Sentences with phrase «genre of action movie»

You might assume that because Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone are two massive action stars who sort of have their skin in the same genre of action movie, that they'd be pals.

This being the take on the «Buddy Cop» genre of action movies, is well scripted and the physical comedy is simply amazing.

Not exact matches

«After BitTorrent, the effect of release lag on science - fiction and action movies is much greater than it is for other genres,» Danaher says.

Many of the films that propelled these actors to the top were of the action genre, so aspiring thespians, take note — if you want to be in a movie that pulls in top dollar, you might want to brush up on your Lara Croft moves and choreographed hand - to - hand combat.

Action and adventure movies were the most common among 43 % of men, while comedy came in second as the most popular genre (21 %).

It would be interesting to see a truly genre - breaking action movie that doesn't just shun the superficial elements (like love interests and wisecracks), but questioned the very idea of using violence to combat violence as the morally Right thing to do.

All of these conflicts are eventually resolved in the conventional framework of a Marvel action movie — action sequences full of stylized martial arts and the kind of special - effects melee common to the genre.

It becomes a much better movie than the original «Deadpool,» not an action bloodbath with laughs, but a knowing spoof of the superhero genre.

Obviously with this movie its all gonna be send - ups of the espionage / action genre.

Brad Bird was right in saying that animation is an art form and should be able to accommodate all sorts of genres, but what «Kung Fu Panda 2» should have kept in mind is that the action movie genre elements shouldn't overwhelm the film's core emotionality, no matter how cool those action elements might be.

Fanning, who was last seen as Aurora in Disney's MALEFICENT alongside Angelina Jolie, will lead a young female cast in the movie, Refn's first dip into the genre following some absolutely belting action / crime movies which have always have heaps of style, depth and substance.

French director Pierre Morel more or less started the «aging action star» trend with Taken, and now he's giving Sean Penn the «Neeson» treatment with The Gunman, an international action thriller that unfortunately won't be Penn's springboard into genre superstardom because frankly, the movie's sort of a bummer.

There's no genre yet for the kind of breathless thrillmaking that Paul Greengrass is achieving in his movies lately — last with United 93, an unlikely triumph, and now with this superb spy threequel, the giddiest warm - weather action movie since John Woo swapped dimples in Face / Off.

A near - perfect mix of gunplay and martial arts, starring some of the top female action stars of the period, the movie is unmissable for fans of the genre.

Every year is a good year for action cinema, at least from a financial standpoint: If you count superhero movies, the genre pretty much has the top of the box - office charts on perpetual lockdown.

Soderbergh inverts the typical action movie genre score by ratcheting up the score during the non-fight sequences, applying that retro - 1970s jazzy horn and percussion score by David Holmes (Code 46, Analyze That) during the dialogue and chases, while turning the music completely off when the film gets explosive for the highly brutal moments of close - quarter, melee combat.

The film paints a strikingly hostile portrait of its Latin American characters and some of its mayhem is vicious, even by the debased standards of today's action - movie genre.

While the movie plays off conventions of the genre (the train robbery sequence is a lively homage to Once Upon a Time in the West) it substitutes the amoral fatalism of Sergio Leone's films with the action choreography of Steven Spielberg circa Raiders, not a bad trade.

Blade, to the fresh eye, free of the fandom surrounding the character, comes across as the kind of film that is probably closer to a B Movie in the action genre than a superhero flick, as it is branded to be.

When it comes to most major movie franchises (especially within the sci - fi and action genre), there's always an argument after the film's release about who the break - out star of the film may be.

Continuing with the formula they've established of taking typically male - dominated genres (raunch comedy, buddy action movie) and inserting a dominance of women into the primary characters, this one sees McCarthy take on the role of Susan Cooper, a well - trained CIA agent who has spent her time in the agency as the desk - bound partner in the earpiece of well - groomed field agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law).

In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.

In the hours surrounding teaser trailer, Trank and screenwriter Simon Kinberg talked with Collider, Empire Online and Yahoo! Movies about their frame of mind for the film and setting it apart from what they see as the commodified superhero action genre.

Working unobtrusively but consistently in a decadent Hollywood that's doubled down on sci - fi / fantasy / superhero franchise tentpoles as the end - all - be-all of action movies, Jaume Collet - Serra has been diligently and often ingeniously pursuing another filmmaking model, that of the mid-range budget standalone genre picture.

The film is another piece of horror - tinged, genre filmmaking — this time the main inspirations are hyper violent»80s action films like Big Trouble in Little China and The Terminator (again)-- but like the duo's preceding film, it knows what it is, recognizes the flaws of its ancestors, and tries to improve upon them while holding onto that sense of reckless abandon that makes those movies so fun.

For the most part, Last Action Hero is a funny and irreverent good time, not only for action movie junkies, but for film buffs that know and love all of the conventions that the action genre Action Hero is a funny and irreverent good time, not only for action movie junkies, but for film buffs that know and love all of the conventions that the action genre action movie junkies, but for film buffs that know and love all of the conventions that the action genre action genre holds.

At this point, the question shouldn't be whether the world needs a live action Metroid movie but which genre should it be; thriller, horror, a mix of the two or something else entirely?

The difference between this movie and a lot of other historical actions is that the plot of this genre is often quite long.

«Transformers» is probably the weirdest and craziest major movie franchise — an admirable thing if you're an aficionado of action - heavy genre trash like I am.

What you more often get from movies is something that could be called «science fiction - flavored product» — a work that has a few of the superficial trappings of the genre, such as futuristic production design and somewhat satirical or sociological observations about humanity, but that eventually abandons its pretense for fear of alienating or boring the audience and gives way to more conventional action or horror trappings, forgetting about whatever made it seem unusual to begin with.

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),

Extremely ambitious in scope — the movie takes on several genres at once, including fantasy, romantic comedy, action, adventure and more — «The Secret Life of Walter Mitty» does have good intentions, but the road here is often paved with cloying misdirection.

SEE THIS MOVIE IF: you are the type who likes to play six chess matches at a time OR your addiction to spy novels leans towards the most realistic of the genre, rather than the most action - packed

Together with director Edgar Wright, actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost created two of the funniest and most loving tributes to genre films in recent memory: The zombie spoof «Shaun of the Dead» and the action movie «Hot Fuzz.»

Arrival remains a rare case of a critically acclaimed, successful sci - fi movie that shirked action or horror in favor of the genre's headier pleasures.

A superb pas - de-deux with American cinema, this ultra-violent futuristic film brought the action film genre a touch of class with its masterly combination of Road Movie, Western and Science - Fiction elements.

But before you flinch, drop that attitude: Several of these blockbusters have been excellent action movies, redeeming Hollywood's most profitable genre as opportunities for sophistication, sarcasm and panache.

When I first properly developed a love of the genre, I was spoilt by the wealth of classic and new titles being released by Hong Kong Legends, a DVD label that started in 1999 which specialised in Hong Kong action movies.

Language: English Genre: Action MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Christopher Nolan Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Katie Holmes Plot: A prequel to the Batman movies that remakes Batman to be more of a «real life hero» instead of a comic book fantasy.

In addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.»

It is not the fault of black movies and black actors that their success and failure can feel so collectively important — but I am wondering if, in cases like Proud Mary, it might serve the movie best to measure it against the kind of goals that white action films have been aiming at for years: that is, a genre where even a bad one can be good if it manages to be entertaining.

Contemporary cinema may be deep into a phase of emphasising western - like aspects in everything from horror to action movies, and fashioning revisionist takes as well; however, at the heart of this fascination sits the timelessness of the genre's core elements.

«John Wick» is an unashamed B - Movie that provided some of the best hand - to - hand combat and shoot - outs in the action genre in recent memory (the best being the shoot - out in the club).

The first «Kingsman» movie was a dashing send - up of the spy genre, but the sequel goes limp whenever the action scenes stop.

This little gem features American treasure and all - around genre cinema maestro John Carpenter discussing his 1988 sci - fi / action / horror cult classic They Live, going into detail about such things as the conceptual ideas behind the movie's premise, his casting of professional wrestler «Rowdy» Roddy Piper as the protagonist, and the rebellious inspiration for the film's infamous fight scene between Piper and the great Keith David.

Urban has essentially built a career on mid-range action / genre movies like The Chronicles of Riddick, Doom and Pathfinder, but he is now known to mainstream audiences everywhere as Dr. Leonard McCoy in J.J. Abrams» Star Trek.

Simon West, seasoned director of modern action movie CON AIR, THE EXPENDABLES 2 and THE GENERAL»S DAUGHTER, will switch genres for a new remake...

«The A-Team» is strictly a popcorn movie with plenty of action to satisfy fans of the genre.

That philosophy came in handy once more when he decided to revive a long - dormant movie genre — the screwball romantic comedy — back when action flicks like «Lethal Weapon» and «Die Hard» were the rage, with 1990's «Pretty Woman,» an unlikely Disney fairy tale about a beautiful streetwalker who falls for her rich prince of a business - exec client that turned Julia Robert into a superstar.

In one of the most highly - anticipated action films (or movies of ANY genre, to be honest) in years, Marvel Sudios, in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, has produced another superhero winner, and making the total worth more than the sum of its parts.