Sentences with phrase «best of action films»

Surely you know him through the best of action films and his cool undercut is all we really look up to for some best hair fashion.

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The studio has two more big Marvel releases (Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Thor: Ragnarok) as well as a live - action version of Beauty and the Beast, two new movies from Pixar Animation Studios (including Cars 3), and a fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (two of the first PotC films grossed more than $ 1 billion apiece).

There's enough action, intrigue and drama to convince adults that it's «a serious movie well worth your time» but in reality, it's a film for the whole family, and for many, watching it together has become something of a rite of passage.

Genuine actors operate within a framework established by the imitative nature of film ¯ hence a good person can portray a bad one, or act out bad actions, without it being a reflection of his or her character.

The action was filmed with 18 3D motion capture cameras and 11 high - definition game day cameras to capture impacts from dozens of angles around the field with the goal to better understand the forces and motions that occur when a player receives an impact.

Whether you're planning to film yourself in action, or you want proof of all of your kid's best goals to look back on in the future, you're on the hunt for the best camcorders for sports.

A novel study shows the best way to hone your technique is not just to watch films of pro players, but that videos that spotlight key actions improve performance more and faster.

It's the first live - action comic - book film to be nominated for best picture at the Golden Globes (airing this Sunday); and Reynolds is up for the best actor award for his masterful portrayal of the anti-hero.

WATCH: Some of the best romantic movies are set in London (think Notting Hill, Love Actually, and About Time), but popular feature films such as Skyfall or Sherlock Holmes offer action - packed alternatives.

Visit to get the The new film sees good old Captain Jack back in swashbuckling action and on the hunt for another bit of mythical gubbins, the legendary Trident of Poseidon

After his action - comedy vehicle Double Take was a January 2001 washout, Jones was poised to team with Ivan Reitman for the latter's summer 2001 sci - fi comedy Evolution.Still, Jones retired as 7 - Up's pitch man in early 2002, and would spend the 2000's nurturing his film and TV career, appearing in Runaway Jury and Drumline, as well as TV shows, like The Adventures of Chico and Guapo and Rules of Engagement.

It's Spielberg's best and truest action film since Jaws, relentlessly paced, pitch - perfectly acted (the young Fanning is almost certain to get a Best Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has enbest and truest action film since Jaws, relentlessly paced, pitch - perfectly acted (the young Fanning is almost certain to get a Best Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has enBest Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has ended.

As schematic as a popular entertainment needs to be yet refreshingly devoid of significant lulls in the action — for exposition, weapon reloading, lovemaking and the like — the film is fast, smart and single - minded, providing not only a satisfying bang for the ever - beleaguered moviegoing buck but memorable debuts for first - time feature director Mimi Leder and fledgling film studio DreamWorks SKG (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen)-- as well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie star.

Derivative, formulaic and clichéd action film, Bullet to the Head is a bland movie that fails to grab your attention due to a lack of originality, good performances and well executed action scenes.

As for this film I can't quite understand why it has received such negative reviews, it has excellent action, stealth, espionage of sorts and has the 80's recreated very well.

I have a lot of problems with watching movies in 3D, especially action movies, and this was one of the few films in a while that actually held up well during the action packed sequences.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, one of the most dumbed down action films of 2001 gets the sequel treatment (that everything is getting this year), turns out to be one of the few that actually works better than the original, if only slightly.

Sure to delight X-fans everywhere and thrill action - lovers all around, this movie is most likely the best comic - to - film adaptation produced yet, despite a few changes made for the sake of creating an original story.

This is the BEST James Bond film ever made as it is full of style, amazing action pieces that really dazzle and entertain, Pierce Brosnan is an excellent Bond (wit, humor, action, style, brutality), Xenia Onatopp is the greatest creation of a villain and Bond girl (because her weapon is

For someone with my background, the film is effectively paced with a good balance of exposition, character development, and special effects - enhanced action.

Salkow was best known as a very capable if not necessarily stylish, maker of action films and westerns, although his wartime films included City Without Men, a prison melodrama that was an early starring vehicle for Linda Darnell.

The film's two major scenes of military conflict — the battle of Gaugamela, where Alexander's force of 40,000 bested the Persian King Dariussd III's 250,000 - strong army, and a third - act forest routing in India — are given short shrift and photographed in that jittery «you are there» un-StediCam-style that renders the action impenetrable.

Easily the best Herbie flick and one of the best live action Disney films.

Even thought the film is light on character development, and strove to be more of a pure action film (one of the most influential and parodied in fact), it is still entertaining, even though it's really just ok, and not all that good (unbelievable and unrealistic action aside).

Though I've never read the book on which the film is based, I am familiar with its unique format (a compilation of individual accounts comprised a decade after the war), and while it may not please fans of the source material, the decision to streamline all the action through Gerry makes the story flow better.

Setting aside for a moment the question of when exactly it was finished, the answers seem obvious: there were already too many action films jostling for position this summer (including the ill - fated Batman & Robin), and the film is just too smart and well - crafted to have risked getting lost in that shuffle, a fate which the equally worthy Face / Off narrowly escaped.

The opening sequences are among the best ever filmed treating the sheer terror and adrenaline rush of an out - and - out chase, and are nearly silent the whole time, such is the high action quotient.

Even though its regarded as a poor remake of the original french film, this is still a good action film.

Featuring a screenplay by no less than five writers, Flushed Away has clearly been geared to appeal primarily to small children - as evidenced by the film's emphasis on action - oriented set pieces and distinctly broad bits of comedy (there's even a fart joke thrown in for good measure).

One of the better films made about submarine and anti-submarine warfare, The Enemy Below takes a unique dual view of the action.

As a film, The Spirit is visually similar to both Sin City and 300 (no surprise, Frank Miller was behind them all) but it just doesn't have the original wow factor, good story telling or pulsating action sequences of its predecessors.

This is the BEST James Bond film ever made as it is full of style, amazing action pieces that really dazzle and entertain, Pierce Brosnan is an excellent Bond (wit, humor, action, style, brutality), Xenia Onatopp is the greatest creation of a villain and Bond girl (because her weapon is Bond» worst nightmare), the villain is truly threatening and played very well by Sean Bean, the title song is awesome and classic Bond, the script for this film is VERY well written and witty, etc..

As a James Bond action film, it's certainly one of the best.

What we get is a collection of moderately violent action set - pieces untroubled by humour or broader coherence... Forster, who directed the Bond film Quantum of Solace, has done his best to piece together a story from these incompatible parts, but the final product has an elaborate uselessness about it, like a broken teapot glued back together with the missing pieces replaced by parts of a vacuum cleaner.

Good sci - fi has all these things, of course, but «bigger» isn't better, and most of the «big» idea movies use «the future» as a setting for action and adventure, whereas true sci - fi films (and books) use that setting to tell human stories in new ways; human relationships (with others, with self, with the environment, etc...) are are the core of the best sci - fi movies we've seen.

What surprised me is that I had some affection for an action adventure film the way I would have in the days of the Ray Harryhausen's best films.

It doesn't have the same hold over me it maintained a decade ago, but I continue to be very fond of it, and I think it's one of the best action films ever made.

In terms of action, adventure films, this one is forgettable, and there are better ones out there.

The production design is fantastic and the action sequences extremely well done, particularly the brilliantly handled climactic battle and the film has a great deal of momentum that meant I enjoyed it more and more as it went on.

It such a shame to say so as well, it was promoted as an action film that could be entertaining whilst maintaining some level of intelligence.

Of course, «The Peacemaker's» real selling point is action, and Leder proves herself a crackerjack action director, with some seriously intense set - pieces — a train wreck that opens the film, a horrifying nuclear blast, a car chase in a crowded plaza, a foot chase through the streets of New York and, best of all, a nail - biting standoff on a bridge between a truck armed with nuclear weapons and military helicopterOf course, «The Peacemaker's» real selling point is action, and Leder proves herself a crackerjack action director, with some seriously intense set - pieces — a train wreck that opens the film, a horrifying nuclear blast, a car chase in a crowded plaza, a foot chase through the streets of New York and, best of all, a nail - biting standoff on a bridge between a truck armed with nuclear weapons and military helicopterof New York and, best of all, a nail - biting standoff on a bridge between a truck armed with nuclear weapons and military helicopterof all, a nail - biting standoff on a bridge between a truck armed with nuclear weapons and military helicopters.

One of the best action - packed Rogers films.

If «The Breadwinner» were a live - action film, it would be virtually unbearable to watch, but as animation, it's not only possible, but somehow inspiring to immerse oneself in this pared - down adaptation of Deborah Ellis» well - regarded young - adult novel, about an 11 - year - old girl who must step up and care for her family after the Taliban raids her home and arrests her father (hence the title).

It also has some of the best sniper action of any war films in a while (since there really aren't many films with sniper action really, but it is decently done.)

Director Brad Peyton competently stages most of the action, from George breaking out of his sanctuary, to a canister retrieval in Wyoming, led by scarred mercenary Burke (a briefly used Joe Manganiello), that turns awry, to the film culminating in mass destruction of Chicago as the three animals, well, rampage to get to the sonar signal at the top of the Wydens» skyscraper headquarters and Davis safely crashes a helicopter.

Throw in Myrna Loy and you have a very fun movie with 3 actors at the top of their game.The film is about a test pilot (Gable) and his trusty mechanic (Tracy) who meet a girl (Loy) and how the strain of a test pilot's life affects them all.The film is a little long, but the action is well done.The acting is the main reason to watch this film, and if your are a fan of the big three, then you will have a good time.

While Gens can splatter gore with the best of them — early in the film, a human body packed with C4 goes off in graphic detail — he fails to stage so much as a single rousing action scene, even when he has four double - fisted swordsmen facing off inside an abandoned subway car.

At its heart, Black Panther has a fairly standard comic book sort of story: baddie Ulysses Klaue (a rare live - action Andy Serkis: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes), one of the few outsiders who knows the secrets of Wakanda, and who had stolen a small quantity of vibranium decades ago, is up to no good again, with a scary dude nicknamed Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan: Fantastic Four, and both of Coogler's previous films) at his side; they must be stopped by T'Challa, Nakia, and the absolute force of nature General Okoye (Danai Gurira), with an assist from CIA agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Sherlock).

I've seen hundreds of martial arts action films and I have no problem saying that Unleashed is easily one of the best English

And yet, amid all that overdue and well - deserved scorn, the lone aspect of Deadpool 2 that is treated with gravid, wet - eyed sincerity — the thing the film wants us to care most deeply about, that acts as the plot's triggering action — is itself the biggest, oldest, dumbest and most useless superhero - genre cliche of them all.