Beautifully acted, gritty realism and terrific
fight choreography make it game for a binge - watching session at your earliest opportunity.
Not exact matches
Originally seeking his education in physical theatre and
fight choreography, Elias became enamored with character study and the reasons behind how people
make decisions, especially in desperate situations.
Exceptional
fight choreography coupled with one of the best songs in Star Wars» history certainly isn't enough to save [it], but next time someone
makes the ill - advised choice to check it out, you at least have [a] great sequence to look forward to.
The
fight choreography is good, but not good enough to
make this mess worthwhile.
After years working as a stunt man, stunt coordinator, and
fight choreographer, David Leitch
made his directorial debut with Chad Stahelski in John Wick and has become well known for the amazing stunt
choreography and action sequences he brings to his films.
Having
made the more conventionally action packed «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World» between «Hot Fuzz» and «The World's End» taught Wright a thing or two about action
choreography,
making the
fight scenes between our drunken protagonists and the alien robots immensely satisfying and viscerally exciting; the bathroom
fight is a highlight, but an outright pub brawl is terrific.
A bone - crunching, testosterone - pumping freight train of destruction that barely lets you catch your breath once it gets going, «The Raid» delivers the closest thing to non-stop, wall - to - wall action that I've ever seen, and a big part of what
makes it so awesome is the amazing
fight choreography, including what is easily some of the best close - quarters combat committed to film.
Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to a fairly informative audio commentary by writer Seth Grahame - Smith, the disc also includes a collection of production featurettes (ranging from a basic
making - of documentary, to more specific departments like
make - up effects and
fight choreography) that fans of the movie will definitely want to check out.
Blu - ray Highlight: There really isn't a standout special feature on Universal's two - disc release, but there are still a few good extras worth checking out, including a short but sweet
making - of featurette that covers a range of topics like the script, casting and production; an in - depth look at the film's
fight choreography; and a featurette on ex-CIA operative Luis Falcon III's assistance in
making the movie as accurate as possible.
«The
Making of an Epic Battle» (3:09) gives a general look at the
choreography and filming, while «The Whip
Fight» (1:38) centers on a one - on - one duel with one of the more prominent members of the group.
They are: «Director James Wan», «Transforming Nick Hume», «The Cars», «Creating the Character Billy Darley», «James Wan: From Horror to Action», «
Making the Garage Sequence», «
Fight Choreography and Stunts», «Shooting the Chase», «Designing the Look», and «The Car Drop».
Although he does put his body on the line in terms of stunts and
fight choreography, it is in the scenes where there is no action that he truly delivers, as you can sense the pain and anguish of the moment, providing the necessary punctuation to
make every interchange among the characters very compelling.
While it isn't a great performance by most traditional measures, it likely would have been an action star -
making turn, as Lee not only has the athletic physical attributes to convincingly go through the motions of the
fight choreography, there is an innate sense of goodness and sensitivity in his demeanor that
makes for a fine romantic hero, even though he looks like the inspiration of Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight and he's got murder on his mind.
The movie has a lot of decent CGI and
make - up effects, but lacks major style points in
fight choreography and flair.
He took a revolutionary step in martial arts
choreography by
making a shift to something more like an actual
fight while keeping the movements stylized enough to be entertaining, cinematically.
The opening scenes take place in and around a dodgy London boozer, which
makes a surprisingly pleasant change after playing through two games worth of jungles and temples, and the fist -
fight right at the start is a masterful example of playable, flexible
choreography.