Sentences with phrase «longer than the first film»

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But after the first third — the film is more than 3 hours long — Schindler begins to recognize the horrors that are going on around him and feels compelled to do something about it.

Perhaps it's nostalgia, if not for the simpler thrills of childhood viewings (this was my first time seeing the film) than for the off - the - wall, predictable, and good - natured stories that the Disney studio has long dabbled in.

With this release, Swimming to Cambodia becomes a whole lot easier and more affordable to see and own than it has been in a long time, which is good news for fans of Spalding Gray's first monologue film.

The Buzz: The first two «Pirates» films made buckets of money — despite scathing reviews, in the case of the second installment — so there's no reason to expect «At World's End» to be anything other than a tentpole picture for Disney all summer long.

While The Shaggy Dog took quite a bit longer than most films to land on disc, the wait seems acceptable, as Walt's first all - out comedy is treated to a delightful widescreen transfer and three worthwhile bonus features.

Yet, for all of that, «The Wall» — penned by first - time screenwriter Dwain Worrell, whose script was well - regarded in Hollywood before it got turned into a film — feels longer than its brief 81 minutes.

The first half of the film runs nearly 30 minutes longer than necessary and never utilizes the amazing supporting characters that pop in and out of the story, including Giancarlo Giannini and cult veteran Mickey Rourke.

Their love lives are probably discussed entirely too much for Disney's comfort, but the pair gets down to brass tacks more often than not; for what it's worth, this is the first time I can recall hearing of a film getting longer as a result of the test - screening process — a lot of Bartha's performance was rescued from the cutting - room floor after preview audiences responded favourably to his character.

It was more than two years ago when we first reported on a film adaptation of Gerald's Game, Stephen King's book about the heartbreak of not knowing where you left your keys, be they to the front door or the handcuffs chaining you to a bed long after your husband has unexpectedly died.

Set during a long, hot summer in 1982, the film — opening in New York and Los Angeles on May 2, from Paramount Vantage — revolves around two 11 - year old scamps who, after seeing First Blood for the first time, decide to film their own sequel with nothing more than a camcorder and, natch, some imaginaFirst Blood for the first time, decide to film their own sequel with nothing more than a camcorder and, natch, some imaginafirst time, decide to film their own sequel with nothing more than a camcorder and, natch, some imagination.

The list of things wrong with this film is far longer than the corresponding list of its positive attributes, meaning the positive can probably be covered first.

Films adapted from video games have now been around long enough for the first major franchise reboot (Hitman and Street Fighter don't count), and while this new Tomb Raider movie has more honourable intentions than the shallow Angelina Jolie - starring films from 2001 and 2003, it too suffers from the inherent superficiality that tends to plague video - game adaptations.

Indeed, The Dead is the first zombie film in a long while where the titular undead provide a greater threat than the living.

Give the eloquent neurotic intellectual something that will last longer than a restaurant gift card, with this copy of the Whit Stillman Criterion trilogy set, which puts the writer / director's first three films in the same box.

Coriolanus feels much longer than it actually is, due to the fact it's limited action takes place solely in the first third of the film.

«X-Men,» more than any other film, is responsible for the glut of superhero movies we now have — the film was the first in a long time to treat the source material with respect (after the 90s «Batman» movies and things like «The Phantom,» this proved important), and showed that they could work without A-list stars, with the property doing the heavy lifting.

There's still a good chance that it won't live up to its amusing trailer, but as long as the film is more Peter Sellers «Pink Panther» than Steve Martin «Pink Panther,» it could be the first real surprise of 2015.

The first reel is simply too short at less than seven minutes long, and as a result the film feels even slighter than it should.