Sentences with phrase «in classic action movie»

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reese Witherspoon is in talks to produce and star in a live action movie about the classic Disney character Tinker Bell.

You can now add Pinocchio to a list (that also includes Mulan, Cinderella, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland and Beauty and the Beast) of classic animated movies that the studio is — or will soon — turn into live - action features.

In its attempt to ask big questions such as whence and whither humankind, Prometheus presents an action / monster suspense movie in the place of Kubrick's classic, but such deep questions remain to the end in the character of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi RapaceIn its attempt to ask big questions such as whence and whither humankind, Prometheus presents an action / monster suspense movie in the place of Kubrick's classic, but such deep questions remain to the end in the character of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapacein the place of Kubrick's classic, but such deep questions remain to the end in the character of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapacein the character of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace).

Speaking about the film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in which the film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.

I am 6ft 4in tall 230 lbs blonde hair blue eyes I am 54 years old I am divorced no kids I am Scottish dutch and Irish I drive a truck local here in the Denver metro area I like action and comedy movies I like classic rock and country and jazz I am old school I like to ride my bike weather...

Good: Starscream is a lot cooler in this movie, Best computer - graphics for any movie to date, Original Optimus voice, Bumblebee vs. Barricade scene was awesome, Decent story, but the Unicron story is a million times better Bad: No Hot Rod or Soundwave, Shia LeBeouf, Ending, Futile attempts to connect to classic scenes, lines and concepts, No Stan Bush soundtrack, Some immature humor ruined a lot of the movie for me, Poor dialogue I really expected a lot from this movie and am very critical about my feelings towards it - Overall Michael Bay made a good movie, but he made it appeal to the masses (immature jokes and a lot of action) and it gave up a lot of other crucial aspects to the story and quality of the Transformers franchise.

The latest epic action / adventure movie from Ridley Scott arrives in theaters today and it revisits a classic medieval hero we're all very familiar with.

Bolstering a star studded cast that would entice most movie fans to see in action, I am pleased to announce that none of them disappoint, but this isn't a new western classic either.

Not only does the uneven Tomorrowland ultimately disappoint as a Bird film, its failure carries potential disappointment for Disney fans hoping the company might find a reason to produce more in - house movies beyond live - action recreations of their classic cartoons.

You may have noticed that Disney, not content with the success of its Pixar releases, Marvel movies, or massive Star Wars universe thanks to the Lucasfilm purchase, has started remaking its classic animated films in live - action form.

We do have a little to go on from how Wan has described the movie in interviews, saying: «The spirit that I'm going for is like a classic sort of swashbuckling action adventure, sort of high seas adventure story.»

But T.J. Lazer is the joke and RoboCop is the reality in Paul Verhoeven's sci - fi classic; a triumphant action movie, moral tale and biting satire.

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.

Maggie Cheung plays a Hong Kong action - movie star who visits France to star in a remake of Louis Feuillade's silent classic «Les Vampires,» playing the mysterious Irma Vep — an acrostic of «vamire,» get it?

The perfect action movie, John McTiernan's all - time classic is a model of efficiency, placing a likable, pissed - off cop (Bruce Willis) in a glass tower, plaguing him with foreign - accented terrorists, and imbuing him with a catchphrase for the ages.

It's not overstatement to call John McTiernan's landmark the ultimate action movie (it came in first place in our ranked poll of all - time action classics).

The quintessential sequel, the quintessential sci - fi actioner and one of the greatest films ever made, James Cameron's sequel to his breakthrough classic was such a massive upgrade over its predecessor that it ended up decimating the 1984 original in all filmmaking departments with effortless ease, and remains one of the most influential, entertaining and breathtaking action extravaganzas to ever grace our movie screens.

ScreenRant writes that Luke Evans (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Dracula Untold) will star as the superlative MRA; considering Evans got his start performing in musicals in London's West End, his casting seems like another hint that the live - action movie might incorporate some of the classic songs from its animated predecessor.

Disney is continuing to dig around in their vault for new movies inspired by their old movies with Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel to the 1964 live - action musical classic Mary Poppins that will have Emily Blunt stepping up to play the titular nanny instead of Julie Andrews.

It's an action film in the vein not only of that classic 1988 Bruce Willis movie but The Rock, Air Force One and Emmerich's own film, Independence Day.

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.

Looking back there has been many popular video games that have been adapted to the big screen, including Nintendo's classic Super Mario Bros (1993's Super Mario Bros.), Capcom's survival horror Resident Evil (2002 - 2016's Resident Evil series), Blizzard's fantasy strategy Warcraft (2016's Warcraft or Warcraft: The Beginning in international territories), Core Design / Square Enix's action adventure platforming Tomb Raider (2001 - 2018's Tomb Raider films series), Ubisoft's time - traveling action adventures Assassin's Creed (2016's Assassin's Creed), Square Enix's immersive JRPG Final Fantasy (2001, 2005, and 2016's Final Fantasy movies), and many others.

In addition to its widely - loved animated classics and live - action remakes of those movies, Disney's key franchises include Star Wars (since 2015), the Marvel Cinematic Universe (since 2012), and Pirates of the Caribbean.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 5, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Alice in Wonderland (PG for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's classic revolving around now 19 year - old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.

Was there a big - name franchise action movie in 2017 that was quite as racially aggressive, off - the - walls, and entertainingly well - made as that classic?

Instead of pointing out flaws and tearing apart the movie at the center of their latest Honest Trailer, as they have done in nearly all of their past videos, Screen Junkies has nothing but praise for Die Hard, 1988's Bruce Willis - led action classic.

At the film's recent press day in Los Angeles, Waugh and stunt coordinator Lance Gilbert talked about their longtime friendship and professional relationship, what it was like growing up together on the sets of «Smokey and the Bandit,» «Vanishing Point,» «The Blues Brothers» and «Bullitt,» why Waugh considers Gilbert one of the best stunt coordinators in the world, the challenges they faced pulling off practical stunts and capturing amazing action sequences realistically in - camera without CGI enhancement, and the entertaining Easter eggs they included as a homage to the classic car - culture movies of another era.

some people are being picky and trying to pass themselves of as a know it all film critic... if you went into this movie with your brain in anything higher than 1st gear you are a fool, i went looking for a bit of action and a salute to a cult classic and i got what i wanted @ 25 «if anybody thinks either Topher Grace or Adrien Brody could stand - up to a Predator seriously needs to consider suicide.»

«Spotlight» may have won the Best Picture Oscar, but the best reviewed movie on Rotten Tomatoes in 2015 was George Miller's instant action classic «Mad Max: Fury Road.»

You can, believe it or not, see some of Leitch's affinity for the silent classics in Deadpool 2, a movie that often blends action and comedy with visual wit and efficiency, offering an unexpected new angle to a sequel that returns with the expected load of R - rated snark and in - jokes for movie buffs (Celine Dion sings over the opening sequence, which invokes everything from Bond movies to Flashdance.)

Actor played Tom Hanks» neighbor in Joe Dante's cult classic and shut down the power grid in Bruce Willis» action movie

However, since the start of the 2000s there has been a huge surge in supernatural action films that have taken classic movie monsters and combined them with over-the-top, extremely stylized fight sequences usually consisting of leather - clad women.

Uniting everyone from highbrow cinephiles to explosion - happy genre fans (the film featured on all but two of the seventeen lists submitted), George Miller's fourth movie in his post-apocalyptic franchise was an absolute wonder, literally the best action movie in decades, and a classic even before the title character (Tom Hardy) has had his mask removed.

In a film year marked by gothic imagery, twisted interpretations of classic myth, and send - ups of modern art, who'd expect all three from the sequel to John Wick, the surrealist action movie par excellence that cast Keanu Reeves as a hit man out to avenge his dog?

Back in the fall, we learned that Sony Pictures was reaching back into literary history for a new live - action and computer generated hybrid film by adapting Beatrix Potter «s classic character Peter Rabbit for his own movie.

(2014) dir Jalmari Helander w / Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Felicity Huffman, Jim Broadbent, Mehmet Kurtulus [110 min; DCP] The latest from the director of the twisted Christmas cult classic Rare Exports, BIG GAME is a rollicking adventure in the vein of 1980s teen action movies.

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With Kong: Skull Island out now, Sean Wilson looks back at the classic monster movies with top tunes... It's time for Kong to reclaim his crown as king of the movie monsters in all - action blockbuster romp Kong: Skull Island, the latest instalment in the ongoing Warner Bros. / Legendary Pictures «MonsterVerse» that will eventually see the great ape -LSB-...]

In the battle of tipping the hat to classic action movies, Ayer proves he knows what he's doing best.

In other movie news, Delfin Vigil offers interviews with Clive Owen, about his new action thriller «The International» (Page 20); and with Illeana Douglas, who reminisces about her grandfather Melvyn Douglas» Oscar - winning role in «Being There» on the 30th anniversary of the Peter Sellers classic, which has just been released in a deluxe edition DVD (Page 24In other movie news, Delfin Vigil offers interviews with Clive Owen, about his new action thriller «The International» (Page 20); and with Illeana Douglas, who reminisces about her grandfather Melvyn Douglas» Oscar - winning role in «Being There» on the 30th anniversary of the Peter Sellers classic, which has just been released in a deluxe edition DVD (Page 24in «Being There» on the 30th anniversary of the Peter Sellers classic, which has just been released in a deluxe edition DVD (Page 24in a deluxe edition DVD (Page 24).

In this edition of Now Stream This, we have a Stephen Hawking documentary, a scary - as - hell international horror movie, an influential classic, a surprisingly clever thriller, a gothic vampire film, a raunch comedy, an»80s action movie, a chilly British ghost story, and, believe it or not, Power Rangers.

This market is said to have fewer tourists than the famous (and very crowded) Damnoen Saduak Market featured in various action movies such as the classic James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.

There will be five genres: Action, Classic, Disaster, Horror and Sci - Fi with six movies appearing in each genre.

Also in the spirit of the classic Hong Kong action movies, Payne is never far away from a discarded gun; all of which can be picked up and wielded.