Sentences with phrase «kind of war movie»

This is because the film is a different kind of war movie — devoid of any actual war or politics.

A Samuel Fuller kind of war movie from William Wellman.

The update to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness was a different kind of war movie, one which captured the horror of war and the madness of Vietnam like no other before or since.

Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is technically brilliant, utilizing creative storytelling for a different kind of war movie.

Not exact matches

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So consistently involving because the excellent cast delivers their lines with the kind of utter conviction not seen in this kind of movie since the first «Star Wars.»

Laura is more a symbol of the collateral damage of Mexico's billion - dollar drug war than a character, and she kind of becomes a numb zombie by the movie's latter half, perhaps accepting her doomed fate.

That's the kind of story that could do very well at Christmas, even if has to contend with that other Felicity Jones movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which hits theaters a couple weeks earlier.

«I feel like part of the drama and fun of every «Star Wars» movie, and I believe it's happened on almost every single one, is some kind of huge dramatic thing that comes out in the press beforehand,» Ehrenreich says.

But in between his web - slinging exploits in Captain America: Civil War and next year's Spider - Man: Homecoming, you'll get to catch his work in a very different kind of movie.

The Cold War - set movie, about a mute woman and a captive fish - man, is del Toro's Technicolor ode to outsiders of all kinds — and species.

Considering how that film was not exactly a commercial success, this may not sound like a big deal to many of you but as someone who believes that bleak and bruising comedy - drama to be one of the great unsung movies of the decade — the kind of film that the great Billy Wilder might have made once upon a time — I went into the screening with the kind of over-the-top sense of anticipation that many felt as they walked into «Avengers: Infinity War.»

And even though my brother's a producer on Infinity War, those movies aren't finished yet so until we kind of see where everything lands there that's going to have some bearing on what happens with the Guardians.

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This, of course, includes the inventor and over-protective father, Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg, «Patriots Day»), who replaced LaBeouf (who is currently engaged in some kind of flag war with Donald Trump or something like that) in the equally bad, previous movie, «Transformers: Age of Extinction.»

So it was a long shoot and quite a big epic movie in one way, but very much a character drama, also some kind of reverse love story between my character and Tom's character: they've been married for eight years when the movie starts and it's like a cold war between them.

And she is as much a fan of genre movies and hearing her talk about, not just Star Wars, but hearing her talk about those kind of films, is evidence that she would just kill it.»

Avengers: Infinity War has broken all kinds of records at the box office, but it's not the only superhero movie coming out this month.

We've known for awhile that Teen Groot is looking for some kind of new mentor in Infinity War, so it only stands to reason that he'll find just that when Thor smacks into the Guardians» windshield early in the movie.

This is kind of a cross between the Civil War suit and the Black Panther movie suit, since I liked the base of the Civil War suit better, but I preferred the details from the Black Panther movie, so I combined the two.

The 1954 Japanese version of the film is just so grounded, and this harrowing tale about nuclear war, and at the same time a badass monster movie, so it's kind of amazing.

Sure, there have been classics like the 1946 Oscar winner The Best Years of Our Lives which focused on World War II vets returning home, or 1978's Coming Home and 1989's Born On The Fourth Of July focusing on the plight of Vietnam vets, but this kind of movie is increasingly... Reof Our Lives which focused on World War II vets returning home, or 1978's Coming Home and 1989's Born On The Fourth Of July focusing on the plight of Vietnam vets, but this kind of movie is increasingly... ReOf July focusing on the plight of Vietnam vets, but this kind of movie is increasingly... Reof Vietnam vets, but this kind of movie is increasingly... Reof movie is increasingly... Read

JJ Abrams managed to work alongside Steven Spielberg himself for throwback fantasy Super 8 before taking charge of the rebooted Star Wars franchise, Gareth Edwards admitted that his take on Godzilla was influenced by Close Encounters of the Third Kind and others such as Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon are clear students of the multiplex masters who birthed the event movie.

We learned the latest on Pixar's upcoming slate, watched footage from upcoming Disney animation projects, watched teasers for upcoming Disney live - action movies, went behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, watched the first footage from Avengers: Infinity War, and saw all kinds of plans for Disney's upcoming theme park expansions.

Infinity War is a different kind of Marvel movie.

Given the hype and fanfare The Dark Knight has received over the past few months — surpassing other blockbusters like Iron Man and even Indiana Jones — you'd expect it to be the kind of movie that inspire a boyish cheerfest like Star Wars, not a straight - faced Best Picture contender.

The $ 502 million domestic Beauty grossed was more than all but seven movies: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, James Cameron's record - setters Avatar and Titanic, Jurassic World, landmark superhero movies The Avengers and The Dark Knight, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (which kind of feels like the outlier here).

Here's a movie that, kind of, tells the story of Alan Turing whose work during World War II was so secret it took over 50 years to be declassified.

In fact, when discussing The Force Awakens, the first Disney Star Wars film, Lucas told a reporter that he thinks «the fans are going to love it... It's very much the kind of movie they've been looking for.»

The Post is directed by the one - and - only Steven Spielberg, of Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones movies, E.T., Empire of the Sun, Hook, the Jurassic Park movies, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, A.I., Minority Report, War of the Worlds, Munich, War Horse, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, and The BFG previously, plus Ready Player One next.

Of course, time has been kind to The Empire Strikes Back, often now considered the best Star Wars movie made, even surpassing the original.

This kind of filmic legacy does Gary Ross» Civil War melodrama Free State of Jones no favors — in recognizing the different types of Civil War movies that have existed, Free State of Jones tries to be all of them at one point or another.

One of the elements setting «Infinity War» apart from far too many superhero movies is the introduction of a villain who's more than just another fire - breathing, multi-tongued monster - god hell - bent on destroying everything in its way while mouthing platitudes through some kind of filter that makes him sound like he watched «Star Wars» a thousand times and was always rooting for Darth Vader.

by Walter Chaw As talky and obsessed with Star Wars as a Kevin Smith joint and every bit as awkward and unfunny for extended stretches, Greg Mottola's Paul squanders a wonderful cast and a vaguely interesting concept in pursuit of the same pomo alchemy wrought in the kinds of movies Edgar Wright makes.

With that in mind, it's easy to place the next Star Wars movie and the first of its kind - an «Anthology» spinoff - at the top of our 2016 list, especially one that sees the early Rebel Alliance sacrificing everything for a chance at uncovering plans (and a weakness) for the Galactic Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star.

Let's be honest, what kind of a definitive movie list would this be without a nod to Star Wars?

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While the jury is still out on whether Alden Ehrenreich has the same kind of cocky charisma that made Han Solo great in the original Star Wars trilogy, the movie at least looks like a thrilling heist adventure.

When Cartman, Stan, Kenny and Kyle are caught going to see the latest Terrence and Phillip movie, their parents launch a war against Canada in order to prevent that kind of smut from hitting America.

Affectionately named after the local early 1970s syndicated package of sci - fi / horror movies shown on KTTV in Los Angeles, the one - man enterprise run by Taylor White (then still in high school) began in 1977 as an answer to the merchandising demands of Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

There is something kind of icky about the politics of a movie set in a «not - too - distant future» where satirical news segments mention «World War Africa.»

He'd envisioned the picture as a relentlessly intense psychodrama — a kind of first - person war movie — but then, dismayed by how lifeless the first cut felt, had spent desperate hours in the editing room, praying he could make the thing watchable.

Directed by Dick Powell in a deliberate (at times plodding) manner, the film offers its share war movie action but the focus is on the battle of wits, a kind of chess game played with torpedoes and depth charges, with the two captains attempting to outwit the other by anticipating one another's movies.

Alden Ehrenreich: Well, I mean, I think with everybody we just got along so great, you know, each Star Wars movie has its own like, kind of crew and posse and I think with this one it was a really cool thing to ah... yeah, just like have this experience with such an interesting array of people.

It is seldom that a «pure» science fiction movie gets made without all kinds of genres transposed unto it - take Star Wars for example, which is a pastiche of every movie genre known to mankind.

Backward to the glory days when «Star Wars,» released in 1977, launched a new kind of movie, the blockbuster, that transformed the movie business.

And then there's the Star Wars movie, of course, which kind of makes this a very mixed bag.

So the Gears of War movie is still happening under the direction of Len Wiseman, the dude who directed the first two Underworlds and the fourth Die Hard, who isn't too bad a choice for a high octane thrill ride kind of action movie.

A kind of mini spoiler cast this week, as we concentrate on the biggest release some would say this year in God of War, and also major spoilers n the movie Ready Player One as Toz finally gets to see it, and gives his extensive views on the movie / book tie in... or not....

I'll admit, as a kid Return of the Jedi was my favorite Star Wars movie, and I have kind of a soft spot for the Ewoks.