Sentences with phrase «from gladiatorial»

From gladiatorial Hulk to Spider - Man 2099 and everything in between, we imagine the team had a heck of a lot of fun writing this particular campaign.

Black Swan: Only tutus and pointe shoes separate the dainty stage in Darren Aronofsky's eagerly anticipated new mindfuck from the gladiatorial ring of The Wrestler as an arena for contorted bodies and obsessed souls.

and there is a myriad of visual incident and detail to drink in but aside from a gladiatorial sequence involving what can only be called giant, sharp toothed Martian apes and a Braveheart style desert battle in which Carter takes on the Tharks single - handed, the production is somewhat lacking in action but Stanton's conviction somehow manages to transcend the dull stretches and narrative flaws which gives John Carter a unique charm all of its own.

In 2002, the Magna Science Centre in South Yorkshire witnessed a surprising event: a two foot tall robot, Gaak, escaped from a gladiatorial experiment with learning robots.

Not exact matches

Into this gladiatorial context, Christians from various political parties have come together to counter-culturally support one another and say that «kingdom comes before tribe».

The copious action sequences range from goofy, bizarre, and brutal as needed, with the gladiatorial battle royale between Thor and the Hulk ticking off all of the boxes.

However, Kit Harington doesn't quite create the same distance from a certain brother of the Nightswatch, with his Celt Milo just becoming Jon Snow in a Gladiatorial arena.

But everything about this part of the film is beautifully done, from the gritty realism of the gladiatorial school, to the touch of bitter irony in the gladiators catering to the crowd's thirst for blood, to the build - up as the story takes us all the way to Rome and the Colosseum.

Free from all pretense of constraint by historical fact, the writing team of David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson crafted a simple but stirring action - adventure yarn cloaked in the pomp of the Roman Empire and the grizzly spectacle of gladiatorial games.

The film, which incorporates elements from Marvel Comics» popular «Planet Hulk» storyline, finds Chris Hemsworth's Thor banished to the barbaric world Sakaar, where he's pitted against his fellow Avenger the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) in a deadly gladiatorial contest.

Gladiatorial fighting begins July 19 on the PlayStation 2; gamers battle from slave to legendary combatant in Rome's famous arena.

Opening track «Overture» is momentous and gladiatorial, like Vangelis doing Hans Zimmer; from there you'll be locked in to your laptop, as we descend into the glitch and fuzz of a computer motherboard brought to sonic life.

Spartacus is trained in the arts of combat at Batiatus» gladiatorial academy, where one day two powerful men and their wives arrive from Rome.

The Monaco Grand Prix also has the (well - justified) reputation of attracting the rich and famous but every year tens of thousands of ordinary race fans flock there to view the sight and (incredible) sound of 200 mph projectiles dicing with each other inches away from the barriers in what is almost gladiatorial style combat.

Something about two opposing teams trying to tear each other's creation apart while also strategizing to keep their own machine from getting destroyed really makes it feel like it did in the past with gladiatorial battles, minus the ending of another life.

Still, stealth purists need not worry too much; the gladiatorial arena is an optional mode, divorced from the main story.

Not only are you gathering resources and elements from within the world, but upon defeating a monster, you must loot their body to gather additional assets to adhere to your gladiatorial ambitions and advance your armor sets.

Breaking free from the shackles of discerning clear winners and losers in gladiatorial fashion, Ben Fruzzetti breaks down all the highs and lows of the Big N's Spotlight presentation with unwavering honesty.

Lawyers must move past the gladiatorial battle cry of «my ideas will crush yours» to «how can our clients benefit from what we do.»

The lord chief justice has recently complained at the excessive length of trials through over-citation of precedents, but the complexity and consequent cost of litigation follow inevitably from the narrow focus of barristers on the gladiatorial combat instead of dispute resolution.