Sentences with phrase «heights of the first film»
His subsequent career as a director did not quite hit the heights of that first film, but what followed still proved Hopper to be a fascinating filmmaker with a unique point of view.
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The movie is nowhere near the heights of the first film, and it doesn't even really succeed as a straight - up comedy.
It never reaches the delicate heights of the first film's fragile love story, but makes up for any missing grace with gore, and lots of explicit blood spillage.
Not exact matches
The second film's success was perhaps even more staggering than the first: The Godfather, Pt. 2 garnered six more Oscars, including a win for Coppola in the Best Director category; Robert DeNiro won his first Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor field; and the movie itself became the first and only sequel ever to win Best Picture honors.Next, Coppola began adapting the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, transferring its story to the heart of the Cambodian jungle at the height of the conflict in Vietnam.
This isn't the first time that this story has been made into a feature - length film, with the first instance coming near the height of the murder case's popularity in the 1981 made - for - TV movie, The People vs. Jean Harris, starring Ellen Burstyn (who makes a cameo appearance in this 2005 film).
The film won the Golden Lion (the top prize) in Venice last year, but while early reviews have been very good, some critics have claimed it doesn't quite reach the heights of the first two films.
Directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud excel in pleasing the fans of Despicable Me with much of the same spy action and slapstick minion comedy seen in the first film, only amped up to greater heights for this highly anticipated sequel.
Whilst the first film was praised by critics for its innocent hmour and boasted endearing performances from Jim Carrey, at the height of his career, and Jeff Bridges, George Byrne of the Herald says the second offering is a «horrible, horrible sequel».
The franchise has never reached the heights of that first emotionally tumultuous film, despite the five sequels that followed it.
While not reaching the heights of the (now classic) first film, skirting close to generational stereotypes (the youth these days take photos of their food!)
In the second installment of Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's «The Lord of the Rings,» the franchise exceeds the majestic heights achieved a year ago by the first film of the series.