To truly get
the best out of the genres capabilities, a 2D platformer needs to be able to get extravagant with its design, exploring the full possibilities afforded by 2D level structure.
Not exact matches
To me it was all just same - old, same - old in the pop
genre in general and the kind
of one - upmanship you see in every video
out here, where the more explicit you can be, the
better.
Peter Abelard's seminal work, Sic et non, which quoted Church Fathers on both sides
of a series
of theological questions, set the tone for the Questions
genre of the Middle Ages, The writer set
out a Question, stated the
best arguments on both sides (thesis and antitheses), made a determination (synthesis), and then rebutted each
of the antitheses in detail.
Others have pointed
out how horror, more than any other
genre, deals explicitly with issues
of good and evil.
In fact, if you go to the library or browse the shelves at Barnes & Noble or check
out Amazon's
best - sellers in the parenting
genre, you will find a predominance
of popular, punishment - based, obedience - focused parenting guides.
Out of all the award shows, The Oscars is one
of the most anticipated award show as actors and actresses gather while dressed in their
best threads in hopes
of being chosen by the Academy as the
best in their
genre.
One
of the
best slow burn horror flicks
of recent memory — though there's another on this list — The Witch is a stand
out genre flick.
I find that I enjoy «coloring outside the lines» and have varied interests from Pow Wows and Rendezvous to hiking and tipis, to enjoying Nature, being a long - time Nature Photographer, to music
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The end result is an uneven piece
of work that's at its
best in its opening hour, which is as thrilling and engrossing as anything the superhero
genre has cranked
out in recent years.
The mix
of genres works
out just right, as the tactical notions
of a tower defense game blend in
well with the action
of a third - person mech shooter.
Families with canines are
better off staying home and having an old - fashioned backyard frolic than trotting
out to see Show Dogs, a panting, poorly trained entry in the live - action / talking animal
genre that for once makes viewers long for the candy - colored, half - witted professionalism
of third - tier Pixar - knockoff animation.
One
of the central pleasures
of genre cinema is running your fingers along
well - worn grooves, but while Man Hunt trots
out a lot
of chestnuts, it's the film's tendency to burn through them with bemusing haste.
Best of all, the second Potter movie reunites its adult cast: Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, John Cleese, Alan Rickman, Julie Walters and others — a veritable Who's Who
of British actors that single - handedly elevates the proceedings
out of the kid's movie
genre into something special.
Occupying the director's chair is Nimrod Antal, a kindred spirit
of Rodriguez's whose «Vacancy» and «Armored» were
genre films that turned
out better than a lot
of their
genre - mates do — which describes «Predators,» too.
The musical sequences are
good enough that they make you wish Ross had been willing to leave the surface realism behind and break
out into the high stylization and exuberance
of the
genre's classic days.
Yet if you forget, for just a moment, about
genre pedigree, what is it, really, that makes «The Shape
of Water» a «richer» film — or a
better one — than «Get
Out»?
Such features are present in every aspect
of Mediatonic's upcoming Foul Play, a side - scrolling beat - em - up that takes a
genre well - known to XBLA gamers and adds a polish and sense
of humor that helps it stand
out among the rest.
It lost
out «
Best Narrative» to another
genre cohort in Giant Sparrow's What Remains
of Edith Finch, and «
Best Independent Game» to StudioMDHR's Cuphead.
For me, this turned
out to be one
of the
best movies this year, certainly in the comedy
genre.
Despite a silly third act, it's again one
of the filmmaker's more successful
genre forays, suggesting that teaming with Farrell brings
out the
best in him.
But, so long as you can follow the story
well enough, and don't mind the rather lengthy takes that Soderbergh enjoys during scenes
of running or driving, Haywire is worth seeking
out for a smart, stylish, and off - speed action film that blends traditional thrills with Soderbergh's independent experimentation with the process
of genre filmmaking.
At 93 minutes, the story doesn't stay longer than warranted, but still, the rest
of the film clicks
well enough that a bit more fleshing
out would have turned a
good action flick into a must - see for
genre fans and even some non-fans alike.
Super Troopers was a straight
out comedy rather than a spoof on a
well known
genre, and maybe this is part
of the problem.
Writer - producer - editor - director Krik (his director's credit reads «Dave Herman,» apparently
out of concern that weaving too much inconvenient truth in with the
genre fiction might attract the wrath the shadow conspirators), might have done
better to deliver less retro larkiness and more straight facts.
Joyful Noise Rated PG - 13 for some language including a sexual reference Available on DVD and Blu - ray Convinced that the competitive church choir competition
genre was under - represented, the filmmakers here put together tale
of a face - off between Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah as they both try to fight it
out over the subject
of how
best to win a national competition.
BEST of all time!!!! Still blows the new FPS
genre out of the water.
There's a lot to commend in Spooks: The Greater
Good, but at the end
of the day it offers nothing new to the
genre and it's big - screen adaptation just needed to be more daring and step
out of the confines
of television.
To boot, Left Behind wielded some
genre thrills, a familiar brand (the Kirk Cameron version camped
out on Amazon's
best - selling DVD list for months) and an uncommonly seasoned cast and crew, including longtime stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong (Harrison Ford's stunt double in Blade Runner, Return
of the Jedi, and the first three Indiana Jones films) at the helm.
Once the trailers started coming
out, it was fairly clear this wasn't going to be a
good movie in the sense
of a The Departed or a Godfather, but an over-the-top fun
genre flick, and that fits the post-Oscar-hopeful January moviegoing season perfectly.
Redout is the clear second
best game on the list and the biggest surprise
of the
genre this year, coming
out of nowhere.
Which is all right with us, as we're big fans
of the man who was not only, famously, the highest - paid screenwriter in Hollywood at one time, he has also turned
out to be a genuinely terrific
genre director, with a particularly bright eye for the wit and wisecrackery he writes so
well.
Breaking the fourth wall can completely take you
out of a movie, especially when you are attempting to cleverly reference one
of the most
well - known characters in the
genre.
: I realize I'm going to take some heat for putting this widely loathed film on my
best list, especially since I was less than enthused by the overrated critic faves «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» and «Call Me by Your Name,» but Darren Aronofsky's fantasia about a self - infatuated poet (Javier Bardem) and his suffering muse
of a wife (Jennifer Lawrence) is, like «Get
Out,» both horrific and satiric in ways that move beyond the easy confines
of genre.
Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s, but as it became clear he was actually a talented and
well - rounded actor, he was able to branch
out into all different types
of roles in every
genre.
An honest account
of Kenney (Will Forte) building the National Lampoon brand and splitting from Beard (Domhnall Gleeson) must necessarily follow the
well - worn «rapid rise, drug - fueled fall» template
of the troubled - genius narrative, so Wain and his
well - stocked cast do what they can to puncture the
genre and let
out some
of its hot air.
This year has all around been an INCREDIBLE year for the horror
genre, with films such as Split, Get
Out and IT making it one
of the
best (and most profitable) years in the
genre's entire history.
If all you honestly want
out of it is to watch «stuff blow up
good,» you could still do a lot
better than San Andreas, a middling and uneven entry in the already overstuffed disaster porn
genre.
The picture might be the most overt iteration
of film noir as a
genre about emasculation ever put to celluloid, and trying to puzzle
out whether Waldo's for real and chief gumshoe McPherson (Andrews) buys any
of his honeyed hooey constitutes a
good portion
of what's fun and maddening in equal measure about it.
While the movie doesn't come close to touching the very
best of the
genre (Babe), it was charming and clever at times, and it elicited genuine laughs as it followed the covert operations
of evil cats and human - loving dogs carried
out behind the backs, and underneath the noses,
of the unsuspecting human characters.
Ex Machina is as stripped and basic as most Sci - Fi
outings go, but it is one
of the
best examples
of filmmaking the
genre has ever seen.
Though Creep doesn't exactly reinvent the found - footage form, Brice knows the
genre well enough to do a little tweaking: Rather than supplying the requisite jump scares, Brice's solution is to turn Josef into a human jump scare, given to popping up
out of nowhere because he has a sick sense
of humor.
The resultant aesthetic decisions — simulated camera movements and lighting, the score — bear
out that dedication to actual filmcraft that make examples
of the
genre routinely superior to the
best live - action pictures the United States can offer.
Generally favoring low - budget and independently - produced pictures, but not averse to working within the studio system (he had a
good relationship with Daryl Zanuck), he knocked
out a string
of genre classics — from «Pickup On South Street» and «Forty Guns» to «Shock Corridor» and his epic autobiographical masterpiece «The Big Red One» — that quietly influenced many
of your favourite directors.
Audiard, who is
best known in America for his electrifying, Oscar - nominated 2009 prison drama A Prophet, is the sort
of director who never puts himself
out in front
of his material, and as such may be taken for granted by some critics as «just» an accomplished craftsman capable
of working in a wide range
of styles and
genres.
The
genre flick about a family
of cannibals apparently played to some
good word, has potential to be a crossover hit, but now word yet when it will roll
out.
It wasn't a hit when it came
out — director John Flynn was
better with character than action and never really gets the blood pumping through it — but it is still a smart, lean thriller and a minor gem
of the modern crime
genre.
Although the film's nomination in the «
Best Comedy» category at the forthcoming Golden Globes left some scratching their head — due to the strong dramatic / horror elements at play — there's no denying that Jordan Peele's Get Out was one of the best of the year regardless of the ge
Best Comedy» category at the forthcoming Golden Globes left some scratching their head — due to the strong dramatic / horror elements at play — there's no denying that Jordan Peele's Get
Out was one
of the
best of the year regardless of the ge
best of the year regardless
of the
genre.
What works
best about Insidious, which is about as adoring a love letter to Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist as a
good film can get, is how it takes horror flick concepts both old and relatively new and mixes them up, blender - style, and the result is a 95 - minute fun - time ass - kicker that has as much love for the
genre as it does in making you pounce
out of your seat.
Ev en if Journey's End will perhaps not be remembered as a classic
of the
genre, it is nevertheless a
well made war film that with
good performances that is worth checking
out.