Sentences with phrase «fantasy action movie»

Paramount and China Film Company announced they will co-produce a new 3D fantasy action movie based on Marco Polo.

It's an over-the-top and under - whelming fantasy action movie...

The futuristic sci - fi adventure, in which humans battle sea monsters, is yet another fantasy action movie that Chinese audiences loved.

It's an over-the-top and under - whelming fantasy action movie with large - scale special effects.

I mean its not a sophisticated drama, its a sci - fi fantasy action movie so don't expect anything else.

Not exact matches

The Netflix original movie Bright, the action - fantasy - cop movie starring Will Smith, got lambasted by critics who called it «bloated, expensive» and «an absolute mess.»

What an elctric performance and with the dialogue this movie is more of a comedy than an action or fantasy movie.

We've had more than enough superhero movies set in New York or fictionalized versions of other American cities, more than enough action movies set in London or Los Angeles, more than enough fantasies that draw on European mythologies.

With all the emphasis these days on big screen blockbuster action, superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you on a personal level.

Director Ryan Coogler, who wrote the script with Joe Robert Cole, has made only two much smaller movies before — Fruitvale Station and Creed, both terrific — and had given us no indication that he could handle action fantasy like this... and he does a magnificent job.

But what continues to surprise and impress me (beyond the exciting action, the fantastic costumes, and the impressive special effects) is that unlike other big budget blockbusters and fantasy series, The Hunger Games movies, so far, always manage to make me cry.

Unlike series co-star Biel, Mitchell remained with the program throughout its run, and through many character changes that found Lucy marrying Kevin Kinkirk, working as an associate pastor, giving birth, and surviving both a miscarriage to twins and clinical depression.Although Mitchell branched out from television into cinematic work as early as 1996, with a turn in the fantasy - action thriller The Crow: City of Angels, and continued intermittent film appearances (such as a supporting role in 2005's slasher movie Saw II), she made no secret of her real passion: performing country music as a guitarist and vocalist.

the purpose of a fantasy / action movie is to be a «spectacle» and dark of the moon is just that, an awe - inspiring spectacle.

A collision of medieval fantasy and commando action movie, where you can almost believe in the high - concept mix - and - matching.

The plot is a bit more of a fantasy romance with some action in it, but Jessica Chastain and Chris Hemsworth give their characters some life so that you do want to see them succeed by the time the movie is over.

It's uncertain if the film even has a firm opinion of our sitting president, for with Sawyer's reductive preachings about a stereotypical black upbringing, and actions to end a «limitless war on terror» that plainly contradict current events, the movie is both a simplistic Obama insult and an aspirational Obama fantasy (and if you don't think it's channeling our real - life president, look no further than the Easter egg of Nicorette gum, which Sawyer keeps in his own nightstand).

and yes, just because its a fantasy movie doesn't mean it needs to have a lot of action packed sequences.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 10, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG for frightening images and action fantasy sequences) Third installment in the film franchise based on the C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels finds Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy Pensie (Georgie Henley), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), returning to the magical land of Narnia to embark on a dangerous, seafaring mission taking them to the edge of the world.

It's difficult to imagine that even an ideal audience — i.e., people who harbor fantasies of being best friends with a president who's willing to kick some ass, and also believe that today's action movies don't feature enough knife fighting — would find much to get excited about in London Has Fallen.

His previous films alternate between Spanish - language dark fantasy pieces, such as The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006), winner of three Academy Awards; and American studio movies, such as the vampire superhero action pic Blade II (2002), the supernatural adventures Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008); and the sci - fi monsters - versus - robots film Pacific Rim (2013).

«Priest,» starring Paul Bettany as a vampire hunter in an apocalyptic CGI - ed future, is a sci - fi / horror / western / fantasy / action movie.

The action sequences are kinetic, flashy, and fun; they felt like a fantasy version of Guardians of the Galaxy due to the candy - colored explosions and retro soundtrack (yes, Immigrant Song is in the movie).

Here's the footage for the upcoming action / fantasy movie «Sucker Punch» which debuted at the 2010 San Diego Comic - Con.

Tagged as: action, Adventure, Alfred Molina, Comedy, Disney, fantasy, Jay Baruchel, Movie Review, Nicolas Cage

An East - meets - West action - fantasy story done up in the style of a B - movie grindhouse flick, «Big Trouble in Little China» stars Russell as Jack Burton, a chauvinistic truck driver who gets caught up in a mystical adventure when he accompanies his friend, Wang Chi (Dennis Dun), on a routine trip to pick up his fiancée at the airport.

Working unobtrusively but consistently in a decadent Hollywood that's doubled down on sci - fi / fantasy / superhero franchise tentpoles as the end - all - be-all of action movies, Jaume Collet - Serra has been diligently and often ingeniously pursuing another filmmaking model, that of the mid-range budget standalone genre picture.

The bad news seems that it is «Gattaca, but with guns» and looks to be in danger of descending into straightforward chase movie action clichés — a sort of Marxist power fantasy version of Logan's Run in which one man single - handedly brings down The System TM.

Extremely ambitious in scope — the movie takes on several genres at once, including fantasy, romantic comedy, action, adventure and more — «The Secret Life of Walter Mitty» does have good intentions, but the road here is often paved with cloying misdirection.

The original script by «Mortal Kombat» creator John Tobias and the first movie's producer, Lawrence Kasanoff (along with Joshua Wexler), was ditched in favor of a barebones one by b - movie horror scribe Brent V. Friedman and TV writer Bryce Zabel, who mostly ignore the video game's style in order to make the film a standalone horror - action fantasy.

How does it live up to the last few live - action Disney fantasy movies?

Sucker Punch is a man's action movie fantasy — rolling everything a guy would enjoy in a film like hot women, heavy gunfire, a mother dragon who basically makes explosions come to her, and enough insanity injected into its most adrenaline racing scenes to keep you talking around the water cooler for hours.

Return to Oz is an enjoyable fantasy movie, which departs from the warm and friendly feel that have marked most of Disney's live action films.

Language: English Genre: Action MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Christopher Nolan Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Katie Holmes Plot: A prequel to the Batman movies that remakes Batman to be more of a «real life hero» instead of a comic book fantasy.

Looking back there has been many popular video games that have been adapted to the big screen, including Nintendo's classic Super Mario Bros (1993's Super Mario Bros.), Capcom's survival horror Resident Evil (2002 - 2016's Resident Evil series), Blizzard's fantasy strategy Warcraft (2016's Warcraft or Warcraft: The Beginning in international territories), Core Design / Square Enix's action adventure platforming Tomb Raider (2001 - 2018's Tomb Raider films series), Ubisoft's time - traveling action adventures Assassin's Creed (2016's Assassin's Creed), Square Enix's immersive JRPG Final Fantasy (2001, 2005, and 2016's Final Fantasy movies), and many others.

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In addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.»

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 5, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Alice in Wonderland (PG for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's classic revolving around now 19 year - old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.

Deadline is reporting that Legendary Pictures has found a new director to take on the fantasy sci - fi action sequel Pacific Rim 2, leaving Gullermo del Toro free to work on other projects while the movie is still being made.

Not the American action movie maker but the creator of The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, Spanish horror films of dark fantasy where the supernatural and the otherwordly are beautiful and horrible and terrifying but largely benign.

Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci - fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world.

To be fair, through the eye of Yates those visuals are formidable, and Rowling fills these scenes with some truly original, weird events, but up to the movie's halfway point it's almost entirely focused on fantasy beasts and action instead of a coherent plot.

Plus, it's interesting to look at (see above image) and a nostalgia trip for middle - aged and younger (rabid) consumers of TV and movies, especially of the animation, superhero, action, science - fiction, and fantasy varieties.

«Downtown Abbey» actor is attached to play the ex-boyfriend of Anne Hathaway's character in upcoming action fantasy movie «Colossal».

And because this column's whole deal is to highlight which action movie turned out to be the most important of any given year, I've got to give the distinction to the fantasy.

Dan Stevens is attached to play the ex-boyfriend of Anne Hathaway's character in upcoming action fantasy movie «Colossal».

One sequence resembles the unveiling of the dream city of Shangri - La in Frank Capra's Lost Horizon, another recalls the casino action in half a dozen Bond films, while still others rescue the exotic excitement of jungle - adventure fantasies from the colonial condescension of Great White Hunter movies.

Planet Terror is Robert Rodriguez's idea of a fantasy drive - in movie: a scruffy, over-the-top zombie action film starring Rose McGowan as a go - go dancer with a machine gun leg.

It always amazes me how he can go from Ready Player One, a completely fantasy - driven action movie that takes place in the near future, to this totally reality - based movie.

While it's clearly geared towards kids, it has some stylish animation and fantasy action that should keep his adult fans entertained until his new movie arrives.

If you are not overly familiar with the lore from the books and movies, you may find it difficult to appreciate most of the content available here, but you will still find a fantastically fun fantasy action title with a robust amount of content, with some familiar core gameplay.