Sure, none of
the action scenes here are especially original, but they're well executed and appropriately brutal body collectors that are filmed vividly enough to actually see them.
The best setpiece in «Winter Soldier,» Cap taking out a bunch of would - be assassins in an elevator, had a frenzied smallness that was much more exciting than watching helicarriers crash and monuments crumble; it seems to have inspired the better
action scenes here — not just a stairwell punch-fest that finds Bucky swinging from a torn - up stretch of railing like Tarzan on a vine, but in a bigger, louder, wilder clash between Avengers (including emergency ringers Spider - Man, Ant - Man and Black Panther) on an airport runway.
You can watch an early animatic for one of the film's proposed
action scenes here.
So it wouldn't have things like «insert
action scene here» or «[xxx] find out who said this» for my non-fiction or «xx research this.»
Not exact matches
Here's a very cool idea that'll keep your child entertained for hours: Use your cell phone to take photos or videos of
action scenes (or let older kids do this themselves if they're careful with the phone).
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.
She has an eye for landscape, a love of light — relish the infernal glare of the dust whenever a driver
here hits the brakes at night — and an all - too - rare mastery of geography in an
action scene.
Because the nerves have grown numb now, there are
scenes of cruel torture in the picture — the kind that a troubled child would enact on his
action figures after a few days of standard play: Dr. Strange at the mercy of glass needles, Nebula (Karen Gillan) bloodlessly segmented like a plasticine exhibit in a sadist's medical museum... The atrocity escalates because there's nothing at stake
here.
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
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.
If you can forgive the narrative
scenes, there is plenty
here for fans of old fashioned, one - man - army
action movies.
All of these
action scenes are great fun in the moment, but they ultimately prove to be somewhat exhausting — it feels like there's one set piece too many
here — and makes the promising story feel mostly forgettable.
«There are no dramatic new features,» admitted, Ebihara, «but there's a reliable sort of fun
here, like there always is, between the new
action scenes and the charming story.
Here we also have a foreshadowing of Tarantino's rhythm in the
action scenes to come, as the two fighters pause as Vernita's daughter arrives home from school.
But the
action here is all political as coaches are managers play one another behind the
scenes, like in a national game of chess.Director Reitman even uses a neat trick
here showing different frames of the
action taking place at the same time.
There is a lot of flair and bravado to the
action sequences
here, whether it be in - car chases, boat chases, Nazi torture doctors, and powerful slaps that can knock a man out while keeping him standing still upright, but your left solely appreciating the idiosyncratic nature of it all alongside some admittedly wonderful cinematography that captures these
scenes with, again, style.
It's packed full of clichés from start to finish and whilst Johnson has proven himself as a charismatic
action star,
here he is restricted to flying above disaster
scenes and having heartfelt conversations.
There are a few
action sequences of shocking coherence in «Transformers: The Last Knight,» the fifth of Michael Bay's clang - clang - clang - went - the - robot adventures, but fear not, fans of the franchise: if you're
here for the director's trademark chaos editing (where fights go from points A to D to Q), toxic masculinity (and female objectification), comedy
scenes rendered tragic (and vice versa), and general full - volume confusion, you'll get all those things in abundance.
James Rhodes / War Machine (Don Cheadle) has a smaller, but meaningful role to play in the proceedings
here by comparison, while Clint Barton / Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Scott Lang / Ant - Man (Paul Rudd) are the established MCU players who get the least onscreen development - but Civil War makes up for that by giving these characters some of the best
action scenes in the movie.
There are
action scenes involved
here but that's not Ramsay's primary focus.
The special effects are fine and there a few quality
action sequences (the dwarves barrel escape
scene is a standout), but, once again, there is no resolution and yet Jackson sets - up the conclusion in such an obvious fashion that you wish he simply took another 20 minutes and ended it
here.
This is a tiny nitpick though as there aren't loads of
action scenes where he does this and we're talking 2 second shots
here and there.
The plot
here is entirely predictable but as with Ozu's family dramas the real meat is in the film's visual aesthetic and cultural context, at once captured most intensely during a
scene where Teresa witnesses a financial crisis - related suicide with all the suddenness of an Alfonso Cuaron
action sequence and Chen captures her jaded shock by shooting her from low angles through light - heavy filters.
Still, no one can doubt the director can cook up some well - crafted
action scenes — backed
here by a thrilling electronic score by Hans Zimmer.
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).
He looks old
here, made up with a gray beard and wizard robes, aside from his introductory
scenes, he doesn't really get time or space to develop his Taoist Gandalf character, nor does he have much opportunity to show off his fighting skills, given the supernatural nature of the
action (Lam Ching - ying gets such a chance in a too - small cameo role as «The Purple Taoist»).
But
here again, credit must be shared by director Fincher, who imbues
scene after bickering
scene with the kind of headlong momentum one associates with
action thrillers.
Action or fight
scenes don't just happen
here for the sake of an actor getting to look cool (Affleck looks pretty damn badass in this, I must admit) but rather any fist fight or gun battle takes place because the story demands it.
All of that being said, there is still some fun to be had
here, as the performances from Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and (especially) Jim Carrey are all extremely fun to watch, the
action scenes are exciting and bad - ass, some of the humor really works, and a good amount of the dramatic material is effective.
Yesterday during Disney's live -
action panel at the D23 Expo, Lucasfilm unveiled a behind - the -
scenes sizzle reel for Star Wars: The Last Jedi [watch it
here], along with character posters for Daisy Ridley's Rey, John Boyega's Finn and Carrie Fisher's General Leia [see
here].
«Deleted
Scenes» (13:50, SD) are actually largely extended scenes, but there are plenty of gems here, including amusing trims of Walken and Ewen Bremner and even a bit more a
Scenes» (13:50, SD) are actually largely extended
scenes, but there are plenty of gems here, including amusing trims of Walken and Ewen Bremner and even a bit more a
scenes, but there are plenty of gems
here, including amusing trims of Walken and Ewen Bremner and even a bit more
action.
(My only complaint is that some of the
action scenes feel perfunctory, and it's clear ticking boxes on the
action checklist is not what Coogler is
here for, which is fine.
Such
scenes would usually provide depth and reason for the main character's
actions but
here they feel cheap and forced to the point of being laughable.
If one of the impressive feats of the first film was the way Whedon was able to juggle everyone, both narratively and in the
action scenes, I'm afraid he's outnumbered
here.
There are a number of startling
action scenes to be found
here, and one mighty fine car chase.
The
action scenes are still cool to watch (they just don't come close the original's setpieces), the cast continues to be at the top of their game, and there are some good laughs
here and there.
In addition to accurately depicting many of the
action - packed
scenes from the book, Lawrence has also brought his attention to the series» most powerful themes, making sure to include some of the key lessons from the final book in
here.
In order to combat that feeling of repetitiveness, what they do
here is add a few more fight
scenes and a very interesting shoot out that's not exactly what we've come to expect from any
action movie.
The
action scenes sound fantastic
here, offering nice bass response and surround sound effects.
Despite the palpable electricity between McQueen and Dunaway, the original's romance felt rushed and therefore somewhat forced;
here, screenwriter Leslie Dixon (who shares screenplay credit with Kurt Wimmer, who, in a unique arrangement, handled only the
action scenes) fleshes out the love story, showing how their basic desire develops into real affection.
Director Kathryn Bigelow gives the proceedings a hefty dose of style, using a lot of dreamy slow motion and quick editing, and staging the
action scenes with great energy; her most brilliant work
here are the on - screen recreations of the SQUID clips, shot in long takes and with appropriately edgy and shaky handheld camera work.
Here, the bare bones feel familiar, and despite psychologically rich performances, and some cleverly staged
action scenes there's just not a great deal we can get purchase on, and very little to surprise.
Petersen is good at
action scenes, and he has plenty of
scenes here to work with.
If, as in the close - up in Before Midnight, the reaction is related to everything else going on in the
scene (
here the counterpoint to the dramatic
action with Jesse and Henry), then it almost certainly comes from the writers.
Universal and Legendary have released an «On the Set» featurette for Pacific Rim Uprising which takes us behind the
scenes of the upcoming sci - fi
action sequel and includes interviews with the cast and crew; watch it
here..
Director Breck Eisner (son of Disney chief Michael Eisner) helms his first major film
here (and honestly, given who he is, I wasn't expecting much) and fills the movie with some very nicely composed shots and gives the
action scenes a very exciting edge.
The most dynamic of
action scenes can't hold up without a dramatic spine, and there's nothing
here to support but the most basic of retribution yarns.
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.
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scenes photos.
Here is some behind the
scenes action from the World Premiere of Captain America: The Winter Soldier: