Sentences with phrase «film gives us another element»

The film gives us another element to Thor's power, showing that his hammer (Mjolnir) was merely a conductor to his power to help him channel it.

Not exact matches

«The rating system does not tell filmmakers what to put in their films; it merely gives information about the level of content in each film and describes the elements that reach the level of the rating, so that parents can make choices for their children,» said Howard Gantman, the MPAA's vice president of corporate communications.

The film is too busy moving along to the next tedious plot element to give Superman any time to shine, or really any time to do much of anything.

But once you get past that element of Kidd's screenplay (based on the novel by Helen Schulman), there's certainly a lot here worth embracing - particularly Linney's performance, which is incredibly strong (though not entirely surprising, given how effective she's been in films like You Can Count On Me and Mystic River).

These contrasting elements all serve a single purpose, to give a film truthful to JLG and Anne that's almost entirely a lie, a mixup of legends and half - remembered stories that nonetheless feel nearly documentary - like.

So much of the success of any given horror film relies on a few aesthetic elements: its atmosphere, its ability to play with light and the shadow, and, of course, location -LRB-... location, location — as real estate folks would add for effect).

The [not really] dramatic elements provided continuity, as a sequel, and gave the film just enough substance to distinguish itself in a genre dominated by pointless fluff.

Kaminski and Spielberg don't go all the way to black and white, but the 1.85 image (giving the film a more intimate scope than the expected epic 2.35:1) bleeds the bright colors down to the green - and - brown elements and overcasts the smoky skies.

At times, this congeals into intoxicatingly energetic and disturbingly violent moments of survival play, but whenever the narrative returns to moments of static calm the film has a nagging sense of perfunctory ornamentation, it's more important elements given short shrift in an effort to balance a variety of odds and ends.

Dated stylistically, the film nonetheless holds your interest with comedy and romance elements that give way to slightly less scintillating war action without losing you.

One of the most striking elements about this film was the way it was shot, which gave it a voyeuristic sensibility reminiscent of North by Northwest (1959) in particular — especially in terms of the way the character of Héctor 1 was set - up and the power dynamic between the multiple Héctor sequels and the young girl.

Seeing as this is one of the only major elements of the film given to Adam Pally, his character feels like he is almost only in the film for this one joke.

There are some nice visual elements that accentuate their relationship, but they are not enough to give their romance definition.The film spends so much time with visual cues to remind the audience why Casey is doing all of this for that it turns from endearing to nagging.

While the actual ending the film settles on is extremely far - fetched given all of the elements that would have had to proceed flawlessly, which seems like an impossibility if you really think back to the very beginning, the film isn't really about who wins or loses, but competing styles.

The film's most successful elements felt cribbed from the first film and the pacing left me more than a little bit sleepy; I also felt legitimately bad for Rose Byrne, who is basically given nothing to do aside from trip over baby toys and get smacked in the head a lot.

Given that there are so many troubling elements to this film, it is surprising that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is so enjoyable.

A litmus test: if you find that you enjoy revisiting sweeping modern romance films like Titanic and The Notebook, you owe it to yourself to give Somewhere in Time a try, especially as it contains elements that both films have emulated.

Focusing on the more vulgar linguistic elements in the film, it nevertheless gives a much more thorough picture of the marvellous central character, Gustav H.

There isn't much of a character there to work with, but Woodley does give her much - needed nuance for audiences to be able to root for her to succeed, which is perhaps the only element that actually keeps the film somewhat afloat to the very end.

With Martin Campbell's Green Lantern we are given a film that feels like a cheap carbon copy of superhero films of the yesteryear; offering elements of comic books movies we have all witnessed before while at the same time lacking in any form of originality.

Given that, three outstanding sets that I did receive and explore deserve recognition: Pee - wee's Playhouse: The Complete Series (Shout Factory, Blu - ray) was remastered almost from scratch, going back to the original film elements and reconstructing the episodes with the video masters as a guide.

While the first film's plot just allowed children and teens in the arena, bringing in seasoned veterans gives a new element, and of course this gives the filmmakers the chance to stack the cast more experienced actors.

This is a Netflix original film that has been described as a modern cop thriller / drama, only with fantastical elements to give it an interesting genre element.

The jazz band pieces, especially the title song «Whiplash,» give the film a brittle edge; these tunes aren't played to express musical joy, they are designed to showcase musical precision, and the percussion - heavy element puts the film on edge as successfully as the drum solos in Birdman define the nervous tension of that film.

They settled for a period gangster film loosely based on Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key (also the inspiration for Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars) with elements from the author's Red Harvest (which gave Blood Simple its title) thrown in as well.

The offbeat characters, loose narrative, crime elements and hushed voice - over are all trademarks of its time, which gives the film a bit of a time capsule feeling.

I won't give away the ending, but let's just say it returns us to the element of wonder and fantasy forecasted by the film's poster.

Moreover, though the DVD contains the «flat» version, there's sufficient elements within the film to give a tantalizing impression of the 3 - D effects devised by the director.

That special spends a bit more time on the music, but as a whole the disc gives this crucial element to the film's success (and acclaim) the short shrift.

Although spy intrigue is an essential element to the winning M: I formula, the feature films have always tilted more toward the action spectacle, and snagging Oscar - winning animation director Brad Bird to fill the director's chair proves to be an inspired choice — and, upon thought, a bit of a no - brainer, given that his The Incredibles was one of the most exciting action pictures in recent memory, animated or otherwise.

This could give Valladares an oppertunity to fix things or add elements to the film that he may have wanted in the original, so it'll be interesting to see what he does with it.

Given that there are multiple scenes in which you could cut the tension with a knife, it actually might be best to think of the film as a thriller with horror elements rather than as pure horror.

While elements of these films aren't always 100 % original, they are executed and placed in such a way that gives a much needed breath of fresh air to a dusty and tired formula that is for some reason composed mostly of cheap jump scares and bad acting.

Alas, the tonally awkward ending of the film puts a lesser supporting cast on the screen too much, introducing subplots involving unrest among refugees that don't shake out well with the rest of it, causing the storytelling to become less than satisfying for these characters given the steady simmer of the dramatic build - up without these elements.

The choice of football as a theme (this is the claymation equivalent of One Million Years B.C. meets Escape to Victory) was obviously designed to appeal to children and general audiences alike, although its European flavour perhaps explains the film's underperformance in North America, and does give Early Man a very odd balance of elements.

Combining a murder mystery with a traditional coming - of - age tale gives the film gravitas and provides a suspenseful element.

While some will focus on the conceit of Michael Fassbender wearing a papier - mâché head for much of the film, and some of the odder elements of the movie, you'll likely be too caught up in the deeply inventive, playful and idiosyncratic film to give it much thought.

I wanted to show what it's like to be a firefighter, so I spent time with several different departments, talking with and observing firefighters to give the story credibility and to shed elements of truth throughout the film.

One of the few unfortunate elements of the film, without giving away the whole plot, is near the end when Jesse «borrows» his the truck of foster father (Michael Madsen) without asking.

Given the source material, it would have been interesting to see where the film might have gone had it been more ambitious and skewed more toward the scientific elements of the Sacks essay on which it is based.

On the negative, that would have also made the film lose its only redeemable element, which is Applegate's valiant effort to give an actual performance amid all the inanity of all the slapstick and the tedium of a forced romantic subplot between André and the gardener next door (Tara Reid).

From now on, when I've given a film a proper review elsewhere, I'll use this space to expand upon certain elements that might not have made their way into the full review.

I liked Gary as a character, I liked that there was real emotion in this film, having sci fi elements gave it extra points.

The borderline inappropriate relationship between him and Maddie is probably the best element of the film as the actors have great rapport, and newcomer Anthony gives a very believable and vulnerable performance as a wounded girl who acts tough because she has to.

There's almost certainly an element of adlibbing involved, given the number of stand - ups in the cast, but whoever's responsible, there are too many laugh - out - loud moments amongst the Jenkins Family Players to dismiss the film just because you're already pretty sure you know how it's going to end.

When Hayao Miyazaki heard about «The Cat Project», he gave some input including the plan to use some elements from Ghibli's 1995 film Whisper of the Heart, most notably the characters of Muta and the Baron.

Though it's likely the kind of film that one will accidentally stumble across on some streaming service, Ask Me Anything is a head above the glut of similarly themed and routinely rashly released American indie films available for consumption at any given moment, even if it doesn't quite homogenize all its elements successfully.

While it may give you what you expect, this cuts both ways, as it gives you the same idiotic plot elements, wafer - thin characterizations, and low - brow angst that made the first film so painfully trite to begin with.

Get Out turns out to be more fun, and more provocative, than it is scary, at least in the traditional midnight - movie sense: The film works so well as a gauntlet of social horror that Peele almost didn't need the more traditional thriller elements he introduces in the third act, when a carefully calibrated build in just - because - you're - paranoid dread gives way to some disappointingly conventional survival games.

is clearly the product of someone who knows what a horror film needs to succeed, which gives the necessary support to allow the accomplished performances of its two leads and the deft thematic elements to shine.