Sentences with phrase «less than the first film»

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Another U.S. company, First Solar, claims it can make its variety of thin - film solar cells for less than $ 1 per watt.

The scariest thing to be found in this pointless horror film is that its director, Rob Schmidt, has less prowess as a genre filmmaker in his third film than Eli Roth did in his first.

seems less like a sequel to than a parody of the first 48 Hrs., especially when Nick Nolte, repeating his role from the earlier film, begins commenting on the cliched absurdity of the goings on.

The first spoken word is almost a half hour into the film, and there's less than 40 minutes of dialogue in the entire film.

Rope, Alfred Hitchcock's first color film, was adapted from Patrick Hamilton's stage play Rope's End by no less than Hume Cronyn.

Director Stanley Kubrick, working from a script cowritten with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, kicks Paths of Glory off with an admittedly less - than - engrossing stretch, as the movie boasts (or suffers from) a somewhat talky first act that doesn't contain much in the way of compelling elements - although, by that same token, it's clear that the film benefits substantially from Kubrick's stellar directorial choices and a host of above - average performances.

It's ultimately clear, however, that Fear and Desire simply isn't able to justify its feature - length running time (ie the whole thing feels padded - out even at 61 minutes), with the movie's less - than - consistent vibe paving the way for a second half that could hardly be less interesting or anti-climactic - which does, in the end, confirm the film's place as a fairly ineffective first effort that does, at least, highlight the eye - catching visual sensibilities of its preternaturally - talented director.

The main contradiction to all of this praise, of course, is that the events that occurred in the first film (like killing off the entire team in the opening mission) lead to the less - than - impressive sequel.

loosely based on the whitman texas tower case; peter bogdanovich's first film, shot in less than 3 weeks, produced by roger corman and released in 1968 shortly after the mlk and rfk assassinations

It's difficult to think of a director less - suited to take on the intricate, minutiae - obsessed writing of Peter Morgan than Howard — a director who, even in his finest films, has always been interested in the big picture first, with characters serving history rather than the other way round.

When it was first suggested that the theatrical release of the unique, twin - experience of «The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His and Her» might require a distillation of two complementing films into a more traditional single narrative release, Jessica Chastain was less than pleased.

While Freddy's Revenge isn't really in keeping with the first film in the nature of Freddy, whose powers seem to now come with the house, it still has an interesting premise and at least takes a direction that makes it less of a rehash of the first film than other slasher film sequels have been.

Indeed, the first time the film's weekend box office was less than its opening weekend was January 26th — a full month after the movie first hit theaters.

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (his first feature), announced via a trailer in January, and out less than two months later, it bears scant similarity to the first film — gone is the found - footage shaky - cam device.

Glastonbury (15) Running time: 135 min *** Julian Temple's loving documentary may at first appear to be aimed at the sort of music fan who prefers Glasto streamed live to their TV.But this collection of archive and commissioned footage from 36 years of England's greatest music festival is likely to appeal more to diehard fans than non-festival-goers, since it revels in precisely the eccentricities that makes the armchair people dive for cover.Most of this film is a structureless, rambling celebration of Glastonbury's boozy, hedonistic, liberated, political and frequently bonkers character rather than of the actual music: great if you were at the party, presumably less great if you weren't.

That this seems to come from nowhere is the big surprise — the disappointingly generic first two thirds of the film suggest this outcome is less than likely.

3: «Get Out» or Luca Guadagnino's achingly tender «Call Me by Your Name» will emerge as a popular first choice among Oscar voters, and a film that was made for considerably less than $ 10 million will win Best Picture for the second year in a row, confirming that «Moonlight» changed the game in more ways than one and forever altered our idea of what constitutes an «Oscar Movie.»

The film's aggro 5.1 soundmix is offered in a choice of DTS and Dolby Digital; bass is tighter and effects less localized with the former, and for some reason the second half of Behind Enemy Lines packs a stronger LFE wallop than the first in Dolby Digital.

We never get a clue as to what Kick - Ass himself wants to do — he's even less sure of himself than in the first film, and more wantonly rude toward his father — and the former Red Mist pouts and postures like a petulant little child, an impression not countered by Mint - Plasse's flailing about like a man drowning in syrup.

Tokyo Sonata, at first glance, plays less like the work of Kurosawa than like that of Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao - hsien, but as the story of downsized executive Ryuhei (Teruyuki Kagawa) unfolds, following roughly the same blueprint as Laurent Cantet's Time Out as Ryuhei conceals his unemployment from his wife and two sons, it comes clear that Kurosawa's brilliant, refined take on mass hysteria in his horror films has been translated intact.

Though less surprising than the first film, «Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

In fact, PA3 opened bigger and though it had the series» weakest legs to date, it still ended up with a domestic gross close to the first film and a franchise - high worldwide take of $ 203 M. And while the production budget again rose, it was still kept to just $ 5 million, well under the competition and far less than the marketing costs of such a high - profile wide release.

- The original title of the movie was «Tomorrow Never Comes» - Anthony Hopkins was cast as Elliott Carver and joined the production, but dropped out after three days because filming was disorganized and chaotic and there was no completed shooting script - First Bond film since Diamonds Are Forever to have a running time of less than two hours.

The first film for both Jennifer Aniston and Trimark, the video of it has sold less than 100,000 copies.

Even though the film is due in less than three months, we're just now getting our first look at Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford in the true story of the «Rathergate» period of CBS News when Dan Rather was unceremoniously on his way out after a 2004 report about George W. Bush's ability to avoid service during the Vietnam War...

It's not so interesting so as to warrant a viewing by those who aren't fans of the movie in the first place, but I did find it significantly less tiring than the actual film.

William Wyler was first signed to direct but when he seemed less than enthusiastic about making the film he was replaced by Wiser minds.

Focusing on the leak of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, The Post is a stunning film that plays like a crackerjack suspense thriller but is about nothing less than the survival of the First Amendment and the right of a free press.

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But rights complications (owing to both the title and the use of clips from «First Blood «-RRB- held up the release for over a year, and while the film was a hit in its native U.K. and elsewhere (taking $ 10 million worldwide), it made less than $ 2 million in the U.S after opening head to head with «Iron Man.»

Given that I would be laughed out of the first two groups — exposed as less than a neophyte, you may assume that my discussion of this film will not be steeped in scientific or astrophysical theorem.

Their films beyond the first Matrix film is less than stellar beyond beautiful visual splendor, but their films don't become memorable for the right reasons.

Evans» latest go in front of the cameras is Gifted, a film that grossed in its entirety slightly less than what Captain America: Civil War made in its first five hours of Thursday night showings.

An obscure actor named Sean Connery, former body builder and soccer player, gets the lead in the first film adaptation of Ian Fleming's spy novel series, made for less than $ 1 million.

Both seasons of Sleeper Cell were originally aired in an unusual fashion, by filming the entire season ahead of time and then airing the episodes on consecutive nights, such that each brand new season was aired for the first time over a period of less than two weeks.

Played by Ryan Reynolds, (a fan's dream actor to play the role), his first appearance, like the film, was less than successful.

It's fair to say this film is less dense than it first appears, the opposite of its sister film The Big Lebowski (a film superficially silly but deeply profound).

Director Francois Truffaut's first film is a tender (and somewhat less sentimental than some of his later films) look at growing up in Paris — it's a coming of age film, but a very sweet one.

Maybe I'm just nostalgic because Red Dawn was the first film I'd ever seen set in my home state of Colorado (Calumet — which is a real town, but deserted)-- albeit shot in New Mexico, but whatever — and that the image of a bunch of «necks tooling around in old Fords with bristling gun racks was less fantasy than cozy, front - porch documentary.

Nine may have gotten lower marks, lesser returns, and far fewer awards than Rob Marshall's first musical film, but I found it to be considerably more appealing than Chicago.

The streaming service acquired the film from Paramount Pictures less than two weeks ago, and the first footage of the secret Cloverfield movie only made its debut last night during the Super Bowl.

As well, the first half of the film is stronger than the second, as a cross-desert car race feels more like Smokey & The Bandit and less in line with the story that was so well plotted in the set - up

Early on, the humour of the Guardians is more enjoyable than their first solo film because their scenes are less cluttered by subplots.

In fact, Deadpool 2 is so much more a complete vision of a Deadpool movie that the first film retroactively feels somewhat lesser in comparison, like a proof of concept experiment (with little confidence behind it) or extended test footage reel... Ultimately, it pays off with a Deadpool sequel that is bigger and better than the first film.

Returning for this sequel is Kristen Wiig as Lucy (a different character than Wiig voiced in the first film), sounding more or less like a boisterous version of the actress's natural persona, and coming on board is Benjamin Bratt (Snitch, The Great Raid), completely not like himself with an over-the-top Mexican accent for Eduardo, Antonio's father.

We got our first glimpse of Terrence Malick's latest film Knight of Cups back in December with the release of the first trailer [watch it here], and with the Berlin premiere less than a week away a lengthy new synopsis has arrived online...

Still, it's good to see Jason Reitman tackling such tonal range in his still - young filmography — though I could have stood a little more of the loose, spiky texture that characterized his still - undervalued direction of «Juno,» a film less cannily written and cleverly assembled than «Up in the Air,» but one that moved me more directly on first viewing.

With less than six months until Black Panther hits movie theaters, Yahoo! has unveiled a first look at the film's upcoming toy line, including a sneak peek at villain Erik Killmonger's previously teased Black Panther suit.

Taking a leaf from Inception, and another from The Prestige (or Batman Begins), he pieces together a universe that's nothing less than gobsmacking; your jaw will be left hanging by the first set piece and it won't come off the floor for the rest of the film.

A24 purchased the film, which stars Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, ahead of the festival, and judging by its first trailer, a conscious effort is being made to position Ari Aster's feature - length directorial debut as less miminalist in the horror department than both The Witch and It Comes at Night.