Sentences with phrase «as typical movie»

Mad Max didn't make a great showing; despite impressing gamers who may have written it off as a typical movie tie - in.

Something Clothes on Film were keen to ascertain is exactly how this side of the business works; is there ever such thing as a typical movie production?

The characters were paper - thin, and served only as typical movie stereotypes (wise - ass, babe, «mysterious» Ph.D., and two attendents that are conveniently taken out of the picture early on).

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Perhaps this blasé disappointment in «The Canyons» is typical of Schrader, as seen in his earlier movies with George C. Scott «Hard Core,» let alone Richard Gere's «American Gigolo.»

This isn't just your typical race highlight montage however, but a beautifully shot movie with insights from drivers and team members getting just as much of the spotlight as the on - track action.

The morning began as a typical morning; I poured a cup of coffee, rushed to make breakfast, rushed to get kids ready, tried to remember to get myself ready (to avoid that horrible dream about driving to school in my pj's), and there was a minor scuffle between the kids about whose turn it was to choose the movie for movie night.

Blu - ray discs squeeze more information onto the same size disc as a DVD — up to 50 gigabytes on a typical disc, compared with about 8 gigabytes for many movie DVDs — by using a data spiral with a pitch of just 0.32 micron and a 405 - nm laser beam.

Say goodbye to your typical night out to the movie theaters and take a look at these 15 friend date ideas that will make your friendship (and wallet) just as happy.

Defining a «typical date night» as one that includes a mid-range dinner for two, a shared bottle of wine, two movie tickets, and an 8 km taxi ride home, we looked at the average prices for each item to determine that a typical date night in NZ will set you back an average of $ 132.1

Defining a «typical date night» as one that includes a mid-range dinner for two, a shared bottle of wine, two movie tickets, and an 8 km taxi ride home, we looked at the average prices for each item to determine that a date night in Canada will set you back $ 115.1

Lucy isn't your typical girl - power action - movie role; she's something much weirder, and Johansson plays her as a greatest - hits - compilation synthesis of her last three movie roles, in Her, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Under the Skin.

In a set - up typical of any number of cop movies, hard - bitten veteran Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and cocky newcomer Mills (Brad Pitt) partner up to spend one week together as homicide detectives: Somerset's last and Mills's first.

It's a good 40 % better than typical crap Z - movie acting, as in the acting is actually tolerable.

Though the film isn't as kid - friendly as most animated movies due to Laika's typical gothic leanings, director Travis Knight does such a good job of balancing the darker elements with humor that they're not as frightening as they could be.

This might have a title that grabs your attention and a tad more polish than your typical Syfy original movie, but it is just as much of a wreck as those are, running into creative ceilings and shoestring budget restrictions that add up to something artificial, jumbled, and incoherent.

Of course, Infinity War suffers from many of the typical Marvel movie problems, with a villain that isn't quite as well developed as he could be (especially in contrast to Black Panther's Killmonger) as well as CGI that is, at times, genuinely bad.

Much like Guardians of the Galaxy the movie hints at stories that go beyond the typical superhero status quo, and while there are plenty of little hints as to how Strange's escapades fit into the bigger story, for the most part the filmmakers do a fine job of keeping things enjoyably self - contained.

Similarly, the movie settles into the same narrative arc as a typical «Behind the Music» episode: total obscurity, a big break, massive success, utter collapse, optimistic coda.

WHY: «We're the Millers» is every bit as formulaic as the typical road trip movie, but the cast makes up for those generic story beats with some winning performances, and they all pull their weight equally.

While a typical Hollywood movie depicting first contact would invariably lead to a massive technicolour fight across all seven continents as skyscrapers collapse into fiery abysses while heroic characters battle vicious aliens, Arrival couldn't be further from the trope.

He seems better than this film, which plays out as a typical independent movie striving to be a mainstream hit.

Still, it is definitely good enough to deserve at least as big an audience as those found by a Step Up sequel or your typical Nicholas Sparks movie.

There's nothing particularly groundbreaking about the movie (the script is only as good as your typical Carpenter production and the special effects are right on par with the films of that era), but there's a real charm to the film that makes it irresistible.

Captain America: Winter Soldier artfully dodges nearly every typical superhero movie problem (as well as general sequel problems) with a stunning grasp of mood, total commitment to a «square» character, a smart choice of villain, and thrilling action scenes that feel authentically dangerous (a complete rarity in blockbusters) rather than like stop - and - gawk «setpieces» with no actual stakes.

as far as the movie goes... looks to be typical coen brothers - good, but not great.

Where a typical Hollywood movie tends to give its heroine a happy ending by finding a solution to all of her problems through getting the man she's always dreamed of, Sunshine Cleaning takes a different approach by seeing the man of her dreams as not available and ultimately holding her back from what she really wants to do in life.

As is typical in these kinds of movies, the girl is asked to show much more than the boys.

So in this new era of comic book movies that are mostly dominated by MCU movies, as well as their success vs Batman v Superman, has there been a change of the typical iconic comic book movie characters?

Rather than gore, Wan goes for a more old - fashioned, character - based movie here, and as a result, a treasure trove of typical haunting tricks seems fresh and terrifying once again.

The film still itself is about as typical an image from a 21st century Malick movie as one can gets: A couple on a beach, maybe frolicking, maybe twirling.

Ultimately, Killmonger falls into the typical Marvel movie evil - alter - ego - of - the - hero, wearing an identical suit and duking it out with identical combat styles, but that doesn't go down until the tail end, allowing the character space to develop and flourish as an individual motivated by needs and deep - seated pain before stuffing him into a supervillain suit and crashing him against the hero.

While» 75's cast included the likes of Erik Estrada, Sid Caesar and Jerry Stiller, this one had extended contributions by such movie legends as James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Olivia De Havilland and the great Jack Lemmon who passionately delivers the typical «Airport» lines without sounding foolish (the ultimate compliment for any actor).

Domhnall Gleeson, son of Brendan and best known as one of the Weasley brothers in the «Harry Potter» movies, plays a typical uptight British romantic leading man, stammering adorably through his misadventures with women.

«We're the Millers» is every bit as formulaic as the typical road trip movie, but the cast makes up for those generic story beats with some winning performances, and they all pull their weight equally.

The company's Twitter is mainly focused on promoting its movies, but it's more tongue - in - cheek than the typical corporate account — as in this viral tweet about sneaking a screener of Moonlight to Vice President Mike Pence, a notoriously anti-L.G.B.T. legislator.

Enjoyable for a good 15 minutes or so, mostly due to the scene - stealing powers of the adorable, much - coveted kitty whose name gives the movie its title, this is otherwise a stale, repetitive effort whose one - joke premise — two suburban buddies forced to pass themselves off as gangsters in a grimy underworld where they clearly don't belong — never achieves comic liftoff, much less the richly subversive dimensions typical of Key and Peele's best work.

In a typical move of putting the cart before the horse, it seems that Fox cares more about the future of the franchise than the present, dumping villain names as if they're movie gold.

So all of that sounds quite typical and expected, but what gives this movie its charm is the manner in which we as the viewer connect with R the zombie.

As mother and daughter find themselves kidnapped while on a South American vacation, «Snatched» is not your typical Mother's Day movie.

Before it reaches that point, however, House at the End of the Street comes off as a fairly typical teen drama that's rife with eye - rollingly familiar elements - as director Mark Tonderai, working from David Loucka's script, devotes much of the movie's opening hour to Elissa's tiresome, drawn - out efforts at acclimating to her new surroundings.

It is refreshing, in this regard, that he isn't after something as boring as world (or universe) domination, and the destruction of half of all living things is an intriguing escalation of the typical superhero - movie plot in which the heroes must save the world from certain annhiliation.

Yet, the script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (veterans of four previous Marvel movies, including all three Captain America entries) manages to keep everything fairly well balanced, juggling all of the superheroes and their subplots while also giving significant screen time to Brolin's Thanos, who, as noted earlier, is not your typical super-villain even though he certainly looks and, at times, acts like one.

The movie, at times maddeningly, beats Carell senseless, much in the same manner as your typical Ben Stiller «humiliate me, I enjoy it» movie, but «Dan in Real Life,» thankfully, doesn't hit as hard, preferring subtlety to a kick in the groin.

Bollywood Hero first unfolded on the small screen on IFC, as part of a three - part comedy event — shorter than a miniseries, but longer than your typical movie.

We were originally approached by producers in 2008 - 2009, but it took a long time for them to get the financing and other necessary support, as is typical for movies.

Although it's structured as a rather traditional hero's journey, the movie sets itself apart thanks to more progressive characters that break from the typical Disney stereotypes.

As this progresses, the movie focuses the rest of its energy on the typical romantic comedy angle of teasing us with whether or not Mark and Anna will get together and giving him some romantic competition in Brad.

And though from the outside the movie might seem like just a typical «chick flick» product of its time, it happens to be one of the most romantically sweeping lesbian tales on the silver screen — even if the film itself likes to act as if it's ignoring its LGBT themes.

Though the movie's supernatural elements aren't as prominent as the marketing campaign would lead you to believe, «Crimson Peak» is a sumptuously designed genre flick that delivers a different kind of horror from the typical ghosts - and - ghouls haunted house story.

The story is along the same lines as a typical Lifetime movie - of - the - week, but stands out because of the strong work by its cast.