Sentences with phrase «action give the story»

Strong characterization, keen wit, and lots of action give the story wings.

Not exact matches

The newspaper wrote in its story that Marc E. Kasowitz threatened «prompt initiation of appropriate legal action» against the Times if they published the records because Trump did not give permission for the records to be disclosed.

But taken together, these stories, told from many different points of view, converge to give a distinct impression of a real person in action upon a recognizable scene.

In the same way as the act of original affirmation is enclosed in the discourse of predicates of the divine, testimony, understood as the action of testifying, is enclosed in the story of the witness to which we also give the name testimony.

Again, it is held by many critics, with great probability, that some of the stories of the patriarchs are actually accounts of the movements and actions of whole tribes, given as if they were adventures of individual persons.

Often, getting the rest of the story will give you a better appreciation for her point of view, and you'll be able to back up her actions.

What do you want to try to avoid and what action are you compelled to consider given where a story might go to?

They're eager to give foreign partners frustrated by the Trump administration's aversion to climate action a story that they'll like.

This all makes sense given the mechanisms of action, but it is not the end of the story or the only side.

Good: Starscream is a lot cooler in this movie, Best computer - graphics for any movie to date, Original Optimus voice, Bumblebee vs. Barricade scene was awesome, Decent story, but the Unicron story is a million times better Bad: No Hot Rod or Soundwave, Shia LeBeouf, Ending, Futile attempts to connect to classic scenes, lines and concepts, No Stan Bush soundtrack, Some immature humor ruined a lot of the movie for me, Poor dialogue I really expected a lot from this movie and am very critical about my feelings towards it - Overall Michael Bay made a good movie, but he made it appeal to the masses (immature jokes and a lot of action) and it gave up a lot of other crucial aspects to the story and quality of the Transformers franchise.

This juxtaposition feels like a very calculated move on the part of writer / director Scott Cooper, giving a justification for the past actions of the story's American soldiers and an opportunity for those soldiers to seek forgiveness for those actions.

This story gives us exactly what we'd expect from it, with bone - breaking fights, lots of action setpieces, and a plethora of new characters tagging along for the ride.

Other than De Palma's deft handling of the spy side of the story (his handling of fast - paced action is still a bit herky - jerky), Cruise gives a commanding performance, both professional and intense at the same time.

Though both stars are sometimes eclipsed when the film strains for big action episodes, Mr. Duchovny sustains enough cool, deadpan intellect and suppressed passion to give the story a center.

These investigations are hardly challenging at all, but serve to break up the action and give the player some new story information in a different kind of way.

I really wanted to start calling him Armie Hammy since most of what he's been given in this film are lines that would fit more into children's books than in an action movie that has more violence within the story than most young Disney fans might be accustomed to seeing.

With just a little more emphasis on story and characters, So Close would have been an international phenomenon with staying power, given the dynamite action.

Based on a true story adapted from H.G. Bissinger's book, «Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Dream and a Team», director and co-screenwriter Peter Berg (Very Bad Things, The Rundown) uses shaky camera work to give the effect of realism, mixed with a stylized delivery of high school football action that takes this simple small - town story and makes it feel important, like Hoosiers for football fans.

Letting action and effects complement story and characters, it's entertainment for the masses that doesn't leave you thinking or wanting more but does give you adequate bang for your buck.

Screenwriters Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, and Simon Kinberg whittle the Holmes character down to the basics, reasonably expand him using some of Doyle's background information to give him a slight action hero edge, develop a pretty crackerjack story involving the occult and a plan to recreate the Gunpowder Plot using a Victorian - style chemical weapon, and read between the lines of the Holmes / Watson dynamic enough to make us read further between the lines.

Giving the story a gripping, first - person immediacy, the action unfolds through footage from the handheld HD -LSB-...]

Certainly, it is difficult to convey a story with non-human actors with no dialogue, but Marshall makes the decision to give the dogs almost human - like qualities in their actions, to the detriment of the story's believability.

While the teaser trailer and posters have been vague, selling a standard issue Tom Cruise action movie, the new full trailer gives us a better look at the story for Paramount's holiday tentpole «Jack Reacher».

British action director Matthew Vaughn («Layer Cake») gave the series a much - needed jolt of adrenaline with this prequel, taking us back to the beginning of the story and showing how a young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) joined forces before tragically parting ways and pursuing differing philosophies.

Following Castile, Prince of the Foxes was the second novel by Samuel Shellabarger the studio flipped into a film, and while less epic in scope (no globe - trotting here), the story still gave audiences solid moments of superbly crafted action in some stirring combat and battle scenes, and a nasty villain named Cesare Borgia (played with dribbling glee by Orson Welles).

Admittedly I haven't read Lehane's book and apparently Robbins» character is given more of a back story which makes more sense to his character and his actions and has less of a whodunnit stroryline.

Ultimately, the reason the villain seems more of an afterthought is because the main story thread concerning Wade Wilson's transformation to Deadpool and Ajax's involvement in it does become a jumbled mess in all the blood spattered chaos not giving a motive for the villain's action.

initiative, La Golda tells the story of an eight - year - old Latina orphan who uses soccer to bring awareness to a variety of social and environmental issues with the goal of engaging kids to take action and give back to their communities.

It's just a shame that the story hasn't been given the same attention, because while «Blackhat» is no worse than your standard Hollywood action - thriller, it would have been a lot more interesting to see Mann take a big risk and fail than to settle for such a safe, middling paycheck movie like this.

2015 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: Paul Weitz gave the world «About a Boy» over a decade ago, masterfully telling a story through it character's relationships and actions.

But it's too early to write off Snyder just yet, because there's no question that his flair for the visual is a definite strong suit that could, when given the proper story around it, deliver a truly magnificent action - adventure film.

Although there is barely an explanation as to who all of these people how, how they got their powers, and how these powers can actually work, Bekmambetov keeps the action moving so briskly, and with such visual panache, that he never gives audiences the time to sit and contemplate the many egregious story short cuts in order to get to the next stunningly - rendered action sequence or tantalizing story development.

With the first trailer for Mowgli set to arrive later today, a selection of images have arrived online giving us our first look at Andy Serkis» upcoming adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book; check them out here... Blending live action and performance capture, the story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand)-LSB-...]

However, when comparing it to other action flicks I have watched recently, Parker soars above the rest, giving the audience a great story, good characters and some tense moments.

Without giving too much away, this is Deadpool on steroids - with David Leitch creating the perfect action packed chapter in Wade Wilson's story.

Through the professor's stories, the player engages with the true history of the war, learning the secret motivations behind the «villainous» actions of the main characters, giving depth and meaning to their actions while not necessarily justifying them.

They give most of the participants a slender back story (and some get none at all) in this action - heavy outing.

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On the heels of its debut in theatres with The Muppets next week, Disney / Pixar is now giving us a look at the newest Toy Story Toon, Small Fry, in action (via HeyUGuys).

It plays like an epic action movie, and was marketed the same, given its late - May release, but the 3 - hour length was a daunting proposition and cut into the total showings per day, not to mention being a story largely unfamiliar to the public.

We recently got a look at the character in action by way of two trailers, but these images give us a closer (and clearer) look at the environment that Mangold has cooked up for the Japan - set story.

At its heart, its story of a young man trying to deal with the unusual powers he is given blends action and humor to divert and delight those of any age.

Tomorrowland Rated PG for sequences of sci - fi action violence and peril, thematic elements, and language Available on DVD and Blu - ray In the hopes of giving life to a theme park attraction, Disney created the huge tentpole Tomorrowland and threw one of Hollywood's biggest stars, George Clooney, into the mix with a story about a young girl on a mysterious journey to find the future.

In the end, Cameron was tapped to make an action movie, and he gave the studio something else altogether: a love story with a disaster sequence that is one for the ages.

Besides using an ill - advised flashback story structure that gives away the movie's ending, some of his editing and film techniques just kill the action dead in its tracks.

Give students time to prepare a three - minute presentation of their story that could help drive their action civics project forward;

The movie review should illustrate the story, characters and a few of the action devoid of messing up the plot or giving too much away.

I mean, do we really have to play this game, where because I'm who I am and you're who you are, we pretend that the word «fuck» doesn't exist, and while we're at it, that the action that underlies the word doesn't exist, and I just puke up a bunch of junk about how some teacher changed my life by teaching me how Shakespeare was actually the world's first rapper, or about the time I was doing community service with a bunch of homeless teenagers dying of cancer or something and felt the deep call of selfless action, or else I pull out all the stops and give you the play - by - play sob story of what happened to my dad, or some other terrible heartbreak of a thing that makes you feel so bummed out you figure, what the hell, we've got quotas after all, and this kid's gotten screwed over enough, so you give me the big old stamp of approval and a fat envelope in the mail come April?

While this title is decidedly for teenaged readers, the action behind the story give it crossover appeal for readers of all ages.

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