This is probably the most completely
average film of the year.
It's a shame it's in quite possibly the most
average film of all time.
Not exact matches
That makes for a pretty good per -
film average of more than $ 156 million.
The success
of Guardians, no matter how relative, has helped Disney settle into second - place, behind Fox, in the summer box - office race as the company's five summer
films have made a total
of $ 624.6 million, at an
average of almost $ 125 million per
film.
In 1999 Alan Moore created The League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen which pulled characters from a number
of classic (and public domain) novels and placed them together as a sort
of super team (this innovative series was scrubbed into an abysmally
average 2003
film).
Versatile playmaker, great numbers at the combine, big on
film study, yet due to
average coaching still has a ton
of room for growth.
In fact, after the Sooners» coaches studied all their game
film of 1967, Fairbanks said that «our
average gain on all plays going over Kalsu, including short yardage and goal line plays, is 6.2 net yards rushing... This is what we coaches grade as... near perfection.»
I've watched several
of Davenports game
films and he looks
average, you'd think he have at least 12 sacks vs small schools teams.
The basic ingredients — good sport, scenery that exhausts the
average traveler's supply
of film, and charming, eagerly helpful people — are there.
After watching a scene from the
film Trainspotting, in which a character reaches into the bowl
of an indescribably filthy toilet, they sold a pack
of pens for an
average of $ 2.74, compared with a price
of $ 4.58 for participants shown a neutral clip
of coral reefs.
In March the U.S. Department
of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory demonstrated a thin -
film solar photovoltaic cell that is 19.9 percent efficient, two - thirds better than the industry
average of 12 percent.
In March, the company opened a new factory in Tucson, where it plans to produce enough thin -
film CIGS solar cells to generate 40 megawatts
of electricity next year — enough to power roughly 15,000
average American homes; it hopes to boost the juice to 100 megawatts by 2010 in response to what it predicts will be a growing market.
Results showed that the
film had an
average thickness
of 90 nanometers.
Then, over phone calls, not so
average first dates
of midnight showings
of «The Big Lebowski» (Lord knows I love a good weasel in a bathtub scene), actual theatre screenings
of my favorite
film «Gone with the Wind» accompanied by my most adored meal out — diner grilled cheese with a milkshake (Yes, really.)
Because the
film itself is, at best, a slightly better than
average piece
of entertainment.
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.
There's similarly little doubt that the
film benefits substantially from the above -
average efforts
of its various stars, with Hemsworth and Brühl's stand - out work complemented by a supporting cast that includes, among others, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, and Olivia Wilde.
Another one
of those
average horror
films lacking in imagination and fright, yet is somehow mindlessly watchable despite how boring everything is.
The Trees
of Life is not a
film for the
average audience.
What sets this
film apart from the
average examination
of a death row appeal is that the convicted killer is a lesbian African - American.
Unexpected's use
of 3D is more noticeable than the
average film, but it also feels more detrimental.
It's New York City, by the law
of averages, there has to be another
film shoot a few blocks away.
Miles ahead
of the
average teen
film, Flirting is a most agreeable sequel to John Duigan's earlier pic The Year My Voice Broke.
In 2013, Paramount led all major distributors in
film quality, but even that studio could muster only a C + grade, thanks to a mediocre
average Metascore
of 58.4.
Still, nearly two - thirds
of the studio's
films failed to win over critics, and Paramount's
average Metascore declined a bit compared to the year before.
(The totals and
averages reflected above include
films released separately by the two companies prior to the merger, as well as Amplify's first batch
of films post-merger.)
The
film looks fine with fair costume, location and stunts but the plot is so
average and with a mixed cast
of good and bad actors it just doesn't work, how Andie MacDowell gets work in
films is beyond me.
Universal's specialty
films division had a lousy 2014 (in terms
of quality), and rebounded only slightly in 2015, increasing its
average Metascore by over 3 points and its percentage
of films with positive reviews from 25 % to 45 %.
Even with the presence
of a rare outright misfire (Third Person, from Crash director Paul Haggis), SPC managed to boost its already - high
average Metascore by a few points last year, thanks to widely praised
films like Mr. Turner (the year's # 2 drama, behind Boyhood), Leviathan (2014's best - reviewed foreign - language
film), and Sundance hit Whiplash.
And the jokes, respectful
of the culture the
film embraces, rely on the
average viewer's familiarity with all - things - Mexican to come off.
Filmed in less than glorious two - strip Cinecolor, this
average Eddie Dean western benefited from Dean performing «Ride on the Tide
of a Song», «Journey's End «and «I Can Tell by the Stars».
Director Stanley Kubrick, working from a script cowritten with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, kicks Paths
of Glory off with an admittedly less - than - engrossing stretch, as the movie boasts (or suffers from) a somewhat talky first act that doesn't contain much in the way
of compelling elements - although, by that same token, it's clear that the
film benefits substantially from Kubrick's stellar directorial choices and a host
of above -
average performances.
Relativity raised its
average Metascore, reduced its number
of poorly reviewed
films from five to three, and managed to hold onto its 9th - place ranking in domestic market share (though its grosses fell by over $ 50 million).
* Grades are determined (on a curve) almost entirely by
average Metascore, but with a small bonus awarded for each «great»
film (with Metascore
of 81 or higher) released during the year.
Calling it an
average or ordinary
film is to belie Costner's ambition, but any higher praise is impossible in light
of its flaws.
One's appreciation
of the
film is increased further if one has better - than -
average knowledge
of Germany's very recent past.
An
average slasher
film with a bunch
of TV stars from the 90s.
In fact, Paramount was the only one
of the six major studios to see a drop in
average Metascore for its 2012 releases compared to
films released the previous year.
Despite releasing 29 scored
films (third-most among all distributors) in 2014, TWC boosted its
average Metascore by over 6 points, helping to return the studio to its usual position in the top half
of our rankings (following a sub-par 2013).
The touching closing stretch isn't, as a result, quite able to make the tearjerking impact that Unkrich and Molina are obviously striving for, which is a shame, clearly, given the
film's preponderance
of better - than -
average attributes (including an animation style that's never not jaw - droppingly astonishing).
** Per -
Film is the
average domestic gross per new
film released nationwide by the studio in 2014, and includes additional 2015 domestic box office grosses through January 19, 2015 (including estimates for the holiday weekend
of January 16 - 19) for any 2014 releases that are still playing in theaters.
Warners» success rate (
of films receiving positive reviews from critics) dropped from 39 % in 2014 to just 16 % last year, while the studio's
average Metascore declined by four points.
L.A. - based Roadside once again saw half
of its
films (including Chilean drama Gloria and festival hit Dear White People) earn positive reviews, but its Metascore
average (and box office grosses) fell a bit compared to 2013.
If the
film's best defense is that it's showing what the
average teen goes through, the making
of mistakes and all, I'm glad I wasn't an
average teen because some
of her actions border on downright stupid.
Its only when we get to the last half hour or so
of the
film that things get exciting with those two chase sequences, up to then its seriously
average.
Sony also had the lowest per -
film average gross
of the six major distributors in 2011, and its foreign box office growth (which includes a nice total for The Adventures
of Tintin, for which Sony held the foreign distribution rights) didn't prevent the studio from finishing fifth in global market share for the second straight year.
Unlike in 2010, Magnolia released a couple
of critical failures last year, but the studio still scored a solid
average of 60.5 despite releasing so many
films.
As he has proven on «Saturday Night Live» and multiple small
film roles, he excels at loosy - goosey, dignity - free merriment and can deliver even the most
average of punch lines with enough lunacy to merit a laugh.
After an unfocused 2010 that saw a mix
of very good and very bad
films, Roadside Attractions managed to boost its
average Metascore by over 7 points last year, thanks to a generally improved slate that featured a pair
of acclaimed documentaries (Project Nim and Thunder Soul) and the timely thriller Margin Call 76.
His script is more ambitious than that
of the
average horror
film, with a plot structured across different timelines, creating excruciating tension in the process.