Not exact matches
It went on to
film more
than 115 hours and interview 450 customers, franchise owners and crew members — though Benoit said some of the footage from the
original test shoot
made it to the final campaign.
This is more
than just echoing what's gone before, Abrams» has clearly
made a conscious decision to give the
film a similar role to that A New Hope played in the
original trilogy.
Aside from this being a lot less interesting
than the
original stories, it also gives us a
film with more characters
than the story has any use for, and that in turn
makes what there is of a story feel baggy and drawn out.
The
film went on to
make more
than $ 319 million worldwide and still remains the second highest grossing
original horror movie of all time, second only to «The Exorcist.»
Anyway, the entire purpose of Zoolander 2 — and any comedy sequel
made more
than 10 years after the
original, and comedy sequels in general — is to facilitate the repetition of jokes from the
original film among fans who prefer to communicate their thoughts and feelings in movie - quote form, so reference away, referencers.
The concept itself is unprecedented, which
makes «Coco» even more
original than any animated
film I've seen -LSB-...]
Thunderbirds owes more to
films like Spy Kids and the movie version of Lost in Space
than it does to the
original television series, so if you like slickly -
made family sci - fi schlock targeted at the youngest of the audience members, you may not mind this mostly inferior knock - off.
After the drama that happened while Ant - Man was being
made, with
original director Edgar Wright backing out and Marvel quickly trying to find a replacement, it seemed like the
film would end up being more trouble
than it was worth.
With sequels, there's always a temptation to
make the
film more excessive
than the
original and such excess is on clear display here, undermining so many of the great elements of the
original.
Blu - ray Highlight: I'm a sucker for a good
making - of featurette, and the one included here is better
than most, covering a range of topics including the differences between the Icelandic
original and the remake, casting and
filming on location in New Orleans.
«More
than making up for its disappointing predecessor, «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2» is an incredibly emotional
film on many levels and a more
than worthy conclusion to the series, mainly because it doesn't shy away from finding ways to improve upon the
original book.»
Run by the Los Angeles - based membership arts organization Film Independent, the Spirit Awards recognize
films made for less
than $ 20 million that exhibit a «uniqueness of vision» and «
original, provocative subject matter.»
And, of course, the turtle could star in a reboot of Thelma and Louise, which I'm sure would
make for an infinitely more interesting
film than the
original.
From the look of this second, considerably revamped trailer — which is set to the
film's score rather
than the first trailer's
original music choice of the Beastie Boys» «Sabotage» — I think this one is going to
make more fans a lot happier.
Director Tim Pope,
making his big screen debut, does little more
than ape the quick - edit style Alex Proyas used in the
original film; his idea of a fresh touch is lingering on S&M kinks which, quite frankly, are boring.
Blade Runner 2049 uses these sub-stories to
make it into more
than a
film that is simply about Replicants vs.
Original Humans. - Devon Pack.
Complete with some cringe - worthy dialogue, this
film will
make you want to watch the
original film again and marvel at how much better it is
than this.
The end felt a bit flat for me as well, but looking back I think it works far better
than an ending like the
original would — for this particular
film anyway (I haven't seen the
original and its ending sounds tailor
made for a Wayne exit).
Gaiman and Avary do
make their characters multifaceted, particularly in the case of Beowulf himself, who seemed much more as a superman figure in the
original text
than the very flawed character we are presented in the
film.
McEwan — doing double duty at the festival with Richard Eyre's
film The Children Act — claimed that the notion of a
film version was far from his mind while he worked on the
original story, but noted that the slimmed - down format of the source
made it simpler to adapt
than a full - blown novel.
Although the
film had a bigger opening weekend ($ 91,608,337)
than the first
film in this reboot ($ 62,004,688) is has underperformed in comparison to the
original making $ 202,853,933 domestically.
Now, optimists might suggest such painstakingly slow progress is an encouraging sign, demonstrating Sony's desire to create something that lives up to the
original series rather
than simply cashing - in on the IP in the manner of the Resident Evil
films, but considering how long it's taken Sony to
make a decision regarding something as basic as the setting — let alone the script or cast — as a fan, it's difficult not to feel at least a little apprehensive.