Not exact matches
The antipornography
fight gained its greatest momentum in 1975 with the appearance
of «snuff»
films in the U.S. Claiming to depict the actual killing and dismembering
of female actors during explicitly sexual
scenes, these
films highlighted the link between sex and violence that frequently characterizes pornography.
From the looks
of the trailer, the entire
film is one prolonged
fight scene between enormous robots as an enthusiastic Charlie Day cheers them along.
This approach would call foul on all sorts
of things: Moses wielding a sword but not a staff; Moses being chatty but Aaron having almost no lines; Moses killing lots
of people and
fighting in the Egyptian army; no «staff - to - snake»
scene; no repeated utterances
of «let my people go»; no «baby Moses in the Nile»
scene; and every other deviation the
film takes from the narrative in Exodus 1 - 14.
His influence has been so phenomenal over the years that for example, the legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard said he developed his amazing speed by emulating the
fight scenes of Bruce Lee's
films such as Enter the Dragon.
In fact, he told Twitter he got up to 5 sets
of 75 reps (just days before
filming a Hercules movie
fight scene).
Here's one
of the best
scenes from the first
film, when Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver
fight it out over Bridget.
Black Panther's
fight scenes are better than in other Marvel
films, but they're still a disappointment from the maker
of Creed.
Corbijn isn't making a stereotypical Hollywood thriller, with the stakes spelled out in neon and the loud
fight scenes spaced every few minutes, but he doesn't seem to realize there is such a thing as being too vague, and in his efforts to make some kind
of art - house / thriller hybrid, he goes too far the other direction and creates a nicely rendered
film with no emotional hook.
He did a great job with the robot
fight scenes, but he also did a great job
of giving the
film heart.
While not an elite action
film, and overall disappointing, its stars compliment a witty script, a couple
of cool
fight scenes, and exotic locales.
In one
of the
film's most touching
scenes, Oskar goes to Auschwitz and
fights for the freedom
of his employees.
The series betrays the
film's DYI legacy by using a great deal
of digital animation for the
fight scenes and gore.
For his elaborately choreographed
fight scenes, Canutt developed a new, more realistic method
of throwing punches, positioning the action so that the camera
filmed over the shoulder
of the actor receiving the blow, with the punch itself coming directly toward the lens.
Not only are these
scenes a lot longer and more expository than they need to be, but they give the sense
of a
film crew
fighting against the material; the camera chases after the story, rather than grabbing it by the scruff
of the neck like a proper adaptation would.
The action sequences and
fight scenes in the first two acts
of the movie are equally impressive in their staging, taking visual cues from sources that include Coogler's own grounded boxing
scenes in Creed, as well as many a James Bond
film during a nightclub sequence right out
of something like Skyfall.
From an opening
scene in a prison fist
fight to a staunchly bland climax finding him lost in an «unknown» realm when he's forced to shrink himself to fit between molecules (something resembling the resting place
of Big Hero 6 mixed with the twilight hour
of James Wan's «further»), Scott Lang is never a fully fashioned personality, some accidental prototype linked with schlocky zeal to the
film's other do - gooder via a conflicted father / daughter bond.
Entertainment Weekly spoke with Ryan Reynolds about the
film's naked
fight scene, which saw him endure «eight hours
of prosthetic makeup in places that no man needs to be there with a paintbrush.»
In one
of the
film's most golden
scenes, a pair
of cops show up to the house to investigate loud noises (Nick and Deacon
fighting).
No Escape — This was very cool; the cast and crew talk about the aesthetic
of the
film (the way it's largely swallowed in darkness) and director Fede Alvarez gets into one
of his favorite
scenes to shoot, which was the
fight in the basement that he shot in black and white.
«Deadpool 2» opens with a bang, and director David Leitch talked to TheWrap about one specific
fight scene at the beginning
of the
film that took a lot
of time and effort.
Well probably the only thing for this reviewer were the
fight scenes which crackle with realism, vigour and fluidity meaning there is none
of the fast editing / shakycam technique that has become the signature style
of Hollywood action
films since the success
of the Bourne franchise.
In a
scene where the town's men torture Ben to suss out Tom's whereabouts, I was reminded
of Elia Kazan's Wild River and that
film's establishment
of a hero who, towards the end, moans that he'd like to win just one
fight.
About two - thirds
of the new
scenes were presented in the deleted
scenes section
of the earlier edition
of this
film: «Battle Aftermath,» «Looking for Strength,» «Dye Market,» «Meeting at Gracchus» House,» «Father and Son,» «The Execution,» «Spies Close In,» «Another Enemy,» and «
Fighting with Fire.»
Despite the urgency
of the music, the
film slows to a snail's pace whenever there isn't a
fight scene or a band playing.
This Asian (South Korean / Chinese)
film made good use
of that figure, with sometimes disturbing, but very well done
fight scenes and in general, beautiful cinematography.
However, repetition sets in and the escalation
of set pieces reaches some sort
of a peak here: there are good - to - great action, chase and
fight scenes (Bryan Singer's X-Men
films still have an edge on depicting superpowers) but there's also a limit to the number
of times people can be kicked through walls before the scraps start to feel samey.
A veteran action director, McTeigue shoots individual
fight scenes well enough, but never provides any modulation or sense
of escalating terror — at no point is anyone allowed to crack a smile, and even when the children are threatened with imminent death, the
film's pace never seems to quicken.
Sex
scenes between Sean and Nathan are beautifully handled, and the
film's final chapter is a sensitive reminder
of what the political
fighting is all about: living your own way.
The
film starts off a bit slow, with none
of Chan's spectacular
fight scenes occurring in the first hour.
Landesman, in what is only his second
film after the milquetoast JFK assassination ensemble piece Parkland, has a journalistic approach to his writing that charges adrenaline into potent
scenes of Omalu
fighting against this corrupt system, but he lets his rightful anger get in the way
of presenting the story in an objective fashion.
If you watch Jackie Chan's (Crime Story, City Hunter)
films only for the two or three lengthy, well - choreographed
fight scenes, and are able to sit patiently through ninety more minutes
of bad drama in between, perhaps you will find Thunderbolt to be worthwhile in the end.
Day - Lewis vividly portrays anguish in his torture
scenes and radiates a forthright resolve when
fighting to clear his name later in the
film, but «In the Name
of the Father» is most effective when dealing with the difficult relationship between Day - Lewis» Gerry Conlon and his father Giuseppe (Pete Postlethwaite).
The
film opens with a
scene in which Machete (Danny Trejo) and his partner, Sartana (Jessica Alba) are
fighting off some baddies and seem to have been successful, when suddenly a masked man appears around the side
of a vehicle and guns down Sartana, and then bails, leaving Machete alone and now even more morbid - looking than he previously had been.
Alexandra Shipp shared with fans a behind the
scenes photo
of X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
fight coordinator Richard Norton, taken from the
film's set in Montreal last year.
The
film's strength lies in its engaging visuals, namely the impressive opening sequence and the clever editing during certain
fight scenes which lends them a greater feel
of urgency and excitement.
There are quite a few moments where Coogler and crew help the audience forget this is a Marvel
film, then
of course we jump right back into another
fight scene.
Marginalized in the initial sequences was Reeves, the lone actor well - known in the U.S. Universal opted to reshoot a major
fight scene near the end
of the
film, as well as a few other
scenes to sharpen the focus on Reeves» character Kai.
Carla not only has some
of the only entertaining solo
scenes in the
film, but she's also instrumental in some
of its best comedic moments - including a slow - motion dodgeball
fight between all the
film's parental and kid characters that comes at the end
of an already entertaining sequence set within a SkyZone trampoline park.
Teasing, «My hand strength is like vice grips,» the action stars reveals images
of himself
filming fight scenes on the set
of «Jumanji.»
It wasn't as epic as the rest
of the
films, and that may be due to the fact that they steered clear
of long
scenes on ships and ship v. ship
fighting.
Speaking
of which - with Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo (who also helmed The Winter Soldier) deliver some
of the most impressive superhero - based
fight scenes and set pieces featured in any Marvel Studios
film yet, in terms
of both the sheer scale and creativity
of the Avenger vs. Avenger battles.
In place
of story is a non-stop cavalcade
of wire - fu
fight scenes rife with CG effects, which impress when compared to those
of the original, but in the world
of action, offer little we've seen before in better
films with bigger budgets.
A sequel
of the global smash - hit The Protector, this extreme
fight movie is an endlessly intense, nerve - racking
film full
of daredevil stunt
scenes and amazingly choreographed
fighting moves that will pump hot blood through the body
of all action fans!
The two - minute clip is an outtake from one
of the
film's many breakfast
scenes — only this time the early hours confrontation escalates to a full - blown food
fight between Lesley Manville's Cyril and Daniel Day - Lewis» Reynolds Woodcock.
Using a combination
of actors on wires, motion capture and
filming segments
of fight scenes at different camera angles the actors would appear suspended in the air mid action.
Picking up eight years after The Dark Knight, this
film finds billionaire Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has retired both from his secret life
of crime
fighting and from Gotham City's social
scene.
The fact that the military is
fighting aliens is almost a gimmick, as the intensely noisy and destructive
scenes of military operations on the ground are nearly identical to other
films without a science fiction premise to drive up the special effects quotient.
But the
film was easily stolen by Blunt as the «full metal bitch», whose adeptness in
fight scenes put all
of the men around her to shame.
This Hungarian
film, a sixth from Kornel Mundroczo, whilst documenting man's inhumanity to animals, shows some
of the most graphic
scenes of dog
fighting since Amores Perros.
Boxing
films are not for everyone, and there's no question that there's a certain degree
of unpleasantness in some
of the more intense
fight scenes.