The phrase
"summer blockbuster" refers to a highly anticipated, popular movie that is released during the summer season and attracts a large audience.
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Each scene, from the opening bank heist to the climatic finale is tightly woven to create this impressive tour de force
of summer blockbuster brilliance.
One of these trends is the fact that with almost every
big summer blockbuster movie comes a video game adaptation, usually a poor one at that.
This is a serious, but seriously
good summer blockbuster that is so well done I intentionally avoided including a single pun in this entire review.
Quiet
by summer blockbuster standards, but a solid piece of filmmaking, flush as it is with understated writing, authentic performances and stirring panoramic visuals.
While this might be disappointing it is in no way less than what your
average summer blockbuster offers and to be fair on that level it succeeds.
Were you one of the millions of people who stood in line last weekend to buy tickets to the much -
hyped summer blockbuster?
But you get the sense that their experience and their terror are as essential as the massive set pieces that usually mark this kind
of summer blockbuster.
Ten years ago, the first trailers were appearing for a hopeful
big summer blockbuster that many thought was destined for disaster.
It certainly isn't a perfect movie, nor even a
great summer blockbuster, but that movie nailed the summer adventure tone it was going for.
After less than 40 days of shooting, it will open just in time
for summer blockbuster season — a super-fast turnaround compared with the Hollywood standard.
Some companies take a more scientific approach and simply tack numbers onto the end of words: There can be no doubt that Scientist III is higher ranked than Scientist II, though both end up sounding
like summer blockbuster sequels (Scientist III: The Search for Tenure).
For the 12th - annual Wex Drive - In series, the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University puts its own spin
on summer blockbuster season with a trio of vintage Hollywood hits from the 1980s and «90s.
Well, whether you're a fan of the comics, the movies, or
just summer blockbusters, X-Men: First Class has something to offer you.
With its 20 - year anniversary this year, Kevin Costner has been speaking about Waterworld, the big -
budget summer blockbuster from 1995 which is generally considered one of the biggest fiascos to come out of Hollywood over the last few decades.
The books this year run the gamut
from summer blockbuster source material (Avengers, Suicide Squad, Captain America) to pop culture icons (Archie, Doctor Who, Strawberry Shortcake, Sonic the Hedgehog) to cool little niche titles that you might not recognize now but might just end up being the next series that you slavishly follow every month.
Loosely updating the 1932 Universal Studios Boris Karloff chestnut with top - notch digital effects, Sommers» combination of flashy action, a monstrous, shape - shifting Imhotep, and amiably hunky hero Brendan Fraser won over the audience (if not all the critics), turning The Mummy into the
first summer blockbuster of 1999.
The best compliment I can muster is that it ranks better than the Transformers movies, which sets the bar for
summer blockbusters at its nadir, and that's hardly praise at all.
Although I loathed the mindless jingoism of «Independence Day» and the idiocy of «Wild Wild West,» I think that «Men in Black» and «Bad Boys» are two of the most
entertaining summer blockbusters in recent memory.
And, though Christopher Nolan's
action summer blockbuster Dunkirk is an early favorite, in recent weeks, a handful of smaller — but equally stunning — movies have been released or are gearing up to be released.
World War Z takes a calculable, routine zombie script (take your pick from any of the «Dead» movies) and molds it with a thriller where a protagonist has to laboriously unearth a fixture to a global catastrophe (think «Contagion») to create a must -
see summer blockbuster.
At the nostalgic (and dog - friendly) McHenry Outdoor Theater, you can listen to the
latest summer blockbusters via»50s - style speakers, your car radio, or radios you check out for $ 5.
In making The Legend of Tarzan, director David Yates (the last four Harry Potter films) had the challenge of acknowledging Tarzan's place in modern pop culture while also trying to create a pulpy
summer blockbuster whose spectacle could stand on its own.
But what I'm worried about is what it'll mean for movies that are
n't summer blockbusters based on well - known comic book franchises.
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