At the Oscars, this has been shortlisted to compete against that unstoppable cross-generational heartbreaker Toy Story 3 which, for all its whizzo technical innovations, shares a similarly old-fashioned heart.
Debruge appreciated the attention paid to the roots of the two genres, saying "beneath all the state-of-the-art special effects beats an old-fashioned heart, one that prizes both of the genres in play" and concluded that "a canny blend of CG and practical effects serve the sci-fi elements well, while location shooting and Mary Zophres' form-fitting period duds make the West look its best".
The few new headlines are reserved for dispatches from the developing world, where the dying young still make good old-fashioned heart-wrenching copy.
Overhead, ceiling fans made from old-fashioned heart-shaped palm fans circle lazily, and the maroon leather banquettes suggest an old railroad waiting room.
The show has hit upon a happy formula in managing to combine tongue-in-cheek humor with old-fashioned heart-tugging soap operatics, cannily employing its musical numbers to heighten the effect of each.
ORIGINALITY, or old-fashioned hearts and flowers?
There are no cut-and-come-again salads or fancy Japanese leaves here; rather, there are old-fashioned hearting lettuces, fat, firm and miraculously unmolested by snail or slug.
"In an age of immediate communication, there is nothing quite as thoughtful as receiving a handwritten note, particularly one sent on classic personalized stationery," said Pippa Vosper, the fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar U.K., who described herself as old-fashioned at heart and a collector of stationery.
The story, based on a true account, is pretty old-fashioned at heart, but the execution is state of the art.
But, by disavowing the conventional so strenuously, Bowie, with Walsh and van Hove, has made a show that's actually old-fashioned at heart, less rock-and-roll rebellious than anything he ever did on his own.
*Will those who consider Procter & Gamble hopelessly staid and old-fashioned take heart from a Go Card postcard ad that recommends Scope mouthwash "when your date on Friday lasts till Saturday"?
