While a few months ago I would have understood The Pokémon Company's reluctance to bring the bizarre Detective Pikachu to other territories, the fact that Legendary Entertainment plans to make a major
movie out of the concept changes things significantly.
Not exact matches
If you are not familiar with the
concept of a recut
movie trailer then please allow me to introduce you to one
of my current favorite ways to spend a ton
of time online (other than checking
out online dating sites
of course).
Ultimately the surreal
concept is half - baked and poorly executed, which will take audiences
out of the
movie all leading to an unsatisfying conclusion.
By the time the meta -
movie and cute - dog subplots collide in the desert, this high -
concept vehicle has run
out of gas.
I do recall this
movie coming
out and it was quite a big deal, very popular, quite an original idea and following on well from things like «Flight
of the Navigator» and
of course «E.T.» This was possibly one
of the first
movies to use this
concept where a robot featured as the main character with humans mainly as secondary characters.
But this is a
movie that's not afraid to put itself
out there and embrace the absurdity
of its
concept.
Playing
out like the
movie all our inner eight - year - olds (and director Luc Besson's, evidently) wanted from the Star Wars prequels, it's a non-stop cavalcade
of insane sci - fi
concepts and imagery, a colourful circus
of cool shit that in an alternate universe would be a merchandising juggernaut to rival any other.
It's a rather big change with this
movie throwing
out the
concept of Laurie Strode being related to Michael Myers.
Inside
Out boasts the imaginative
concept of emotions being controlled from a desk by office workers in your head (Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger), which would have been enough to base a
movie around for any other animation studio, but this is a Pixar production, meaning things only expand further into complexity, wowing both children and adults on different levels.
His new film, Free Fire, is built around a premise that is simultaneously old school and high
concept: two groups
of criminals in 1970s Boston arrange an arms deal in an old warehouse, things go south, guns are drawn... and they proceed to engage in a gun battle that plays
out over the course
of the entire
movie, mostly in real time.
First off, the driving
concept behind the
movie is that every single major assassination in the last couple
of centuries was carried
out by a male model, starting with Lincoln, and moving into JFK.
Anyone who's read those interviews in which Jody Hill gives props to «Taxi Driver» knows that he thinks he was trying to challenge heroic - vigilante
movie stereotypes, and anyone who's actually seen the thing knows that either Hill's execution wasn't up to his
concept or that he chickened
out in the key violent scenes, where the
movie seems to be implicit in the celebration
of Rogan's homicidal viciousness.
The problem is, since practically every man - machine
concept movie has been done by Hollywood over the last 27 years, «RoboCop» doesn't feel unique or original, but rather a bunch
of worn -
out parts pieced together with disappointing results.
Does Collateral Beauty feature an
out -
of - nowhere monologue in which a side character explains the invented
concept of «collateral beauty,» but not well enough for the audience to understand why the
movie needs a term for it?
It's not that HTTM is a terrible
movie — there are moments
of great comedy and interesting bits, for sure — but that it really took the lazy way
out and decided that gross -
out gags, extreme profanity and the mere
concept of the plot was enough to carry it on through to the end credits.
The eerie
concept and the drips
of catching a sight
of Bughuul is what creeped me
out about the first
movie.
Sold
out, but with tickets available via Friday Rush and day seats, Ivo van Hove's staging
of Paddy Chayefsky's 1976
movie script about media truth and lies is a visually dazzling, high -
concept show, turning the space into a news studio.
Well, the
concept is basically: Can you do what the studios do in a more efficient manner, and can you revitalize a section
of the
movie business that has been starved
out of existence almost?
With Logan, director James Mangold (returning after helming the promising but flawed The Wolverine) seeks to truly embrace that
concept, taking the superhero
out of the superhero
movie and seeing what happens when he finds himself
out on his own.
Yes, it's hard to shallow that this is not just another «make a
movie to sell toys» film, but the directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (best known for Cloudy with a Chance
of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street) really have a lot
of fun with the
concept and there's a very careful attention to detail that makes the film feel like it's truly made
out of LEGO blocks (despite being CGI).
Sure, critic's groups have been releasing their winners for the better part
of a month (my group, the Online Film Critics Society, chose Get
Out for our top honor), but the Globes present the first instance where the
concept of awarding the best
movies (and TV... I guess)
of the previous year solidifies in the minds
of those not connected to the industry who don't spend the majority
of their waking hours obsessing over anything and everything
movies.
Jerry Goldsmith (1968) **** Bangkok Dangerous Brian Tyler (2008) *** The Banner Saga Austin Wintory (2014) **** Basic Instinct Jerry Goldsmith (1992) ***** Basic Instinct 2 John Murphy (2006) *** Batman Danny Elfman (1989) **** Batman Returns Danny Elfman (1992) ** Batman Begins Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard (2005) ** Batman v Superman: Dawn
of Justice Hans Zimmer and Tom Holkenborg (2016) * * batteries not included James Horner (1987) *** 1/2 Battle: Los Angeles Brian Tyler (2011) ** Battleship Steve Jablonsky (2012) * Battlestar Galactica Richard Gibbs (2004) ** Battlestar Galactica: Season One Bear McCreary (2005) ** 1/2 Battlestar Galactica: Season Two Bear McCreary (2006) ** 1/2 Bears George Fenton (2014) **** Beat the Drum Klaus Badelt and Ramin Djawadi (2003) **** The Beautiful Country Zbigniew Preisner (2004) **** A Beautiful Mind James Horner (2001) **** Bee
Movie Rupert Gregson - Williams (2007) **** Being Julia Mychael Danna (2004) **** Belle Rachel Portman (2014) *** Beloved Infidel Franz Waxman (1959) ** 1/2 Below Graeme Revell (2002) * Ben - Hur Marco Beltrami (2016) ** Beneath the Planet
of the Apes Leonard Rosenman (1970) **** Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef Bernard Herrmann (1953) ***** Beowulf Alan Silvestri (2007) *** The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Thomas Newman (2012) **** The Best
of Everything Alfred Newman (1959) *** The Best Offer Ennio Morricone (2013) **** 1/2 The Betsy John Barry (1978) **** A Better Life Alexandre Desplat (2011) **** Between Heaven and Hell and Soldier
of Fortune Hugo Friedhofer (1956/5) ***** Beyond Borders James Horner (2003) **** Beyond Rangoon Hans Zimmer (1995) **** 1/2 Beyond the Gates Dario Marianelli (2005) **** Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Jerry Fielding (1979) **** 1/2 The Beyondness
of Things John Barry (1998
concept album) ***** The BFG John Williams (2016) *** 1/2 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Benjamin Wallfisch (2014) **** The Bible Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe (2013) * Bicentennial Man James Horner (1999) **** 1/2 The Big Bounce George S. Clinton (2004) *** The Big Bus David Shire (1976) *** The Big Empty Brian Tyler (2003) ** 1/2 Big Fish Danny Elfman (2003) *** 1/2 The Big Kahuna Christopher Young (1999) *** 1/2 Big Miracle Cliff Eidelman (2012) *** The Big Sleep Jerry Fielding (1978) **** Big Wednesday Basil Poledouris (1978) **** Bilal: A New Breed
of Hero Atli Örvarsson (2016) *** Birdman
of Alcatraz Elmer Bernstein (1962) ***** Birth Alexandre Desplat (2004) **** The Birth
of a Nation Henry Jackman (2016) *** Bite the Bullet Alex North (1975) ***** Black Chris Tilton (2006) **** The Black Bird Jerry Fielding (1975) **** 1/2 The Black Cauldron Elmer Bernstein (1985) *** 1/2 The Black Dahlia Mark Isham (2006) ***** Black Gold James Horner (2011) **** 1/2 Black Hawk Down Hans Zimmer (2001) **** 1/2 The Black Hole John Barry (1979) **** 1/2 Black Panther Ludwig Göransson (2018) **** Black Rain Hans Zimmer (1989) * Black Robe Georges Delerue (1992) **** Black Sails Bear McCreary (2014) **** The Black Stallion Carmine Coppola (1979) and The Black Stallion Returns Georges Delerue (1983) **** Black Sunday John Williams (1977) *** 1/2 The Black Tulip Christopher Young (2010) **** Black Widow Michael Small (1987) *** Blade II Marco Beltrami (2002) *** Blade Runner 2049 Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch (2017) ** Bless the Child Christopher Young (2000) ***** Blizzard Mark McKenzie (2003) **** 1/2 Blood Diamond James Newton Howard (2006) *** 1/2 Blood In, Blood
Out Bill Conti (1993) **** Bloodline Ennio Morricone (1979) *** The Blue Lagoon Basil Poledouris (1980) **** The Blue Max Jerry Goldsmith (1966) ***** The Blue Planet George Fenton (2001) ***** Bobby Jones: Stroke
of Genius James Horner (2004) *** Body Double Pino Donaggio (1984) **** Body Heat John Barry (1981) ***** The Bodyguard Alan Silvestri (1992) ** Bolt John Powell (2008) *** 1/2 Bonnie & Clyde John Debney (2013) *** 1/2 Book
of Blood Guy Farley (2009) *** The Book
of Henry Michael Giacchino (2017) *** The Book
of Stars Richard Gibbs (1999) *** 1/2 The Book Thief John Williams (2013) **** Born in China Barnaby Taylor (2016) **** Born on the Fourth
of July John Williams (1989) ***** The Bounty Hunter George Fenton (2010) *** The Bourne Identity John Powell (2002) *** 1/2 The Bourne Supremacy John Powell (2004) *** 1/2 The Bourne Ultimatum John Powell (2007) **** The Bourne Legacy James Newton Howard (2012) ** The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas James Horner (2008) **** 1/2 The Boys from Brazil Jerry Goldsmith (1978) ***** The Boxtrolls Dario Marianelli (2014) *** 1/2 The Boy Who Could Fly Bruce Broughton (1986) **** Brainstorm James Horner (1983) ***** Brake Brian Tyler (2012) *** Brannigan Dominic Frontiere (1975) **** The Bravados Alfred Newman and Hugo Friedhofer (1958) *** The Brave Little Toaster David Newman (1986) **** 1/2 The Brave One Dario Marianelli (2007) ** 1/2 Breach Mychael Danna (2007) **** Breakheart Pass Jerry Goldsmith (1975) *** 1/2 Breakdown Basil Poledouris (1997) **** Breakout Jerry Goldsmith (1975) *** Breathe Nitin Sawhney (2017) *** The Bride Maurice Jarre (1985) **** The Bridge at Remagen Elmer Bernstein (1969) **** Bridge
of Spies Thomas Newman (2015) **** 1/2 Bridget Jones's Baby Craig Armstrong (2016) *** Bring Me the Head
of Alfredo Garcia and The Killer Elite Jerry Fielding (1974/5) ***** Broadcast News Bill Conti (1987) *** Broadchurch Ólafur Arnalds (2015) **** 1/2 Broken Arrow Hans Zimmer (1996) * Broken Horses John Debney (2015) *** 1/2 Bruc Xavier Capellas (2010) *** 1/2 Bruce Almighty John Debney (2003) *** The Bucket List Marc Shaiman (2007) *** Buddy Elmer Bernstein (1997) **** Bug Brian Tyler (2006) *** A Bug's Life Randy Newman (1998) **** 1/2 Bugsy Ennio Morricone (1991) *** 1/2 Bullet to the Head Steve Mazzaro (2012) *** Bulletproof Monk Eric Serra (2003) *** The «Burbs Jerry Goldsmith (1989) *** 1/2 Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee George S. Clinton (2007) *** 1/2 The Butterfly Effect Michael Suby (2004) *** 1/2 By Love Possessed Elmer Bernstein (1961) ****
In cutting from the clanging bazaars
of Iraq to the quiet streets
of Georgetown, in blending dizzying dream sequences with starkly believable human drama, Friedkin created a horror
movie like no other — both brutal and beautiful, artful and exploitative, exploring wacked -
out religious
concepts with the clinical precision
of an agnostic scientist.
Still, the point is that the original I Know What You Did Last Summer (which came
out when one
of this sequel's costars, Torrey DeVitto was 13) wasn't a
movie predicated on twist or
concept — it was a star vehicle, albeit a collective and relatively minor one.
Hollywood is currently chasing all these joystick properties — a great many
of which suck, or certainly suck as
movie concepts, let's be honest here — because they think, often erroneously, that their prized, youthful demographic always necessarily wants the same things
out of their
movie - going experiences as they do their gaming experiences.
Following a behind the scenes featurette and a batch
of concept art for Solo: A Star Wars Story, four new character posters have arrived online for the Star Wars anthology
movie ahead
of its release next week featuring Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), Qi'Ra (Emilia Clarke); check them
out -LSB-...]
Empire is going all
out for their upcoming 2017
movie preview issue, as, following the release
of a piece
of Kong: Skull Island
concept art, the outlet has unveiled three exclusive images from Danny Boyle's long - awaited sequel to the cult classic Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting.
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Out of 4) When the
concept of a
movie seems ridiculous, it is hard to walk into the theatre for said movie and not think that it will be just that: ridicu
movie seems ridiculous, it is hard to walk into the theatre for said
movie and not think that it will be just that: ridicu
movie and not think that it will be just that: ridiculous.
A CIA Agent and a
Movie Star were casualties
of the design process, though here's hoping that
concept art makes it
out of the Double Fine den.
Showing
out of competition, Masked and Anonymous (aka the Dylan
movie), directed by Larry Charles and pseudonymously written by Charles and Bob Dylan, is set in the near future when the U.S. resembles a crumbling Banana Republic — a
concept given a certain credibility by the current administration's loot «n» pollute policies.
It's another bad gimmick
movie for star Nicolas Cage, who appears to be carving
out a unique niche as an actor to star in some
of the most laughable high -
concept thrillers
of the last few years.
«If you're working on an animated
movie and you're making a game with it, you get tonnes and tonnes
of concept art and things that are coming
out.
And when they were showing this stuff, and the
movie's not even
out yet, you get this wall
of concepts and you have these figures, and you're like «oh my god, this is cool».»
Colab was dependent on grants, too, starting with an encouraging sum
of $ 6,000 received by the National Endowment for the Arts but, as David E. Little put it in an article on its early activities, the group also «developed a
concept of an anti-hierarchical, artists - only organization that would serve as a hothouse for cultivating collaborative projects and would seek
out flexible and multiple distribution outlets to reach audiences, from bars and
movie houses to cable television and even alternative spaces.»
While I found
out the
concept behind carbon credits after the
movie was over, this could have been included in the
movie to lend credibility to several
of the ideas touched on.
Faraday baffled the audience with a
concept that looked straight
out of the next Batman
movie.