Sentences with phrase «flops like»

Still, «Home» and the other new shows sound like a big step up from Apple's earlier efforts in originals, which included flops like «Planet of the Apps» and an expanded, 20 minute per episode version of «Carpool Karaoke.»

Spencer's team also seems to be steering away from exclusive titles, with arguable flops like last year's ReCore and Quantum Break doing little to boost Microsoft's position in the gaming market.

With high - profile flops like Mighty No. 9 and questionable endeavors like Yooka - Laylee, it doesn't seem fair that the best Kickstarter follow - up to a classic video game went almost unnoticed this year.

We've had a slew of videogame films in the past, from flops like Mortal Kombat and Prince of Persia, to the moderately successful Tomb Raiders and the half a billion dollar grossing Resident Evil franchise.

It's good to see they are stoked, but please don't go making anymore flops like Aliens..

There were plenty of box office failures as well (like financial flops like Fantastic Four and cinematic duds like Fifty Shades of Grey) but overall, the local cineplex offered an eclectic mix of strong films that overshadowed many of the disappointments.

Outages in service, file size limitations and Microsoft's own certification process have plagued the XBLA in the past, and flops like Game Room are disappointing.

For every phenomenon like The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Twilight, there have been multiple flops like Cirque du Freak,

De Luca's hot streak ended, he developed a bad - boy rep, and flops like Town & Country ended his run.

And the way Constance puts Novello in his place by mentioning his most recent film and observing, ostensibly with sympathy, «It must be rather disappointing when something flops like that.»

Armie Hammer's breakthrough, after languishing through a failed Justice League reboot and flops like The Lone Ranger, finally came with Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name, a picturesque, gay coming - of - age story costarring fellow breakout Timothée Chalamet.

Duncan Jones was once considered among the most promising young directors in Hollywood, but his career has stalled slightly due to recent flops like «Warcraft» and «Mute.»

For director David Gordon Green, who cut his teeth on rich character studies like George Washington, Undertow, All the Real Girls and Mud, this moves closer to those films than his recent forays into flops like Our Brand is Crisis or wild comedy like Pineapple Express and Eastbound and Down.

Selling Touchstone won't help avoid Disney - branded flops like this doozy of one.

In one of the emails leaked in the cyber attack on Sony late last year, Marvel boss Ike Perlmutter explained to Sony CEO Michael Lynton why female superhero movies just don't work, referencing flops like Elektra («very, very bad»), Catwoman («a disaster») and Supergirl («another disaster»).

Adapted from the book trilogy by James Dashner, The Maze Runner is the seventh YA film to hit screens in the past twelve months and while it hasn't hit the success level of Hunger Games or even Divergent, it seems to have effectively avoided the gallows of recent DOA flops like Vampire Academy and The Mortal Instruments.

And flops like «Evan Almighty» aside, he might have struck paydirt with «Dan in Real Life.»

And that is how we can avoid flops like Tomb Raider happening again.

Wiig has had some difficulty in recent years trying to make the transition to the dramatic side of things in quickly forgotten flops like Girl Most Likely and Hateship Loveship but here, aided by the support of Hader and the strong writing of Johnson and Heyman, she's able to stretch her legs and fully convince as a woman so troubled by her life and her own self - destructive actions while never being able to properly express them to anyone around her.

Still, many of the studio's minor flops like Jersey Boys and Horrible Bosses 2 were relatively cheap to make (and thus not necessarily flops), though Winter's Tale and the Johnny Depp sci - fi thriller Transcendence were indeed bombs.

Plenty of male dramas and comedies have bombed: Silence and Steve Jobs as I mentioned, plus Live by Night, Patriot's Day, CHiPs, The Snowman, and Only the Brave (and those are just from last year, not including male action sci - fi / fantasy flops like King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Dark Tower, and Blade Runner 2049).

Flip - flops like these are timeless and last for years.

You can't wear flip flops like you usually would in the summer time, but you don't want sand in your sneakers either!

He has given chances after chances to flops like diaby, eboue and adebayor.

Even when you look at flops like Afonso Alves, you're still talking about # 12 million pounds.

An exciting young winger at PSV, Memphis Depay has impressed a host of top clubs with his performances in the Eredivisie this season, and is one of Liverpool's priorities as they look to bring in the quality to replace Luis Suarez and improve on flops like Mario Balotelli.

What if he flops like Falcao?

Not all goalie is buffon, he might not be able to carry on for 3 year and do you want cheski second goalie to come to us and receive his last pay day when he flops like casillas?

Premier League flops like Falcao, Balotelli are becoming hit at the French League I doubt the likes of Lacazette will strive here... Look at Janssen...

With Arsenal playing Liverpool this weekend, here's a look at some memorable Gunners strikes against the Reds, including some absolute beauties from the legendary duo of Thierry Henry and Robert Pires, as well as a couple from flops like Andrey Arshavin and Julio Baptista!

both paid top dollar for flops like Torres, super Mario, Mateja Kezman, Kolo Toure and many more along the way to building a formidable squad.

If he listened to the fans he would have also signed flops like balotelli, falcao, M'villa, jovetic.

We need 4 top players next season and get rid of injury prone, old players and overarted flops like giroud, theo and ox.

If not go for Lukaku / Icarid / Higuain / Hernandez / Morata / Dybala We also need a backup left back and winger Mahrez to replace flops like Theo and Ox.

This is certainly not enough of an improvement considering the investment that has gone into the team, with big - money flops like Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao highlighting LVG's struggle to really influence his side and command the players» respect.

However you do Autumn — whether you're slipping into your flip flops like me, or tugging on your cozy Hunter rain boots, there's no better way to return to the table than with this hearty salad of tender - crisp grilled asparagus, sweet Vidalias kissed with a bit of char, ripe succulent figs, toasty hazelnuts, an earthy flutter of fresh thyme leaves, and a drizzle of rich, aged balsamic.

The studio had produced blockbusters like «300» and «Godzilla» only to follow with flops like «Warcraft» and «The Great Wall.»

This summer, Loeb slammed the management team behind Sony Pictures over the summer for producing summer flops like «After Earth» and «White House Down.»

And for every hit like «X-Men: Days of Future Past» there were flops like the raunchy western - comedy «A Million Ways to Die in the West» and Tom Cruise action film «Edge of Tomorrow.»

If Reyes was really much of a flop like u are saying, I wonder what you'd make of a guy like Giroud, cuz last I checked Reyes was pretty versatile and fast (perhaps not anymore).

person... flopping like a fish, whining constantly, and shooting FTs all days for non-fouls, they're going to lose fans & viewership.

If Aubameyang is brought as a target man just like Giroud was and Lacazette has become, Arsenal would still not make it and Aubameyang would be a flop like Walcott, Giroud and lately Lacazette is being feared to be headed.

You can always cost 50 million and be a flop like Fernando Torres, or Radamel Falcaos wages.

Some also flop like Soldado.

I do not understand why we do not give the young lad more of a chance with injuries to CFs, he may flop like Akpom but he has been impressive so far and he has found the back of the net...

Hodgson's current deal with the Three Lions expires at the conclusion of the tournament, and should the side flop like they did at the World Cup two years ago he won't be offered a new one.

Gabriel is what we needed at the back and he will be here for years to come (if he doesn't flop like Andre Santos, which i doubt he will), Biellik is one for the future but could also feature in the first team sooner than later and finally, I am 100 % confident to say that Coquelin has got a very good future with us (providing he signs a new contract).

So lets hope he doesn't turn out to be a flop like Walker!

Look at how Spurs struggle to offload flop like Soldado.

Reacting to a high stick is not deliberately falling and flopping like a fish.