Sentences with phrase «by evil villains»

Batman and Robin join their Super Hero friends from the DC Comics Universe — including Superman and Wonder Woman — to save Gotham City from destruction by evil villains Lex Luthor and The Joker.

Together, father and son battle protect a princess from being captured by evil villains.

dominates the proceedings with its equally simple - minded guardians, leading to a never - in - question showdown with «The Moose» -209 — remote - piloted by evil villain Jackman — that Blomkamp assembles in his progressively more grating staccato style.

Fantasies about Western democracies fighting back against their murderous Middle Eastern enemies don't come much more blunt - force than this, with its eye - for - an - eye ethos summed up by its evil villain's belief that «vengeance must always be profound and absolute.»

Not exact matches

Militaristic villains, led by the Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Gushing) and the evil Darth Vader, have taken control of the universe, forcing the true royalty into the role of rebels.

Straying from the standard, modern superhero formula it helped to pioneer in 2002, Homecoming is more teen comedy than it is a «good vs. evil» tale, highlighting a distinctive setting in Queens as the battleground for crushes, parties and yes, actual super villains — this one played by Michael Keaton in a scene - stealing performance.

To really hate, surely we should reserve that emotive word for terrorists, evil villains, rapists, also for horrors of war victims, famine and ghastly inhumane acts by some «people» to other people, etc..

On the other hand, there is a plethora of villains, or victims: the cheating ballplayers, the disillusioned owner, some unpleasant journalists, an evil gambler (played with malevolent charm by David Thornton).

I suggest that by refusing to demonise the incumbent, Syllenhaal isn't just challenging our beliefs around politics but also the traditional structure of a Hollywood screenplay, which usually coerces viewers into an emotional response by ramping up the evil of the villain.

He appeared in two Austin Powers films as Mini-Me, the clone and sidekick of the villain Dr Evil who was played by Mike Myers.

Meanwhile, Prince Charming is up to his old tricks, organizing an invasion of Far Far Away by a Delta Force of fairy - tale, storybook and nursery - rhyme villains - ugly stepsisters, evil queens, Captain Hook, etc..

For a long while, the movie also seems like it will be the rare children's tale without an obvious, mustache - twirling villain, a refreshing change of pace — until a bad guy eventually does emerge, reducing a winsome adventure into a by - the - book battle between good and evil.

It makes me chuckle that one reviewer said the characters were unrealistic, this is obviously written by an American whom through terrible movie portrayals of evil - villains and posh butlers believes every Brit to be on first name terms with the queen, dine on crumpets with rotten teeth and glug tea down with our pinkies raised.

After Hit Girl is busted and forced to retire, Kick - Ass joins a team of amateur superheroes led by a reformed mobster and tangles with the evil villain formerly known as Red Mist.

Ousted from his own technology company by evil protégé Darren Cross (Corey Stoll, essentially channelling Jeff Bridges's bald villain from «Iron Man»), Hank needs a skilled - but - expendable stooge to break into his old lab and steal some vital research before it falls into the wrong hands.

He won the MTV Movie Award for «Best Villain» two years in a row and followed it up with another wonderfully evil performance in Fox's monster hit RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (directed by Rupert Wyatt) alongside James Franco, Freida Pinto, and John Lithgow.

Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.

You have your Bond girls, an evil villain, gadgets, a sultry theme song written and performed by Adele, and intense action sequences without any of it feeling hokey and gimmicky.

But standing in the way of truth, justice and the American Way is an evil villain known as «The Hourglass,» who plans to become immortal by sucking the life force out of anyone who gets in his way.

Predicaments hit Walter's life early when the company changes management and is downscaled from print magazine to online entity — the corporate malevolence involved is realized by an obnoxious, one - note villain played by Adam Scott (instead of an evil moustache, he has a sinister and preposterous - looking beard).

Igor (voiced by John Cusack) is an off - the - shelf character, the hunchback assistant to many an evil scientist and scheming villain.

Knowing that Red Skull is alive (albeit played by a different actor now) is huge for the Captain America corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it promises the potential of even more evil from the classic villain as the MCU presses forward into the events of Avengers 4.

There are some fun small roles by actors like Don Johnson, who is the main villain of the piece and puts in a good bit of scene - chewing as the evil warden.

The villains are then joined by the evil Dr. Rice (Richard E. Grant, «Jackie»), who operated on Laura and the kids and is the son of the infamous Dr. Rice who mutated Logan himself.

It starred Steve Carell as Gru, a bumbling supervillain who tries to further his evil plans by adopting three girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Kate Fisher), but finds himself growing fond of his new children despite his efforts to stay focused on his competition with fellow villain Vector (Jason Segel).

In order to make this journey more perilous, screenwriter Carlos Kotkin inserts a new «villain» presence — an evil henchman sent by King Herod to track down the couple and kill the unborn child, who Herod sees as a threat to his throne.

Written by first - time scribes Duncan Brantley and sports columnist Rick Reilly, «Leatherheads» is littered with just about every 1920s movie cliché short of an evil villain that twists his mustache when he laughs.

But after an attempt to capture former «80s child star turned villain Balthazar «Evil» Bratt (Trey Parker) goes awry, Gru and Lucy suddenly find themselves unceremoniously fired by their new boss Valerie Da Vinci (Jenny Slate), forced to take the blame even though they went above and beyond in their attempts to capture the notoriously elusive criminal.

«They face the dark side of the animal world, represented by rats, weasels, stoats, foxes, and their villain allies, in the day - to - day struggle of good versus evil, life versus death.»

Alex Rider confounds an evil villain's plans to salvage a doomed project by whatever means necessary.

Sonic Forces puts players in a world already taken over by Dr. Eggman and his evil group of henchmen, which includes Chaos, Metal Sonic, Shadow, Zavok, and the powerful new villain, Infinite, all ready to create next - level panic and disorder.

Ma - Ma may be the big baddie, but she has no other reason for being evil other than that's just how she's written, leaving something of a hole waiting to be filled by a more compelling villain, while things like rogue Judges are fascinating insights into a wider world that's never explored due to the movie's own premise and budget.

«This is an action - adventure game in which players assume the role of Link, a young hero who must save a fantasy kingdom by defeating an evil villain.

While MvC2 already catered for older Capcom franchises such as Resident Evil, Megaman, and - of course - Street Fighter, they are now joined by fellow heroes (and villains) from the likes of Devil May Cry, Okami and Viewtiful Joe.

We learn that his daughter Lily is the core of the crumbling STEM neural network — within which Union is housed — and her extraction is being blocked by two very distinguished and charismatic villains, and the evil minions they command.

The main antagonist of the story is a bear named Frank, he oozes and evil villain demeanor that is mostly spoiled by jokes that fall flat.

Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max once again have their cross-country road trip in the Rust Bucket cut short by super villains and their evil, world - threatening plans.

Naturally, the Activision suit tars Wempella as a duo of conniving villains bent on corrupting their beloved franchise, whilst their own attorney paints the picture of two blameless angels who were crushed by an monolithic force of pure evil.

Honestly a pretty clever name choice, even if he does (ME3 SPOILERS) end up going cartoon villain evil by the end.

The liberal msm, smelling a good story complete with a convenient villain, evil oil companies and fossil fuels in general, saw an opportunity to increase revenue by helping to promote the oncoming doom lest we give up our evil ways.