Sentences with phrase «loved predecessors»

Sequels that can achieve such a balance and expansion on their much loved predecessors are a rarity and, as a result, 2049 can take a bow.

Urban Decay «Naked Skin» Weightless Concealer in Light — This was the much - loved predecessor to my new favorite, the Tarte Shape Tape Concealer.

Its irresistible sense of style speaks for itself, but given how much I love its predecessor, the biggest compliment I can pay it is that it's 100 % the sequel that Persona 4 Arena deserved.

Five years in the making, The Fall Part 2: Unbound is finally here, but does it manage to live up to the well rounded and much loved predecessor?

If you really love its predecessor, however, there should be something to enjoy here, even with the steep asking price.

On the other hand, it has let of of the compactness, we loved its predecessor for.

The Xperia Z2 comes with an updated display that is not only 0.2 - inches bigger than the Xperia Z1, but now also an IPS LCD, allowing for greater brightness and improved viewing angles over its much loved predecessor.

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump has helped Europe in a way that his predecessor Barack Obama didn't, and Europeans should love Trump for it, an asset manager told CNBC on Thursday.

Things have improved, both in - stores and online for Penney since CEO Mike Ullman, both Johnson's predecessor and successor, came back last year and brought back the discounts and in - house brands customers loved.

You claim your religion is one of love probably because Jeebus was a peace - loving hippie communist, though his predecessor «Father God» was a tempestuous tantrum - throwing child.

This was in the spirit of his predecessor, who said, «If I love God, what need have I of a coming world?»

For de Lisle has unearthed key new facts, from ambassador reports home and love letters between key protagonists, and has corrected common falsehoods, such as significant details of the ceremonial accession of the «nine day» Queen Jane, and that she was not born in the same month as her predecessor on the throne, the boy - king Edward.

My work of constructing an alternative answer to the divine power / love conundrum draws on a vast array of predecessors whose breakthroughs into fresh modes of understanding underlie what I now present.

his predecessors also contributed to Arsenal and got paid for it......... yes he loves Arsenal.....

-LSB-...] of Love picks up where its widely praised predecessor Touching Distance left off, covering the period from the glorious summer of 1996, after we'd just finished -LSB-...]

Throughout, Jo Cox, my predecessor, is referenced with love and admiration.

His predecessor, Stephen Crabb, shared some of his Wales Office memories, telling Mr Cairns: «As you know, the Welsh Labour Government in Cardiff loves nothing more than a long and fuzzy row with Westminster over powers.

«We'll have to wait and see whether she'll be another «rock star» for ag, loved by all like her predecessor Rajiv Shah.»

I love how this pair is a little more streamlined than its predecessor, but still has the classic look.

It inherits some of the mechanics of its predecessor, but it grows as a pure sandbox, and the fans of old will love that.

I didn't quite love Ni No Kuni 2 quite as much as its predecessor, because I wasn't quite as connected to it.

Despite the best efforts of a game cast (and although it fares much, much better than its immediate predecessor), American Pie Presents The Book of Love primarily comes off as a typically low - rent and flat - out needless straight - to - video endeavor - with the pervasive lack of laughs ultimately exacerbating the film's myriad of problems.

And if the romantic - comedy can continue to evolve away from the problematic tropes of its predecessors then hopefully the genre will inspire a lot of love from the movie - goer, and the studios, once again.

Where audiences loved Toy Story 2 and children everywhere grew up on both it and its predecessor, Men in Black II kind of sucked.

As is custom for most comedy sequels, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising finds a way to conveniently recycle the plot of its predecessor so that it can revisit the same beats and gags that audiences loved so much the first time.

But while the film shows more promise than its spiritual predecessor in the early stages, its overdependence on the love story between its two leads prevents «Beautiful Creatures» from distinguishing itself as anything other than an unfortunate «Twilight» wannabe.

More concerned with world - building than standing on its own two feet, Iron Man 2 fell short of its predecessor thanks to a manic turn from Mickey Rourke as the parrot - loving Russian hacker who goes by the name of Whiplash.

Not only does it fail to capture the imagination in the way its predecessor did, it degenerates at times into a directionless love - in.

Even so, the film hadn't really been on our radar at first, and it was only after failing to get into Susanne Bier's «Love Is All You Need,» and deciding that not having seen its predecessor probably precluded us from seeing Takeshi Kitano's gangster sequel «Outrage Beyond,» that we headed to the late - night press screening of the film.

It's predecessor missed out on a spot in our top ten back in 2011, but 20th Century Fox's simian sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes had enough love among our writing team to claim eighth place this time around.

Despite following in the footsteps of its genre predecessors, The 5th Wave is engaging and Cassie's initial love for her family is commendable.

Guadagnino, who directed I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2015), sees it as the conclusion of a trilogy, although its links with its predecessors are tenuous: the first film involved a wild affair, the second a charged summer in an Italian villa, and Tilda Swinton, who starred in both, helped cast the third.

Like Boogie Nights, Inherent Vice invokes the spaciness of 1970s LA, but moves beyond its predecessor in evoking the political paranoia and discord of this period, and unlike Punch - Drunk Love it clearly draws on an established literary and cinematic genealogy.

This sequel's reviews were nearly as glowing as its predecessor's and the potentially troubling domestic box office declines were more than offset by the steep gains of 3D - loving foreign markets.

It may seem lazy to draw such comparisons, but «Beautiful Creatures» is about as close to a «Twilight» clone that Hollywood has produced, trading vampires and werewolves for witches, and although the film shows more promise than its spiritual predecessor in the early stages, its overdependence on the main love story prevents «Beautiful Creatures» from distinguishing itself as anything other than a «Twilight» wannabe.

A significant improvement over its plotless, meandering predecessor, «Stuart Little 2» is fun - loving, low calorie,...

Ragnarok, the third and easily the best entry in Marvel's least - loved solo series, succeeds partly because it does something its predecessors never quite could: It makes an ageless space god with the nobility of King Arthur and the bodacious abs of a supermodel look like an underdog.

I loved the first movie, and think there's a good chance this film could be just as great as its predecessor.

Its Vectra predecessor, though, is not a loved car among those who love cars.

If you loved the rakish WRX concept that bowed in New York earlier this year, the production 2015 WRX, which debuted today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, may be a slight downer: decidedly less boy - racer than its predecessors, its sculpted fender flares and unique sheetmetal only slightly disguise its Impreza rootstock.

The Mercedes - backed company is about to unveil an all - new version of its Smart Fortwo microcar that keeps its predecessor's best - loved characteristics — including the all - important 2.69 m overall length — but adds big - car features that even Smart lovers never thought they'd see.

In summary, the 2017 Armada, like its predecessors, is a mixed bag for me and I am a guy who loves large SUVs.

According to BookBrowse reviewer Marnie Colton, Maggie O'Farrell's dry wit and keen observations owe a debt to these predecessors: Nina Bawden (b. 1925) Nina Bawden, CBE, is one of Britain's most distinguished and best - loved novelists for adults and children.

Lacking the melodramatic sizzle of its predecessor, this sophomore effort is a colorful but middling multilayered novel about family history, love, and redemption.»

It isn't as smoothly paced as its predecessor due to its confined one - shot nature, but there's still no shortage of eye candy and comedy, not to mention a healthy dose of boys» love implications to keep current fans appeased and newcomers to the concept gently introduced (which is Doki Doki's intent as an imprint so kudos on a premiere book that fits perfectly).

My first sea journey was on the Cunard liner, the HMS Queen Elizabeth.Not the QEII, but her predecessor — longer than the HMS Queen Mary by 11 feet, I loved telling my friends.

While an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III appeared something of a shoo - in, it seems the manufacturer is also showing some love for its predecessor.

Featuring a 300 ppi E Ink Carta HD display (6 inch) for text in razor - sharp definition, water protection through nano - coating, and the tap2flip function for easy page turns by tapping on the back of the device, the tolino vision 4 HD has all of the highlights that readers love about its predecessor, the tolino vision 3 HD.

By the time I was playing my first arcade shooters, they were Galaxian and Galaga, the latter of which I still love dearly, but even its predecessor feels dull by comparison.

Its predecessor, A Link to the Past, is one of the most loved games in Nintendo's history and A Link Between Worlds looks like it improves on every aspect.