Directed by James Mangold (Walk The Line, 3:10 To Yuma),
The action scenes in this film are visceral and raw.
The look of the CGI vampires certainly hasn't been all that improved in a year, and none of
the action scenes in the film really got me all that excited.
Peters brings a playfulness to the role and contributes the wittiest and most enjoyable
action scene in the film, a supersonic rescue mission speeding through a slow - motion explosion.
The action scenes in those films were awesome, and his overall visual flair was hard to beat.
Some of
the action scenes in the film were absolutely breathtaking.
«Appetite for Destruction» (8 minutes) explores three of the biggest
action scenes in the film, showing how certain shots were done to keep the actors safe.
Julian Clarke and Lee Smith's editing and Trent Opaloch's cinematography also deserve credit for helping to add to the grittiness and swiftness of the exciting
action scenes in the film.
The movie may continue the story of El (somewhat), but Once Upon a Time in Mexico doesn't gel with the first two films, and El's flashbacks feel very tacked on, as do all of
the action scenes in the film.
Not exact matches
The directors are going to experiment with the technology for the
action scenes in «Captain America: Civil War,» which is currently
filming in Atlanta.
One of the biggest surprises
in «Avengers: Age of Ultron» occurs about halfway through the
film when our heroes break away from the
action for a more light - hearted family - centric
scene on a farm.
Speaking about the
film recently
in Los Angeles, Cera — who
in this
film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the
film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way
in which the
film's hyperkinetic
action sequences are really just the same as the dance
scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.
If you want to use your 4K camera for
action - packed
scenes, zoom is an unnecessary feature, but zoom comes
in handy for
filming athletic events, people, and nature
scenes.
I think Shyamalan should hire an
action director for his
scenes in the next
film of this franchise.
If you're expecting something great here, you'll be greatly disappointed as the
film is pretty stupid
in the way it tackles its
action scenes.
The
film's two major
scenes of military conflict — the battle of Gaugamela, where Alexander's force of 40,000 bested the Persian King Dariussd III's 250,000 - strong army, and a third - act forest routing
in India — are given short shrift and photographed
in that jittery «you are there» un-StediCam-style that renders the
action impenetrable.
I don't know what the best
action scene is
in the
film.
LEGO The Incredibles, a new video game where players take control of their favourite Incredibles characters
in unforgettable
scenes and
action sequences from both Disney Pixar
films, The Incredibles and the upcoming The Incredibles 2.
The
action is mental as is customary
in Michael Bay's
films with almost all of Chicago massacred by the end of the
film and most of the
scenes where someone dies being kinda crap.
The
film isn't perfect:
in some
action scenes, Black Panther's suit looks more computer - generated than realistic, and the hand - to - hand combat sequences can come off more chaotic than compelling.
While Gens can splatter gore with the best of them — early
in the
film, a human body packed with C4 goes off
in graphic detail — he fails to stage so much as a single rousing
action scene, even when he has four double - fisted swordsmen facing off inside an abandoned subway car.
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel aka The Mo Brothers, with a script by the former, what they lack
in original or even compelling drama
in Headshot, they make up for with the
film's multiple
action scenes.
For all its high - spirited
action scenes, the
film's most impressive sequence involves a single water droplet, which is later echoed
in an artfully choreographed battle involving cannonballs.
For though «Insurgent» can't quite do without its pro forma personal moments between characters (the
film even includes a sex
scene so chaste it wouldn't have disturbed Doris Day
in her prime), its heart is not there but
in its
action sequences.
The best
film in the star wars saga because it's filled with
action and has one of the most shocking
scenes ever when you know happens.
What's absent from this
scene in the
film is McCandless» sporadic reasoning for doing this — that despite the potency as adventure, it is another
in a chain of
actions intent to further mute the memory of his family.
The
action sequences and fight
scenes in the first two acts of the movie are equally impressive
in their staging, taking visual cues from sources that include Coogler's own grounded boxing
scenes in Creed, as well as many a James Bond
film during a nightclub sequence right out of something like Skyfall.
Antal's Hollywood
films are yet to fully live up to the promise he displayed
in his début
film Kontroll but with Predators he nevertheless does an excellent job
filming the various
action scenes.
Two
films came out this year that had brilliant cinematography and very little dialogue, the difference is mad max didn't put me to sleep and it had
action scenes that pushed the story forward rather than happen
in the background and force the audience to squint to even make out what's happening.
I think that the mix of the really short shoot (miraculously, Prince Avalanche was
filmed in 16 days), with what an
action - packed shoot it was,
in terms of the amount of
scenes we did every day, and the comedic dynamic of the character was something that I never explored before.
Verbinski certainly did his western - movie homework, for outside of all the rootin» - tootin» Rube Goldbergian
action scenes, the director consciously evokes John Ford with his widescreen vistas of sun - baked deserts (on - location shooting took place
in Utah, Texas, and beyond), and his nod to
films like The Searchers with
scenes of near - helpless families under attack
in the wilderness.
Director Sam Mendes and his crew go behind the
scenes of «Spectre»
in a new production blog that focuses on the
action sequences of the new James Bond
film.
He's playing with so many interesting ideas when it comes to race that I wish the
film felt a bit more satisfying
in its payoff, even if that disappointment is amply offset by the pure intensity of the final
scenes, during which Peele displays a skill with horror
action that I didn't know he had.
Colin Farrell and Taylor Kitsch - Actor Colin Farrell draws his gun
in an
action scene for «True Detectives» with co-star Taylor Kitsch
filming in downtown Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California, United States - Thursday 12th February 2015 (17 Pictures)
The extras consist of an enjoyably
in - depth commentary with Derek Cianfrance who, as co-writer and director, stays modest about the tone of the
film and concentrates on what they were hoping to achieve
in each
scene, especially the
action sequences.
In addition, there's another 18 and half minutes of B - roll footage, revealing a look behind the
scenes of the eagerly awaited post-apocalyptic
action film.
As the Oscar - winning actor reprises his vice-presidential role
in action sequel London Has Fallen, here's a look back at his worthier
film scenes
The
film, based
in name only on a series of South Korean graphic novels, has nice, washed - out desert exteriors and some cool jet - powered motorcycles, but there's nothing
in the hackneyed story or the derivative
action scenes to make you take notice.
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.
However, repetition sets
in and the escalation of set pieces reaches some sort of a peak here: there are good - to - great
action, chase and fight
scenes (Bryan Singer's X-Men
films still have an edge on depicting superpowers) but there's also a limit to the number of times people can be kicked through walls before the scraps start to feel samey.
Unfortunately, the one
actioned - packed, high tension moment
in the
film is flubbed due to either sloppy editing or lack of coverage — we don't really get an understanding of the geography of the
scene, and it's a missed opportunity.
The
film starts off with some awkward, painfully lame flashback
scenes of Kyle's childhood and transitions into an opening act that is loaded with full - on patriotism that sees him go to war to get back at the people who brought suffering to our doorstep
in the events of 9/11 (he was already enlisted, but if we believe the
film that decision was also motivated by seeing news footage of American lives being taken), but one of the most interesting surprises is how balanced it eventually becomes and how we see the way that Kyle's
actions negatively impact others and how even he begins to question his commitment to the cause, despite the fact that he would never vocalize it.
This plagues the rest of the
film, making the audience wait
in dread for the next headache - inducing
action scene rather than
in anticipation — not good for a sci - fi
action film.
There are some issues I had with the
film such as some of the cinematography not looking as good as it could've been due to the poor lighting, some of the quick cuts
in the
action scenes were distracting, the movie can drag a little at points and I do think cutting off 15 minutes could've made the pacing move a little more faster (some
scenes felt a little rushed too), where the
film decides to take its story can be predictable, and some of the green screen was REALLY noticeable.
Moving
in the same orbit as the original
film, Men
in Black 2 is splattered with alien innards, sexual content and violent
action scenes.
Director John Crowley (Boy A, Intermission) does a very fine job with a good troupe of thespians, and while the
film lacks a huge budget for large - scale
action scenes, the more grounded developments definitely work
in its favor
in keeping a tenuous believability
in what is mostly a story built on creative fantasy.
«Fast & Furious 6» (2013) 69 percent: With high - octane humor and terrific
action scenes, this
film builds upon the winning blockbuster formula that made «Fast 5» a critical and commercial success — a formula that depends on Diesel being
in the center of the
action.
Michael B. Jordan is Johnny Storm, who shows - off his reckless street racing skills
in one of only three
action scenes in the entire
film.
Some of the CGI was a bit spotty
in the final
action scenes but other than that, this is the
film I was hoping for.
It's fast paced (and like all of Edgar Wright's
films, the editing punches you
in the face every chance it gets), witty and filled with glorious comic book inspired
action scenes, complete with onscreen sound effects text.
A five - minute featurette called «Greetings From Bull Mountain» is the standard five - minute B - roll / soft - sell interview errata that features a few additional male buttock shots; «King of the Mountain» is a two - minute music video that splices
action sequences from the
film together with bloopers and sets it to music (something resurrected
in feature - length form by this year's ESPN's X-movie); and nine chapter - encoded deleted
scenes (blissfully sans commentary and running between fifteen seconds and a minute, each) are essentially long «comedy» shticks that prove for as bad as Out Cold was, it could have been even worse.