Sentences with phrase «cgi heavy»

The character and dialogue driven scenes were simple and effective while the lush, CGI heavy party scenes were explosive and over-the-top.

As one of the best choreographed superhero films of the 90s, Blade's action sequences stand head and shoulders above the likes of Batman and Robin, and even much of the CGI heavy superhero films of the early 2000s.

In the past Disney has tried to retell a story through a different character's perspective or they've made the film so CGI heavy that it becomes a big joke.

With an all - star cast consisting of Oscar and Emmy nominees with Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, and Sally Hawkins, I felt I could trust that if these guys were going to star in a CGI heavy monster flick, this was going to have potential.

Marshall knows how to work with a star studded casts, and his handle on action cinema is impressive, opting for choreography over shaky cam theatrics or CGI heavy fight sequences (as many first time action directors tend to do).

Maleficent is a marked improvement over some of those other CGI heavy Disney live action movies, but it is still missing the mark at times.

Over-stylized and CGI heavy they are devoid of any real thrills and suspense.

Universal gave EW two new looks at Riddick, the studio's R - rated sequel to Pitch Black that looks intensely CGI heavy.

Its action sequences are quite CGI heavy but the fact that most of them — besides a stunningly lit shipwreck scene — take place in the daytime is a relief.

Those worried that a move towards the CGI heavy genre of sci - fi would have a detrimental effect on Nichols» ability to articulate the subtle permeations of everyday life can rest easy: this supernatural thriller is far more concerned with the human condition than superhuman powers or the existence of extraterrestrial life.

Not exact matches

You may not be able to remember the specifics of Rogue Nation's plot for more than a few weeks and yet you will remember how much fun you had letting it take you on its ride of high - octane spy action for which there is clearly still a place in today's CGI and green screen - heavy Hollywood.

With previous director Tim Miller departed (to take on an actual Terminator movie), David Leitch steps into the breach and proves himself just as capable with this kind of heavy - CGI action as he did with the more grounded combat of John Wick and Atomic Blonde.

It's a CGI - heavy fantasia that will pop your eyeballs, but giddy as it is, it never quite sells its characters or gets much purchase on your emotions.

Singer's first directing gig since Valkyrie in 2008 is a 3D, CGI - heavy take on the classic fairy tales «Jack and the Beanstalk» and «Jack the Giant Killer,» the latter giving the film its original title.

Part of its impact is lost on modern audiences, namely because this is from 1927, it's silent, and in sepia tones, as opposed to being modern, cgi - heavy, in color, and loaded up with balls to the wall sound effects.

Why not just enter its CGI - heavy bubble of wonder?

It's a CGI - heavy fantasia that will zing your eyeballs while cramming your brain with zeroes and ones, but giddy as it is, it never quite sells its characters or gains much purchase on your emotions.

Susie's «in - between» world is rendered in heavy CGI, complete with images of shifting snow capped vistas and flowers unfurling under frozen ice.

Contained in this new trailer is a chance to see Sophie Turner as a young Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan as a young Cyclops, and Oscar Isaac caked in CGI and make - up as the seriously - full - of - himself heavy.

While the previews suggest another CGI - heavy fantasy film with a dollop of mandatory - feeling «origin» beats, we're confident in Raimi's big bag of tricks to reach into the rich backstory of Frank L. Baum's writings and bring out something worthwhile.

Like many comic book movies, it wanes during the protracted, CGI - heavy climax, and — as with Marvel movies — it suffers from weak villains.

It would have scored higher but the typical, action heavy CGI climax was a bit of a letdown.

Then, things go wrong, as an army of dark elves pop out of an exposition - heavy prologue to lay waste to the universe with a CGI weapon called The Aether.

Lara's skin - of - her - teeth escapes are, as previously stated, very heavy on the average quality CGI but that's a small price to pay just to see her escape a plane dangling over a waterfall.

This may not be prime Tim Burton, but it feels more in line with the films he's best remembered for as opposed to the CGI and Johnny Depp heavy films that have made up the second half of his career.

The quality of both the bear and the sets is exquisite, as we'll cover later, reminding us that CGI - heavy movies don't need big budgets to look great.

The flashback is heavy on CGI, and it features a very unique style of lighting to blend in with the dream - like quality of the sequence.

The robust returns will only add fuel to Disney's belief in brands and this particular brand of big - budget CGI - heavy fantasy.

Spider - Man, up again, standing on top of the spinning, alien object thousands of feet up in the air is impressive in the trailer, just look at how they handled the CGI - heavy scene in Aiman's version.

Schreiber's Sabretooth was the best thing about the dire, CGI - heavy disaster that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which was directed by Gavin Hood, and I know that the fans would dig a return of his character, aka Victor Creed.

Obviously, mayhem is what Snyder is known for, and he lets his clichéd visual aesthetic run free in this wonky wonderland without rules, cramming the film with all sorts of slo - mo glory shots and upskirt activity, using heavy amounts of CGI to bend space and time for Baby Doll as she discovers her inner stripper.

If I never had to watch another dreary - looking, CGI - heavy third - act fight scene in which a major world city is threatened, or even seriously damaged, but saved from annihilation at the last minute — or at least, if I could get a two - year break — I would be immensely happy.

While the guiding principle — turning a simple 2 - D cartoon into a live - action universe with heavy amounts of CGI — sounds pretty terrible, Underdog isn't quite that painful in execution.

It's a total bore from start to finish, and no amount of CGI - heavy action scenes can change that.

The formula is executed very well, but even the execution starts to falter during the CGI - heavy final battle against a rather boring villain.

The film marks the first foray into CGI - heavy blockbusters for Ava DuVernay, who has garnered widespread acclaim for both her historical drama (Selma) and documentary work (13th).

However, with his rise in stardom, he also got a chance that many actors get — to play a big character in an over-the-top CGI - heavy action film.

This sequence, involving giant hamster wheels bursting from the ground and rolling across the landscape no less, is spectacular enough to overcome the input of the CGI - heavy imagery.

As such, the effects workload wouldn't have been any higher than the average blockbuster — of course there would be heavy CGI elements, but probably far less than something like, say, Disney's other forthcoming tentpoles «John Carter» and «Oz: The Great and Powerful» — and the fantastical elements, at least in Elliot and Rossio's draft (Justin Haythe has since come on board to rewrite) aren't massively prominent, the film being more of a straight action Western.

This style of fast paced zombies attacking in great numbers is reminiscent of World War Z, but the scale is kept just about small enough and less CGI - heavy to seem more realistically threatening.

Critical responses have ranged from «dumb» to «winningly dumb», and it's fair to say the makers of Rampage weren't aiming for anything else, even from their target audience: the film's wink - wink stupidity is part of the CGI - heavy package.

Daniel Day - Lewis» Woodcock, a precise, haute couture fashion designer in the 1950s, is heavier than all the CGI monsters in the world.

Daniel Day - Lewis» precise Reynolds Woodcock is heavier than all the CGI monsters in the world.

Also getting into the zany spirit are Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Ajax's formidable heavy, and the two - person team of CGI - created X-Men mutant Colossus and his sort - of sidekick Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand).

Beside the heavy artillery, we get Christian Bale (from the studio's top - performing Batman franchise) as John Connor and, yes, a CGI cameo from the Governator — just in case.

It's disappointing to note, then, that director Tim Miller can't help but indulge in genre conventions during the movie's overblown, CGI - heavy climax, which ultimately does ensure that Deadpool concludes on a decidedly less - than - enthralling note - and yet Miller's inability to stick the landing can't entirely diminish what is mostly a solid big - budget extravaganza.

King expertly balances the two storylines until they converge in a rollicking, if CGI - heavy, train chase that owes much to Chaplin's onetime rival, Buster Keaton.

As such, where he allowed his actors to do almost all of the heavy lifting in The Conjuring, notably an award - worthy turn by Lili Taylor that was never given the recognition it deserved, here he gets obsessed with painting a lot of nonsensical visuals utilizing some rather shaky CGI effects.

Ghost Rider blazed his way through the Season Four premiere of «Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.» But despite what you may have expected of the CGI - heavy character, the show's Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Kolpack reveals that the flaming - headed Spirit of Vengeance required some surprisingly practical visual effects in order to make his small - screen debut.

For better or worse, Thor: Ragnarok is a Marvel movie, complete with magical MacGuffins, synergistic superhero cameos, a villain less interesting than the heroes, and an overlong CGI - heavy climax featuring giant aircrafts.