Sentences with phrase «as a disaster movie»

To a large degree, The Green Fog is Hitchcock's film reconfigured, not illogically, as a disaster movie.

It does really well as the Sea World ad, not so well as a disaster movie, a little better as a monster movie... and shockingly well on the character stuff.

San Andreas works as both a disaster movie and as a stirring appreciation of disaster movies of the past.

Personally, I think that there is a little bit too much CGI in this, for my liking, but as far as disaster movies go (one of my least favourite genres by the way), this works well enough.

Not exact matches

Groups of young friends who go to see some of the more death - focused horror films in vogue of late will routinely take bets on which stock character will face a grisly end soonest, as when viewing the Final Destination series» a film series that is, essentially, the apex of the set - piece disaster horror movie as orchestrated by MacGyver.

Even after The Disaster Artist gave his own story and his cult - classic indie film The Room — largely regarded as the worst movie ever made — new prominence, little is known about where he comes from or who he truly is.

2012 is, as you've probably heard, a disaster movie on steroids.

That role, as well as the movie, was a disaster.

A disaster film or disaster movie is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device.

As for movies I like horror, action, disaster and western.

As he did with Saving Private Ryan and the war movie, Spielberg injects a genre we take for granted — the disaster epic — with the revivifying power of moral seriousness.

This movie is a complete disaster, as the title proclaims.

Norwegian director Roar Uthaug has had past success with nail - biting suspense, as in his well - received 2015 disaster movie «The Wave.»

Disaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty - somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a sDisaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty - somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a sdisaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of

Fortunately for most audiences — although perhaps unfortunately for midnight - movie sadomasochists — The Disaster Artist leans heavily toward the latter, its sublime storytelling and central performances courtesy of Franco (as Wiseau) and his brother, Dave (as Sestero), twisting and then elevating The Room's ultimate legacy into something approaching high art.

The giggles - and - grins vibe of The Disaster Artist reinforces the perception he's merely dabbling in movies as a lark.

But that newborn's crying is as aurally violent as anything you'll hear in a disaster flick or an action movie.)

Nonetheless, The Disaster Artist remains a loving tribute to Wiseau's creation, because sneakily hidden in the perfectionism of its recreations is the earnest belief that sometimes bad movies can leave as lasting an impression as the good ones, if not more so.

Disaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty - somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destDisaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty - somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destdisaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destruction.

It felt like such a parody that it might as well have been directed by those jerks who made DISASTER MOVIE and EPIC MOVIE.

As The Disaster Artist (both the book and the movie) details, he made all sorts of bizarre, incompetent decisions, like shooting his movie on 35 - millimeter and digital film simultaneously at prohibitive expense, building elaborate and pricey sets for locations he could have filmed on for free, and firing crew members without cause at the drop of a hat.

After years of seeing classics such as Battleship Pometkin and citizen Kane, along came «Disaster Movie» to take the crown.

Variety praises Bayona's direction as «nothing short of masterly» and the film as «the most harrowing disaster movie in many a moon.»

Certain ingredients help a disaster movie qualify as «fun.»

Wiseau makes an appearance in this movie, The Disaster Artist as the character Henry.

The Syfy channel's third law of straight - to - TV disaster movies states that an animal must be twinned with a dangerous weather event to create a half - decent pun in the title or you might as well not bother.

won't go down as one of the Coen brothers» best movies, but it's not a complete disaster either.

One of our favourite movies of the latter part of this year in the upcoming The Disaster Artist, James Franco's feature that looks into the making of the cult film The Room, one that is heralded as being the Citizen Kane of bad movies.

These are some of the best parts of Peter Berg's workmanlike disaster movie: riggers checking in at a heliport before being flown out for their 21 - day shifts; a sore, tired - looking guy in safety - orange coveralls cracking a dumb joke; middle - aged men who pronounce «cement» as «see - ment» talking construction timetables; a visiting executive being asked to remove his magenta tie because of industry superstition.

He may have made an impression on you as the caffeinated storm chaser in the Nineties nouveau disaster movie Twister.

If you like disaster movies, you might as well give this one a look; it's not like there's a bunch of great ones to watch instead.

Sure, he falls short, as scenes recreated in «The Disaster Artist» and actual footage from «The Room» that are shown at the end of the movie, attest.

«The Disaster Artist»: Who knew a movie as bad as «The Room» could be the basis for something this entertaining?

There is the same intrigue, guile and decisions for the greater good that permeate this story, just as it drives a disaster movie.

Yet it's beside the point: The achievement, at any age, is not simply to make a movie, which - as «The Disaster Artist» proved — is mostly a function of funding and persistence.

«The Disaster Artist» — I didn't have more fun at the movies this year than with the lovable filmmaking oddballs in this tale of the making of what is widely regarded as the worst movie ever — «The Room.»

As much as «Everest» trades in a kind of authenticity, it also trucks in the most banal of disaster movie clichés; for instance, one of the principal characters in the trek is leaving behind a pregnant wifAs much as «Everest» trades in a kind of authenticity, it also trucks in the most banal of disaster movie clichés; for instance, one of the principal characters in the trek is leaving behind a pregnant wifas «Everest» trades in a kind of authenticity, it also trucks in the most banal of disaster movie clichés; for instance, one of the principal characters in the trek is leaving behind a pregnant wife.

The disc is packed with extras, including some deleted scenes that add very little, a blooper reel and a featurette detailing how Wonder Woman fits in with Batman and Superman as a DC flagship character that are all fairly throwaway, but there are a few neat production featurettes that detail how director Patty Jenkins approached making what could have been a potential disaster given the negativity towards the DCEU's previous movies, and also interesting effects details about the lighting, costumes and the chosen colour palette that may not sound like much but actually prove to be quite enlightening about the whole filming process.

Going in, Irwin Allen's latest disaster movie sounds as if it ought to be the ultimate in the genre.

Deadpool is the first disaster movie of 2016 — a chest - bumping, fourth wall - breaking, shot - slamming, wedgie - pulling emojilatory mess that brashly announces itself as the shiny new nadir of the postmodern superhero blockbuster.

Disaster movies such as Airplane!

The tone lurched into teen drama or sci - fi, then back to disaster movie, as if the narrative sat - nav was on the blink.

And Franco has been omnipresent in the last month, charming everybody who gets near his movie — and while «Disaster Artist» might not be as important as «Get Out,» it's pretty irresistible.

This is the Marvel movie that divides the fans from the casual filmgoers, as the movies become more like a TV series in which the world is saved from disaster every week.

«Steve Jobs» movie is a box office disaster as it bombs in the box office.

The movie's simple mention or The Brooklyn Dodgers can bring tears to the eyes of a Brooklynite like me who concers that team's move to the West Coast as a near disaster.

In the tradition of KFC's Famous Bowl — famously described by Patton Oswalt as «a failure pile» — comes Geostorm, which attempts to be every possible apocalyptic weather - based disaster movie at once.

Russell Crowe leads the movie as the man of God who is warned of the coming disaster while Ray Winstone plays the villain of sorts, clearly not pleased at watching this devout man answering to a higher calling.

First doesn't always mean better in terms of release dates (both the disaster movies and Snow White films battles above prove that), but there's always the danger that audiences will view a second similar movie as a copycat.

The Disaster Artist recasts The Room as a triumph of the human spirit — proof that two wide - eyed dreamers can make a movie, no matter how nonsensical the plot, how disjointed the dialogue, and how inexperienced its filmmaker.