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Or you can pick up a local imitation of a Western executive attaché case.
A writer with a strong and original voice will always influence lesser talents: Imitation is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
2. An amateur theatrical production with primitive scenery; a theatrical style based on imitation of this primitive stage-craft (theatrical term).
Critics agree that this film is a sorry imitation of the original: "as generic in every aspect as Brian De Palma's original was inventive" (Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety ). The plot is the same (tortured telekinetic teen starts bloodbath when humiliated), but this time it's just "campy inanity" (Jay Carr, the Boston Globe ) with none of the original's terrifying flair.
Why doesn't somebody like casino mogul Steve Wynn spend the same amount of money getting a good modern architect to design a hotel that would be truly visually stunning and dispense with the imitation Renaissance clichés?