Sentences with phrase «for movies as a whole»

They've never really learned their lesson, and fittingly for 2017, a year that was largely inconsistent for movies as a whole, Dreamworks released one of their more shaky pictures in the form of The Boss Baby.

Not exact matches

The announced release of the merchandise created huge demand for the items themselves and the Force Friday event as a whole created added anticipation for the movie that follows in a few months.

, the movie, praise the flick for its ability to maintain all the book's reverence for 80s culture, but co-opt its obsessiveness into a satirization of geek - dom as a whole.

As a meditation on human origins as somehow alien, Prometheus most closely compares to Brian De Palma's much maligned Mission to Mars, but in comparison to that movie the «engineers» in Prometheus have no care for mere human life or for life on the planet earth as a wholAs a meditation on human origins as somehow alien, Prometheus most closely compares to Brian De Palma's much maligned Mission to Mars, but in comparison to that movie the «engineers» in Prometheus have no care for mere human life or for life on the planet earth as a wholas somehow alien, Prometheus most closely compares to Brian De Palma's much maligned Mission to Mars, but in comparison to that movie the «engineers» in Prometheus have no care for mere human life or for life on the planet earth as a wholas a whole.

Kwaku Manu is of the view that if Kumawood is accorded the needed professional help and not treated with contempt, it would go a long way to win laurels for not just the Ghana movie industry but Ghana as whole.

While star Johnny Depp's singing earned mixed reviews — and the movie dropped or shortened some of Sondheim's songs — the film as a whole received plenty of critical acclaim as well as a Golden Globe for best picture (with Depp himself earning an Oscar nomination for his performance).

And the movie does have its flaws: for such a supposedly important author, Eiffel's work sounds like it has more in common with Oprah's Book Club than Saul Bellow, those two boobs from the Sonic Drive - Thru commercials are inexplicably cast as co-workers (perhaps to contribute to the entire atmosphere of unreality), and the whole thing plays like Charlie Kaufman Lite... blurring the lines of reality and unreality, but without the messy cynicism.

As for the whole gaming experience, maybe not (it's like watching a movie, more than gaming).

Once again, I'm not trying to let a highlight cloud my judgment of the movie as a whole, but the villain is honestly something remarkable here, especially for the standards that have been set by previous movies in this universe.

It's ultimately clear, however, that Fear and Desire simply isn't able to justify its feature - length running time (ie the whole thing feels padded - out even at 61 minutes), with the movie's less - than - consistent vibe paving the way for a second half that could hardly be less interesting or anti-climactic - which does, in the end, confirm the film's place as a fairly ineffective first effort that does, at least, highlight the eye - catching visual sensibilities of its preternaturally - talented director.

That Carnes and Gilbert eventually turn the whole thing around by forcing John to fight for his mother and Mr. Woodcock's crumbling relationship is nothing short of absurd, and - though the performances are all fine and the movie is mercifully short - Mr. Woodcock is generally as ineffectual and instantly forgettable as most of Thornton's comedic output as of late.

That's a very simplified view of things, as the movie is filled with double crosses, and lots of spy fun for the whole family.

Where a movie like All the President's Men — to which The Insider has been compared — wants to get us riled up and angry for society as a whole, The Insider can't really work on that level, even if that was the intention of director Michael Mann and writer Eric Roth.

The movie tries for a few scenes of psychological transformation (as when Kersey watches his raging father - in - law go after poachers with a shotgun), but they're ham - handed, and the whole trick of the movie is that Willis doesn't shake off his easygoing charm once he becomes a vigilante.

That's why the sports agent setting for «Maguire» dovetails so well with its romance and comedy — everyone's taking a risk as they trot onto the movie's fields of athletics, business, and love, and having Tom Cruise at its center makes the whole thing go.

From the minds behind the animated series, «South Park», Matt Stone and Trey Parker (BASEketball), comes Team America: World Police, a movie that one can only truly appreciate for the small hilarious moments than as a unified and cohesive whole.

Whether you would put them on your own list, or choose a different movie mom to recognize, there is no denying the importance these women have within their stories, and for the legacy of moms on film as a whole.

While Identity Thief does contain a few laughs here and there, the movie as a whole just gets too stupid for its own good.

Freeman is there just to bark some orders at people, while heavy hitters such as Robert Forster, Melissa Leo and Jackie Earle Haley barely get a line in as they sit at the same desk for the whole movie.

Thor: Ragnarok marks a huge tonal shift for the Thor franchise into full - on comedy territory, but we've just learned that the movie also features a potentially significant benchmark for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole: the first LGBTQI character in Marvel Studios history.

For a film which features the word «irony» so prominently, it's suitably ironic that Reality Bites features a documentary given the commercial television treatment, as the movie as a whole has an underlying compelling story that feels like it has been drained of all uniqueness by the corporate interests handling the film.

You spend the whole movie seeing the girls - particuarly Baby Doll - as unstoppable heroines, and then BAM, that ghastly resolution for her.

As a viewer, you're probably going to feel a little like an animal just for sitting through the whole movie.

It sets the tone for the trailer, and likely indicates the tone of the movie as a whole.

Coming into Kill Bill, many people will have a good deal of negative feelings stored up for the egotistical filmmaker responsible, as well as the fact that Miramax is going to make us pay twice in order to see the whole movie.

Unfortunately, the movie proved to be the beginning of the end for He - Man's rabid popularity, a critical misfire and feeble commercial venture, although the franchise as a whole has re-emerged from time to time, popular mostly among nostalgia buffs and young children interested in sword and sorcery related items.

As this hilarious teaser for the teaser trailer points out, the people behind Reynolds» previous onscreen incarnations in X-Men Origins: Wolverine effectively ruined him by taking away the character's defining potty mouth (not to mention the whole thing being one of the worst superhero movies ever made).

While I wouldn't proclaim it a great film as a whole, it is a great debut as a film creator for its star, as there are so many ways this material could have been done wrong, potentially tarnishing the good - guy appeal of Gordon - Levitt, one of the rare child stars who has made the transition to movie star into adulthood without being pigeonholed or gone off on a path of self destruction.

Oh, it may seem like it's a relatively straightforward story about people stabbing other people throughout history, but there's a whole present - day angle to it that the trailers for the movie version have wisely highlighted (so as...

It may be fair to say that some movies made with the plot revolving around Christmas are far better than others, but on the whole Four Christmases could be quite a fun movie for the most part, although, as already mentioned, the film perhaps takes a turn towards more serious issues as it progresses.

With a cast that includes Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett and Lupita Nyong» o, Black Panther has been heralded as a milestone for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and for superhero movies as a whole.

While I like the action and do think that the movie captures the video game on which it is based very well, there is one fundamental problem with Doom, and this problem is also the same for most video game adaptations as a whole.

The whole experience isn't quite as good as actually sitting down and watching a movie with Wright — whose clear enthusiasm for film and gabbing about it is pretty much unquestionable at this point — but it does make for a pretty good excuse to bust out one of our best comedies since 2000 and give it another watch.

While Black Panther will almost certainly experiences some drop - off in its second week, one thing is for certain: It has already left its mark on the superhero movie genre and, more importantly, the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole.

On the rare occasions that the pirates are left to be the scurvy dogs they are, the movie finds its humor (the brethren court scene is funny as it turns into an all - out brawl and punctuated by a unfortunately forgettable cameo by Keith Richards, Depp's inspiration for the role of Sparrow), but otherwise, two seamen (Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Cook) who have traveled the whole of this voyage provide amusing asides to the proceedings while a monkey steals every scene it's in.

As if the new Halloween movie directed by David Gordon Greer and co-written by Danny McBride didn't have enough curiosity going for it, we recently learned that Jamie Lee Curtis is coming back as Laurie Strode, which blows the whole curiosity thing into the stratospherAs if the new Halloween movie directed by David Gordon Greer and co-written by Danny McBride didn't have enough curiosity going for it, we recently learned that Jamie Lee Curtis is coming back as Laurie Strode, which blows the whole curiosity thing into the stratospheras Laurie Strode, which blows the whole curiosity thing into the stratosphere.

Movies based on true stories are already hard enough to critique on a plot or character level, but when you're dealing with such a harrowing, difficult story as the one about what happened on New Year's Day of 2009 in a BART Station by Oakland, California, there are a lot of things that need to be acknowledged, regardless of your overall feelings for the film as a whole.

Even though it doesn't lift the video game curse whatsoever, «Tomb Raider» is definitely a step forward for video game movies as a whole.

The whole thing feels more like a TV movie due to the pedestrian writing and direction, and although it's worth seeing for Smith's passionate performance, «Concussion» isn't compelling enough to incite the kind of reform within the NFL (and the sport as a whole) that's desperately needed.

It's a fairy tale ending for a character who deeply deserves it (though the audience has to sit in the knowledge that it's a lie); or is it an every - little - girl - deserves - to - be-a-princess-for-a-day message, which is almost but critically not the same thing as the first option; or is it a literal jailbreak that opens the door to a whole other movie we can only imagine.

Sure, it has the whole sports movie vibe for the build - up point of the film: there's a big game to be won, the main character struggles to work as a team, the coach character is distant and fatherly.

Taken as a whole, Civil War is an impressive accomplishment for Marvel Studios and provides further proof that there's far more storytelling potential in the superhero movie genre than many people believed back when the MCU began with Iron Man in 2008.

I cant write my emotions for this one but i want say if cinema improves in whole great world that's so much better for we as movie - goers.

The quality of the movie as a whole suffers for it, despite the best intentions of everyone involved.

This upcoming month features a whole slate of interesting releases, and as such GeekScholars Movie News is ready to reveal their Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Box Office Predictions for:

The Neverland natives have been reimagined by director Joe Wright as a circus troupe, with teepees traded for circus tents and the costumes referencing African and Amazonian tribes but also Cirque du Soleil and this whole section of the movie looks like a preschool pageant.

Shakespeare himself remains a rather minor character, which is further evidence that Emmerich and Orloff see the whole Oxfordian Theory as a mere jumping - off point for a great story, rather than the crux of their movie.

It's only the tip of the iceberg for the amazing movie, particularly Brie Larson's character as well as her performance on the whole, but it's an ideal beginning to a movie that you never actually want to end.

But she's pretty hilarious in it, and I do enjoy the movie as a whole, which is a pretty great excuse for a lot of solid singing and dancing, and some fair to middling comedy.

Actually, it is the manic pacing of the comedy that bothered me, breathlessly frenetic to a fault, as if Russell couldn't stop for even a moment or his whole house of cards would fall apart into nothingness, which I argue would be appropriate for a movie that uses nihilism as a plot device.