Sentences with phrase «game movie genre»

Despite the stigma that surrounds the video game movie genre, Alicia Vikander recently explained to CinemaBlend why she didn't think about the «video game movie curse» while making Tomb Raider.

This could be the beginning of something massive, and like Assassin's Creed, could be a turning point for the video game movie genre.

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Overall, if you are interested in the horror genre and can deal with the messy story and, at times, subpar acting, you may enjoy «Silent Hill: Revelation» — especially if you are a fan of the games or the first movie.

The only thing left unsliced is the ham in BloodRayne, yet another video game adaptation by German genre specialist Uwe Boll and a movie with more fading - or faded - talent than an Italian basketball team.

But the video game movie still needs, for lack of a better term, a game changer for the genre.

What You Need To Know: In a year where there's plenty of other movies involving battles with aliens for the fate of the earth («Oblivion,» «After Earth «-RRB-, there's one that's going back to a lauded classic novel of the genre, with the first adaptation of Orson Scott Card «s beloved book «Ender's Game.»

Gerald's Game, a Stephen King adaptation for Netflix starring Carla Gugino, is good Coming Soon Daniel Dae Kim's stunt training for the Hellboy reboot / Film Hocus Pocus moves forward as a TV movie remake - none of the original actors or filmmaking team are involved David Poland on Blade Runner 2049 with no spoilers «It is Aliens to Alien»... whoa, that's high praise Billboard composer Danny Elfman interviewed about Superman's iconic theme (redeployed for Justice League) and his long collaboration with Gus Van Sant Playbill Judy Garland's final concert, restored / remastered from 1969 will be released for the first time i09 on why you should be watching the Exorcist TV series, back for Season 2 / Film Amazon still has a lot of work to do to catch up with Netflix and Hulu but they're diving into the sci - fi genre big time

In fact, the film draws on a long tradition of deadly video game movies (encompassing the likes of Tron and eXistenZ), although it ultimately fails to add anything new to the genre, despite its apparent potential.

A golden age of comic book movies may be dominating Hollywood right now, but over the past few years there have also been signs of an effort to turn around the thus - far lackluster genre of video game - turned film adaptations.

More zombie movies, games, and TV shows come out every year and there's even a growing zomromcom genre which is bigger than you think.

At today's upfronts, Crackle unveiled upcoming programming — season two The Art of More and Supermansion; a new movie based on popular video game Dead Rising and seven channels — each based around genres that are popular with viewers (Comedy, Action, Drama, Thriller, Sports, Fandom and Anime),

Lawrence is an underappreciated stylist who makes exciting genre movies where very little actually happens («Constantine,» «I Am Legend «-RRB-; here he steps up his game by making what is arguably the best movie of his career.

Basically it looks like a throwback to what I like to call the «serial killer playing cat and mouse games» genre, which includes movies like Speed, Seven and Die Hard with a Vengeance.

I have quite an eclectic taste when it comes to most things; movies, music, videogames... I guess that horror is my favourite genre, though that's not to say that my favourite games are of that genre.

Like our rundowns of upcoming comic book - based TV shows, movies, and other genre movies, we're not including production info behond the developer; this is just an easy - to - read look at what's to come for North American gamers.

While genre films are often dismissed when people are talking about classic cinema, there is absolutely no denying the seismic impact his movies have had and continue to have in the world of film, TV, comics, video games and literature.

MOVIE: KNOCK KNOCK STARRING: KEANU REEVES; LORENZA IZZO; ANA DE ARMAS; IGNACIA ALLAMAND; AARON BURNS DIRECTED BY: ELI ROTH AMovieGuy.com's RATING: 1 1/2 STARS (Out of 4) With Knock Knock, the newest film from horror genre director, Eli Roth (Cabin Fever; Hostel), I'm forced to guess what his end game is.

James Mangold's small - scale western is a game changer for the entire superhero genre, daring to defy pretty much standard by which you expect these movies to operate.

«Before Darkwood, some of us literally could not sit through some of the classics of the genre,» the developers explained during the AMA, «While developing the game, we managed to slowly overcome our fear of playing horror games or even watching scary movies.»

Up until that point, women shooting hoops on the big screen was unheard of (it's been equally unexplored ever since) and it remains refreshing to see a sports movie playing out from a woman's point of view and especially one that refuses to indulge our more traditionalist view of the genre, focusing on the long game rather than the easy win.

, some of us literally could not sit through some of the classics of the genre,» the developers explained during the AMA, «While developing the game, we managed to slowly overcome our fear of playing horror games or even watching scary movies.»

Tomb Raider probably won't go down as the film that finally broke the video game movie «curse», but it does show that video game adaptations can make for decent (if disposable) genre entertainment.

Indeed, the massive success of the R - rated movie has proved to be a game changer in the superhero genre, and Tim Miller, Ryan Reynolds, and the writers all seemed like a big happy family.

We've pretty much made our feelings on video game movies clear at this point, but to sum up: it's feasible that a good one will be made at some point, particularly if the more intriguing likes of «Bioshock» eventually reach the screen, but as the genre continues to rip - off much better movies and are helmed by C - list talent like Paul W.S. Anderson, it's not going to happen any time soon.

All three are immaculate, detailed games of real artistry, but they're also derivative riffs on, and homages to, the crime movie, the Western, and the detective genre, respectively.

Alicia Vikander's Tomb Raider reboot is the first truly great video game movie - and it does so by rejecting the conventional approach to the «genre».

Also, fellow tower defense nuts, I fully realize that labeling certain games in the genre as the «best» is as controversial as labeling the «best» Star Wars movie among Star Wars nerds.

Have you noticed the growing number of directors, particularly in the horror and sci - genres, making movies that resemble the «first person shooter» perspective of video games?

Even if you ignore that the price is right, there are plenty of reasons to choose the device, including: voice search functionality that actually works (just speak the name of a movie, TV show, actor, director or genre to get started watching your next favourite), hundreds of low - cost games (with titles like Minecraft and the Walking Dead) that can be played using the Amazon Fire Game Controller that is available separately, X-Ray for movies and television shows (telling you everything you wanted to know and more about the on - screen cast and crew), and seamless integration with Amazon's Cloud Drive.

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And sci - fi is tied with fantasy as my favorite genre in games, movies, and books.

What's surprising for a genre where you might expect the action to get a little dry after the first few missions is that 2k have tried their hardest to make XCOM feel like an action movie rather than a game of RISK.

As we all know, movie studios are still looking for that breakout title that'll make «video game movies» the next great genre.

Constructing new buildings earns Victory Points as well, but one of the potential biggest earner is the Diversified Production Achievement which grants Victory Points based on how many different genres of movie each player has produced over the course of the game.

Video game movies are still being made, and I'm not going to even humor the idea that any given adaptation will somehow «fix» the notoriously bad genre.

There are about three profiles apiece for movies, game genres and music.

Like most adventure games (and movies), check your brain at the door and enjoy the experience for what it is; Rise of the Tomb Raider is one hell of an experience that any fan of the genre needs to play.

Keep in mind that sometimes defining a genre of a video game can be tough — it's just like movies or books.

Microsoft is become more like a movie production company producting a certain type of genre game.

Enter PolyKnight Games — a very small independent studio that was founded in 2014 — and their open - world exploration flying game, Innerspace (Not to be confused with the totally rad 1987 Martin Short / Dennis Quaid movie of the same name), as they attempt to make their mark on the exploration - puzzler genre.

Various video game developer co-signs and admiration from the genre's toughest critics have led to placements in TV, movies, university coursework, and of course, games.

From there, let's say 20 % of these women play AAA titles, rarely venturing out into different genres, usually playing movie - like action games and Nintendo games.

A Room Beyond is a dark fantasy point and click adventure game inspired by literature, art, games and movies in the genre of Victorian horror fiction.

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Hopefully Vanquish will be the great game that it looks like it will be, and that it will create a renaissance in the West regarding the Men In Space Suits, Holding Guns, Shooting Aliens genre, maybe even something a bit closer to the original Western concept; when the West made Starship Troopers into a movie we kept only the fascism, while Japan kept only the robots.

The movie giants said the game's gory CGI trailer would serve as the «primary creative inspiration» for the film that will be «an innovation of the zombie genre» due to its «focus on human emotion, family ties and non-linear storytelling».

Developed by Fat Panda games, this side scrolling beat em up» has an awesome comic book art style and an 80's cult horror movie aesthetic that is unique for the genre.

Alicia Vikander's Tomb Raider reboot is the first truly great video game movie - and it does so by rejecting the conventional approach to the «genre».

The genre works on a premise of the movie Battle Royale where 100 people get dropped onto an island and have to find weapons and resources to fight it out between each other until only 1 player lives and wins the game.

Heavy Rain gets closer than any previous game to conveying the sense that you are controlling the protagonists in an interactive movie — firmly entrenched in the film noir genre, its storyline (twist - laden, naturally) is able to suck you in completely, thanks to the most convincing facial and bodily animation yet seen in a game.