Otherwise, I found the movie very entertaining, with well -
choreographed battle sequences and a moving and engaging story.
The director can't be faulted in his ability to capture the hearts and minds of an audience and this is no more apparent than the impressively
choreographed battle scenes and wonderfully ethereal afterlife sequences — shot with a highly artistic eye.
Other than the looks of the stars, the only other strength comes from the well -
choreographed battle scenes, which are too stylized to believe, but they're still exhilarating to watch nonetheless.
For all its high - spirited action scenes, the film's most impressive sequence involves a single water droplet, which is later echoed in an artfully
choreographed battle involving cannonballs.
After all, some of the most famous parts of all the films are the lightsaber duels, thrilling,
choreographed battles where blades clash and glow, with one false move leading to dismemberment.
Not exact matches
It's hard to complain about sequences as beautifully
choreographed and rendered as these are, but it becomes a little overwhelming, especially when Nelson is tasked with balancing the twin storylines of the kung fu masters
battling for supremacy, and the quieter subplot about Po searching for the parents that abandoned him.
The final climatic
battle between the Soviet zombies and Nazi zombies was well
choreographed, while the cinematography allowed you to see everything that was going on during the fights in all their gory glory.
In addition, the
battle scenes, though not worthy of comparison to those found in «Braveheart,» are detailed and well
choreographed.
The final
battle does not give any feel of overlong or messy but instead, quite adequately
choreographed and arranged in wide shots while being sentimentally grounded in close - ups.
Where the movie really sings, though, is in its cathartic, mash - up dance sequences,
choreographed by Hinton
Battle.
The
battles feel far too
choreographed as the camera repeatedly cuts to different areas of the battlefield to show us a stuntman or two fall down or fly in the air because of an explosion or gunshot.
Red Cliff Where: Embarcadero Center Cinema, 1 Embarcadero Ctr., 415-352-0835 When: All Week Why: John Woo's Chinese - language historical epic finds the Hong Kong auteur at the top of his game, staging a third - century
battle royale that's as breathlessly paced as it is artfully
choreographed.
The Force Awakens strikes a lovely balance between the overly
choreographed, emotionally lacking but visually spectacular duels of the prequels and the more raw, charged
battles of the original trilogy.
Battles are excellently
choreographed, featuring an array of Batman's legendary gadgets and moves.
So, what if a tamer could
choreograph and train their monsters so excellently that they could seamlessly swap in a real - life
battle?
5 «DANCING AROUND THE BRIDE: CAGE, CUNNINGHAM, JOHNS, RAUSCHENBERG, AND DUCHAMP» (PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART; CURATED BY CARLOS BASUALDO WITH ERICA F.
BATTLE) This magisterial and thrilling show stood out among the growing genre of performance - based exhibitions, bringing the works of Duchamp, Cage, Cunningham, Johns, and Rauschenberg into a theatrical setting masterminded by artist Philippe Parreno, who carefully
choreographed the interaction of radical paintings, sculptural installation, dance, music, and set design, complete with entrance marquee.