Sentences with phrase «though classic movies»

Though classic movies are far from my favourite, there are definitely much better ones out there.

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The setup is familiar to anyone with a John Hughes DVD, and though Starter for 10 sticks fairly closely to the classic teen - movie plot (boy has to choose between two girls, loses them both, fights to get the right one back), it still manages to pack some surprises.

And though I'm often reticent to watch movies more than once or twice, Tully is the kind of cinematic treat — a cult classic well in the making — that you'll want to rewatch again the second it's over, not just to help piece together various narrative clues but to revisit the rib - tickling jokes and hang out with these characters for a little longer.

Though the legacy of Raimi's trilogy may have been marred a bit by the tepid reaction to the third installment (although for the record, I actually liked it quite a bit), it still contains some of the best superhero movies to date, especially the well - received sequel featuring Alfred Molina as classic Spidey villain Doc Ock.

The best comic - book movie in a long time, though based on no comic, Lucy is a film that mates classic Besson with Quentin Tarantino in a go at the mystical, world - solving vision found in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life.

It was, in fact, the most successful «serious» superhero movie since the Nolan days, though rather than take its cues from urban noir, it offered a postapocalyptic variation on a classic Western odyssey: The titular hero protects a young mutant girl on their journey to the Canadian border.

Tobe Hooper's 1986 Invaders From Mars is a remake of William Cameron Menzies» 1953 science - fiction / horror classic, though at times it plays like a direct response to the movies of Steven Spielberg — including the Hooper / Spielberg collaboration Poltergeist.

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

It has an interesting effect on the game in general — the clarity does a lot for its atmosphere, though as you'd expect some of the less realistic aspects of the world and geometry are good amount more exposed at 4K — like how previously - great special effects in classic movies can look a bit iffy at high resolutions.

Though genre fans will notice that «Oblivion» borrows pretty heavily from a recent sci - fi movie that will remain unnamed (not to mention other classics), it's still a really great concept that, while not exactly original, is cool to see realized on a grander scale.

Hollywood loves making movies about making movies, and even though Lone Scherfig «s World War II romantic dramedy Their Finest actually hails from across the pond, it's still looking for that sweet spot of nostalgia for classic filmmaking crossed with the hardships of war.

His appearances in film and television throughout the years were jump - started by his turn as ambitious warehouse manager Daryl Philbin in cult TV classic The Office which in turn resulted in a string of parts in Evan Goldberg comedies including Pineapple Express, This is the End and, most recently, Sausage Party as well as features on other notable comedies as Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and a starring role in the two Hot Tub Time Machine movies (though we wish we could forget that second one.)

We're almost at the halfway point of 2014, and already, we've seen some incredible, though - provoking movies, a few instant classics, and handful of straight - up duds.

Though its classics are still drastically dwindling, Netflix has a heaping handful of our 50 Best Movies of 2016 and 2017 available to stream on demand, along with some of this past year's great documentaries and horror mMovies of 2016 and 2017 available to stream on demand, along with some of this past year's great documentaries and horror moviesmovies.

Universal is determined to plug ahead with remakes of their classic monster movies even though the only one that's made it to the big screen, Dracula Untold, tanked and vanished.

The Shape of Water, Universal's Get Out and Lady Bird were joined on the Best Picture list by Sony Classics» Call Me By Your Name; Focus Features» Darkest Hour, home to Best Actor frontrunner Gary Oldman, nommed today; Warner Bros» Dunkirk, with Christopher Nolan's stunning war movie scoring eight noms; Focus» Phantom Thread, with Daniel Day - Lewis back in the Actor race; Fox's The Post, along with it the 21st nomination for Meryl Streep (though not for director Stephen Spielberg); and Searchlight's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, probably the other frontrunner coming into today noms and which had seven nominations, with Martin McDonagh nominated for writing but not directing, and the film's big three — Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell — all nominated.

The LEGO Movie was arguably the best animated movie of 2014, even though it was completely snubbed at the Oscars, and this year's The LEGO Batman Movie was an enjoyable riff on the classic comic book Movie was arguably the best animated movie of 2014, even though it was completely snubbed at the Oscars, and this year's The LEGO Batman Movie was an enjoyable riff on the classic comic book movie of 2014, even though it was completely snubbed at the Oscars, and this year's The LEGO Batman Movie was an enjoyable riff on the classic comic book Movie was an enjoyable riff on the classic comic book hero.

Though «Maleficent» is an admirable attempt at breathing new life into a classic tale, there are so many problems with the story and supporting characters that it would have made more sense to go the direct route and make a live - action «Sleeping Beauty» movie instead.

I'm thinking classic House of the Dead though, with frights and horrors aplenty; whilst I loved House of the Dead: Overkill and its «B - movie» vibe, I'd rather have the «incredibly cheesy but takes itself seriously» feel of the original games.

A few weeks back we wrote about Zen Pinball [Free] getting the Universal Classics Pinball pack that will bring pinball tables based on the classic 80s movies Jaws, Back to the Future, and E.T., all excellent movies that I'd watch any day of the week even though I've seen them so many times.

Some classic characters from the original movies make an appearance, though you'll be impressed with how deep the developers have managed to get into The Force Awakens» lore to provide such a strong modern cast of characters.