Sentences with phrase «in modern action movies»

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For at least the past 20 years, the influence of anime movies could be found in most modern action movies.

In comparison with your average modern blockbuster, in which the story grinds to a halt every 15 minutes to make room for another eye - scorching set piece, there's very little action in the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much iIn comparison with your average modern blockbuster, in which the story grinds to a halt every 15 minutes to make room for another eye - scorching set piece, there's very little action in the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much iin which the story grinds to a halt every 15 minutes to make room for another eye - scorching set piece, there's very little action in the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much iin the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much it.

The movie doesn't do anything wrong per se, merely suffers the same problems all action movies created in the early 2000s have, especially when compared to the sleek cinematography of the modern Bond films and the Raid.

The loss of life matters in this movie and its never glossed over or shied away from like some modern - day action movies.

SOUNDS: Placing Gangster Squad in a contemporary mindset, the score of the film is run - of - the - mill typical action accompaniment seen in any modern day movie.

All things considered, if you enjoy seeing modern action stars like Wahlberg or Jason Statham in pulpy B - movie flicks, then Contraband will be a suitable distraction.

As for the CGI animals, Peyton gives them plenty of opportunities to wreak havoc, although at least one or two of those sequences feels better in conception than execution: though the large - scale destruction is all masterfully rendered — and it must be noted, brutally violent for a PG - 13 movie — he like many other modern filmmakers gets too close to the action, mistaking incomprehensibility for claustrophobia, and seems either unaware of or uninterested in even the basic physics of gravity, falling objects, and so on.

However, at the end of the day this is a movie about huge robots punching monsters and the film wastes no time in throwing us into the kind of spectacular action you'd hope from a modern day blockbuster with that premise.

LMD: You have been a part of every important era in modern Hong Kong action cinema since the 1960's, very notably in the 1970's, in your own starring films throughout the 1980's, and recently in movies like SHA PO LANG, IP MAN and THREE KINGDOMS, you're seeing another new age in martial arts filmmaking.

Quick cutting is an epidemic in modern movies, but in this case, when scenes end — usually with some one - liner — there's no time to process the words before we're thrust into some new action.

Naughty Dog's video game series of the same name is considered one of the best action - adventure titles in modern gaming history, and the studio's cinematic approach to the story and gameplay make it the perfect choice for a movie adaptation.

Patrick Hughes previously made the well - regarded horror thriller Red Hill, which I haven't seen yet, but between those positive notices and the notion that he would be helming the remake of one of the best action movies in years, I was intensely curious to see what he would make of the third installment in this modern series that is dominated by lead actor, co-writer, and director Sylvester Stallone.

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?

Makin» wookiee In comparison with your average modern blockbuster, in which the story grinds to a halt every 15 minutes to make room for another eye - scorching set piece, there's very little action in the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much iIn comparison with your average modern blockbuster, in which the story grinds to a halt every 15 minutes to make room for another eye - scorching set piece, there's very little action in the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much iin which the story grinds to a halt every 15 minutes to make room for another eye - scorching set piece, there's very little action in the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much iin the first Star Wars movie: an extended chase through the Death Star corridors, a perfunctory sword fight between two knightly codgers and a pair of space dogfights, and that's pretty much it.

The sheer size of the spectacle Hitchcock served up in VistaVision is still apparent in today's elephantine offerings; to watch these characters scramble across the impassive face of Mount Rushmore during the climax is to witness the modern action movie being born.

This is most prominent in the final few pages which are home to an action sequence that winds up being the comic version of an annoying modern action movie that reckons doing a jump cut every 0.2 milliseconds is a good thing.

Beneath the action and the «pop culture for pop cultures sake» (which does feature heavily in this movie) are a few messages that shine through at poignant times in the progress of both modern day cinema and gaming.