Though the summer movie season is typically reserved for the kind of
big blockbuster action films that dominated theaters last month, June offers a more eclectic assortment of movies, including star - studded comedies, small indies, and yes, another helping of
big blockbuster action films.
While summer is reserved for
big blockbuster action, there will be a few family friendly endeavors trying to snag the attention of all the kids who will be out of school for the season.
Finally, a film that gives laud to the gamer culture without giving into
big blockbuster action peer pressure.
I caught up with DeKnight when he was recently in Australia to talk about how to make
a big blockbuster action movie...
He contributed to some of
the biggest blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and early 1990s, including work on Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout.
«With Army of TWO The Devil's Cartel, our goal was to blend intense moment - to - moment, co-operative gameplay with the most explosive and epic moments you see in Hollywood's
biggest blockbuster action movies.
Not exact matches
Film studios have learned which films to release in 3D, and evidently those movies are the
big action blockbusters.
The show honors the year's
biggest action - packed
blockbusters that usually tend to be shunned during Hollywood's annual awards season.
Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the
big - budget summer
blockbusters and superhero
action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles...
Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the
big - budget summer
blockbusters and superhero
action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.
Big - budget special effects, swiftly paced
action, and a distinct feminist subtext from writer / director James Cameron turned what should have been a by - the - numbers sci - fi sequel into both a
blockbuster and a seven - time Oscar nominee.
Big - budget
action flicks, family - friendly films and much - anticipated sequels are among the
blockbusters that have had fans flocking to the theaters every summer.
With all the emphasis these days on
big screen
blockbuster action, superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you on a personal level.
But what continues to surprise and impress me (beyond the exciting
action, the fantastic costumes, and the impressive special effects) is that unlike other
big budget
blockbusters and fantasy series, The Hunger Games movies, so far, always manage to make me cry.
Instead we are presented with an absolute turd of a film with shockingly bad «
action» set pieces (despite not actually requiring major
action set pieces for the plot), dreadful visuals that might as well be that «Gladiators» TV show complete with glitter and sparkles, a god awful thrash / heavy metal soundtrack just in case you forgot this film was suppose to be tough and your obligatory dire
big name cast hot of the heels of other poor major
blockbusters (yeah stick him / her in it,
big name, can't go wrong, doesn't matter if they actually fit the role or not pfft!).
Now Coogler moves from the comfortable mid-range budget of that Rocky reboot to the nine - figure realm of comic book
action, a genre that has given Hollywood many of its
biggest blockbusters over the past two decades.
It is every bit as if Cage has been transported to some alternate universe, where he isn't an Academy Award winner, the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, and the star of many
action blockbusters, but just some novice who's happy to be a
big part of an amateur production.
Three
big films hit cinemas this weekend in the UK (one of them opens next week in America), with a fantasy
blockbuster taking on a sci - fi
action thriller and a Wild West comedy for box...
He scored a huge hit last year playing
Big Daddy in the Chinese
action blockbuster Wolf Warrior II, a global box office phenomenon and now the
biggest grossing film in Chinese history.
The film lacks a major, stand - out
action set - piece, which is a
big no - no for a summer
blockbuster.
There are countless superhero movie fans in India, but Infinity War is suitable for pretty much anybody who likes
big, loud
action blockbusters even if the plot will be mostly incomprehensible.
There's a few car chase scenes, one in particular in the second half, on snowy roads in rural Pennsylvania that are as thrilling as
big action scenes in summer
blockbusters.
The supposed
action blockbuster doesn't even belong in the same class as the likes of «Spider - Man» and «X-Men,» because even though Ang Lee's psycho - dramatic portrayal of the
big green machine is certainly a unique direction to take, it's ultimately not what the fanboys were expecting.
Big London crime thrillers could be the next thing, taking the spotlight from American
action blockbusters.
A film in 2015 that stick to the standard
action formula of a flawed lead character full of angst helping some woman fight back against her tormentors would likely be fun and a
big hit, but by going against the norm and embracing every bit of chaos in this mad world, Miller creates a new king of the road that's going to be hard for any upcoming
blockbuster in 2015 and beyond to top.
In truth, the deeply absorbing and thematically rich «Apes» sequel is more akin to a drama than an
action film, but it's one that still satisfies the desires and demands of
big,
blockbuster filmmaking.
The
biggest first - person
action series of all time and the follow - up to last year's
blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern...
Even with all the cinematic accoutrements — the music, the comedy, Wright's penchant for attention - grabbing camerawork — there's a purity to Baby Driver's vehicular mayhem that's extremely refreshing in a summer movie season where even the best
blockbuster action movies tend to devolve into a cacophony of pixels by the
big final battle.
After all, Johnson's well - regimented workload is generally stocked up with things that make his fans happy: Stuff like working out, talking shit, and making roughly 20
big action blockbusters a year, all of which inevitably end up making giant...
The
big - budget
action blockbuster Real Steel isn't officially Rock»Em Sock»Em Robots: The Movie, but it's about as close as it can get without risking litigation.
Add to all that an
action packed finale and you've got A Summer Movie to compete with the
biggest of
blockbusters.
It's
bigger, badder and bloodier than the first film, with
action that puts American
blockbusters to shame.
In many
big blockbusters, directing duties for
action scenes are handed over to what are known as second - unit directors.
It's no wonder that straight after Match Point, Johansson starred in her first
big - budget
action film, The Island, from the
blockbuster director Michael Bay.
«Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» is one of the most thrilling films I've ever seen — which is pretty amazing, since it's not a
big - budget,
action - packed, superhero
blockbuster.
The
biggest first - person
action series of all time and the follow - up to last year's
blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern...
The mostly male audiences have been attracted to the real - world settings,
blockbuster action sequences that resemble those of
big budget movies, and extensive online options that let them compete against other players via the Internet.
I think Sony won on presentation their show was like a
blockbuster movie compared to a boring documentary for MS.. The flaw for me with Sony's line up though is a lot of the
big first party games where the same type of game (3rd person, open type world,
action / rpg style games)
The current generation of gaming has frequently been compared to the movie industry, with
bigger budgets, more emotive narratives, and
action sequences that could be seen in your favourite
action blockbuster.
Whether you're looking for a quick fifteen minute blast or are settling in for a night of
action, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, with its precise gameplay and myriad of gameply modes, is that rare beast — A simplistic dual stick shooter that rivals the
big blockbuster titles in terms of sheer enjoyment.
Now, my
biggest complaint with the Resident Evil series is the same that many long time fans had; the horror was lost and it became your typical
blockbuster action game.
Pivoting effortlessly from digital sightseeing to cinematic survival, then into stealth before exploding into brutal
action, this is truly
blockbuster stuff - appropriate for one of gaming's
biggest icons.
In the video, which features grand
action shots and sequences, Druckmann calls Uncharted 4 a «playable summer
blockbuster» not unlike a
big summer movie.
Remedy Entertainment and Microsoft Studios has today released a number of announcements about the upcoming launch of cinematic
action blockbuster, Quantum Break.Perhaps the
biggest news is that Quantum Break will also be launching on...
As the last real
big action blockbuster of the American summer, Pacific Rim promised a certain brand of fresh sincerity amidst a rather bleak landscape of introspective superheroes getting down on the fact that they're superheroes.
Ever wonder how those Transformers hit it
big enough to spawn an infinite number of
action figures and a
blockbuster movie franchise?
By Media Molecule, the developer behind the Little
Big Planet series of games, Tearaway Unfolded is inventive and unique on a console dominated by
blockbuster action titles.