Sentences with phrase «as every action hero does»

As every action hero doesn't like to end up dead, you take up your guns and kill them off to ensure you end up alive.

Not exact matches

Shaw told DeGeneres that while he doesn't mind being celebrated as a hero for his actions, he mostly just wants people to know that a «regular guy did it,» and that they're capable of the same sorts of remarkable acts in chaotic situations.

Whether they did so quietly in the shadows, or publicly standing in the town square, whether they did so out of religious training or from a deep sense of justice and compassion without religion - we must remember the actions of these people and hold them as our heroes.

Ethics has in its possession no chance, and so matters do not come to an explanation, it does not jest with dignities, it lays a prodigious responsibility upon the shoulders of the puny hero, it denounces as presumption his wanting to play providence by his actions, but it also denounces him for wanting to do it by his suffering.

This workout is one I'm particularly fond of, as I did it dressed up as one of my favorite action heroes ever: Lara Croft!

While Schwarzenegger does the job of action hero to credit as always that's all that can be said.

I didn't mind Brody as an action hero in King Kong, but the difference here is that Brody seems to be acting tough.

Worthington, who has garnered a following as an action hero, lacks the same crackle playing a normal guy done wrong, and his difficulty shedding his Aussie accent makes his dialogue come off as odd during many key scenes.

Only nearer the end does she really come across as the ultimate female action hero and by that point, the transformation feels a little forced, the dialogue not really hitting home as much as it should have.

Additionally, it positions Sarah as an action hero in the film with the tagline, «A woman's work is never done.»

As an action hero Gerard Butler does show some promise.

Biel (whilst not having too much to do) looks great as the action hero, and Reynold's Hannibal King is great, providing the comic relief as well as some kick - arse action.

From being emotional to being an action hero, Woodley is asked to be everything, but all this does is illustrate her shortcomings as an actress.

It gives the idea of consumerism run wild the short shrift that it deserves (and the cynicism that an intervening quarter - century demands), touching on the original's explanation of the zombies» affinity for the shopping mall and the human heroes» delight at their newfound material wealth before becoming a bracing action film that, like Marcus Nispel's reworking of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the source of which didn't need updating as much as Dawn arguably did), is more firmly entrenched in the James Cameron Aliens tradition than the Seventies institution of disconcerting personal horror film.

Many of our greatest action movies are about ordinary characters doing extraordinary things, but off - beat casting choices can add a whole other meta - dimension to this idea, showing us actors we'd previously not thought of as action heroes stepping up to play big parts.

However, the action really does drag in this instalment as, to be honest, the storyline is pretty dull and just involves our pint - sized heroes camping in a field and squabbling like they're on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition for much of the time.

While Spaced and Shaun of the Dead saw him as the loveable slacker and Hot Fuzz saw him as the impressive action hero, here Pegg is given a bit more to do, acting-wise.

He does all the things which made us love him as an action hero... but alas, it's just a regurgitation of everything he's done before.

Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well enough to get Henson a follow - up, as I really like her as an action hero.

Robert Neville may be fit (there's an obligatory shirtless scene to show how «cut» Smith is), well - armed, and drive a bad - ass car, but he doesn't fit the action - hero mold as he's also sad, lonely, and desperate for human contact.

MacLean doesn't let logic get in the way of a good action sequence, as when the heroes drag prisoners with them when attempting a narrow escape.

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone plays Serena, a knife - wielding free spirit who falls for Xander; Thai martial artist Tony Jaa is hanging out as a bleached - blonde stunt grunt; and Hong Kong action hero Donnie Yen (recently seen doing a Zatoichi bit in Star Wars: Rogue One) is gang leader Xiang, who can melt hearts with a side - eye and a battle pose.

It did amazing business, and established Neeson as an action hero at the age of 56, which he's parlayed into a numerous other heroic roles well into his 60s.

Guy Ritchie does a decent job at reinventing Sherlock Holmes as a modern action hero with the help of excellent performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.

But this provocative idea is quickly lost to muddy motivations (Zeus was always a flip - flopper, but just try to follow his train of thought here) and tiresome action that suffers from a lack of audience identification in a hero who sorta wants to save the day, as long as it doesn't mean taking any favors from Dad.

Though Colin Farrell makes for a more believable Everyman than Arnold Schwarzenegger, he lacks the charisma that the iconic action hero brought to the role, while Jessica Biel doesn't get a whole lot to do as Farrell's love interest / partner in crime.

The story, such as it is, is recounted in flashbacks by the 16 - year - old narrator - hero, David, as he sits alone in a train compartment at night, looking out the window at the dark countryside; it has to do with the deterioration of his father, Frank (Denis Leary), after he loses his factory job (he becomes a wife beater), and then of his mother, Sarah (Diana Scarwid), after Frank goes overseas to fight in Italy and is killed in action (she gradually goes mad).

It may not boast Gary Oldman doing a Russian accent, Nic Cage in a wife beater or Jack Lemmon at the controls but, with king of the disyllabic action movie skies, Liam Neeson, as its plucky hero, this is pure guilty pleasure cinema.

As a prelude to next year's massive The Avengers, Captain America succeeds in introducing many of us to one of that film's key heroes and does so with retro charm, efficient action sequences, and enough heart to care about the scenes in between all of the explosions.

Granted, action, not story, is the main interest here, and even in that respect Elektra disappoints, as the stunningly few action sequences are unimpressive; the falling, billowing sheets accenting one swords - «n - sais faceoff may have been slightly interesting had we not already seen it done far more memorably in Zhang Yimou's Hero.

Cruise does utterly convincing transformations from cocky / weasely PR flack to complete coward to hero in a remarkably short amount of time (113 minutes)-- it's an unexpectedly compelling performance because this is a movie where Cruise could have devoted himself to the action (as only he can do) and just done enough to get by elsewhere.

Though Channing Tatum doesn't really hold a candle to Gerard Butler as an action hero, and Jamie Foxx is a puzzling choice to play the President, the thing that matters most with movies like this is a huge action quotient, and judging by the trailers (which includes Foxx's POTUS firing a rocket launcher from a moving vehicle), there's certainly no shortage of that here.

They relate to the animals as children tend to do naturally, finding true heroes to model and opportunities to take action.

Dale Done shines as one of the great action heroes.

I like to think of it as this year's I AM A HERO, i.e. a rare manga - based SFX action movie that doesn't suck.

This isn't their first foray into virtually rendered woods, having created the cartoon rock n» roll cinematics for the last four Guitar Hero titles, as well as the upcoming spin - off Guitar Hero: Metallica, but their first solo project, a console action RPG titled Seven Haunted Seas, is decidedly different from anything they've ever done before — with the exception that it looks equally awesome.

Blizzard does not call the game a «multiplayer online battle arena» or an «action real - time strategy» because they feel it is something different with a broader playstyle; they refer to it as an online «hero brawler».

Described as an «open - world rogue - like fantasy game done in beautiful 2D pixel art style», Hero's Song is being designed to also be «a hardcore action RPG for hardcore gamers.»

Sony have been making a concerted effort to bring more of their franchises to mobile phones (as either stand alone games as with No Heroes Allowed or connected apps to their PS4 games) and that doesn't seem like the actions of a developer that's gearing up for the release of a new mobile console.

Unfortunately, the trailer doesn't go as far as showing off any new heroes in action, though Star Wars fans may enjoy seeing gameplay of Darth Vader dueling Luke Skywalker and Yoda fighting Darth Maul.

Blizzard chose to classify Heroes of the Storm as an online hero brawler, avoiding to name it a multiplayer battle arena or an action real - time strategy because they felt it doesn't necessarily fall into these categories due to its broader gameplay stile.

What's great about this title is that it's the easiest one for new players who are on their first take on the genre, it doesn't feature as many heroes, the action is a lot more straightforward and matches take less time.

We play as muscle - bound action hero John Strong, a man with a vengeance against Hollywood who is reciting old tales from when he did some things, and went to some places and blah blah blah who cares more guns and grenades please.