Sentences with phrase «first than a sequel»

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Sony is already prepping a sequel, which would be the first in Washington's more than 30 - year film career.

With the understanding that The Last Jedi was destined to be the first pure Star Wars sequel to open less than its predecessor (it's like the Star Trek: Insurrection of Star Wars!)

a great sequel ide say better than the first mainly because it is told in alot of different stories

seems less like a sequel to than a parody of the first 48 Hrs., especially when Nick Nolte, repeating his role from the earlier film, begins commenting on the cliched absurdity of the goings on.

The second film's success was perhaps even more staggering than the first: The Godfather, Pt. 2 garnered six more Oscars, including a win for Coppola in the Best Director category; Robert DeNiro won his first Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor field; and the movie itself became the first and only sequel ever to win Best Picture honors.Next, Coppola began adapting the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, transferring its story to the heart of the Cambodian jungle at the height of the conflict in Vietnam.

Possibly one of the most uncalled for sequels in history, «Madagascar: Ecape 2 Africa» is a much better film than the first, and not just slightly.

At least this first one was much better than the sequels.

PC gamers needn't worry they missed the first game, as the superior sequel's endless loops of addiction feel far more honest and rewarding than the flawed original.

With funnier jokes, better animation and more inspired references, this entertaining sequel is considerably superior to the first movie, boasting also a sweet message about love transcending all differences and characters much more charismatic now than ever before.

The main contradiction to all of this praise, of course, is that the events that occurred in the first film (like killing off the entire team in the opening mission) lead to the less - than - impressive sequel.

Not only that but it surpasses the original creating one of those rare sequels that is better than the first one and is the best of the franchise.

While the first sequel in the MCU never received great reviews, it's probably better than you remember.

But the biggest reason why I dislike this movie is because of how it seems much more like a parody of the first film than it does a sequel.

Even if it may feel a bit overlong, this fantastic sequel is perhaps even more thrilling than the first film, this time investing more in the action and first - rate special effects with a bigger budget to create something epic - and it is always awesome to see Schwarzenegger as the big hero.

One thing you should know about Infernal Affairs II, other than it is a sequel, is that it is also a much different sort of film than the first one.

After the first trailer teased bigger dino action than ever before, this flashy new Super Bowl spot gives us a more horror - based look at the summer sequel.

The Down with Love director has more than a few advantages on the sequel than he did on the first film.

The highly anticipated sequel hits theaters this Friday and has had one of the most creative promotional campaigns ever, even more creative than the first movie.

The filmmaker offers up the first news about the eagerly anticipated Pixar sequel in more than a year.

While significantly better than the first, Anarchy was still a sequel that didn't live up to the concept of what a night like this could entail and dare I say the excitement that should come with such a visceral idea.

While Freddy's Revenge isn't really in keeping with the first film in the nature of Freddy, whose powers seem to now come with the house, it still has an interesting premise and at least takes a direction that makes it less of a rehash of the first film than other slasher film sequels have been.

Spy Kids 2 is a great sequel and a very fun one too, maybe better than the first.

Analysis: As someone who genuinely appreciated the first «Transformers» movie and probably gave its sequel more of a pass than others, it's sad to say that Michael Bay has learned nothing from the criticism of «Revenge of the Fallen,» proving once again that given the budget, he'll do whatever he wants without giving a damn that people might actually pay to sit through it.

The directors, Anthony and Joe Russo, working from a script by the crack team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (who wrote their two «Captain America» sequels), are far more stylish and exacting filmmakers than Joss Whedon, director of the first two «Avengers» films.

As with any MacFarlane effort, where he once again teams with co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, pop - culture references is the first port of call for joke - central, and the sequel is again over-loaded with them: the Planes, Trains and Automobiles and The Breakfast Club sequences are a hoot, but the Comic Con finale feels flat, more creative auto - pilot than uncharted waters.

I was surprised though that the sequel is quite better than the first film.

No cast yet (and good luck strying ot out Stockard / Olivia / John) but it's aiming for 2015 Serious Film my friend Michael liked Match, the Tribeca film starring Patrick Stewart I reviewed yesterday, a helluva lot more than me so it's worth sharing an opposing opinion First Showing footage from Russell Crowe's directorial debut, The Water Diviner Empire the WB triples down on director Zach Snyder giving in both the Man of Steel sequel and the Justice League movie (but why?

He deserves recognition and respect for his nods to the original (Pan Am, Atari) and ability to mold a sequel that stands on its own... and in my opinion, is better than the first.

The job of a sequel is to get bigger and better than the first movie, without losing that original charm.

Expectations might be higher this time, but Deadpool 2 comfortably satisfies them, delivering a sequel that's, crasser, gorier, and funnier than the first.

So unlike with the first film, which was cohesively held together by the bond of its main three characters, co-writers and directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore prove they've bitten off more than they can chew with this sequel.

On first glance Unknown seems to be nothing more than the sequel to Taken, a film where Liam Neeson trekked around Paris trying to uncover some major plot.

Deadpool 2 is far more ambitious than the first film, elevating the action, humor and overall scope for an even more fun experience in the sequel.

Functioning more as a mythology - expanding spinoff than a proper sequel, this fifth installment (the first directed by longtime series writer Christopher Landon) smartly moves the setting away from airy suburbs to overcrowded working - class apartments, and introduces a winning sense of humor that almost compensates for its relentless reliance on every terror trope in the book.

Is this sequel any better than the first, or worse?

Rises is full of callbacks, and surprisingly more to the first movies than its beloved sequel.

This sequel was better than the first in this series.

Any hope that «Warcraft» would be the first great video game adaptation is promptly squashed within the opening 30 minutes, and it only gets worse from there as the audience is forced to suffer through the convoluted plot (including an unearned romance between Lothar and Garona), a clunky finale that's more interested in setting up future sequels than providing a satisfying conclusion, and a handful of unmemorable action sequences.

When: July 1st Why: One of the biggest complaints about the first «Magic Mike» was that it was a lot gloomier than moviegoers were expecting for a film about male strippers, and Channing Tatum has addressed those issues with the promise that the upcoming sequel will be a much lighter affair.

In a way, the most prescient thing about the sequel to Al Gore's 2006 zeitgeist - hitting documentary An Inconvenient Truth, is that 11 years after the first one came out, the issues at its core are more prominent than ever before.

Double Fine had a highly successful crowdfunding campaign for Psyconauts 2 through Fig in 2015, raising more than $ 3.3 million — a third of that in the first 24 hours — for the much - anticipated sequel.

Thirty - five years later and the sequel is more perfect (it's possible) than the first film.

Allegiant's box office debut brought in $ 29.1 million, which was a more than 40 percent drop from both Divergent and first sequel Insurgent's opening weekend earnings.

It's been more than six months since director Bryan Singer first suggested that Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm could be recast in «X-Men: Apocalypse,» and now we may have an idea of who could step into two of those roles in the 1980s - set sequel.

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne's Mac and Kelly Radner may have thought their troubles had ended with 2014's «Neighbors,» but in the first trailer for the sequel, they discover they face an even bigger problem than the boys of Delta Psi: the girls of Kappa Nu.

Considering that the first Major League was enjoyable but nothing more than passable, perhaps lower expectations are in order for any sequels that might spin off of it.

The most repetitive of horror franchises is back again: each new episode brings so few twists to the ghoulish formula that it's less of a sequel than a remake of the first one.

Robogenesis, Daniel Wilson's much - anticipated sequel to Robopocalypse, hit stores yesterday, and it's even more intense and mind - blowing than the first novel.

And it's also worth noting that as with the first «Twilight,» «The Hunger Games» has been slow off the blocks internationally — it took only 40 % of its box office abroad, meaning it ultimately ended up taking less worldwide than the «Twilight» sequels.

In fact, Deadpool 2 is so much more a complete vision of a Deadpool movie that the first film retroactively feels somewhat lesser in comparison, like a proof of concept experiment (with little confidence behind it) or extended test footage reel... Ultimately, it pays off with a Deadpool sequel that is bigger and better than the first film.