Sentences with phrase «better comic book films»

In the better comic book films, you'll have that dynamic performance from either the hero or villain (i.e. Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, Hugh Jackman in X-Men) that raises the film to another level and drags the audience along with them through every scene.

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film is regarded as one of the best comic book films ever made.

Arguably, 2014 has delivered the best comic book films we've seen in one calendar year.

Not even Christian Bale envisaged just how popular his turn as Batman would be; the Dark Knight Trilogy was easily the best comic book film series of...

Like its predecessor, «Deadpool 2» is one of the best comic book films ever.

Not exact matches

In this obscure indie film, two little read - comic books come together in a subtle, dialogue - heavy character study that plays out like a slow - burning portrait of good and evil in the modern world.

He is the best handball player in the world, a talented producer of fight films and a rabid collector of comic books.

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.

A couple concession stores were open selling comic books and Japanese snacks, as well as figurines and anime films.

What makes X-Men better than other comic book adaptions (say, The Phantom or Punisher) is that the film style is very loyal to comic book styles.

Luckily, Satrapi's life took a turn for the better, and she eventually chronicled her story in a series of comic books that were adapted for this film.

Yet while those comic book references, along with plenty of well - written quips aimed at older audiences, will engage the parents in the theater, the film's introspective second act may fail to hold the attention of younger viewers.

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).

Terrible plot, lackluster effects, a trainwreck sense of direction, and an absolute lack of an epic scope that the first two delivered on so well makes Superman IV: The Quest for Peace not only the worst Superman film, but one of the worst comic book movies in general

Deadpool 2 is the perfect sequel, taking the foundation built from the first film and building onto it, creating not only a viable franchise, but one of the better comic book movies, and certainly one of the best comic books movies from 20th Century Fox.

It's not as fun as other comic book films, but we get a better sense of the man in front of the cape and an actual Superman movie throwdown that sets the stage for an exciting new chapter of DC films as we start the countdown for «Batman vs. Superman.»

That officially makes it the one of the highest grossing comic book adaptations in history, and one of the highest grossing rated R films as well.

... Another comic book movie reboot is gearing up to go into production this year in Spawn, and creator and director Todd McFarlane has been chatting about how the title character will communicate in the film, as well as speaking about its hard R - rated tone: «It's funny in Hollywood, if you say you want to do an R - rated movie, they go like «Oh like Deadpooland like Logan?»

This does sound more overtly plotty in a trivial comic book way than other recent Marvel films, and a more epic sweep is promised, but we hope that Taylor retains the better parts of the first film too; the humor, and the romance, which worked a little better than in most other Marvel pictures.

Witty at times, well executed by Benedict Cumberbatch for his first foray into comic book franchise films.

I earned my nerdy education from years of watching television and film as well as reading countless comic books.

In the pre-MCU world of comic - book films, X2: X-Men United was about as good as it got at the time.

A pessimist would say there's no prooof that their second film, the comic book adaptation Priest, would be any better than Legion, and a realist would, of course, decide to simply judge each flick on its own merits.

This summer, a Black Panther - inspired convention called Wakandacon is coming to Chicago, with a press release calling it «a first of its kind» event that will celebrate «Afro - futurism, tech, and entertainment» as well as «black superheroes in film, gaming, television, and comic books.»

The best comic - book movie in a long time, though based on no comic, Lucy is a film that mates classic Besson with Quentin Tarantino in a go at the mystical, world - solving vision found in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life.

But it says a lot that half way through the year, the film that leaps to everyone's mind when sussing out the best of what we've seen is a comic book adaptation.

A comic book film finally got a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination.

The panel will also announce future plans for the group and brand, as well as new film and comic book projects.

This film, penned by Drew Pearce & Shane Black, features some of the best dialog between characters that has been seen in most movies to date, let alone a comic book flick.

The frustrating lack of narrative resolution which signals further instalments suggests a greater emphasis on comic book excess may well be on the cards; the tracks this sequel lays hardly point to a return to the first film's economy.

, I do think everyone involved — screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, director Tim Miller, and decade - long - cheerleader / leading man Ryan Reynolds — worked extraordinarily well together to create a fully - realized R - rated comic book movie that rarely felt like it was pulling its punches (and when punches were pulled, the film called itself out).

The big gala presentations range from upcoming comic book geekery with Green Lantern to Nicholas Winding Refn's thriller Drive (fresh off rave reviews from Cannes) to the premiere of Richard Linklater's latest Bernie, with stops along the way for indie dramas (A Better Life), British genre films (Attack the Block), action thrillers (The Devil's Double), and Guillermo Del Toro - produced scary fun (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark).

Not only is Dredd one of the more viscerally accomplished action films of recent memory, it's easily one of the best comic book adaptations as well.

Johnson also has another Fast and Furious movie on the cards, as well as an adaptation of the Rampage video game, action - comedy Central Intelligence, a Baywatch movie and the comic - book film Shazam!

Long considered one of the very best comic book stories of all time, turning Watchmen into a film was considered to be a fool's errand; its thematic and structural complexities weren't made for movies.

Boasting a majority - black cast donning some gorgeous Afrofuturistic get - ups, as well as a complex plot rife with political machinations and betrayal, Black Panther promises to have an epic scope that remains unrivaled in comic book films.

Directed by Edgar «Spaced» Wright, co-written with Wright by Simon «Spaced» Pegg (who also stars as Shaun), and featuring other comic stars from «Spaced» (Nick Frost, Jessica Stevenson), as well as from «Black Books» (Dylan Moran, Tamsin Grieg) and even «the Office» (Lucy Davis), «Shaun of the Dead» is like a who's who of talent from the most cutting - edge British TV sit - coms of recent times, which is why it is much funnier than British comic films like «Bridget Jones» Diary», Johnny English and Love, Actually — and unlike those other films, «Shaun of the Dead» is nightmarish for all the right reasons.

Matthew Vaughn is no stranger to bringing fun and wild comic - book style films to life and one his best has to be The Kingsman: The Secret Service which hit us with a bang back -LSB-...]

It has been a banner year for smart and fun comic book movie adaptations, and the reason those three films worked as well as they did is they had a sly sense of humor and didn't take themselves so deadly seriously as Justice League does.

For the rest of the year, every major release — whether it be the next comic book movie or the next «serious drama» — will have to contend with what is the best film Christopher Nolan has made, thus far.

Nevertheless, the latest batch of photos from the set give us our very best look yet at the comic book - accurate costume / muscle - suit that Levi is sporting in the film; check them out here...

Shyamalan understands too well his own formula and with Signs, his third overtly supernatural film after The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, he displays an unbecoming self - consciousness that renders his ostensible subject allegorical subtext, with his own favourite issues (the father / son dynamic, the comic book spirituality) the only reason for the film's existence.

Based on the comic book series, the film made more than $ 400 million at the international box - office and was spurred by good word of mouth (despite the controversy surrounding a poorly timed joke during the film's climax).

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr., giving his best performance since «Tropic Thunder») is still dealing with the trauma inflicted by what happened in New York in «The Avengers» (and I love the continuity from that beloved film instead of just pretending that it didn't happen as comic book movies so often used to do).

by Kam Williams Headline: Kam's Annual Accolades for the Cream of the Cinematic Crop In a year when four of the best films were big screen versions of comic book adventures (including Wanted, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk), it should come as no surprise that one would emerge as this critic's pick as the top picture of 2008.

So, on this second film I'm often more focused on making sure that [Deadpool's time travelling foe / sidekick] Cable has a proper introduction to the audience in a way that best represents Cable from the comic books.»

The producers also demanded that the adaptation — which of course comes from a comic book series well known for its violence and subversive satirical content — be converted into a PG - 13 action film.

We have a hunch that if 2005's «Fantastic Four» were released today, in the context of the modern backlash against dark comic book movies, the film might be better - received.

As well as his experience trying to develop a «Daredevil» film, Slade's comic book experience comes from directing the first two episodes of «Powers» for the Playstation Network.

Aside from the «Blade» films, vampire - centric comic book movies don't get much better than «30 Days of Night.»