Sentences with phrase «woo movies»

Simply put, if you love the kung fu scene from any movie, and especially if you like John Woo movies, then check out Sleeping Dogs.

Then again... there's Hard Boiled, probably the angstiest of all John Woo movies and the hospital shoot - up scene still holds up.

Other scenes and lines of dialogue were lifted from Don Siegel's Charley Varrick, Jean - Luc Godard movies, Brian De Palma movies, John Woo movies, Jack Hill movies, and an entire video store more.

Florentine is an action - oriented director; at his best, he does what certain Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark and John Woo movies do, transforming characters into bodies in motion, hurtling at each other through space.

The other odd thing about Manhunt is that it seems like John Woo is parodying John Woo, making an old school John Woo movie that seems to be making fun of John Woo, but it's still a John Woo movie.

Sounds great on paper, and I would probably be less critical if this wasn't a John Woo movie, but the result is disappointing, with an underdeveloped script and characterizations (there are seven credited screenwriters!)

All of these pieces together make it feel like you are really playing through a John Woo movie.

Not exact matches

Late this year, Imax announced two big movie releases in China: Dragon Blade, starring Jackie Chan, promising a «thrilling story of heroism, friendship and betrayal, which has never before been depicted on film,» and John Woo's The Crossing, a two - part historical epic about the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

In the movie, Lopez's 19 - year - old student / flame / fellow literature aficionado woos his teacher by gifting her a — are you ready for this?

It's one thing to meet former Miss America / platinum - selling singer / movie star Vanessa Williams at a party and woo her during the lockout season — quite a thing, actually — but to have this NBA gig on top of that is ridiculous.

What began a few years ago as a trickle of small independent films shot in and around Kingston has of late turned into a veritable flood, including big - budget productions with real movie stars, thanks to a new tax break and efforts by local officials to woo and accommodate the industry.

Young Woo wants to transform the Bronx's Kingsbridge Armory into a concert and sports venue with a movie theater, a creative market and a...

I grew up with his movies... where he is mostly young and totally adorable, and wooing Ann Margaret.

well... umm im into swordfighting, paintball, lazer tag, EQ, snowboarding, music, movies, stuff, and stuff... ok thats me i guess... WOO go me... ok im done bye

This page is a brief introduction to the actors and actresses of Korean movies Whoa, this is a shocker: Kim Woo - bin (Uncontrollably Fond and Heirs) has been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and is stopping all work immediately to

In the first movie Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) met and wooed his lady love, Fiona (Cameron Diaz); in the second he got to know the in - laws.

In episode 412, the fourth season finale, Tina returns to lesbian life while Bette seeks her advice on wooing Jodi back; Shane's relationship with single - mom Paige becomes serious; Tasha must return to Iraq; Phyllis pursues a divorce; Jenny may get fired from her own movie.

Tom Baxter, an adventurous movie character steps off the screen to woo Cecilia, a starry - eyed, Depression - era waitress and cinephile, but the character's portrayer, Gil Shepherd, a smooth, somewhat megalomaniacal rising star, is called in to counter-woo Cecilia so that the show can go on.

It mixes movie and show clips with comments from producer Paula Wagner, actor / producer Tom Cruise, screenwriter Robert Towne, directors Brian De Palma, John Woo and JJ Abrams, and actor Jon Voight.

Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat: this is not the incredible gem of a movie that was DePalma's «Mission: Impossible», but it is also significantly... and I mean, significantly... better than John Woo's

Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat: this is not the incredible gem of a movie that was DePalma's «Mission: Impossible», but it is also significantly... and I mean, significantly... better than John Woo's abysmal attempt at trying to mix oil and water (namely, his own style and the»M: I» movie franchise) that the world must regretfully refer to as «Mission: Impossible II».

This is an unmistakably Asian variant on the action movie, a sleek, slick, entertaining espionage thriller in the John Woo mold.

Legendary stunt coordinator Yuen Woo - ping, who choreographed the fights for the first Crouching Tiger movie, is directing, and Michelle Yeoh is set to reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien alongside new cast members Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Hero), Glee's Harry Shum Jr., and newcomer Natasha Liu Bordizzo.

There's no genre yet for the kind of breathless thrillmaking that Paul Greengrass is achieving in his movies lately — last with United 93, an unlikely triumph, and now with this superb spy threequel, the giddiest warm - weather action movie since John Woo swapped dimples in Face / Off.

But the divisive, highbrow movie lacks an emotional center and drives as many viewers away as it woos.

And I already wrote about John Woo's Manhunt, which I ended the festival with, a totally ridiculous action movie straight from the 90s.

Released: October 21st Cast: Kim Min - hee, Ha Jung - woo, Kim Tae - ri Director: Park Chan - wook (Oldboy) Why it's great: Some movies splash across the screen, others turn scenes into bold brushstrokes.

Initially, the Mission: Impossible franchise served as a moldable director's showcase that allowed for eclectic, uber - stylish filmmakers like Brian De Palma, John Woo, and J.J. Abrams to apply their unique aesthetic to each movie.

John Woo, for example — who Chan last worked with more than 30 years ago, when both were doing cheap kung - fu movies — is an old hand at this kind of neo noir.

John Woo's first effort as a parolee from movie jail (post - «Hard Target,» nowhere near as terrible as you remember) beat «24» to the punch in harmlessly (but harrowingly) detonating a nuclear bomb on American soil.

0:00 — Intro 4:05 — Headlines: Two 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Movies, Paul is Undead: Beatles Zombie Movie, NBC Cancels Heroes, Tim Burton to Direct Monsterpocalypse, FCC to Allow Theatrical Releases Via Secure TV 33:00 — Review: Robin Hood 1:25:45 — Trailer Trash: The Adjustment Bureau, Inception, Trek Nation 1:43:00 — Other Stuff We Watched: Matinee, Cube, The Parking Lot Movie, Silly Little Game, Thirst, Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn, Secrets of the Tribe, The Story of Furious Pete, Regretters, The Karate Kid, Stagecoach, Walkabout 2:25:48 — Junk Mail: John Woo, Live Podcasts and John Carpenter's Halloween, Cropsey, Reed Farrington T - shirts, Beastmaster 2, Picking a Remake, Reed Being Edited Out 2:39:05 — This Week's DVD Releases 2:42:15 — Outro

Runtime: 83 mins Director: Woo - sang Park Writer: Joseph Diamand Cast: Y.K. Kim, Vincent Hirsch, Joseph Diamand Genre: Action Crime Tagline: Survival the ultimate test... Memorable Movie Quote: «Listen to me.

It sort of makes you wonder why the pair doesn't stop dancing around and just make another movie together already, particularly since neither Chow nor Woo has really made a film worth a damn since sailing over to a Hollywood that doesn't understand them.

The Berlin File Director — Ryoo Seung - Wan Actors — Jung - Woo Ha / Suk - Kyu Han / Seung - Beom Ryu / Gianna Jun Film Genre — World Cinema Label — Icon Film Distribution Pty Ltd Audio — Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1) Running Time — 121 Aspect Ratio — 2.35:1 Region Coding — 2,4 TV Standard — PAL Rating — MA15 + Year of Release — 2014 Primary Format — Movies / TV — DVD

I doubt it's plausible to claim that Lee (who often does that when his characters embrace) was inspired by Woo, but where do you see The Killer's influence in the action movies that followed?

Revisiting the movie's second assassination setpiece — the one at the regatta — I was surprised to see Woo execute a move that I now associate with Spike Lee, of all people.

As a staunch atheist, I often struggle with religious iconography in movies, and I can't claim to know what Woo is up to with The Killer's use of a church as a key location.

So the movie switches between Novak and Block, who both have ulterior motives, but unbeknownst to each other and themselves, they are actually falling in love, and MacManus» futile efforts to woo Hiller.

Those who disliked this movie owe that to a basic misunderstanding of John Woo.

So hopefully this movie will give her a chance to woo us with out looking at us with those extremely sexy exotic-esque eyes.

Woo balances high octane action, hard edged violence, stylized editing that would make Peckinpah catch his breath, and operatic melodrama into an action movie classic.

Priest is based off the graphic novel of the same name by Min - Woo Hyung and stars Paul Bettany (the voice of Jarvis in the Iron Man movies) as a religious warrior named, well, Priest.

CURRENTS New and important work from festivals and elsewhere Neïl Beloufa's Occidental by Jonathan Romney, Jang Woo - Jin's Autumn, Autumn by Dan Sullivan, Chloé Robichaud's Boundaries (Pays) by José Teodoro, João Dumans & Affonso Uchoa's Arábia by Ela Bittencourt, Dmitry Kalashnikov's The Road Movie by Nicolas Rapold

From the evidence of these pictures, it's clear that Woo wants to make Hollywood movies while Chan wants to go on making Chinese ones.

It's already been announced that the Stranglehold movie won't be directed by Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo.

# 8 — John Wick I miss hard - core action movies and «John Wick» brought back memories of the early»90s John Woo and Chow Yun Fat films from Hong Kong.

(Haebyonui yoin) DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Korean Romantic Romp Arrives on DVD Frustrated by writer's block, film director Joong - rae (Kim Seung - woo) retreats to the ocean to find some inspiration for his next movie script.

The movie couldn't exist without Grant, who, mostly in a very Hollywoodish Paris, woos lady - in - distress Audrey (or does she woo him?).

Saldana plays the gorgeous Cuban love interest, but it doesn't take much to woo her or anything, as the movie is always zipping through its important beats.

Replaying wooing mistakes we've all made, the smart writing and quirky jokes in this movie gives audience members a chance to laugh at the dilemmas of dating.