Sentences with phrase «history of action films»

This is where Ron Howard's history of action films, such as Willow or In the Heart of the Sea comes into play, especially during a kick - ass train heist, which reminded me of action films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark or Skyfall.

Not exact matches

Dinosaur action has, however, a special place in the history of the fang film.

Whatever caused all the production angst on this film I don't know, but you never get the feeling that Forster loses control of the images, and «World War Z» contains several of the most effective big - canvas action sequences in recent history.

Worse, barely any of the exposition in the film's dreary first half hour affects the rest of the movie; one throwaway line creates a late - movie action beat, but it's not even played as the triumph over personal history that it could have been.

The film is very good, great history, very interesting and engaging, special effects and spectacular action scenes, as well as having one of the classic scenes of cinema.

However, for all lovers of Bruce Lee, kung fu flicks, and revivalists of Seventies cool, it's a quintessential film, indispensable in its genre and firmly implanted forever in film history as the one that set the mold, even if future endeavors would top it in terms of breathtaking action, daring stunts, and more substantial stories.

It's there that the film's ultraviolent battles take place, and while history buffs and medieval action fans will kvetch about anachronistic details of weaponry, fighting techniques and liberties taken with established facts, the selling point of «Ironclad» is its violence.

Alas, my heart sank when I realized that the film I was about to see was not a remake of the 1995 forgotten Cindy Crawford - William Baldwin classic but a in fact change of pace low - key political drama from the go to high concept action film - maker of the past decade, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith) focusing on the Plame Affair, one of the key scandals in recent American political history.

The early 1970s to the late 1980s was a unique moment in Australian cinema history; a time when censorship was reigned in and home - grown production flourished, resulting in a flurry of exploitation films — sex comedies, horror movies and action thrillers — that pushed buttons and boundaries, trampled over taste and decency, but also offered artistry within their escapism, giving audiences sights and sounds unlike anything they had seen in Australia before.

I should point out that one of my main criticisms of that film comes from his choice to make his high school football games too action - oriented to believe, showing feats from amateur teenage players that would rival the most exciting plays in NFL history.

Twenty years ago, Super Mario Bros. made the leap from the NES to live - action theatrical films, in the process creating an unforgettable piece of cinematic history.

Liles plays the middle head, while Alan Maxson is the right head and Richard Dorton is the left head in the epic action - adventure film that pits Godzilla against some of the biggest monsters in pop culture history; additional mo - cap actors contribute to the body movement of the creature.

The Black Hole is a significant film in the history of Disney's live action works.

The movie is one of the funnier and more enjoyable live - action family films in recent Disney history.

Now after an even longer musical history of handling action films and trailer soundtracks form «Full Contact» to «Dishonored 2,» composer John R. Graham impressively carries on the saga's epic musical tradition with «Kingsglaive,» matching its astonishing mo - cap visuals with a score that captures both the characters» emotional stakes as well as the furiously drumming symphonic fury of its hellzapoppin mash - up of steampunk, sword and sorcery and giant monsters.

The film delves further into her history and the repercussions of her actions in the first film.

Yet, for a silly story aimed at children, the film (which mixes live action and computer animation) does offer positive messages about teamwork, cooperation, and taking control of one's life — with an ample helping of history appreciation on the side.

Embark on the ultimate action adventure that spans continents and explores ancient history with The Mummy Ultimate Trilogy including films The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

However, for me Ben - Hur is the greatest movie of all - time - it weaves Drama, History, Faith, Action, Adventure, and Spectacle into a tight knot that no other film has done.

7:00 am — TCM — Kiss Me Deadly Fairly iconic noir film, with hard - boiled action, nuclear paranoia, and one of the more memorable non-Hitchcock McGuffins in movie history.

An emblematic screwball comedy, the film was a jumping - off point to dissect the genre commonly referred to as the «Chick Flick»; charting some of its history, analysing its place in our modern world of female action stars, and questioning the generally held belief that the style has outplayed its usefulness.

See over two hours of previously unavailable trailers for some of the most ridiculous films in history: thrill to the action of BLACK FIST, IRON MASTER, and KILL!

Precious Images, made for the Directors Guild of America, won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short and has become the most widely shown short in film history.

As a wuxia film (a particular type of fantastical drama / action film involving Chinese martial artists and set in deep history), its loveliest resonances are found its finely executed martial arts sequences, costuming and period setting, as well as the still charisma of Shu Qi's performance.

The Buzz: The film's unique look — it was shot using a combination of live action and CGI backgrounds — and epic violence should help attract ticketbuyers without history degrees.

While he may be a joke among some in the industry, action movie auteur Izu Ojukwu cites Ejiro as a model for success but has greater ambitions for himself: he embarks on the most expensive and ambitious film in Nigerian film history in the course of this profile, a project so big that it almost ruins him.

The upcoming feature film «Godzilla: King of the Monsters,» an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history, will star Sally Hawkins, Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, and Kyle Chandler.

With so many big - budget action movies flopping at the box office this past summer, it's crazy to think that a quaint genre film like «A History of Violence» would handle its action sequences with the most panache.

There's an element of «seeing it to believe it» built into the presentation: Expectations based on the history of a mostly direct - to - video franchise, an aging action - hero cast, and a patently absurd premise so conspicuously contradict the art - house sensibility of the film itself that you can hardly blame the first wave of audiences for feeling wowed by the shock.

The plans are agreeably complicated and the action sequences busy (if not actually exciting), but the film becomes a tease for the concluding mini-Cooper chase, which, if you've seen the original Michael Caine The Italian Job, is in the rarefied air of one of the best car chases in movie history.

4:15 am (11th)-- TCM — Kiss Me Deadly Fairly iconic noir film, with hard - boiled action, nuclear paranoia, and one of the more memorable non-Hitchcock McGuffins in movie history.

They got together to create a full - on live - action fan film based on «The History of Trunks,» which has Gohan and Trunks doing their... Read more»

While the action moves from imperialist adventures in far flung lands to domestic conflicts over race and class, there is a constant sense of history being written, drawn, and filmed as it unfolds.

The original game led to one of the most successful video game film adaptations in history, with the 2013 reboot inspiring a new blockbuster film that embodies the game's signature survival action style.

From what we have seen of this new footage, it looks as though the film will uphold the qualities that have made the Assassin's Creed franchise special, such as the intense action sequences, the unique storytelling, and of course the complex history as Demond Miles grapples with his assassin lineage by way of the Animus.

After studying art history and sculpture she continued to work with the medium of sculpture while exploring performative actions with the body in relation to film, video, and space in the late 1960s.

As with other films of Jankowski's, such as Casting Jesus of 2011, the live, performative elements of Heavy Weight History have been documented in the style of scripted reality television, or specifically in this case as a convincing piece of outside broadcast coverage of a competitive sport, with a well - known Polish commentator on hand to describe the action.

In filming the photographer in action in 3D, Fast deploys the technology as a metaphor for the thickness and complexity of reality that offers an astute and critically dimensional portrait of Sander in history.