Sentences with phrase «big blockbusters do»

The biggest blockbuster didn't arrive until December 15 but it was about a young southern woman fighting to keep her family farm among war and romances.

Not exact matches

Anyway, Cineplex needs big summer blockbusters to lure people into theatres, and that's harder to do these days when consumers have so many other ways to watch movies, especially through streaming services like Netflix.

These are obviously big blockbuster brands, but there's no reason why you couldn't do the same for your small business.

Director James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster follow - up to Ridley Scott's Oscar winning science - fiction / horror flick that became one of the biggest grossing films of 1979 asks a good question to a successful hit... How do you make a successful sequel to a film in which much of the suspense comes from learning about the mysterious monster?

While those who enjoyed the Brooks book will likely be chagrined at seeing little of what they enjoyed show up on the big screen, taking World War Z on its own terms as a Hollywood blockbuster, there's still enough entertainment value to be had for those who are OK with the fact that the film doesn't represent the book.

This is an album of songs for a big idea before it was shrunken down and packed into the blockbuster money machine, and its well - intentioned attempt at bringing legitimacy to Marvel leaves Lamar and co. alone on a podium, broadcasting their passions through a megaphone to kids who just came to see superheroes do some backflips.

It will be extremely hard for the studio to match those figures in 2016, as many of its biggest franchises are sitting out the year and Universal's planned 21 - film slate doesn't feature any sure - thing blockbuster hits aside from (maybe) a still - untitled Bourne sequel.

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!).

As one of the first big romantic comedies of the US summer silly season — Ghosts of Girlfriends Past doesn't count as it stars Matthew McConaughey — The Proposal bears the burden of expectation built up within fans of the genre during a very serious January and February as well as the commencement of the blockbuster releases in March and April.

The strength of Julianne Moore and Still Alice gives breath to a possible Kristen Stewart nomination and Jessica Chastain's wobbly Best Actress possibilities could be paving a way for a possible déjà vu in which her roles in less seen films merely boost her chances for a nomination for a big blockbuster like she did for The Help, this time for Interstellar.

i heard a few people coming out of the cinema saying «well that was cheesy» and it just made me think well what did you expect, you've just paid to come see one of the biggest summer blockbusters going and it's the Third in the sequel.

The movie doesn't shy from romantic sentiment, which may turn some viewers off, but it remains a pretty thoughtful, good - natured, and sincere drama whose blockbuster numbers make some sense, even if they would never occur today without a bigger hook.

So I'm not a fanatic about the James Bond franchise but I do enjoy cinema blockbusters and knew this one would be filled with big bangs.

That a tiny British film — with no big stars, no high concept, no flashy source, a story most appreciated by thirtysomethings but featuring tweens, released in no more than 152 theaters during the start of summer blockbuster season — didn't set the States ablaze?

British actress EMILY BLUNT has defended her decision to swap independent movies for big budget blockbusters - insisting she doesn't need to «atone»...

It's a long time since we've seen a blockbuster that engages with big questions — of death, of grief, of loneliness, of human existence — in the way that this does, and that makes it something to be cherished.

Ten years ago, we became part of a bigger universe — we just didn't know it yet — when Samuel L. Jackson popped up for a cameo in Marvel's 2008 superhero blockbuster Iron Man to talk to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark about the Avengers Initiative.

This month is a bit lighter on the blockbuster, though it does feature a pair of the summer's biggest heavy - hitters.

I should get something out of the way regarding Black Panther — this is going to be a very positive review, and it has everything to do with Marvel making the blackest big - budget blockbuster of...

We've already seen the smaller - scale Ratchet & Clank (which didn't do very well) and The Angry Birds Movie (which did a lot better), but how will Duncan Jones» Warcraft: The Beginning — the first big blockbuster — do?

Happy to be there: For being as narrow as three nominees, the foreign film «A Man Called Ove» pulled off what «The Hundred Year - Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared» did last year as a random film to crash the big budget field of fantasy blockbusters.

The film has become one of the summer's biggest blockbusters and disproved the notion that female - driven superhero films do not sell.

Director Roland Emmerich, who previously helmed big - budget blockbusters like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, surprisingly does a good job creating a strong atmosphere for this story.

I thought «The Hangover» was a great night at the movies, and a far better investment of my money than any of the big FX blockbusters (only one of which I've found interesting enough to see and then I didn't even like it — «Star Trek»).

Even outside of established franchises there's been evidence that blockbuster movies don't need big (white) Hollywood stars to perform well at the box office.

Playlist Adam McKay (The Big Short) planning a Dick Cheney biopic which may star Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Steve Carell LA Times comedian Don Rickles has died at 90 Vulture Interesting observations: blockbuster filmmakers are making the same single parent family drama inbetween their visual fx movies Movie City News on the tired false notion that «movie stars don't matter anymore» in terms of box office which we're seeing a lot of post Ghost in the Shell opening and which we see every time a star driven movie fails essentially.

People usually bemoan the lack of a strong human element in big blockbusters like this, but while «Godzilla» aims to remedy that by placing the focus more on them than the giant monsters doing battle, the characters are so bland and thinly written (with the exception of Bryan Cranston's scientist, who has a smaller role than is hinted at in the trailers) that it only makes things worse.

Soderbergh's latest has reached for that sense of scale associated with a summer film, and does well to release after all the bigger blockbusters have had their run.

Just a couple days go, I counted down the five biggest disappointments from this year (2012) in film, which included a set of blockbusters that just didn't live up to the hype generated leading up to the release, and one that was a disappointment for entirely different reasons.

There are any number of possible explanations for this trend, most probable simply being the increasing split between blockbuster «entertainment» films that dominate the technical categories while low - budget (in) dependent films, driven by strong acting, directing and writing, dominate the more prestigious awards, making a 7 Oscar win relatively rare (in order to reach that number, a film has to do well in either the effects or design categories, areas which favor big - budget spectacle).

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.

So does this online premiere in the UK spell the death nell for grown - up blockbusters that are too big for arthouse cinemas but not homogenous enough for multiplexes?

British actress EMILY BLUNT has defended her decision to swap independent movies for big budget blockbusters - insisting she doesn't need to «atone» for her career choices.After a supporting role in hit fashion film The...

Part of this may be due to director Taika Waititi, who is a newbie in the world of big - budget blockbusters, but like many other directors tapped to helm Marvel movies (including Gunn and Watts) has an intriguing background in indie cinema that would seem to have little to do with IMAX - worthy digital bombast.

While the details are familiar from Sam Raimi's 2002 film, they play out in a more relaxed manner: The Amazing Spider - Man is every inch a blockbuster, but it doesn't have the urgency of most big - budget summer movies.

But they don't just cover the big blockbusters, they're sure to see the indies also.

For nearly two decades, Sandler has alternated blockbuster comedies (many of which he co-wrote) like Big Daddy, You Don't Mess with the Zohan and Grown Ups with more movies outside his comfort zone — critically - acclaimed, respectable adult fare like Punch - Drunk Love and Spanglish.

As we do with all big upcoming blockbusters, we've thrown together a handy guide for the next chapter of the legendary sci - fi story — utilizing all of the information that we got from The Force Awakens as well as all of the rumors and reports that have been swirling around.

A lot of blockbuster movies claim LGBTQ representation they don't actually represent, Deadpool 2 never made a big deal out of NTW and Yukio, but there they are, openly a couple.

Avengers: Infinity War is one of the biggest superhero movies of all time, but one Deadpool 2 insider thinks that the X-Men spinoff does something that the MCU blockbuster doesn't.

They were done to good effect in» Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels» and» Snatch» but here they just seem to remind you you're watching little more than a big studio blockbuster.

Robin Williams's biggest blockbuster sprang unsuspectingly on the critics, who didn't cotton to its lowbrow humor, but in subsequent years the film has grown in stature and was recently voted one of the funniest movies of all time.

They don't always need to be thoughtful big - budget blockbusters.

SNUB: Will Smith This blockbuster movie star hasn't taken on a heavy dramatic role since 2008's «Seven Pounds,» and he did it convincingly this year in NFL medical drama «Concussion» as the Nigerian - born doctor who took on one of the biggest sports institutions in America to raise awareness for the brain damage players risk with every tackle.

What makes the movie work as an animated film is that it doesn't have to cater to the non-superhero fans like the big screen blockbusters do.

Since then, he has concentrated on doing only movies that would pay handsomely and take him away from home as little as possible, which is how he came to feature in two of the biggest blockbuster franchises in cinema history: Harry Potter (where he was Harry's godfather, Sirius Black, from the third instalment onwards) and the Dark Knight trilogy (in which he played Police Commissioner James Gordon).

People complain about trailers for big blockbusters giving too much away, like the Doomsday reveal in Batman v Superman, but in my opinion it doesn't get any worse than trailers for horror movies.

Everything culminates in a climax that cheekily does the exact opposite of what Marvel and other big superhero blockbusters have all been criticized for doing, before whirling off into a direction I guaran - f ** king - tee you won't see coming.

-- but these nods also continue the Razzie trend of lazily opting to zing big blockbusters without doing the work of trawling for the actual worst content of the year.

«The Way, Way Back» doesn't have enough emotional punch to be an awards contender, but in a summer filled with big budget blockbusters, leave it to a quaint coming - of - age comedy to stand out as the best of the season.