Sentences with phrase «action in this superhero movie»

But there's probably less action in this superhero movie than any other of recent vintage, or at least it seems that way.

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the filmmaking team who previously helmed «Captain America: The Winter Soldier» (and who will be taking the reins for the upcoming massive two - part film event «The Avengers: Infinity War), this is a film of clear purpose, brilliant storytelling and some of the most exciting action in a superhero movie yet.

Not exact matches

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

The top ten men continue to out - earn their female counterparts by a huge margin — $ 488.5 million compared with just $ 172.5 million — a disparity Forbes attributed in part to the preponderance of superhero movies and action blockbusters that offer few starring roles for women.

When given a choice, 3 - to 6 - year - olds growing up in the United States — one of many countries saturated with superhero movies, video games and otherworldly action figures — preferred performing real activities over pretending to do them, Lillard and colleagues reported online June 20 in Developmental Science.

With muscle - bound superheroes and action movie stars seemingly everywhere we look these days, it's no wonder that the world appears to once again be muscle mad, with more and more people now lifting weights in an attempt bulk up and beef up than there have been in years.

On its surface, the story being told in The Lego Movie is an unassumingly delightful little cross-genre tale that entertains the kiddos with an oddly diverse blend of Transformers action, superhero characters, and Pixar visuals.

We've had more than enough superhero movies set in New York or fictionalized versions of other American cities, more than enough action movies set in London or Los Angeles, more than enough fantasies that draw on European mythologies.

Really, the only area is which the film falls back a bit is in its reliance on visual effects to play a primary role in the action sequences, a common shortcoming in recent superhero movies.

Audiences looking for wham bang action may find Logan a little downbeat but there's more heart here than you'll find in almost any other superhero movie.»

Instead of using his newfound clout to take a starring role in another prestige picture, an action vehicle, or a superhero movie, his next gig will see him play a supporting role in a twisted comedy from the mind of Taika Waititi, the director of films like Thor: Ragnarok and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Love this for what it is, but don't over hype it or allow flashy action and gore and slightly refreshing action to distract you from awesome potential in other superhero movies.

Blade, to the fresh eye, free of the fandom surrounding the character, comes across as the kind of film that is probably closer to a B Movie in the action genre than a superhero flick, as it is branded to be.

In the hours surrounding teaser trailer, Trank and screenwriter Simon Kinberg talked with Collider, Empire Online and Yahoo! Movies about their frame of mind for the film and setting it apart from what they see as the commodified superhero action genre.

Of course, as The A.V. Club reported last year, women made up the majority of movie audiences for the fourth year in a row in 2013, and they like action - packed superhero movies, though they prefer them with female protagonists.

Captain America: Winter Soldier artfully dodges nearly every typical superhero movie problem (as well as general sequel problems) with a stunning grasp of mood, total commitment to a «square» character, a smart choice of villain, and thrilling action scenes that feel authentically dangerous (a complete rarity in blockbusters) rather than like stop - and - gawk «setpieces» with no actual stakes.

Working unobtrusively but consistently in a decadent Hollywood that's doubled down on sci - fi / fantasy / superhero franchise tentpoles as the end - all - be-all of action movies, Jaume Collet - Serra has been diligently and often ingeniously pursuing another filmmaking model, that of the mid-range budget standalone genre picture.

We're close to the action in this film, often shot from low to the ground, more like a «Bourne» film than a superhero movie, and the focus is more on fight choreography than editing.

Michael Peña's portrayal of Luis in Marvel's «Ant - Man» adaptation brought a sense of real world levity to the otherwise wacky superhero action movie about a man who can punch harder when he becomes very small.

This may sound out of place for a superhero movie that focuses on action - packed choreography and crude humor, but it fits in the Deadpool series like a glove.

It boasts Oscar - winning talent in the form of star Meryl Streep, director Jonathan Demme and writer Diablo Cody, and is perfectly positioned as a clever piece of counterprogramming to the barrage of superhero movies and action films.

This is all the more appropriate since, as a whole, Civil War can be summed as part effective superhero action / thriller, but also equal parts, if not more so, engaging dramatic / psychological thriller that features Earth's Mightiest Heroes; though admittedly, while the title might suggest otherwise, Civil War is only really a superhero war movie in a figurative sense.

There are countless superhero movie fans in India, but Infinity War is suitable for pretty much anybody who likes big, loud action blockbusters even if the plot will be mostly incomprehensible.

Guardians is refreshingly detached from Marvel's flood of Avengers movies (though it does technically exist in the same universe), offering up an edgier, funnier brand of superhero action.

You'd think that, failing in all other areas, from story to acting, a superhero movie with billboards littering the cities and TV spots flooding the airwaves would at least cater to the masses and bring some decent action spectacle.

Although Matt Damon has yet to be in a superhero movie, he's certainly booked a ton of action - adventure work.

In addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.&raquIn addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.&raquin the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.»

Matt Salinger — the son of J.D. Salinger — had the misfortune of starring in a B - Movie attempt at a superhero flick, filled as it was with bad acting, silly dialogue, a plot that would make an episode of «Captain Planet» blush, and some extremely poor action sequences.

The summer blockbusters have started early in the spring, because this Russo Brothers» spectacle has set the standard so high this year, that for the rest of 2014, all action and superhero movies will be compared to it.

With director Josh Trank squaring the focus on the men and women (or, in this case, boys and girls) behind the powers, Fantastic Four had the opportunity to be, at the very least, something different from the crop of annual superhero movies, those with their quick quips and even quicker action beats hogging the entirety of the run time.

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For me, it's a case of forgettable characters jumping around an action film that's entirely lacking in insurmountable odds — something that I'd argue is a required element of any superhero movie.

Uma Thurman, an actor that should have been given a full - fledged action movie career after two exhilarating turns in the Kill Bill movies, got to play an original superhero named G - Girl in this romantic comedy / superhero parody.

In many ways it felt like it was borrowing the best parts of other superhero and action / adventure movies (Thor, Captain America, even a dash of Indiana Jones) while still carving out its own unique identity.

These factors are what ultimately raise Black Panther above much of the same old superhero movies featuring mostly white people performing the same old stunts in the cliched confrontations for their cliched space in the myopic realm of action movies of good versus «evil» churned out by Hollywood for too many decades.

above much of the same old superhero movies featuring mostly white people performing the same old stunts in the cliched confrontations for their cliched space in the myopic realm of action movies of good versus «evil» churned out by Hollywood for too many decades.

And as 2016's Deadpool made clear, the greatest of those powers may be his complete self - awareness: The majority of jokes in Deadpool were focused on flaying the titular hero and the superhero industrial complex, whether that meant poking fun at Reynolds's career and Fox's run of bad superhero movies or inserting raunchy one - liners and superfluous gore into the movie's big action sequences in order to earn its rare - for - the - genre R rating.

In that time, the superhero genre has exploded and the Marvel Cinematic Universe has reshaped the movie business, but don't expect Bird, who returns from the world of live - action filmmaking to write and direct, to change up his tactics too much.

The presumptuously titled Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, based on Dav Pilkey's first four children's books in the Captain Underpants series (all of which have amusingly lengthy titles themselves), pokes a lot of fun at the concept of superheroes, the concept of action movies and the very cinematic medium in which it's found itself.

Those new B - Roll videos allow us to take peek behind the scenes of Black Panther, the upcoming live - action superhero movie directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman in the title role:

Thompson said: «There's an unfair position that women are sometimes put in, in the context of superhero movies and action movies where at once they have to be very strong and fierce, but also sexy.

Yes, the Marvel movie universe is getting much, much bigger and apparently, funnier as well, as their next superhero team - up movie will dole out laughs and action in equal measure.

Paul Rudd has recently been cast in his first superhero flick as the lead in the upcoming Marvel action movie, Ant - Man.

At times the spectacle seems distracting from the human story, at other times his determination to ground the action in human terms (with all the mortal dangers involved) becomes alarmingly intense, less a superhero action movie than a grim urban tragedy (Berg's on - the - job directorial training on the medical drama Chicago Hope comes in handy here).

Here is a movie that exists in the world of superheroes but focuses on its characters and its story rather than special effects and loud action scenes.

At the center of Captain America: Civil War is the most spectacular action scene we've ever seen in a superhero movie.

The ideal male body in the Huffington Post article is marketed to boys and men in almost every superhero or action movie, sporting event, men's health magazine, and (most) celebrity sightings.