice feels more like a rollercoaster ride involving little skill but plenty of creative «Oh my giddy aunt» moments.

Tackle perilous obstacle courses alone or face off against rival bikers as you compete in white - knuckle motocross races that pit you against the clock.

Developer Housemarque's stable of white - knuckle action hits is an embarrassment of riches at this point, and Nex Machina slides right in alongside the rest as «one of the boys.»

Based on the Dreamcast original — and featuring original music by The Offspring and Bad religion — Crazy Taxi is a white - knuckled ride from one fare to the next, as you blast wildly through the streets.

It's a race against the clock as you pick up passengers and white - knuckle it through busy streets and back alleys to their various destinations.