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It presented just enough classic characters while offering a number of fresh faces for the experience.
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Translated, rewritten, retold, the stories have often changed their character, and while some — Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, for example — have become classics of children's literature and Hollywood films, many of the stories originally collected have fallen into obscurity.
It's a classic moment in Lost history because it perfectly encapsulates John and Jack's characters, and because it points to a predicament to which we can all relate: Some of us really struggle to accept things on faith, while others seem to find it easy.
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The plot of the film is not very different from the Universal classics: mad scientist, longed to resurrect the dead, comic character much alike Abbott and Costello, beauty who of course is taken by the «monster» (which is the Wolf Man), the climax with a burning building, while the battle of protagonists with a monster is going on and, of course, a happy ending.
And while the film definitely has a silly side to it (McConaughey's character even has a nasty run of bad luck with animals biting him), it's hardly comparable to a genre classic like «There's Something About Mary.»
Disney's «Beauty and the Beast» is a live - action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs.
Disney's «Beauty and the Beast» is a live - action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs composed by Alan Menken.
The biggest problem with the film is that the marketing for it makes the viewer believe that the classic video game characters will play a key role in the film while they honestly have minor cameos.
Sons of Anarchy star Theo Rossi has signed on to play a classic Marvel villain in Luke Cage, while a Daredevil character is brought in to help.
While the game does offer a «classic» mode where lost units are made unavailable for future missions, characters are only injured and still participate in story sequences.
While this quirky mockumentary about the making of a stage musical didn't strike it big at the box office (earning less than $ 3 million worldwide), it soon became a cult classic for its deadpan humor and oddly lovable characters.
An astounding product from start to finish, this FX series masterfully takes the tone of the Coen Bros 1996 classic while bringing new (implausibly more interesting) characters and relationships into the fold.
For a while, the film has the classic structure of a prison movie, with escape the main goal, and the cast of characters surrounding them.
It's the classic best - friend role, but Bennett manages to be hugely charismatic while playing an essentially downbeat character.
Having Funky as a unique character with his own abilities in the core game might have been a nice twist on this modern classic, while the easy mode could have potentially given DK the extra benefits and such, thus separating it and the new character.
From the word go, series creator John Logan was aiming for Penny Dreadful to be dark and terrifying while bringing to life some of literatures most classic characters.
Dean Devlin's direction does an excellent job of setting up the characters while giving a fresh spin on a classic thriller theme.
And while characters fail to break the mould of archetypes — Ken Watanabe's Dr. Ishiro Serizawa might be the most irritating of the bunch, and Sally Hawkins needn't even have bothered showing up on set her role is so limited — such is really all we need if we're talking about retelling a classic and not reinventing it.
The movie has surprising dramatic heft and it mixes the classic with the contemporary while remaining true to the characters.
While some may charge that it is simply a bait - and - switch when it comes the main character's gender, Hilary Swank's, Maggie, is built out in much more depth than other classic boxing characters like Rocky Balboa, James Braddock, or Micky Ward.
While it doesn't offer much new in terms of gameplay to justify that outrageous price point, this classic clash of world warriors does feature swappable pixel - art graphics, a host of new single / multiplayer modes, and all the original characters you've grown accustomed to pummeling over the years — including semi-newcomers Evil Ryu and Violent Ken.
While it's more likely to be forgotten than to become a cult classic, it's an interesting and provocative character study of a town without much for its inhabitants to look forward to except to, like the trees, tear down the old and useless for a chance at a stronger new life.
And the sassy 3D animation adds to this by evoking surreal stop - motion classics like Gumby or The Magic Roundabout while referencing other movies and playing merrily with iconic characters.
Sonic Forces is a game which features both modern Sonic gameplay and 2D levels and gives players the chance to design their own characters, while Sonic Mania looks and plays like the classic Sonic titles, and has been developed by teams known for their work in the Sonic fan community.
It's a remake of a minor classic 1972 film of the same name, starring Charles Bronson and Jan - Michael Vincent, and while this is a glossy, modern - day take, it's for the interesting character touches that The Mechanic doesn't become too «mechanical» to disappear into the action movie abyss many other Statham starring vehicles fall into.
While the above trailer is all about Homecoming «s take on the classic character, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is said to have a tight focus on the character of Spider - Man 2099.
Bringing together characters and ideas from Azure Striker Gunvolt and Mighty No. 9, it does a wonderful job of replicating the Classic Mega Man formula while also offering new and interesting ideas.
While I don't begin to understand the many references to Chinese mythologies and legends, and most of the classic Chinese literary characters are new to me, the movie has a spellbinding effect that draws us in and leaves us fascinated.
His camera pans and zooms during «Gaston,» revealing a village full of buoyant choreography, while the title song gets an intimate, classic treatment that builds upon a possible decades long investment in these characters.
• «Beauty and The Beast» Sneak Peek — An exciting first look into the live - action re-telling of «Beauty and the Beast,» which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs.
THR contends that while Arndt focused on the children of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, with original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher appearing in supporting roles, Abrams wants the Episode VII to serve as a «send - off» for the classic characters; their offspring would then move into starring roles in Episodes VIII and IX.
The animation is great; the songs are (largely) better than you've heard, Tarzan himself is quite a decent and intriguing interpretation of the classic character, and while I haven't seen any of the other versions of Jane yet, I bet none of «em were as much of a cutie - pie as this one.
While never rising above the B - movie standard that defined his subsequent career — including classics like Creature From The Black Lagoon (Jack Arnold, 1954), It Came From Outer Space (Jack Arnold, 1953) and The Valley Of Gwangi (James O'Connolly, 1969)-- he is quite effective at adapting his performance to the tonal shifts of the film, ultimately delivering a suitable lead character for each of the genres the film navigates.
«When Universal approached us with the idea of reimagining these classic characters, we recognized the responsibility of respecting their legacy while bringing them into new and modern adventures,» said Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.
The game combines the intense action of a third - person shooter, with the persistence and scale of a massive online game, while its television counterpart exudes the sweeping scope and heroic characters of classic science fiction dramas.
In short, it's a classic «B» movie — not in the sense of lobster men from Mars or sorority row slashers, but in the way it combines familiar character actors and familiar story elements to produce a sufficiently satisfying, if not especially memorable, film perfect for whiling away a rainy afternoon.
The difference between a piece of shit like this and a genuine classic like Shaun of the Dead is that Edgar Wright's movie is made with love and intelligence, timing and a surplus of wit, while Zombieland is tin - eared, poorly - paced, and betrays not one single insight into its characters or its story arc — there's no love here.
Playing as classic characters such as Terra, Kain, and even Kefka while fighting newbies Noctis, Lightning, and some chap named «Ace» (yes, I know who he is) feels just incredible.
Michael Stuhlbarg, «Call Me by Your Name» (Sony Pictures Classics) The year is full of tender performances from lauded character actors; Willem Dafoe defies type as a kindly motel manager in «The Florida Project,» while Richard Jenkins gives «The Shape Of Water» some of its tragic warmth.
Peggy's relationships were a driving factor of the show, and while the second season's love triangle may have slowed down certain episodes, the character's ability to make allies out of enemies harkens back to classic hero tropes in action cinema.
The best Peanuts special since The Great Pumpkin, seamlessly integrating the classic strips and characters into modern animation techniques (POV shots, computer - rendered crane shots) while respecting and preserving the unique stylization of Charles Schulz's original drawings.
The first images and poster from July's big budget Tarzan film The Legend of Tarzan are here and while they're trying to sell a new era of the classic character, it's hard to not just stare at Alexander Skarsgård's abs.
Spurts of violent action substitute for character development, and while the climactic showdown offers a few clever diversions, presenting the villain as more ridiculous than menacing undermines this remake of the bang - on 1960 classic.
The 2010 Camaro offers cotemporary qualities like variable vale timing and direct injection that make the new car as efficient as possible while maintaining the classic character that made it so popular back in 1967.
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Our reviewer Elizabeth Atwood gave high praise: «An excellent example of a present - day writer taking on a classic, Havisham gives the reader food for thought while reviving one of the great characters of Victorian literature.»
Self - published novel One Cold Night by Katia Lief is the bestselling crime novel of the past five years on Kobo's UK platform, while Sherlock Holmes is the favourite character from classic crime novels, the e-reading company has revealed.
While the large cast of characters is a bit difficult to keep straight early on in this classic, by the middle the mystery of the strange trap that has caught the characters has grabbed your attention.
Classic Rooms in the Ripley Wing are stylish and contemporary, while the Coaching Inn boasts traditional character and many original features of the 15th century building.