Sentences with phrase «gimmickry leveled»

Not exact matches

For all the cinematic dreck currently peddling disorienting editing as «action,» no one in good conscience could deride Tarantino for his indulgence in split screens or extreme close ups or smash zooms or any other mode of cinematic gimmickry, when it affords us hauntingly sparse centerpieces such as The Bride's live burial, an aural choir of oppressive dirt, panting whimpers, and futile struggling set to the visual accompaniment of pitch black confinement that stretches on well past any spectator's comfort level.

It's been a long four years coming, but the i8 Roadster brings open - top cruising to the i8's bag of tricks, which otherwise includes making a three - cylinder turbocharged 1.5 - liter engine sound great (perhaps the greatest sorcery of all), and yet at the same time delivering an all - electric mode that brooks no gimmickry, great handling, and surprising driver engagement given the 28 mpg combined rating and 76 mpge rating when in electric - only mode — a level of efficiency typically reserved for numb, coddling commute - boxes.

A single late - game level takes the gimmickry a little too far with some annoying tilt tomfoolery.