Sentences with phrase «far superior film»

But try watching the two films individually and it's obvious that «Death Proof» is the far superior film.

Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman was the best thing about the swampy Batman v Superman, and now her solo outing is the far superior film: Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, elevates her from third wheel to real deal.

Jack O'Connell will finally reach a wide audience in Angelina Jolie «s Unbroken, but he gives a much better performance in David Mackenzie «s far superior film, Starred Up.

But for a select few, «The Monster Squad» not only represented a more mature version of the treasure - hunting adventure flick, but was also a far superior film that never got its due.

Winslet herself got a well - deserved prize, though I can't help wishing that she had been awarded it for her performance in Revolutionary Road: a better performance in a far superior film.

If these sections could have been bridged in a better way than this could have been a far superior film than it turned out to be.

While I think that AtonementJuno are far superior films, and that the odds are in No Country's favor, I think there will be just enough votes to push Blood into the winner's circle.

Not exact matches

And many, many sequels aren't executed with the thought or care of their far - superior original films, especially in series that have stretched over many years — as one sees in the chasm of quality between «The Terminator» (1984) and «Terminator Genisys» (2015).

The latter probably gives the best performance in the film, and the fact that he also starred in the far superior «Bright Young Things» makes you realize how much this movie is lacking.

Far superior to the original film.

Like the (far superior) recent Russian film «Elena,» Child's Pose paints a compelling portrait of post-Soviet capitalism in all its uncorked appetites, its brash cronyism and graft, its pretensions, its clueless philistinism.

Compare this to the 80's revamp «InnerSpace» and this film is far superior in my humble opinion.

I've been more impressed with other dragon films to be truthful, I think the dragons in «Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire» and «Reign of Fire» were far superior to this frankly, and the dragon in «Dragonslayer» still impresses.

The result is a film that's far superior to Neil LaBute's «Your Friends and Neighbors» and more entertaining than Todd Solondz's «Happiness.»

Lone Survivor is far superior to the bullying, bombastic movies about the US military that are all too common right now but the self - flagellating, morbidly starry eyed aspects of the film eventually win out and devalue its many moments of honest storytelling.

Ruben Östlund's Force Majeure is also too long, but it's bigger fault is that it borrows the central premise of Julia Loktev's far superior The Loneliest Planet (2011) and then turns that film's greatest strength — subtext expressed through ambiguous gestures — into pages and pages of festival - friendly, on - the - nose text.

If I didn't know better, I would have thought for sure that this was an undiscovered early film of Steven Spielberg's (albeit one with far superior special effects).

And while Chloe Moretz was excellent in Kick - Ass, this film is far superior.

I admit I really didn't enjoy this one upon a first viewing, but after watching the director's cut of the film, which is far superior, I really got into this one.

There are filmmakers who are masterful DJs, remixing the cinema that influenced them, creating modern versions that, at their best, are far superior than the films that inspired them.

There's a reasonable base of material, but 55 minutes is far too long to present it in its best light, and it's a pity that this film - one which seems most unlikely to have a lengthy soundtrack made up exclusively of original score - is the one whose music has been released, when the infinitely - superior Remember the Titans score is unreleased.

The film appears as interested in developing the strange relationship between Korben and the two young women as it is in exploring the possibility that Kate can really speak with spirits (for a far superior TIFF film that explores this idea, see Olivier Assayas» «Personal Shopper» starring Kristen Stewart).

I agree it's unfairly criticised, and although I wouldn't quite put it up there with Mulholland Drive or Blue Velvet it's certainly one of Lynch's better films and far superior to most of the pap that gets released each year.

And, though far from outstanding, August is a superior film to that muddled prime minister biopic.

Zulu (Twilight Time, Blu - Ray) is far and away the superior film.

And those who think they have already seen this story told with the celebrated Danish film «A Hijacking» have not witnessed this far superior, super-charged version.

Though he was adequate to the task in the far superior District 9, here he almost ruins the film, as his (lack of) star power and impenetrable South African accent create a void where there should be an equal presence to match Damon's.

There's also a number of errors (or what I perceive to be errors) in terms of how long the alien gestates for in Covenant versus the original Alien, and how come the technology in Covenant is far superior to the original film?

Having a good, pure image on the monitor made a huge impact on him; it was far superior to what you'd get with a video tap on a film camera, and it let him evaluate all the visual nuances to make sure they came through.»

I won't bore you with details as to why the original film is far superior other than to say that the entire premise works better in the Japanese culture where social graces are far more repressed, especially when it comes to sexy dancing.

The former arrives with far less baggage, and as such it is the superior film.

What he delivers with Mad Max: Fury Road is a film so far superior to its three predecessors as to be almost magical.

This is far superior to both of those films, founded as it is upon an exceptional screenplay, and another phenomenal performance by Daniel Day Lewis.

Those details are minor compared to the recall of superior space films, «Gravity» for instance, has ruined all other space movies as far as suspenseful spacewalks and ship repairs are concerned.

It's Natalie Portman who saves the film from flat - lining completely and her performance is one that is far superior than the film itself.

It's Natalie Portman that saves the film from flat - lining completely and her performance is one that is far superior than the film itself.

Because her thinking man's Ilsa act in The Reader is at least conceptually riskier than her put - upon dishrag Debbie Downer in Revolutionary Road, we were that close to throwing her by the wayside in this category, especially because there's a clearly superior crypto - leading role in the mix (Rosemarie DeWitt, whose titular character in Rachel Getting Married has been shut out of a lot of races thus far, but we feel anyone who actually watches enough of the film to justify throwing their vote toward frontrunner Anne Hathaway should have no other choice but to recognize DeWitt's equally tricky, equally attention - stealing performance).

Absolutely, especially when measured against the far superior «Lord of the Rings» films, but fans will love it regardless, and that's to the credit of the fantastic ensemble cast, incredible visuals and Peter Jackson's limitless creativity.

Absolutely, especially when measured against the far superior «Lord of the Rings» films, but fans will love it regardless, and that's to the credit of the fantastic ensemble cast, incredible visuals and Jackson's limitless creativity.

A Quidditch match (a sport played on broomsticks in the air above a verdant pitch) is executed with CGI flair and a fair degree of menace (so far superior to the previous film's match that it hardly bears comparison); a chase through a dark wood is handled with verve and heat; and a quieter series of events in an abandoned girl's bathroom smartly mixes the creepy with the pathetic.

It has taken the viewer back to where the Coans started with a film similar to Blood Simple yet far superior in production values and cast.