Battlefield Earth over-relied on these shots, and made a bad movie completely unwatchable; Gladiator did too, and sucked a lot of pure
joy out of the battle scenes.
Not exact matches
Not with
joy or triumph, however, but with defeat and tragedy, setting the tone — or rather one among several competing, conflicting tones — for what follows: A series
of battles (the «war»
of the title) where our favorite and not - so - favorite superheroes repeatedly find themselves outmatched and
out - maneuvered by Thanos and his closest associates, the Black Order.
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges — True Grit — an amusing, disgusting, powerful presence that makes everything seem possible & REAL Jesse Eisenberg — Social Network — smart, subtle, fearless & very, very funny in a very, very specific way Colin Firth — King's Speech — appropriately pompous with vulnerability the audience adores — a true star turn and a true
joy to behold James Franco — 127 Hours — wild and impassioned and believable with manliness
battling it
out with sensitivity in almost every frame Hrithik Roshan — Guzaarish — remarkably vulnerable with an edge
of steel and a level
of frustrated yearning that blew me away
«Damsels In Distress «In a decent year for comedy, two femme - centric examples
of the genre were
battling it
out of for this place, and while «Bridesmaids» is certainly the best
of the Judd Apatow films to date and as consistently funny a mainstream film as has come along since «Anchorman,» nothing brought me greater
joy than Whit Stillman «s return after 13 long years away — «Damsels in Distress.»
Out of the gate it may not be the easiest game, but improving in
battle is part
of the
joy of it.