Unfortunately, their playful camaraderie isn't exploited nearly as much as it could be, because while the movie is incredibly lively in its opening and closing minutes (including one of
the most ridiculous action sequences ever filmed), that sense of high - energy fun is absent for most of the middle section, when it starts to take itself too seriously.
Not exact matches
even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the
actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the
actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the
most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this
ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat
The tongue plate, or lip, on this crankbait is
ridiculous, so you can get all the best
action to entice even the
most bait - wary fish.
Despite a monotonously fashionable mise - en - scene, Lyne generates some genuine erotic tension between his two stars; you believe in their obsessive relationship, even as
most of the
action and staging registers as
ridiculous.
For «Mission: Impossible,» director Brian De Palma (an odd choice, considering all the gory films in his mostly R - rated filmography,
most famously «The Untouchables») also has three elaborate
action set - pieces — a suspenseful caper set at a posh party, an intense break - in at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., and a
ridiculous but nonetheless thrilling chase on top of a bullet train that is speeding from London to Paris.
The plot is terribly clichéd, the
action sequences aren't very exciting, and though Cage's performance is definitely more restrained than usual, Lucas makes up for it with one of the year's
most ridiculous villains.
Bond at it's
most ridiculous but also it's
most watchable as this is the first of many big budget, over-the-top
action sequences.
Certainly Bruce Willis cracks wise in all of his
action vehicles, but when it came down to business, he was a convincing tough guy; Affleck, on the other hand, has a look of smug bemusement on his face
most of the time, as if to knowingly mock the
ridiculous affair.
See over two hours of previously unavailable trailers for some of the
most ridiculous films in history: thrill to the
action of BLACK FIST, IRON MASTER, and KILL!
«Completely
ridiculous, in the
most sublime sense of the word... But it's not all gags, as [Cannon] wrings tremendous tension,
action, and intrigue out of his many - stranded plot, and the dozen - strong constellation of major characters each have deep emotional stakes on the line.»
Even more impressive is how the plot actually makes you care about these characters; unlike the intro / outro clipshows
most fighting games have to offer, MKX's story bothers to include things like character development and heartfelt moments in between all the
ridiculous action.
This is as
ridiculous and ridiculously effective an open world game as Saints Row 3, but whereas that game was driven by
action movie excesses, Lego Batman 2 is driven mostly by the two things all boys love
most: breaking things and collecting stuff.