Sentences with phrase «classic upon release»

Star Fox 64 became an instant classic upon its release on the Nintendo 64 back in 1997, and to this day remains the pinnacle of both the...

Not exact matches

Nostalgia for the 1980s and the 1990s has peaked in recent years, as evidenced elsewhere in the fashion world with a denim comeback not to mention listicle upon listicle on BuzzFeed, reboots of countless nineties sitcoms from Boy Meets World to Full House (or original takes on dated themes like Netflix's Stranger Things), or even the release of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition that immediately became The Gift of the 2016 holiday season.

For a film based upon a dysfunctional family's struggle across America to enter their daughter into a beauty pageant — Little Miss Sunshine should go down in history as a modern classic; an absolutely wonderful cinematic release.

Dogwoof has released a new clip from their upcoming documentary 78/52, a new film focussing upon the classic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's legendary...

That Flesh and Bone — a doom - filled piece that glowers with malevolence from its horrifying opening sequence to its unsettling conclusion — never received a great deal of attention upon its initial release isn't as much of a surprise as the fact that not even the passage of time has cemented it as a minor classic.

Before you pour the bucket of pig's blood on me, I want to first say I'm well aware Silence is adapted from Shūsaku Endō's novel of the same name, which was also turned into a film in 1971 that received worldwide acclaim upon release (another Scorsese remake of an Asian cinema classic!).

Reaching cult classic status, I only stumbled upon this film fairly recently; and though it was released back in 1995, it may still be the most relevant and resounding film to tackle the experience of middle school and family life for an unpopular suburban pre-teen girl.

Here are eight examples of classic — or perhaps cult - classic — horror movies that weren't welcomed all that warmly upon their original theatrical release, but we're proud to recommend now.

Grave of the Fireflies played as a double feature with another Ghibli classic, My Neighbor Totoro, upon its initial theatrical release in 1988, and you really need the pick - me - up of Totoro after this one.

Upon its release it was considered an instant off - road racing game classic and eventually spawned 2 sequels (with trophies) and a couple of spinoffs.

Chalk this up to a case of history repeating itself, as the original Blade Runner wasn't a huge hit upon its initial release either, only to eventually earn a cult classic status.

Meanwhile, Kurosawa's «Seven Samurai», an instant classic upon its 1954 release, was quickly the subject of a Hollywood remake — and the result was this rousing horse opera, loaded with star appeal and panache.

The title is inspired by the Japanese classic horror movie, JU - ON, on which the American release of the hit horror film «The Grudge» was based upon.

JU - ON: The Grudge for Wii is a Haunted House Simulator where accessibility and instant scares are given priority over all other game aspects, The title is inspired by the Japanese classic horror movie, JU - ON, on which the American release of the hit horror film «The Grudge» was based upon.

FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE Platform: PlayStation ® 4 system Developer: Square Enix Release: Available Now FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE improves upon the 2006 classic FINAL FANTASY XII with a multitude of modern enhancements making the game more beautiful and easier to play than ever.

Telltale Games have gradually become more popular with every game having developed the cult classic Sam and Max seasons to episodic games based upon such well known licensed properties as Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands, Minecraft: Story Mode, Game of Thrones and Batman with Telltale's star rising upon every release which has led to a certainly bright future ahead.

To this day, it's every bit the classic it was upon release.

As we wade through this vast pool, we stumbled upon some classics that don't need any introductions (Super Mario 64), an arcade classic ported to NES (Double Dragon), the Sega Genesis» Donkey Kong Country (Vectorman), and an import Gradius game seeing its first standalone release in North America.

With the SNES Mini these problems have been much improved upon (though, we'd argue, not entirely solved), and Nintendo has also managed to throw in a couple of great new features, including a classic game that has never been released until now: Star Fox 2.

Whilst Telltale Games have released a number of immensely popular episodic series for Wii, including detective duo Sam & Max and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, it would seem that the developer doesn't have any plans to release their latest venture, based upon the cult classic Back to the Future films, for Nintendo's console.

- Would benefit from an interactive version of the original manual - That classic platforming action has been improved upon since Vince was originally released

Critics had mixed reactions upon its release, but over time, the film's reputation has grown to the point where it's now considered a classic.