Sentences with phrase «cult characters like»

When dealing with so many cult characters like the X-Men, it is almost impossible to represent them all in a way that doesn't drop a couple of characters, due to time constraints.

Not exact matches

While it underperformed at the box office it has gained a cult status in the likes of Rocky Horror Picture Show with midnight screenings throughout the year and country and people dressing up as characters from the musical.

While The Discovery plays in many ways like a more effective version of the concept - choked Brit Marling / Zal Batmanglij movies, the cult scenes feel underdeveloped next to their film The Sound of My Voice, an intriguing but ragged thread left dangling as The Discovery turns towards more concrete, backstory - driven explanations for its characters» obsessions.

Occasionally, characters wear the iconic wide - brim, super-tall hat made famous in Alejandro Jodorowsky's druggy, cosmic 1973 cult film The Holy Mountain, which, like Dirty Computer, deals with personal freedom and sexual liberation.

Because after the disastrous 2004 sequel to the sci - fi / horror cult classic «Pitch Black,» it seemed like Diesel's grand plans to build a franchise around the character had more or less sputtered out.

«Daredevil» is one of the darker Marvel comics, incorporating a grittier detective persona to the title character, and this may be why it's more of a cult comic than a huge fan - based comic like «Spider - Man» and the «X-Men» books.

There are sub-regions within each of the siblings» territories, and throughout the map there are many, many actionable items and areas like cult compounds, general stores, vehicle stores, missions, side missions, hunting and fishing, ammo and cash supplies, several types of collectible, enemy vehicles, special characters.

That's when Udo Kier's character suggests that what looks like a utopian ideal may in fact be a cult of similarly loony people.

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Like many recent films based on well - known cult comics, director and co-writer Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) attempts to translate, quite literally, the images from the comics to the screen, with phonetic musical demonstrations (songs written by alt - rock fave, Beck), visual name tags for character introductions, and bleeped (visually) foul language.

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.

Bardem's character has suddenly gone from having a cult following to being the leader of what looks like an actual cult, yet even this intentional implausibility can not explain the siege that befalls the house.

Given the strong cult following and the established universe of characters, the series seemed a prime candidate to make the leap to the big screen, and in 1999, series fans, as well as those that just like the sci - fi premise, finally got their wish.

Final Verdict: Like the characters, All Cheerleaders Die suffers a bit of an identity crisis, but it is made with enough smarts and laughs to make it an instant cult classic.

Nearly invincible on his own, the character vividly embodies the kind of fanatical death - cult member who would naturally find his way into the retinue of a being like Thanos.

In telling the story of how Tommy Wiseau made the 2003 cinematic calamity «The Room,» James Franco — a bit of a disaster artist himself — connects with a character on screen like he never has before, and lets us see how Wiseau went from Hollywood nobody to cult legend.

The»70s references are abundant, starting off with a Watergate joke and tying in with Dunst's character showing an interest in»70s cult - like New Age training program, Lifespring.

Fire Country swept me away with the strength of the main character, Siena, the imaginative dystopian setting based on different tribes, and the language and slang used within the book to demonstrate the cult - like, tribal setting of the Heaters of Fire Country.

From what I have been told though it's the character Trevor that gets into the real bad stuff like the torture, brining people to a Cannibal cult and other pyschotic acts.

The incredible hand - drawn visuals and vibrant animation paired with the great writing and charming characters make Battle Chef Brigade often feel like an adaptation of some cult classic cartoon show I missed out on.

-- Procedurally generated levels — true endless replayability — Completely destructible environment — Persistent RPG - like character development using loot from your runs — Enemies ranging from security guards to massive boss hover tanks — Perk system in the form of cybernetic enhancements — Discover & unlock enhancements, abilities and weapons Neon Chrome was created by 10tons — the company behind the cult hit game Crimsonland.

Background Much like the button - nosed cult character who inspired it, the Castiglionis» Snoopy lamp will instantly light up any room.