Sentences with phrase «appeal of movies like»

I think the appeal of movies like these is that they question our own personal morals and faith in humanity.

It's not hard to see the appeal of a movie like this — again, the premise is a slam - dunk as far as high - concept comedies go — but the execution is, at best, lacking, and at worst, baffling (why, for example, does this movie have more false endings than

They get the (limited) appeal of a movie like this and make it into a genuinely enjoyable experience.

Not exact matches

If the movie scores at the box office, it will be for reasons that are both disquieting and understandable: Gladiator is pitched to an audience that wants, more and more, to be spoon - fed (it's movies like this that help create that audience), but it accomplishes the task with pace, visual grit, and a roster of appealing actors.

This film won't appeal to people that don't like their movies to be pitch black and unpleasant, but anyone who enjoys a good does of absurdity shouldn't hesitate to track this film down!

I like this movie very interesting The only reason why this movie might not appeal to someone is because Indian culture is very unique and if the audience is totally unaware of the culture, the movie might come as a bit of a shock, and they might find it impossible to relate to.

Brash but not bratty, Goyo is appealing in his first big movie role, and he's a good crier, which comes in handy because «Real Steel» often comes off like a remake of «The Champ,» complete with a photogenically sobbing blond boy.

The trouble for Tonya is that most people aren't interested in learning about it until someone exhumes it in the form of a riotously entertaining movie, slaps some very obvious classic rock cues on the soundtrack in order to make the scenes of abuse more appealing, and lets a sex symbol like Margot Robbie dirty herself down to play the lead.

REVIEW: The only two things one need ask of a movie like ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES are, be funny, appeal to those who liked the first one.

Why it might win: Well, since most of the Academy voters are old and white, and like to appear sophisticated, a great many things about this movie probably appeal to them.

For most of us, lousy acting and a lack of cinematic charisma would quickly kill our budding career, and then there are some — like Reynolds — who keep making movies and being cast regardless of audience appeal — until they strike gold.

Recommendation: Highly entertaining diversion will appeal to viewers in search of an alternative to the typical Christmas movie and those who like their horrors served up with a heaping helping of outlandish comedy.

It'll appeal to Aronofsky and Lynch fans alike, and those who like a movie that encourages you to reach your own conclusions and think about the current political state of the world.

SEE THIS MOVIE IF: you would like to see a very sad version of what could happen if technology continues to expand its role in our lives OR cyber-sex with Kristen Wiig is appealing to you

Searchlight will seek to emulate the Sundance - launched success it had in the past with the likes of «Napoleon Dynamite» and «Little Miss Sunshine» — other movies with quirky and appealing lead characters — but will need to sell a film that at heart is far more of a quiet drama than it might appear.

Like many of the nearly 400 movies reigning B - movie king Corman has produced, Grand Theft Auto is heavily dated, short on sophistication, and appealing only in baffled «this was entertainment?»

You may not like Ben Stiller (and I totally understand that instinct), so the idea of a movie that plays up all his most obnoxious on - screen traits may not appeal to you.

I really like this one I was pleasantly surprised that Dreamworks made a movie that appealed to a greater audience with some of the best visuals I have ever seen in a movie.

Instead, his movie's appeal is limited to whatever charm Johnson can muster from thin air and the genius of seismologist Paul Giamatti, who gets to look in the camera and say ominous things like «People need to know that the shaking is not over.»

What would be the appeal of starring in a movie like this one, where a celebrity gets limited screen time?

It looks like developer Avalanche Studios has decided that a movie tie - in title doesn't need to be just some quick play that only appeals to the fans of the movie, it can be much, much more, a competent game in its own right even without the license.

Look, I am not unfamiliar with the pleasures that can be had from sitting down and watching a truly bad movie unspool and unravel before ones eyes — I was attending bad movie festivals when I was still a barefoot boy with cheek of tan, I used to carry a copy of «The Golden Turkey Awards» around like a Bible and I have willingly watched «Manos: The Hands of Fate» multiple times without the MST3K commentary — and I have watched it a number of times in situations ranging from at home on DVD to the full - out in - theater experience but I am at a loss to explain what the appeal, no matter how ironic in nature, could possibly be.

But like its predecessors, this R - rated movie also packs the explosive combo of kid - appeal and high - octane violence — a chemical formula that should give parents a clear answer to the question of, «Should I take the kids?»

«Like Crazy» should appeal to fans of tender and / or heartbreaking romances and character studies, but also those who looked at recent films like «(500) Days of Summer» and «Blue Valentine,» and appreciated that those movies — while very different, tonally — were basically attempting to wring engagement out of the honest embrace of the notion that love frequently has a specific shelf - lLike Crazy» should appeal to fans of tender and / or heartbreaking romances and character studies, but also those who looked at recent films like «(500) Days of Summer» and «Blue Valentine,» and appreciated that those movies — while very different, tonally — were basically attempting to wring engagement out of the honest embrace of the notion that love frequently has a specific shelf - llike «(500) Days of Summer» and «Blue Valentine,» and appreciated that those movies — while very different, tonally — were basically attempting to wring engagement out of the honest embrace of the notion that love frequently has a specific shelf - life.

Personally, I love the game. I also love horror movies, enjoy the energy of being scared / anxious, like the adrenaline rush of making buzzer beater type decisions, and all - in - all the game's concept appeals to me.

Part of the appeal of Wes Anderson movies, aside from their immaculate writing and the near - certain presence of Bill Murray, is the way they feel like a portal into a new world.

These aren't guys who once played «Space Invaders» but lost interest: These are guys who know their source material like the back of their hand, who know the appeal and aren't just interested in dressing up a standard action movie with settings and characters from a game.

If you are a product of the 1980s and a supercar nerd like me, the movie «Back to the Future» has a special appeal.

When we applied for this gig, on an unassuming little web site set up by The Climate Project and Participant Productions after the release of the movie «An Inconvenient Truth», it seemed like a quixotic dream that might appeal to only a few hard - cord activists.

Cutting the cord is appealing, but then you have to patch your entertainment options together like some weird, video - streaming Frankenstein's monster, which sounds exactly like the plot of a movie you'd find on Netflix.

After all, Plex today largely appeals to the DIY home media enthusiast: those who want software to organize vast collections of movies and TV shows they've ripped from discs (or, let's be honest, pirated), plus DIY cord cutters who don't want to pay for a streaming TV service like Sling, Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV or others.