Sentences with phrase «writers feel smarter»

But here in the Tropic of Porter, I could enjoy that comment of his a lot more if I didn't think it made today's least savvy writers feel smarter than they are.

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Oh my Snotsickle, twist it how you wish but that is not how it reads and without further explanation from the actual writer it is safe to say you're making a grand assumption that is baseless and only meant to make you feel smart (you're not).
When the writers on The Simpsons needed a generic - sounding movie for Marge and Homer to see, sans kids, they came up with «The Stockholm Affair,» a spy thriller plotted enough to make Marge feel smart, but with enough action to entertain Homer.
But because Kingsman is relatively straightforward, it's like the filmmakers — including writer / director Matthew Vaughn and co-writer Jane Goldman — feel the need to pile on contrivances and over-explain everything in order to seem «smart».
Weaknesses: Writer Jim Taylor's idea for shrinking people to create a sustainable world is brilliant, but the usually reliable Payne doesn't quite pull off this ambitious and sincere ecological - message movie that feels caught between the accessible studio mainstream and smart specialty sphere.
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