Sentences with phrase «more as a gimmick»

Even the Thanksgiving angle is ignored much of the time, utilizing more as a gimmick to attract a holiday audience than in tying the traditions into the story in any way.

There is a psychological element in this film that works more as a gimmick than it does as an extra layer of drama or suspense, the savvy viewer should be able to spot this obvious secret pretty early on.

Unlike Sean Baker, who found great success in his 2015 street drama Tangerine, interestingly among the first few feature films to dabble in Apple, Soderbergh's implementation tends to draw attention to style and like the worst of found - footage (which this film mercifully isn't), ends up more as a gimmick than the product of creative budgeting.

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So entrenched is this marketing gimmick that Trade Minister François - Philippe Champagne now talks about Canada as a gateway to more than 1 billion people, a figure he derives from adding the populations of North America and the European Union, another big, rich economy with which Canada enjoys preferential access as of earlier this month.

The S Pen has other new functions, too, like the ability to jot down a note that's automatically saved as an animated GIF for sharing, but that felt more like a gimmick to me.

It was fun to see a modern - day interpretation of a silent film, but it didn't bring much more to the table than that gimmick, and it doesn't hold a special place as a memorable and impactful movie the way its fellow nominees «The Tree of Life,» «Midnight in Paris,» and «Moneyball» do.

It's not even about being seen as contenders — or as an All - Star in Williams» case — but as more than a gimmick.

Liberal Democrat work and pensions spokesman David Laws also dismissed today's plans as offering only «rebranding, further delay and more gimmicks, when what is needed is immediate action».

At a public health forum in Downtown Brooklyn, he railed against the current administration for using «one shots and fiscal gimmicks» to balance its budgets, and slammed Bloomberg's large soda ban as nothing more than «big PR.»

«The creation and perpetuation of more tax gimmicks, such as the temporary Thruway toll rebate, won't help the state's competitiveness at all.»

«This is nothing more than a political gimmick dressed up as property tax relief and every New Yorker should call their representative to stop this reprehensible legislation from passing,» Cuomo said.

This was conceived of more as a marketing gimmick than anything else, and studies show it's far less effective than creatine monohydrate.

Hi Ikwo, thanks for your comment — funny word «gimmick» I know — apologies — what I meant was little touristy treats such as purses with Paris motives on them etc... you find the same ones everywhere, only near Sacre Coeur there are a couple of shops in which you will find very special a little more trendy ones — smile, hope this helps!

When consumers began to realize this information was no longer a marketing gimmick, but actual statistics, they more or less accepted the online dating as mainstream.

But to pigeonhole your time at the St. Pigeonation's Institute as a mere gimmick would be a grave misjudgment of a game that is far more delightful and unexpected than even its bizarre premise would suggest.

How I see Mario Party is that the series continues to throw more diversity to our playtime, since one day we could choose the 3rd one, other days the 5th one and so on (minus the 8th, we do nt like it that much), but that wouldnt be possible if they all were to be the SAME, every single one has a new twist inside it, wether it is the items, the board gimmicks, the microphone or the lates 9th instament that has changed alot (but its still fun as hell) that makes it unique and worth a note.

As much as I'm not looking forward to the converted 3D that I'll have to suffer through with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 I do see that movies in 3D can be more than a gimmick and can make the movie more entertaining than if I saw them just in 2As much as I'm not looking forward to the converted 3D that I'll have to suffer through with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 I do see that movies in 3D can be more than a gimmick and can make the movie more entertaining than if I saw them just in 2as I'm not looking forward to the converted 3D that I'll have to suffer through with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 I do see that movies in 3D can be more than a gimmick and can make the movie more entertaining than if I saw them just in 2D.

With the exception of one quickly shown photograph, it does mostly ignore the Wong-less, Morgan-less sequel, Final Destination 2, which I'm thankful for, as that was a darker and more labored version with new elements that made having to deal with the gimmick all the more tedious.

Yes there is a gimmick of being shrunk but wisely Payne chose not to focus solely on this but used it more as a jumping off point for the more important themes this story brings about.

Horror fans, broadly speaking, have come to regard conspicuous gimmicks and ostentatious high concepts with skepticism over the years, as filmmakers — and, more often still, shrewd producers — have exhausted every novelty of form or structure in a bid to seize upon the latest trend.

Instead, it's a muddled echo of several other films where the filmmakers treated their ideas as something more than a gimmick...

I don't think you can make The Artist as a «regular» film, and I don't think it's any more of a gimmick than Death Proof, Machete, Hobo...

To those who have grown weary of the CGI comedy and penguin onslaughts, the disc is worth at least a rental as a testament to how animated features can be more than shallow marketing gimmicks.

Even the side - scrolling games, such as Sonic 4, haven't been as well received as SEGA might have expected, but there's a good reason: SEGA hadn't ever attempted to actually recreate a classic Sonic game, they kept throwing in gimmicks, using modern moves (such as lock - on attacks) and making the levels with a more linear design.

Hooper asks incredulously after he's told that a band called Shithead recorded the ending theme), but also «credit» Hooper with insisting on changes to their screenplay that stick out like a sore thumb, such as the elimination of a passage of time between the prologue and our introduction to the Barrows that more or less imposes an awkward real - time gimmick on the proceedings.

It's been interesting how some filmmakers have ended up using it as a great tool to enhance the atmosphere or the film itself (I can't see myself seeing Pina in 2D) instead of just a cheap gimmick or a quick way to make some money and I'm glad that Brian Singer isn't just using it to sell more.

You have to give 3D ticket buyers some kind of bang for their buck, and when dealing with a story set in the 17th century, Da Vinci - designed airships are about as much as you can get away with, I guess... All in all, this 3D film is more than a cheap gimmick, but is far from mind - blowing.

What begins as an illuminating technical achievement, quickly starts to feel more like a gimmick as the movie starts to lose steam.

But, as with so many of its modern big - screen cousins, the addition of 3D to «Dial M for Murder» is just that — a gimmick, little more than a cinematic curiosity.

Proven more than a gimmick, gamification is claiming stakes as the must have addition for top - notch eLearning.

As cool as the infra - red night vision is (and it's so cool, if you're a geek like me), it's more of a gimmick than a tool — as is the blind - spot warning system, when you're driving an A7 with the awesome European - market side view mirrorAs cool as the infra - red night vision is (and it's so cool, if you're a geek like me), it's more of a gimmick than a tool — as is the blind - spot warning system, when you're driving an A7 with the awesome European - market side view mirroras the infra - red night vision is (and it's so cool, if you're a geek like me), it's more of a gimmick than a tool — as is the blind - spot warning system, when you're driving an A7 with the awesome European - market side view mirroras is the blind - spot warning system, when you're driving an A7 with the awesome European - market side view mirrors.

There are those who still see in the BMW Art Cars only a marketing gimmick, but we see something more, as one always does in art.

The appeal of the new car will surely spread beyond early adopters to those who see the second generation hybrid systems as more than a mere gimmick.

The latter strikes us as more of a gimmick than anything else, but you'll certainly impress your passengers when you turn up the volume by moving your fingers through the air.

To make it seem more familiar, Dodge allows you to shift manually from first through sixth gear, but it's sort of a gimmick, as the CVT's long suit is that it's always, theoretically at least, in the most efficient gear.

If this is true, then the M5 we'll get the same treatment as every M car kitted with the Competition Package, that is a stiffer ride, weight - saving components and other gimmicks that will focus less on daily driving tasks and more on spirited track sessions.

Though just as much a gimmick as it was on the G2, the feature is a much better fit for the slate, since users are more likely to leave a tablet on a flat surface to use it than they would a smartphone.

Publishing DC's 52 - variant - cover gimmick with Justice League of America # 1 seems to have paid off, as ICv2 estimates Diamond Comic Distributors sold more than 300,000 copies to comics shops last month.

A lot of people responded rather negatively to my last post questioning whether Nokia had a tablet strategy and decrying the entire idea of the tablet market as little more than a gimmick — Too large to be a phone and marginally more functional but smaller than an even a netbook and significantly less productive.

As well as packing the tablet with significantly more storage than the Kindle Fire, Barnes has also got gimmicks like «Read and Record», where parents can record themselves reading their kids» favourite stories so they don't actually have to be there at bedtimAs well as packing the tablet with significantly more storage than the Kindle Fire, Barnes has also got gimmicks like «Read and Record», where parents can record themselves reading their kids» favourite stories so they don't actually have to be there at bedtimas packing the tablet with significantly more storage than the Kindle Fire, Barnes has also got gimmicks like «Read and Record», where parents can record themselves reading their kids» favourite stories so they don't actually have to be there at bedtime.

They are using it as a gimmick to make their products look more attractive.

As someone who has also worked closely with marketing, one of the the more amusing aspects of the job was either devising a clever gimmick or seeing how other companies delivered their products to other industry people or retailers.

Wait until you don't have to make such drastic concessions for the sake of what many people few as little more than a gimmick.

main gimmick is the hero's transformation abilities: As an ancient relic brought to life (yes, really), Knack grows larger whenever he comes into contact with more artefacts while progressing through levels, which allows him to take on more dangerous enemies and use the environment and its objects in new ways.

Murfy is sadly more a gimmick than a substantial part of gameplay though, as he comes in every couple of stages and is more distracting than not as you have to manage two characters at once, but it adds a new angle to the tried - and - true gameplay we all know and love.

You only play as Sonic, there is actual platforming as opposed to watching Sonic run forward automatically, stages don't drag on for more than 15 minutes and there are no Werehog - like gimmicks to be found.

They are all going down the same road; make it more accessible, add a few gimmicks, strip out what you can so it can be sold as dlc and poof!

The simplistic platforming gameplay itself lacks variety as well, and the game's encouragement to spend more time in a single level often backfires by showing how stale the area's gimmicks can get within a few minutes.

What's more, not only does it cover the exact same games shown at yesterday's Japanese Nintendo Direct, but it has a few other «gimmicks» present as well.

@RubyEclipse so from what i can get is that sega purchased the rights to the extra life track nice oh and i love the way the minecart is being used here only as a section and i like the torch gimmick though next time im really excepting to see better physics and more like the classics unlike the rush engine oh and cant wait to see what you did to the pinball act