Sentences with phrase «for action flicks»

Summer blockbuster season is usually prime time for action flicks, but adventure films — including Marvel superheroes and a motley crew of gamers — will hit theaters well into December.

It's directed with gusto by Renny Harlin, who certainly knows how to make an action flick better than most (four stars), though I don't much care for action flicks (one star).

When I was growing up, my mom never cared for action flicks or end - of - the - world type movies.

Imogen Poots is gearing up for action flick Need for Speed, backed by DreamWorks.

Join Will Smith, Jared Leto, and Margot Robbie for the action flick everyone is still talking about.

For the sake of entertainment, those «deeper» moments are also surrounded by the sort that push the boundary of believability to the brink, even for an action flick.

Just last week we reported that a shortlist of actresses were set to test opposite Tom Cruise for his action flick One Shot.

This means that most of the film is more set - up than payoff (with the characters developed far greater than usual for an action flick), and as a result, the middle of the film suffers.

SEE THIS MOVIE IF: it's January and your button for an Action flick is being pushed after all the Oscar releases in December.

Not exact matches

Edison's 1896 creation capturing Irwin and actor John C. Rice doing something naughty caused a nationwide uproar as newspaper editorials declared the end of American morality and called for police action in theaters that dared to show the 18 - second flick.

Our plans for VDay are always super low - key: sushi and a movie (and an action flick, at that).

She will compromise on movies too, as even most action / adventure flicks have enough kissing to satisfy your romantic lady for a couple of hours.

You can get everything from action flicks to zucchini recipes for free, so it doesn't make sense for online dating to be the exception to that rule.

Christian Bale spoke to Us Weekly on Thursday, December 14, where he couldn't help but tear up while talking about his wife — see what he said Movies and TV Christian Bale transforms once again for hardcore, action - packed Western flick «Hostiles» The former Dark Knight dons a gun, horse, and

Paramount's grumpy - green - ogre franchise is the epitome of the hand - hold movie: family flicks that serve up action, tomfoolery and life - lessons for the kids, nonstop pop - culture in - jokes for the adults, and fart jokes for the whole family.

A pretty good action flick that gets bonus points for being based on true events.

Like a Jason Statham action flick, Afro Samurai won't change your life in any meaningful way, but it's perfect for those days when you want to sink into the couch, turn off your brain, and watch some bloody entertainment.

Loads of action a decent story, and topped off with decent not spectacular but decent acting especially from Sam witwicky who was better than the rest of the human cast makes this a turn your brain off and have fun for a couple hours flick.

What the sci - fi action flick District 9 lacks in famous faces it makes up for with sheer imagination.

I accepted for what it was, a good old - fashioned swashbuckling action flick to eat popcorn with; and as such, I enjoyed it a lot.

I remember when this came out it was quite a big action flick for Snipes, its funny when you look back on these old films and see how bad they really were hehe.

Edgar Ramirez and Luke Bracey take over for Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in extreme sports action flick

«I'm too old for this sh*t» famously declared Danny Glover as exasperated LAPD sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the classic 80s action flick Lethal Weapon.

However, for all lovers of Bruce Lee, kung fu flicks, and revivalists of Seventies cool, it's a quintessential film, indispensable in its genre and firmly implanted forever in film history as the one that set the mold, even if future endeavors would top it in terms of breathtaking action, daring stunts, and more substantial stories.

Director Brad Bird, who is most famous for directing quality animated films like «The Iron Giant» and the Pixar flicks «The Incredibles» and «Ratatouille,» fully delivers with his first live - action outing.

For people, like myself, who were outright bored with the first two movies, this is the action flick you've been waiting for, of course you still have to wait a bit because your gonna spend about an hour watching Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield become obsessed with the treasure of the mountain and the ArkenstoFor people, like myself, who were outright bored with the first two movies, this is the action flick you've been waiting for, of course you still have to wait a bit because your gonna spend about an hour watching Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield become obsessed with the treasure of the mountain and the Arkenstofor, of course you still have to wait a bit because your gonna spend about an hour watching Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield become obsessed with the treasure of the mountain and the Arkenstone.

While it is true that the unassailable main character who leaves a wake of bodies in their path isn't often a waiflike teen girl, and not all action flicks feature European scenery (a novelty for North American audiences), the gratuitous content is just like most other offerings in this genre.

For every movie featuring an Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, Alice or Katniss Everdeen, Asian film industries managed to produce several dozen more entertaining, hard - hitting action flicks featuring strong female characters portrayed by butt - kicking heroines, many of them real - life martial arts champions or physically gifted dancers or performers.

Wahlberg may not have a giant range as an actor on the whole, but for a guy who started his career in action flicks, he now has an even firmer handle on comedy.

I'm sure others are assuming the release date is for Deadpool 2, but Ryan Reynolds has a couple of films lined - up first which include the action flick Hitman's Bodyguard (currently about to shoot), voice work on Croods 2 and the Mars thriller Life.

OUR TAKE: Antoine Fuqua made a gritty throwback action flick with Olympus Has Fallen, and we can only hope for even better things from this action flick that re-teams Fuqua with his Oscar - winning Training Day star.

While not a scary movie, this action flick about a Gothic avenger who comes back from the dead to exact revenge for his and his fiance's murder on Halloween.

Before they reteam for next year's all - female «Ghostbusters», «Bridesmaids» director Paul Feig and his regular muse Melissa McCarthy pastiche the «Bourne» - style espionage movie in this slapstick action flick.

This is a first - rate action flick, one that's well worth revisiting for the high - octane helicopter stunt work alone.

At 93 minutes, the story doesn't stay longer than warranted, but still, the rest of the film clicks well enough that a bit more fleshing out would have turned a good action flick into a must - see for genre fans and even some non-fans alike.

What Meryl Streep is to «sexy blonde chicks», The Gunman is to the average action flick, says its star — not renowned for mincing his words.

A foul - mouthed send - up of testosterone - infused, small - budgeted»80s action flicks, MacGruber is more of a functional than revelatory success — its script doesn't really substantially or satisfyingly delve into a number of amusing character defects it sets up for its self - involved hero.

Stone's subsequent effort, the erotic thriller Sliver (1993), was an example of this: the actress attracted notice less for her acting than for her willingness to simulate masturbation Her role in the following year's The Specialist was also fairly limiting; an action flick co-starring Sylvester Stallone, it called for Stone to run around in a tight dress in heels when she wasn't seducing various characters.

Thanks to a voluptuous Blu - ray presentation, the movie, which like the Underworld flicks uses iconic creatures as action figures, is at least watchable for a spell, then the CGI begins streaming across the screen like so many clouds of bats.

Someone at Sony saw fit to pick up Asif Akbar's indie sci - fi action flick Astro for home entertainment distribution.

Pacific Rim was by no means a masterpiece, but it balanced a seemingly ridiculous plot with some unique looking action set pieces to make for an incredibly enjoyable summer flick.

The Family is a dark comedy directed by Luc Besson, a French director who has achieved international success mainly due to his knack for Hollywood - style action flicks like La Femme Nikita, The Professional, and The Fifth Element.

The World Trade Centre attacks are commandeered for faux - poignancy, turning this C - rate action flick into something all the more deplorable.

Fans of Jason Statham will no doubt have some fun with Killer Elite and there's one show - stopping moment in the first Statham / Owen brawl that will certainly get a reaction from audiences, but for anyone looking for either an over-the-top action flick or a smart - witted political thriller, the film fails to live up to the sum of its respective parts.

If «Wonder Woman» proved that a lady can lead a superhero flick as well as a gentleman, «Atomic Blonde» does the same for the action movie.

In a year filled with medicore comedies, dramas and action adventures, the flicks, either fiction or based on a true story, that stood out from the rest as the most memorable for being deeply moving, inspiring and / or thought provoking were the following.

Such inadequacies would be acceptable, if not expected, in any of Affleck's prior disposable action flicks, but as a newly minted director of superior films (Gone Baby Gone), and being that The Town vaguely aims for something higher, the result is a disappointment.

The Bottom Line: For a big summer action flick, «Transformers: Dark of the Moon» fits the bill.

Fresh off the success of «Deadpool 2,» Ryan Reynolds is re-teaming with that flick's writers for yet another action film.

Suspended uncertainly between a psychological study of a man searching for his past, and an action flick, ROBIN HOOD falls squarely nowhere.