Sentences with phrase «action film of the year»

Though Con Air was a disappointment from a critical perspective, it was the top box - office action film of the year and audiences thrilled to the kinetic action sequences that also cemented Nicolas Cage's abilities as a viable action star (following on the heels of Bay's previous mega-hit The Rock [1996]-RRB-.

Lucy, reviewed: Scarlett Johansson stars in early contender for nuttiest action film of the year

«The Visitor,» Tom McCarthy's follow - up to the critically acclaimed «The Station Agent» is probably the most critically acclaimed live action film of the year.

Whodathunk that the 6th installment in this series that began when I was a freshman in college (don't bother looking it up, it was a long time ago) would be the best action film of the year, so far?!!! The cast is reliably charismatic, there's plenty of flashy automobiles / jiggle factor, and Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano have some of the best girlfights since Uma vs. Vivica and or Lucy Liu in Kill Bill 1.

«Black Panther,» which will probably be the most popular action film of the year when 2018 is over, was released in February.

Speaking of action, the best action film of the year came from a surprising yet not entirely unexpected place.

Now, three years later, «Dawn of the Planet of the Apes» raises the bar as one of the edgiest and most satisfying action films of the year.

Aliens — It's an odd year indeed when Top Gun isn't even the best action film of the year, but that's the case this year when the competition is perhaps the single greatest action movie of all - time.

Already hyped as one of the best action films of the year «The Raid» is on a lot of must see lists for film fans, and for a very good reason.

Not exact matches

The film, which will be released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise's huge 2015 release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.

None of the upcoming movies listed over the next two years will have women behind the director's chair and, as Casey Cipriani and Melissa Silverstein of IndieWire have noted, no woman has directed a live - action film for the studio since 2010.

Sony had to cancel the much - anticipated release of the comedy film The Interview last year after hackers threatened action if the film was released theatrically.

Violent content was compared with that from the two top - grossing films for adults released in the same year as each of the cartoons, excluding those tagged as «action» or «adventure,» because these are often marketed to children.

She was the object of Adam Sandler's misguided affection in the comedy Just Go With It and she's currently filming What to Expect When You're Expecting alongside heavy - hitters like Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, while her action / alien invasion flick Battleship is set to hit theaters next year.

The South Africa - set action film, co-starring Olga Kurylenko, is set to be one of the years biggest flops after taking just 46 in the UK on its opening weekend.

The other is that this is the last live - action film in which Walt Disney was personally involved; he died two years before the film's release, but supervised the scripting process and some of pre-production.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, one of the most dumbed down action films of 2001 gets the sequel treatment (that everything is getting this year), turns out to be one of the few that actually works better than the original, if only slightly.

Compared to other silent films of the 1920s, with the undercranked action, overly emotive acting, fantastic plots and theatrical make - up and costumes, «Napoleon» is years ahead of its time.

In the meantime, a deliciously nasty bad guy, a white South African gangster and arms dealer named Klaue (Andy Serkis, in a role he introduced three years ago in Avengers: Age of Ultron), is keen to get his hands on some vibranium himself, which involves an unexpected side trip to Busan, South Korea, for a prolonged sequence heavy on chases and tough - guy action but rather more conventional than the rest of the film.

If «The Breadwinner» were a live - action film, it would be virtually unbearable to watch, but as animation, it's not only possible, but somehow inspiring to immerse oneself in this pared - down adaptation of Deborah Ellis» well - regarded young - adult novel, about an 11 - year - old girl who must step up and care for her family after the Taliban raids her home and arrests her father (hence the title).

The following year, Garofalo appeared in no less than five films, with a supporting part in the ensemble piece 200 Cigarettes, a starring role as an unconventional action heroine called the Bowler in Mystery Men (which also featured Stiller), and prominent turns in Kevin Smith's eagerly awaited Dogma, Hampton Fancher's psychological thriller The Minus Man, and the satirical comedy Can't Stop Dancing, in which she acted alongside fellow comedienne Margaret Cho.In 2001, Garofolo took on the role of Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project, HBO's docudrama chronicling the aftermath of the death of Matthew Shepard, and filmmaker David Wain's comedy Wet Hot American Summer.

Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) is a lonely 11 - year - old boy who escapes from his bleak reality by glorying in the action adventure movies of his favorite film character, Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger).

Recalling John Milius» 1982 hit Conan the Barbarian (another film that launched the cinematic action career of a then - little - known athlete named Arnold Schwarzenegger), the sword - and - sandal adventure raked in 36 million dollars on its opening weekend and stayed at the top of the box office in the weeks following its impressive debut.Though he would return to the ring for the remainder of 2002, it didn't take Johnson long to soften on the prospect of a return to the silver screen — and with the following year's The Rundown, he did just that.

In my review of the first film, I argued that Woodley seemed out - of - sorts in an action - adventure film, but a year and a different haircut really made a world of difference this time, with Woodley coming into her own here.

In the world of live - action films, changing a director when a film is already in production is rare, though it happened this year on the independent western «Jane Got a Gun,» when Gavin O'Connor replaced director Lynne Ramsay after she failed to show up on the first day of shooting in New Mexico.

The passing of nearly thirty years has undoubtedly bid farewell to some of the film's original audience and those taking their place are just as likely to watch a dated movie like this for the unintentional laughs as for the old - fashioned action sensibilities.

Venturing to Hollywood for the first time, Refn won Best Director at this year's Cannes Film Festival for Drive, a retro action thriller that evokes the minimalist force of classic Walter Hill or William Friedkin films while giving Los Angeles a distinct»80s ambience.

Last year Alex Slevin of FoG Films tried to crowdfund his fan film, From the Lost Days — Silent Hill 15th Anniversary Film, a live action feature film that adapted both the Silent Hill & Silent Hill 3 video games through Kickstarter.

One of the best action - adventure films of the year.

Matthieu Kassovitz, «Babylon A.D.» (2008) One of the more recent director - studio feuds, «La Haine» director Matthieu Kassovitz's frustrations with 20th Century Fox over «Babylon A.D.,» a sci - fi action film he'd been developing for six years before going through tremendous professional pains to shoot and cut it, is among the most notorious.

A film that failed to impress critics 30 years ago but which now seems eerily prescient in its depiction of a futuristic police state beset by economic instability and the increasing toxicity of TV culture (Stephen King's source novel is set in 2025, with screenwriter Steven E de Souza backdating the action to 2017), The Running Man is among the most thematically rich sci - fi offerings in the Arnie canon.

But while the prospect of topping such a dazzling crowd - pleasing blockbuster must have been daunting and no doubt encouraged the franchise to be left cinematically untouched for a number of years, eventually new adaptations arose in television animation and back in live - action film.

Among action blockbusters such as CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER and GODZILLA, it seems strange to think that this film is one of the most entertaining films I have seen this year (which is definitely no small achievement).

I love action movies anyway and this has to be one of the best films released this year.

He's served up a couple of guilty pleasure action / adventure scores in recent years, most notably Pacific Rim, and this just might surpass that and be his most entertaining film score yet.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Much like «Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,» which marks the feature - film debut of animator Brad Bird, we're predominantly interested in next year's «John Carter» because it's the first live - action effort from Andrew Stanton, the genius brain behind Pixar's masterpieces «Finding Nemo» and «WALL - E.»

The 23 - year - old leads the teen action franchise and also had fans in tears last year with the big - screen adaptation of John Green's popular film The Fault in Our Stars.

Even with long scenes of action utilizing modern effects, the approach doesn't seem gratuitous, which is an impressive accomplishment after having seen so many action films already this year.

Pacific Rim Uprising Rated PG - 13 for sequences of sci - fi violence and action, and some language Rotten Tomatoes Score: 46 % In Theaters Years after the events of the first film, John Boyega (Finn from Star Wars) is a promising young Jaeger pilot who has abandoned his military career to explore a life of crime.

The battle scenes use the same film technique as Saving Private Ryan's harrowing introduction, resulting in some of the most intense action sequences in years.

There is a great rhythm created and we don't get too much SCS (Shaky Camera Syndrome), and then the film blows up into a high - octane action film with some of the best visuals of the year.

by Walter Chaw Arriving right smack dab in the latter half of a decade in American cinema that saw digital «reality» supplant filmic «reality» (and appearing the same year as James Cameron's Forrest Gump: Titanic), Hong Kong legend John Woo's high - camp Face / Off directly (and presciently) addresses issues of identity theft, terrorism, and the digital corruption of reality and indirectly addresses Woo's émigré influence on the modern action film.

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Dushku goes on to outline how Kramer allegedly used his position as the film's stunt coordinator — and, thus, the man responsible for her safety on the set of James Cameron's stunt - heavy action thriller — to threaten and silence the 12 - year - old child he had loudly, publicly nicknamed «Jailbait» in front of his co-workers.

Read a recent roundtable with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) visual effects supervisor Bill George, who oversaw the creation of the special effects in this year's Touchstone Pictures sci - fi action film «I Am Number Four.»

A Legendary Pictures production acquired by Netflix after the film parted ways with Universal earlier this year, Spectral is a big action movie with a tinge of sci - fi to it, anchored by an appealing collection of character actor or perennial supporting players at its centre (James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Stephen Root and Bruce Greenwood among them).

Pegg and Frost both give brilliant performances as the film's leads and Wright once again proves that he's one of the most talented filmmakers working today, crafting some of the most inventive action sequences you'll see all year.

Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for director Susanna Fogel's upcoming action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me which sees Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon leading a cast that includes Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Gillian Anderson, and Hasan Minhaj; check it out here... The film tells the story of Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), thirty - year - old -LSB-...]

In more recent years one such work of brilliant badness was Samurai Cop, an early 90's action film that looked like it was shot in 2 days for 2 dollars and inexplicably starred the late (great) Robert Z'Dar.

Yesterday in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con, the new company FilmDistrict presented a panel featuring two films: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Drive, the latter being the sort - of action movie that won Nicolas Winding Refn the Best Director award at Cannes this year.