I saw
this bombastic movie over a week ago and I wasn't really intending to review it; to be honest I think it's a pretty simple equation.
Michael Bay makes his loudest, most
bombastic movie yet (which is saying a lot) with a bloated action sequel so packed with special effects that it's virtually a cartoon.
Lone Survivor is far superior to the bullying,
bombastic movies about the US military that are all too common right now but the self - flagellating, morbidly starry eyed aspects of the film eventually win out and devalue its many moments of honest storytelling.
Not exact matches
This is the perfect sort of
movie for a
bombastic audio assault, and the Blu - ray does not disappoint.
On one hand, «Toy Story» had long since cornered the sincere ode - to - childhood - playthings approach, while the «Transformers» and «G.I. Joe»
movies went the overkill route, all but obliterating the notion that those
bombastic adventures could in any way relate to how kids use the related toy products, and treating them more like the afterthought tie - ins «Star Wars» and other films typically support.
The exact reasoning behind the Suicide Squad's pact is a little iffy and the
movie doesn't find a satisfying conclusion after the
bombastic finale.
Leitch's direction gives Deadpool 2 the
bombastic «summer
movie» feel that audiences expect, and there is some great Marvel comics lore woven into the script.
Assumedly aware that he's making a
movie about one of the less inherently cinematic of sporting events, director Janus Metz compensates with a lot of
bombastic, jittery style, amplifying the crunch of flashbulbs to a deafening roar, restlessly skittering his camera around, generally taking notes from Ron Howard's Rush playbook.
It will come as no surprise if audiences no longer give a damn about another
bombastic Transformers
movie, especially now that it seems director Michael Bay no longer does.
Buy it for: the Michael Bay action
movie fan who likes his shooters
bombastic and nearly devoid of a comprehensible story, one who doesn't shy away from ultra-violent fare.
While some of the MCU
movies try to replicate the
bombastic panels of dozens of characters fighting at once, it doesn't always translate the same.
Cut to Ronnie ordering his subordinates around with over-the-top lingo out of
movies like Commando and Delta Force; cut to slow - motion shots of the mall cop crew, squinting and posing in badass formations that emphasize their dorky self - importance; cut to Ronnie's
bombastic antics constantly getting in the way of police detective Harrison (Ray Liotta), who highlights the hero's dumbassery by actually knowing what he's doing.
Patrick Doyle's wondrously
bombastic score sounds as if Franz Waxman were scoring a slasher
movie.
As much as we I like to be
bombastic in my chastising of those same people for trotting out nine hundred Michael Bay
movies a summer, they are inevitably not going to receive anywhere near the credit they deserve for taking a financial risk on something a little out of the ordinary.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a brilliant
bombastic, bizarre skewering of: superhero
movies, egocentric actors, actors» insecurities, Broadway, Broadway critics, and pretty much all things entertainment.
As the X-Men
movie franchise becomes more
bombastic and unwieldy, Bryan Singer turns to the ordinary mutant's story — well, as ordinary as you can get with a story's premise being «kids get life - endangering powers» — with a new TV series on Fox.
Director Peter Berg kneels at the altar of Michael Bay and lovingly creates a clone of his most
bombastic, military - fetish, slo - mo obsessed, whiplash - cut - driven
movies with Battleship, based on the Hasbro (the same company behind the Transformers
movies and yes, it definitely shows) board game of the same name.
Most of Marvel's previous directorial choices are known for
bombastic, OTT TV shows and
movies, but not Fleck and Boden.
The track is set to appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming Black Panther
movie, which makes perfect sense; production this
bombastic deserves a multi-million dollar blockbuster to match.
This wouldn't have been much of a gripe if American Assassin went all in on being
bombastic from the get - go, but the approach taken is rather grounded and certainly heavy for a spy
movie at least early on, harboring potential for deeper characterization and themes.
Heroes of Normandie [$ 14.99], the digital port of the Devil Pig Games» board game with the same name, is precisely the kind of wargame that creates stories not only because it usually has you command a very small number of units over a pretty small battlefield, but also because the game is constantly celebrating its inspiration: the classic,
bombastic WWII
movies like The Dirty Dozen and A Bridge Too Far...
The
bombastic, wastefulness on display here leaves you feeling detached from the
movie rather than immersed in what should be a magical world.
The music is very reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings
movies with its
bombastic and epic orchestrations mixed in with subtle melodies.
After showing the world it can spin mature, emotional storytelling with The Last Of Us, Naughty Dog is ready to return to the story of Nathan Drake, and mix that
bombastic Hollywood adventure
movie with the nuance and craft the studio has become known for... Do you think there's been..
Further complicating things is the fact that there are various factions within the Darkness that are not above shooting at each other and it's never quite clear why, and the game has a love of
bombastic dialog filled with references to things that make you feel like you're watching the third
movie in a trilogy without having seen the first two films.
Yes, Call Of Duty: WW2 wants you to care deeply and grow attached, but on the other hand, it wants to be a
bombastic Hollywood action
movie.
Heroes of Normandie [$ 14.99], the digital port of the Devil Pig Games» board game with the same name, is precisely the kind of wargame that creates stories not only because it usually has you command a very small number of units over a pretty small battlefield, but also because the game is constantly celebrating its inspiration: the classic,
bombastic WWII
movies like The Dirty Dozen and A Bridge Too Far...
That means there are plenty of cover - based shoot - outs and
bombastic blockbuster
movie moments that require well - timed button presses to survive.
Of course, it helps that Resi 4 was also a
bombastic mix of shotgun - toting action, schlocky B -
movie dialogue and oblique puzzling.