Sentences with phrase «action version of a movie»

Bill Condon needed to «get over the terror first» of making the live action version of a movie so beloved by many.

Not exact matches

The studio has two more big Marvel releases (Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Thor: Ragnarok) as well as a live - action version of Beauty and the Beast, two new movies from Pixar Animation Studios (including Cars 3), and a fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (two of the first PotC films grossed more than $ 1 billion apiece).

Not to spoil the real movie for you, but like every other action movie, our hero, Jedi Omalu, single - handily battles the re-packaged version of First Order or the new «Safer Football» NFL.

For most of his action - movie career, he has come across as a less romantically nimble, less self - amused version of Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckler who leaped through the silent era.

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.

Wiseman's version also has a lot of action, but slows down with contemplative moments which really slow the flow of the movie rather than blowing your mind over and over.

The single most controversial tidbit of information from the press release is that apparently Nioh: Complete Edition will lock frame rate and resolution to the «Action» and «Movie» modes already seen in the console version of the game.

Movies like Leon: The Professional and even Jason Bourne echo throughout the film's exhausting proceedings, but whereas those films had a certain edge in their approach, not to mention solid action set pieces and, most important of all, expressive performances, The Hunter's Prayer serves to be a shoddily - executed version in comparison.

The action sequences are kinetic, flashy, and fun; they felt like a fantasy version of Guardians of the Galaxy due to the candy - colored explosions and retro soundtrack (yes, Immigrant Song is in the movie).

The Blu - ray version adds a single featurette with director Jaume Collet - Serra focusing on the creation of the movie's many action scenes.

The live action Tekken movie adaptation is bringing its version of the long - running fighting game series to a disc format near you this summer.

Ant - Man is okay, nothing more than a safe and sanitized big - screen version of a comic book, and nothing less than a slick and tidy packaging of action - movie stereotypes.

Gere seems to insert a fair amount of charm into all his characters — the man's just charismatic — but where his usual gleam - of - the - eye plays out as endearing, here it translates roughly to the equivalent of an action movie version of the Lucky Charms mascot.

The action movie veteran - who starred in the film versions of the...

Time well, er, tell whether Niccol has sold out to Hollywood by giving them a dumbed action movie down version of Gattaca.

The bad news seems that it is «Gattaca, but with guns» and looks to be in danger of descending into straightforward chase movie action clichés — a sort of Marxist power fantasy version of Logan's Run in which one man single - handedly brings down The System TM.

The bonds had become consistently more ridiculous till it got to the point of them being unwatchable with the pierce brosnan films replete with one star reviews - this is slightly better than those but still feels like an uncool English version of a big hollywood action movie.

Full of lazy dialogue, unconvincing performances, and lackluster action sequences (made nearly incomprehensible if you have the misfortune to see the movie in its 3 - D version, inarguably the worst conversion to stereoscopic imaging since the trend began anew), The Last Airbender is an unintentional laugh riot.

The LEGO Batman Movie (PG for action and rude humor) Animated version of the video game has the Caped Crusader (Will Arnett) enlisting the assistance of Robin (Michael Cera), Batgirl (Rosario Dawson) and his butler, Alfred (Ralph Fiennes), to defend Gotham City from the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) and a host of infamous supervillains.

Its motion - capture CGI renders the characters in rubbery, apple - cheeked versions that sometimes slide queasily into the uncanny valley; its script (written by the dream team of Doctor Who show - runner Steven Moffat, Hot Fuzz writer - director Edgar Wright, and Attack The Block writer - director Joe Cornish) is an of - the - moment action movie, little more than a lengthy series of big setpieces, crammed with fights and chases.

Watching «The Amazing Spider - Man 2» made me long for a low - budget, indie version of the same movie — one that took out all the numbing action sequences and focused instead on the character's inner struggle.

While that version added Tsui's Blues — movie style sexual complications, gender - ambiguity and a healthy dose of cannibalism while minimizing the fighting, this one ramps up the action and throws the whole thing into a 3D - CGI blender.

When: January 13th Why: It's pretty funny that a movie about counterfeiting should turn out to be an imitation itself (the Icelandic film on which its based featured the U.S. version's director, Baltasar Kormákur, in the lead role), but despite the fact that its clichéd plot seems to have been ripped off from a number of generic action thrillers just like it, «Contraband» has one thing that a lot of those films didn't — a killer ensemble cast.

Roland Emmerich's latest action movie is essentially a louder, sillier version of the Bruce Willis classic.

Whatever version of the team is most likely to be adapted, one thing is clear: a Suicide Squad movie potentially penned by the mind behind Training Day, and directed with an eye for pull - no - punches, grounded action; that's something few fans had expected.

While Tim Burton's original version of the film boasted a much darker, gothic look at the man behind the mask, his two films contained only a sliver of the darkness that Nolan manages to squeeze into «Begins,» which plays out much more like a film noir crime thriller than your average summer action movie.

And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: On the Road (Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice tour movie can't even find something interesting in its fictional subplot), Hampstead (a painfully strained romantic comedy set in a twee version of London), The Book of Henry (Colin Trevorrow missteps with this convoluted thriller), The Snowman (Michael Fassbender struggles to sustain this lifeless Scandinavian mystery) and Pitch Perfect 3 (it's painful to watch the Bellas try their hand at action - comedy).

We've already seen at least one full - length trailer, but these new TV spots reveal even more footage from Disney's latest live - action version of one of their classic animated movies.

And there are long scenes when the action is simply becalmed in the museum, and the movie starts looking like an upmarket, grander, but less entertaining version of the Night At The Museum franchise.

Anime ReLIFE, which follows the story of a 27 year - old man who turned into a high school student thanks to a scientific experiment, is getting a live - action movie version.

The clip features Deadpool director Tim Miller talking about what it means to have his movie play in the biggest version of action cinema imaginable across the country, and Miller even took a few passive aggressive jabs at the venerated Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ethan Hunt is back in action in this blocky version of the first Mission Impossible movie.

The 2016 version of «The Magnificent Seven» is momentarily entertaining, yet never good enough to endure as a great western or action movie.

I never really thought of this movie as a live action version of Mario Bros..

The movie opens with an energetic action scene and a title sequence that pairs a Bond-esque version of the «Kim Possible» theme with a parody of the typical 007 opening credits.

I thought it was hinting that the movie was possibly about super powered kids or something cool like that, like a live - action version of the old comic, I think it was called «Power Pack».

A live action movie version of the game is set to release just over a year later, on May 10th, 2019.

Disney's version of The Jungle Book comes to the big screen as a live - action movie.

Walt Disney's animated classic Cinderella is one of the most loved movies of all time, so making a live - action version of the version has to be considered something of a risk — even if Disney's Maleficent and Into The Woods turned out to be hits.

People went hoping that this vengeance tale would be Chan's version of «Taken» and were likely surprised to see that it's much talkier movie than they were expecting, and the action scenes don't have that typical Chan energy as he's too often leaning into the age of his character (although there are a couple of neat stunts).

The movie blends live action and animation with a story that takes place in an alternate version of medieval China in which monsters and humans — two species that once coexisted peacefully — have settled into a more precarious truce.

He chuckled as the inevitable question about the once - was «Metal Gear Solid» movie came up but naturally the video game creator is open to the possibility of making a live - action version of his beloved franchise if it was approached right by a filmmaker.

The first Deadpool movie poked fun at that oft - maligned iteration of the character by way of an action figure, only for Deadpool 2 to take the gag a step further and violently eliminate the 2009 version of the character from canon by way of execution.

In this live action movie version of the long running Marvel comic, Thor, Hemsworth will play the slightly disabled Dr. Donald Blake who discovers that his alter ego is the none other than the ancient Norse god of thunder (and Thursday),

VIZ Media also published a special movie tie - in version of the ALL YOU NEED IS KILL / EDGE OF TOMORROW novel over the summer to support the release of the live - action filof the ALL YOU NEED IS KILL / EDGE OF TOMORROW novel over the summer to support the release of the live - action filOF TOMORROW novel over the summer to support the release of the live - action filof the live - action film.

This is most prominent in the final few pages which are home to an action sequence that winds up being the comic version of an annoying modern action movie that reckons doing a jump cut every 0.2 milliseconds is a good thing.

Bravo Team looks like the game version of those 90's action B - Movies like Delta Force and that couldn't make me happier.

~ Maleficent: With the live action movie coming out, this is a no - brainer... kind of looks like an Angelina Jolie version as well.

The tracks take place in well known cities, however they're slightly warped versions of themselves, as are the cars considering you'll be hard pushed to find a vehicle with numerous weapons strapped to its chassis outside of a ridiculous action movie.

Rovio has tried to make its own version of Mixi's Monster Strike on a number of occasions - there was the perpetually soft - launched Pet Monsters for one, and the movie tie - in Angry Birds Action!