Not exact matches
Verbinski certainly did his western - movie homework, for
outside of all the rootin» - tootin» Rube Goldbergian
action scenes, the director consciously evokes John Ford with his widescreen vistas
of sun - baked deserts (on - location shooting took place in Utah, Texas, and beyond), and his nod to films like The Searchers with
scenes of near - helpless families under attack in the wilderness.
Outside of Loki, the film features some
of the MCU's more interesting villains, as well as some
of the grittier
action scenes.
Just imagine having to shift through 70 hours
of footage that came from the 5 «HBO» cameras and then the 2 - 3 film cameras used to capture the
action taking place
outside of the ring — and that was just for the boxing
scenes.
There are tough - talking cops, concerned relatives, a TV news crew on the
outside; surprisingly little
of interest goes on at the
scene of the
action, where Jimmy tries to sort out his thoughts without ever posing a genuine threat.
None
of these women are given any inner life
outside of their function as catalysts for
actions taken by the two main male characters; even when Avigal finally takes control
of her own agency in a climactic
scene involving a makeshift Hasidic court, it's only as the result
of a male's tender touch.
Elsewhere, the mix does strive to put the viewer in the
action — an early
scene with Sam Elliott taking an overly - hot shower uses rear - channel effects to enhance the first - person POV, and a later
action scene that takes place
outside of the house gains tension from directional sound work after Lewis's score drops away entirely.
It doesn't really tie into Avengers: Age
of Ultron
outside of minor mentions and an
action scene featuring a surprise Avenger (I won't spoil who).
Outside of the fights however, the film doesn't feel particularly well put - together: the direction is weaker than the previous outing — jerking between various
scenes, locations, filler Thailand Tourist Board type shots... and there's no attempt at updating anything about the generic 80s
action plot.
The
action scenes are often shoddily edited, keeping Seal's daring flights from feeling genuinely thrilling, and whatever late»70s / early»80s look he's aiming for is absent
outside of the hairdos.
There are even more enhancements to the classic adventure for players to enjoy, with the new Quick Save function allowing for the
action to be paused and saved any time
outside of battle and cut -
scenes, while the Speed Up feature allows warriors in a hurry to battle monsters with greater haste.