Sentences with phrase «as dull an action»

Karl Urban is as dull an action hero as ever there was, and his twice - shouted epiphanic declaration, «I know who I am!»

Not exact matches

The first race of the 1994 F1 season was anything but dull as suspiciously fast pit stops and plenty of on - track action made for an intriguing season - opener

Frank Mundt and Denny Runge, 6 feet 8 and 6 feet 9 respectively, saw limited action last year, as did Mike Dull.

The international break is usually met with a chorus of sighs and jeers from Premier League fans, as the frantic action tends to be replaced with dull affairs devoid of any intrigue.

Davis and Modine are almost transcendentally unappealing, as they weather dull sword fights, ship - to - ship exchanges (with treasure - seeking rival Frank Langella) and other action - movie banalities.

The result is some huge laughs that are few, far between, and buffered with action that is not just dull, it is palpably embarrassing to watch as the flick doggedly fails to find the funny bone.

But for me the dullest and most timid aspect of this year's Oscar list is its almost ignoring Tom Ford's brilliant, ruthlessly provocative thriller Nocturnal Animals, a double - narrative about an unhappy art dealer (Amy Adams) who gets the manuscript of an unpublished novel through the post from her estranged first husband (Jake Gyllenhaal), and the action of this explicit crime thriller is dramatised as she imagines it, with this very ex-husband pictured in the lead.

When put together (as here), they are overextended and too long by half, with many a dull stretch before the famous wirework action sequences finally kick in — although perhaps this will not prove too much of a challenge for the modern viewer who is a fan of, say, 2015's The Hateful Eight (with its similarly protracted pace and duration).

And the actors playing the Avengers (as well as some of their non-super helpmates, including Gwyneth Paltrow as Iron Man's lady friend Pepper Potts and Clark Gregg as the loyal Agent Coulson) are such charismatic company that it comes as something of a disappointment each time the kibitzing gives way to crime - fighting, with long breaks for spectacular (and often spectacularly dull) CGI - enhanced action set pieces, including the climactic invasion of New York City by semi-organic robot reptiles.

Even the action of the movie is as dull as the forced and unromantic chemistry between Hemsworth and Stewart.

However, the action really does drag in this instalment as, to be honest, the storyline is pretty dull and just involves our pint - sized heroes camping in a field and squabbling like they're on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition for much of the time.

The camera leaps into the perspective of Danny, weaned on action movies, but it also depicts the dull reality of police work, revving up into a hyper - cut frenzy for barely two seconds before cooling back down as the «perp» instantly complies.

This high - budget (supposedly $ 135 million) summer - blockbuster escapist film is dull formulaic fare that has a questionable history premise, a star who does not light up the screen with charisma (Matthew McConaughey), a foreign - born female lead (Penélope Cruz) as eye candy who struggles with the English language to a point where it's an unwelcome distraction, and a tiresome and silly plot line to fill in the gaps while the adventurers are involved in their all too familiar set action pieces.

Margot Robbie, «Suicide Squad» — Maybe the biggest «Scene Stealer» example of the year to date, Robbie electrifies the otherwise dull superhero action film as Harley Quinn.

After the debacle that was the dull Diesel dud A Man Apart, Gray reasserts his chops as a crack action director with the film's showcase bookends: a thrilling speedboat chase in the canals of Venice and a breathless third act involving helicopters, traffic jams, subway tunnels, safecracking, and Mini Coopers.

I feel the same, not a huge fan of RPGs but I'm getting into them as they dull the stat stuff a bit and add more action, it'll be good to see how MHW balances it.

The dull substrate is really only decorated by a few hard corals and barnacles, so it is just as well the big fish action is so entrancing.

Summary: Knack II is a fun beat»em up platformer best suited for kids and families and shines best with its seamless co-op and more varied action - combat - the story and hero is still dull as ever, though.

Rule # 2: Building the Right Game Pace — when designing levels, one should avoid them being too hectic or too dull using what is known as Rhythm and Action Density Analysis.

Willem de Kooning, whose whiplash lines and sweeping gestures defined «action painting» in the popular imagination nearly as much as Jackson Pollock's drips, is said to have painted in a frenzy for a rolling camera, only to scrape it all out when the filming stopped because the reality of how he worked — painting a stroke, then staring at it for a few hours — seemed too dull to film.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FLANDERS ELECTRIC, Miller, SD 6/2009 to Present Machinist • Set up machines according to specific instructions listed in the work order • Inspect parts to regulate configurations instruments • Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to produce metal parts • Review blueprints to determine types of orders and calculate places to bore and cut • Mark worksheets to show where cuts should be made and monitor and control feed rate • Ascertain that temperature controls are properly regulated and cutting speeds are adjusted • Fit cutting tools and ensure that dull tools are replaced in time • Check for accuracy of work by holding comparisons between blueprints and actual models • Verify settings by measuring positions, first run parts and sample work pieces • Document each action performed on machines and create periodic reports to gauge success and conformity