Bats flying and swarming, giant regiments of troops attacking and shadowy beasts roaming the night are blended into an origins story that should thrill the CGI junkies but not so much for
the average film fan.
Co-writer (with Michael Wilmington) of the 1975 career overview «John Ford» and the massive tome «Searching For John Ford» in 2001, McBride treats Ford as a man and not untouchable genius, nor dissects the film using highbrow terminology which inherently ignores
the average film fan; there's great insight regarding one of America's greatest directors, and his exhaustive research is well - used in pointing out common themes, autobiographical references, and placing cast / crew / story subjects in context with early and later film projects.
Of the major festivals, it's by far the easiest for
the average film fan to attend.
Not exact matches
Gamble fuck what Thomas Edison might have said, holy shit man, the
average filmgoer to the
average film blogger, show me this barrage of complaints about frame rates, show me in the span of Row Three, and all the shit that has been parsed over in 100 + threads about everything
film related or otherwise, where this great wealth of historical proof exists where people, the masses,
film fans, have been complaining about
film rates.
Fox cut a riveting, gorgeous trailer that they showed off initially at last spring's CinemaCon, but for the
average moviegoer, as social media monitor RelishMix observes, they've seen this all before with «
fans equating Red Sparrow to female - starring action
films like Salt & Atomic Blonde.»
There are some enjoyable bits scattered throughout, but while that may be enough to please the legion of
fans who invested hours upon hours into «World of Warcraft,»
average moviegoers unaffected by that sort of
fan service will see «Warcraft» exactly for what it is: just another bad video game
film.
There are some wonderful stylistic tricks Vaughn employs at different points (first - person POV, split - screen montages); however, now and again the
film feels a little unbalanced or unpolished in its editing (likely due to the rushed production schedule), though
average movie
fans are not likely to notice these seams sticking out.
After that
film's mediocre box office return and slightly above -
average critical reception, 20th Century Fox and director Ridley Scott decided to make its sequel a little more Alien - like to please
fans.
Extras:
Fans of this one get two commentaries: an isolated score track with
film historians Jeff Bond, Jon Burlingame, and Nick Redman commenting mostly ahead of the music (which really begins when the fantastic voyage begins); and a feature commentary with Bond again covering all the basics in a somewhat
average walk - through.
«While it may work on the
average folk who have never seen a horror
film in their life, it won't fool a hardcore
fan by a long shot.
Green Lantern was largely panned by critics and
fans alike, garnering a 26 % score on Rotten Tomatoes with an
average rating of 4.6 / 10, meanwhile both Deadpool
films have been «Certified Fresh», scoring 83 % and 84 %, respectively.
Fans of Max Brooks» bestselling novel will undoubtedly be disappointed by how much was changed from page to screen, but «World War Z» is an immensely entertaining
film that's smarter than your
average summer blockbuster.