Sentences with phrase «case of an action film»

One needn't worry too much that this is a case of an action film exploiting World War II with little respect.

Not exact matches

So yeah, we all know that Black Panther, a.k.a. Prince T'Challa, is going to triumph over adversity in his bid to bring harmony to the kingdom of Wakanda, that there will be the obligatory action sequences where actual danger is a distant possibility for both hero and bystander, and that the plot will pivot on a mysterious object of unknown origin («Vibranium,» in this case — don't worry if it sounds unfamiliar; the film's characters will mention it at least three - dozen times over the course of the movie).

Neither fast nor furious, this film belongs in the section of the supermarket where blah - white labels and big block lettering denote brandless cigarettes, vodka, crushed pineapple and, in this case, action picture.

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!).

This is a case where simpler would have been better, especially when those plot diversions get in the way of the film's top - notch action.

Of the small sampling of Hong Kong films I've seen, the ones I've liked best are not usually the pop action blockbusters but some of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991Of the small sampling of Hong Kong films I've seen, the ones I've liked best are not usually the pop action blockbusters but some of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of Hong Kong films I've seen, the ones I've liked best are not usually the pop action blockbusters but some of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of Chess (1991).

That's certainly the case for the protagonist in the upcoming action film, «Bound By Debt,» which marks the first leading movie role of champion martial artist, Paul Mormando.

Is it supposed to be a movie (in which case, it's appallingly juvenile), or are they filming themselves live - action role - playing (in which case, many of its aesthetic sins are forgivable)?

It is not the fault of black movies and black actors that their success and failure can feel so collectively important — but I am wondering if, in cases like Proud Mary, it might serve the movie best to measure it against the kind of goals that white action films have been aiming at for years: that is, a genre where even a bad one can be good if it manages to be entertaining.

Best - case scenario: The new film announces replacement Transporter Skrein as a new action star, much the same way the original 2002 film introduced Statham to many of his fans.

Aliens — It's an odd year indeed when Top Gun isn't even the best action film of the year, but that's the case this year when the competition is perhaps the single greatest action movie of all - time.

We do meet a group of mutants in the film, but with the exception of the pivotal role of Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), the rest of the mutants (good and bad) are mostly just there to fill out the action scenes — or in the case of Emma Frost (January Jones), fill out some ridiculous outfits (which the film does manage to justify... sort of).

For me, it's a case of forgettable characters jumping around an action film that's entirely lacking in insurmountable odds — something that I'd argue is a required element of any superhero movie.

This is the case with most crime films, almost all action films and at least 99 percent of romantic comedies.

Finally, someone let him direct his own script, and the result was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a riotous riff on the hard - boiled works of Raymond Chandler (chapter titles are all from Philip Marlowe novels: Lady in the Lake, The Simple Art of Murder, The Little Sister, etc), that nimbly satirizes the movie business, detective - movie plotting (there are always two cases that implausibly tie up together), the action hero as idiot and the conventions of the film noir voiceover («Oh shit, back up, back up, I forgot to mention — Jesus, this is terrible narration, it's like my dad telling a joke and saying, oh, I should have told you the cowboy's horse is blue...»).

It isn't until the final act of the film that Bourne goes completely off the rails (or in this case the streets of Las Vegas) and demonstrates the series most absurd action sequences to date.

That was also the case in 2011's brother vs. brother MMA brawler Warrior, the Thai Ong Bak movies, and Takashi Miike's 2010 samurai epic, 13 Assassins — all of which rank among the most interesting action films to hit theaters in recent years.

As is the case with most underwhelming live action films, one of the roots of Quest's mediocrity is the script, written by Kirk DeMicco, William Schifrin, Jacqueline Feather, and David Seidler from Vera Chapman's novel The King's Damosel.

When: April 8th Why: Despite generating plenty of positive buzz at SXSW and Fantastic Fest, «Hardcore Henry» sounds like the kind of gimmick - driven concept — in this case, an entirely first - person action movie — that would work better as a short film.

Case in point is the Alaskan Malamute that set off the action in Carpenter's version, acting as the crux for most of that film's early suspense.

But the cost in this case is the loss of any residual scrap of interest you might have in the film's action scenes — which are oddly thin - on - the - ground, and generally short on the trademark Vaughn vim — given death is now reversible with a squeeze of supercharged Bonjela.

This film was very much a case of WTFIWWG (What They Filmed Is What We Get)-- a rarity these days with most action films being «created» in post production.

It might be time for a rethink: «The Wild Bunch» is still very much with us, in every movie that gushes slo - mo rivers of blood in the name of brotherly principle, in every action film that lunges for timely political complexity amid the spent ammo casings and slung epitaphs.

As with other films of Jankowski's, such as Casting Jesus of 2011, the live, performative elements of Heavy Weight History have been documented in the style of scripted reality television, or specifically in this case as a convincing piece of outside broadcast coverage of a competitive sport, with a well - known Polish commentator on hand to describe the action.

The Reno Gazette - Journal today provides extensive coverage: «Police link judge shooting with homicide; suspect still missing ``; «Violence a key topic when judges gather ``; «Judge wants bulletproof windows; officials study tinted films, cite cost ``; «Weller handled hundreds of cases involving divorce ``; «Wedding party mistakes «pop» for champagne cork ``; «Potential violence surrounds family court cases, lawyers say ``; «Downtown restaurant in middle of action ``; and «Police continue search for shooting suspect.»

A second case involves what is called a «reverse class action law suit» brought by Voltage Pictures against an as - yet unidentified group of defendants for copyright violation related to the downloading of films in which Voltage holds copyright.