Sentences with phrase «good suspense film»

However, those viewers looking for a good suspense film that breaks new ground will be very disappointed by the unrealistic set - up and poor delivery.

Wait Until Dark (1967) One of the best suspense films ever made, a tour - de-force for Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin.

Not exact matches

The whole finale is white - knuckled, some of the best aciton and suspense film - making I've ever seen.

Director James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster follow - up to Ridley Scott's Oscar winning science - fiction / horror flick that became one of the biggest grossing films of 1979 asks a good question to a successful hit... How do you make a successful sequel to a film in which much of the suspense comes from learning about the mysterious monster?

The film had a good, creepy atmosphere, but it also lacked the suspense that the remake had.

It tries to create suspense about the survival of Bilbo, who we know full well is going to live long enough to be in the «Rings» films.

With the artful and clever concept of little to no dialogue, the film keeps the audience engaged and too scared to make a sound themselves (you don't even wan to munch on your popcorn) Yes, as with many thrillers, there are a few plot holes, but the plot is unique, the acting is good and suspense is palpable.

Director Brian De Palma is a master at creating suspense through visual images without dialogue, and his craft is at it's best in this film.

A bit more suspense would have gone a long way here, and while director David Gelb, whose prior experience had been in the crowd - pleasing documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, has turned in a slick - looking feature for one with such a small budget (reportedly, only $ 5 mil), it really can't compete with better films out there in terms of quality, while it's too straight - faced in execution to at least give us some choice b - movie thrills.

John M. Stahl's stylish adaptation of Ben Ames Williams» best - selling novel of romance and suspense is one of the most unusual of all» 40's film noirs.

clouzot deserves far more respect than he receives in the U.S., and this film simply adds to his legacy of astoundingly good suspense and horror films.

It is in fact a prequel set just before the events with kurt russell, now having seen the 1982 version about 10x i kinda know whats gona happen for the most part in this film, now that does nt mean there wasnt alot to enjoy, seeing cool new versions of the thing (which are very well done), and still being in suspense on who is infected and who isn't.

Most of the suspense and science of the first film was replaced with action - but it was still a good solid film in its own right.

The film was released to theaters in a 137 - minute cut, but Cameron's preferred 154 - minute director's cut is even better; he keeps the suspense slowly building until it becomes almost unbearable in the final, tense minutes, with Ripley racing against the clock to rescue Newt from the bowels of the endless green - blue fortress.

A suspense - filled and ferocious battle of good versus evil, Dead Again in Tombstone on Blu - ray ™, DVD and Digital HD is loaded with exciting special features including a behind - the - scenes look at the making of the film, deleted scenes montage and feature commentary with filmmakers.

Academy - award winning director William Friedkin discusses his early career — including making documentaries for David L. Wolper, working for Alfred Hitchcock and what he learned from studying his films, and directing his first movie Good Times (1967), starring Sonny and Cher; how his career path led to making The Exorcist, his initial reaction to reading the source material, the story's theme of Good versus Evil, and the role his own faith played in his approach to making the movie; the techniques he used to generate suspense and fear in the audience, his use of subliminal imagery, and his reasons for recently restoring deleted footage to the film.

Yet a handful of twists, garnered from some of the genre's best, bring an element of suspense to this otherwise typical teen horror film.

Released last week, this is definitely one of the best short fan films we have seen, using some great camera angles, what feels like an actual Panaglide camera that Carpenter would die for, slow burn suspense, and a killer performance from leading actress Suzee Dunn playing «Jamie», who is stalked by Myers for no apparent reason (other than it's Halloween).

The Steel Trap is an excellent, fast - paced crime drama, with great thrills and suspense, and the less you know about the film going into it, the better.

GET OUT An unbelievable achievement from a first time director and a film which has inspired discussion around an important subject in the way that the best horror / suspense films always do, utilising subversion and subtlety instead of bombast and realism.

The well - done selection screens are topped with an animated main menu that achieves classic suspense with a montage of relevant images from the film and the use of an always - effective heartbeat.

Touted with suspense and riveting performances from its cast, Sofia Coppola's «The Beguiled» stands alone as the single best film of 2017 so far,...

Today, it's clear Shyamalan has been paying close attention to the last fifteen years of horror and suspense, because with The Visit he's given us one of the best found - footage horror films I've seen in years.

And the adventurous English critic Raymond Durgnat devotes most of the final chapter of his first book, the 1967 Films and Feelings, to the film, finding its story a reflection of American attitudes during the cold war and appreciating, with some critical reservations, its «moral suspense» as well as its poetic imagery.

Well, Mark Ruffalo has since revealed that the green Goliath was indeed in earlier drafts of the film but was taken out to add to the suspense on where he is after the events of Age of Ultron:

Kwedar's script asks important questions, while at the same time delivering a thrilling suspense film that is easily among the best and most effecting work debuting at the 2016 SXSW film festival.

There's also some cinematic auteurism, borrowing well from film directors Michael Antonioni and Michael Haneke, each who employed several minute - long single frame shots to evoke somberness and slowly heightening suspense.

This highly entertaining film from an exceedingly assured Thai filmmaker takes the underworld of organized high school math cheating and transforms it into a nail - biting caper, with all the excitement and suspense of the best crime stories.

In the «50s, drama meant melodrama, and there's plenty of good melodrama in «Niagara,» a masterful bit of film noir suspense that's worthy of Hitchcock.

The creeping paranoia and the excellent setups that make you suspect various players, until the true story starts to unfold, creates an unsettling feeling of dread absent from American horror cinema which shifted quite a bit to gore and body horror for a good couple of decades until, probably, THE SIXTH SENSE... but even thereafter, what most filmmakers took from Shyamalan's film was not the buildup of dread, but rather the mystery box and the twist, diminishing the emphasis on narrative and suspense.

The creeping paranoia and the excellent setups that make you suspect various players until the true story starts to unfold creates an unsettling feeling of dread, absent from American horror cinema which shifted quite a bit to gore and body horror for a good couple of decades until, probably, THE SIXTH SENSE... but even thereafter, what most filmmakers took from Shyamalan's film was not the buildup of dread, but rather the mystery box and the twist, weakening the emphasis on narrative and suspense.

So to have something to talk about, Kevin and Kristin look at Hitchcock and reminisce on the Master of Suspense's best films.

He acquits himself well, generating some good tension and suspense and keeping the film visually lively despite the limited confines of the space station (there are also some odd bits of comedy, including a character's arm that becomes separated from his body and takes on a life of its own).

While the suspense is well done, there are portions of the film that drag and become a bit redundant.

Red - Eye is, at heart, a fairly routine thriller made passably entertaining by the quality of the film's stars, as well as director Wes Craven's (Cursed, Scream 2) knack for effective suspense done with wit and style.

Both are well - acted suspense films with good performances, and on an evening when there's nothing great on the video store shelves, the two films make for a nice double feature.

What do you get when you take what is probably the greatest baseball film ever made («Eight Men Out»), a magical Irish fairytale («The Secret of Roan Inish»), a strange science fiction film about a mute, black alien who lands in Harlem («The Brother from Another Planet») and one of the best mystery / suspense films in recent years («Lone Star»)?

Kevin Smith has crafted what he calls a horror film, but what I found to be an engaging thriller with suspense, dark comedy, and quite possibly the best writing in the filmmaker's entire career.

I'm no sucker for horror films, but I can tell you that this one, straddling the gore / suspense divide and leaning to the former, is only a bit better than the genre's average output.

Then it rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense and violence, until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen.

I must admit, I'm not a huge fan of horror films, mostly because I find many of them lacking in suspense and good stories, and Ginger Snaps isn't really an exception despite the fine qualities.

may have been released before Hitchcock had fully established himself as the «Master of Suspense», but the film is an early revelation of his talent as well as hinting at his near - fetishistic obsessions.

This is a good film, solidly innovative in technology, entertaining in plot, and reasonably gripping with suspense.

Instead of being a quirky gimmick, this character trait enhances the film, turning what could be an average pulpy yarn into something at once more solemn and exciting to watch: a poetic meditation on mortality and honor that delivers the action and suspense of any good gangster film — all set to a moody rap score (by RZA).

Where the first film got bogged down in a rambling mess of CGI, this sequel establishes that things are at stake, and although some of the backstory feels contrived, it is done well enough that the quest feels meaningful, and the finale can muster up some suspense.

A disturbing yet mesmerizing psychological thriller about a girl who runs away from a cult only to become increasingly paranoid that its members have tracked her down, «Martha Marcy May Marlene» (so titled for the various names that its protagonist uses throughout the course of the film) is bone - chilling suspense at its best.

Phoenix has rarely been better as the traumatised vet and the film is a masterclass in suspense.

While fans of Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and Alfred Hitchcock's films will feel right at home in Anna's wine - addled reality, the unusual backstory behind its provenance bears a touch of suspense fiction as well.