Sentences with phrase «film classic creature»

The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro says his upcoming adventure fantasy was inspired by the 1954 horror film classic Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Not exact matches

In this film, the Mexicans brought together such classic monsters as: the Wolfman, Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

The interwoven cinematic creature universe is supposed to kick - off with The Mummy reboot but could we see Evans as Dracula (centuries later) teaming up or fighting other classic monsters in a future film?

Players form small groups to battle epic creatures in a world evoking classic Hollywood fantasy films.

Whilst heavily reliant on the broad appeal of its star Jim Carrey, the film adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater's 1938 classic Mr Popper's Penguins combines both children and cuddly aquatic creatures for a feel - good family frenzy tailor - made to entertain parents and their vacationing progeny.

by Walter Chaw Joe Cornish's low - budget creature - feature Attack the Block is a charmer, a delight, the kind of rare film — like Jack Sholder's The Hidden, Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator, or Steve De Jarnatt's Miracle Mile — that devotees will latch onto, and for good reason, with the fervour afforded genuine cult classics.

And that's kind of the way it's been ever since for Joe Dante's creature classic — generally regarded as one of the greatest werewolf films of all time, hallowed for Bottin's startlingly mature effects work (he was only 22 at the time), praised for a sly satirical script by John Sayles... and yet still plagued by the perennial refrain: ``... but «American Werewolf» is better.»

in the above trailer, she's echoing the classic line from James Whale's 1931 film of Frankenstein, just one of the myriad of movies to deal with man - made creatures.

Special Film Series (Periodically throughout the year) From cult films, to creature features, to traditional and contemporary classics, we love hosting favorite films ON THE BIG SCREEN — the way they were meant to be seen.

Not to be confused with the upcoming live - action Disney remake (nor the upcoming Universal / Working Title movie starring Chloe Grace Moretz), the film reimagines the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale and follows a reporter and his niece who discover a beautiful and enchanting creature the believe to be the real little mermaid.

While never rising above the B - movie standard that defined his subsequent career — including classics like Creature From The Black Lagoon (Jack Arnold, 1954), It Came From Outer Space (Jack Arnold, 1953) and The Valley Of Gwangi (James O'Connolly, 1969)-- he is quite effective at adapting his performance to the tonal shifts of the film, ultimately delivering a suitable lead character for each of the genres the film navigates.

Plus, for the time being, the film may be the closest thing to a Creature from the Black Lagoon film fans will get, since Universal's Dark Universe — which had plans to remake the classic Creature — appears to be on indefinite hold given the tepid response to its first offering - the modern - day remake of The Mummy.

It's enough for some people to have an immediate knee - jerk reaction to him being involved in any film, let alone a remake of an oft - imitated, never - toped genre classic that found the perfect balance between grim humor and gruesome horror while breaking ground with its astonishing practical make - up and creature effects (the great Rick Baker won the first - ever Best Make - Up Oscar for his work on the film).

«In the spirit of sci - fi / horror classics, Alien and The Thing, Harbinger Down is a tense, claustrophobic full - length creature film that will feature only practical Animatronic and Makeup Effects.

While not nearly so carefully - constructed as the first film, Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams made me feel taken care of in the cosily nostalgic way of Saturday afternoon creature - features on local television, where you could count on seeing an old Godzilla or a classic Harryhausen.

Staged more like a socio - political thriller than a typical zombie film, even the creatures themselves are unique compared to the classic variety.

American audiences unfamiliar with the fantasy creatures in Japanese animation may take some acclimating to Totoro, but we find that our children are instantly transported into this film by Hayao Miyazaki, which has become an all - ages classic.