Sentences with phrase «from other flicks»

It sports a great soundtrack full of cover songs (everybody from The Pixies to The Eurhythmics gets a trip through the revamp machine) and Björk to comment (cleverly, I guess) on how every idea in the film is ripped off from other flicks as varied as Ghost in the Shell, Hellboy, the Lord of the Rings flicks, Kill Bill, Sin City, and — why not?
If you know old movies, you'll recognize nearly all of the six main characters from other flicks of that era.

Not exact matches

The one I can remember where he did that fancy flick to get Giroud behind a high Villa line, the others have been from wide and corners.
After about a half of an hour of feeling each other out, the deadlock was finally broken by a beautiful move that originated from midfield with a clever back heel flick from Paulo Dybala and ended with Dani Alves setting up Higuain for a great side - footed finish to open the scoring.
A fairly uneventful first half saw Juan Foyth and Fernando Llorente both head over from Kieran Trippier corners while Barnsley's Liam Lindsay went close at the other end with a flicked header from another corner.
The prisoners are his six sons, the Angulo brothers, who endured a childhood leavened only by each other's company and the thousands of films — from classics to slasher flicks — they were permitted to watch and recreate.
It shows some clips from the flick, photos and other artifacts, and interviews with Flynt, wife Liz Flynt, Jerry Falwell, Alan Isaacman, brother Jimmy Flynt, actors Woody Harrelson, photographers Suze Randall, Ladi von Jansky, Larry Flynt Publications Special Project Director Vince Crisp, LFP VP / Creative Director James Baes, screenwriter Larry Karaszewski, former federal prosecutor Bo Anderson, and LFP Executive Vice President Tom Candy.
In the end, DIGGING FOR FIRE isn't entirely different from other Swanberg flicks but if you enjoy his stuff and like the easygoing vibe his movies project than this is for you.
One of two skydiving flicks released in the same year (much like the two Robin Hood flicks) but quite different from each other surprisingly.
A return to form it definitely isn't, in other words — but, worse, aside from its cannibalizing of a few Cundeyian Steadicam moves and the ending to Prince of Darkness (and, again, that lack of sensuality), it doesn't feel like a Carpenter flick.
Instead, she borrows from other directors (Jennifer's Body pays tribute to many horror flicks, including Carrie, The Silence of the Lambs, Thelma & Louise, and Halloween).
It's this exploration of faith and redemption that sets Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay apart from other DC animated fare and makes for a more intellectually engaging comic book flick than most.
The next six months will see a sprawling smorgasbord of cinematic sweetmeats being served up for our delectation, from the brain - scrambling brilliance of Pixar's latest charmer «Inside Out» to the darkest version yet of Shakespeare's accursed «Macbeth»; from super-spy antics in new Bond adventure «Spectre» to an obscure sci - fi flick called Star something or other...
Flicking up on the right analog stick will activate turbo boosts to help catch up to other racers, like Elsa and Sully from Monsters Inc..
The season is peppered with sequels, action flicks, high concept romantic comedies and all the other fair designed to take away cash from bored teens.
While Rachel McAdams earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination, benefiting from being the only woman in a guy - heavy flick, both Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton failed to get SAG and Golden Globe mentions, presumably because they kept canceling each other out.
However, without any interest in anything other than high - flying kicks and scantily - clad chicks, So Close is so close, and yet so far away from being anything more than a silly, forgettable popcorn flick.
To tell the truth, aside from the novelty of seeing Robert Patrick (T - 1000) and Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) in teaching roles, I had no aspirations of this flick above other bombs like I Know What You Did Last Summer.
As the year unfolds, there may be other flicks from this genre that will end up being better than what we get here.
after seeing everything that was new and having really no other option i went to see this movie and wow what a pleasant surprise good action and full of humor i must say that I have to recommend the movie to any one who is a fan of the usual summer action flicks i really enjoyed it and will see it again for sure atleast once good to get away from the world for awhile and have fun i say see it
Writer / director / Tasmanian Sean Byrne upends high school clichés and deftly maneuvers between angsty, gritty drama and neon - colored, glittery carnage in a story that borrows from other horror flicks but absolutely tells its own tale.
Compton «s success also overshadowed the other new release, Warner Bros. «period spy flick The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Budgeted at a reported $ 75 million - plus, the movie arrived in third place, behind Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, bringing in an etiolated $ 13.5 million from 3,638 theaters.
Most festivals try to program films that bring celebrities to town, others try to program every last film they can think of, but Fantastic Fest is all about the people - the movie lovers with real grit, who love to find great films even if they're horror flicks from Spain or hip hop musicals from Japan.
The game is still flick screen, but moving from one to the other involves a bafflingly long loading sequence, that's as frustrating as it is atmosphere - destroying.
On the other hand, this might be the most perfect role for Witherspoon since her Tracy Flick from Election: a little spunk, a little intelligence, and a lot of gorgeous life — some of the strength of this performance no doubt due the fact that, personally, no archetypal images swim to mind upon mention of June Carter Cash's name.
Aired by Fox just one other time after it premiered and later dropped from syndication, the superficially disturbing «Home» went on to become the show's best - selling episode on VHS; it was but a matter of time until some enterprising producer recognized the franchise potential in its heartland troglodytes — and it was even more inevitable that they should be paired with a WB cast - off for the first big - screen vehicle, since no modern horror flick is complete without one.
With a growing library of flicks like Bright and Mudbound (and First They Came for My Father and The Meyerowitz Stories and Okja and 1922 and a whole range of other movies) combined with the standup specials pouring forth from the streaming service and a hot new show once every couple months — to say nothing of the increasingly unimportant back catalog of Hollywood titles — it's hard to think of a better value for your dollar than the eleven bucks Netflix's streaming service runs you each month.
Walking into the office we see what looks like the forearm and hand of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, a vampire skull, and other things that flicked by too quickly for me to notice on one viewing.
With an incredibly fun concept, stellar character designs and great performances from Josh Hartnett, Melissa George and Ben Foster, among others, the 2007 horror flick is a surprising treat that holds up as great Halloween viewing on a yearly basis.
I happened to see Loch Ness again just the other day (Ted Danson and Joely Richardson flick from ’96 if anyone remembers) and realised just how slow the movie is by today's standards.
(Oh and I will always remember this flick for the one which started my mum's bragging from then on — we watched it together along with others family members and she guessed the ending and no one else did:P Anyone else ever get that with a film?)
We love it for its globe - spanning cast of should - know - better Shakespearian talent; for its mixed bag of ideas (most originating in Herbert's book, others, like the gratuitous heart plugs, from Lynch's own warped mind); for its twisted wedding of ornate Euro - pudding epic, grotesque experimental horror flick and action blockbuster; for the stunning cinematography, immersive sets and beautiful costumes — and yes, even Sting's black nappy.
«Dance Flick» should, theoretically, set itself apart from «Epic Movie,» «Disaster Movie» and every other sub-subpar genre parody of recent years.
A more modernized update of the Jimmy Stewart flick from 1965, Flight of the Phoenix basically covers the same territory, but with the exception of better special effects, it's a step down in almost every other regard.
While this film certainly does break some new ground from a cultural level, this entertaining action flick also feels a little too big for itself at other times because as well done as the narrative and storytelling aspects of this film are executed, occasionally the action sequences don't...
Director Brett Ratner also stole baldly from many other flicks.
In general, however, his pictures seem lifeless and flat, with little to differentiate his work from any other big - budget action flicks.
In The Land Of Women attempts to be a chick flick that revolves around a sensitive male lead, something that distinguishes it from the droves of other pseudo-romantic movies.
The DVD comes with a handful of deleted scenes and two featurettes, one of which consists of music videos from other DreamWorks Animation flicks.
Tether is the new sci - fi action short from Tim Reis, director of werefrog horror flick Bad Blood, and producer of other sci - fi and horror indies like The Mind's Eye, The Demon's Rook and Goat Witch.
What really stands out is the inter-twining between this and the first flick, with much of the second half of the movie focussing on Marty and the Doc scurrying around putting things right in 1955 whilst all the while dodging their other selves from last time around.
Hot - head police captains, torturous and talky bad guys, drug busts, loose cannon cops, some domestic drama, and car chases represent the bases you'd have to touch in order to make a decent rehash, but outside of a couple of scenes of Paul regurgitating famous film lines from cop flicks of the 80s (which isn't exactly true, as he mysteriously quotes from movies of other genres and eras as well), there isn't much to Cop Out one could call a loving spoof.
Along with scenes straight from an action flick (car chases, breaking plate glass windows and the threat of being crushed), these rodents are attacked by automated machines with whirling blades and other deadly appendages.
Well, that proclamation certainly isn't true, as the film makes numerous references to 1957's An Affair to Remember, but Sleepless in Seattle does do a number of things to set it apart from other «chick flicks».
In contrast to the first entry, this one comes off as too coated with cheese to not find a disappointment overall, but as a standalone piece, it hasn't aged as poorly as other sword - and - sorcery flicks from the 1980s.
The «Deadpool» series is refreshingly different from any other superhero flick on screen today.
It's because his creation is nothing more than a bad hybrid of the overused teen slasher movie («Scream,» «Friday the 13th,» «Final Destination,» take your pick) mixed in with elements from flicks like «Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer,» «The Breakfast Club,» «Back to the Future,» «Saw» and other better cinematic endeavors.
Though Deadpool is not quite compelling enough in terms of narrative significance and character depths, it still captivates and surprises the audience because the movie commits to its nature and is so self - aware and meta, standing out from other conventional superheroes flicks.
; other classic mid-century science - fiction flicks like When Worlds Collide (1951), It Came from Outer Space (1953), and The Time Machine (1960) were marketed similarly, as Lumière-esque marvels of film technology.
Jim (Jason Biggs)'s storyline also borrows heavily from the Farrelly's movies (mostly «There's Something About Mary») and various other teen flicks like «Fast Times at Ridgemont High», but at least it's hilarious.
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