Sentences with phrase «movies than their inspirations»

I know it's sacrilege to say, but some of these I think are even better movies than their inspirations.

Not exact matches

And what better way to find inspiration than watching movies?

The works of Max Brooks, who wrote 2003's satirical and subversively political, «The Zombie Survival Guide», and 2006's, «World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War», provided the kernels of inspiration for this mega-budgeted horror - action - thriller that mostly makes up its own narrative, independent of much of the book content (jettisoning the first - person account style and most of the events), to make it fit more with the ranks of current, eye - candy loaded popcorn movies than a thoughtful adaptation of the best - seller.

«It does, I have to admit, tend to bog down in the seemingly infinite twists and bits of business leading up to the climax, and movie - overfed - critic types are likely to fondly recall the better movies, including «I Walked With a Zombie» and «The Princess Bride,» that this draws inspiration from,» confesses MSN film critic Glenn Kenny, who gives the film more of a pass than I do.

Of course, now that we have a play and movie, it's difficult to avoid viewing Mr. Bennett's actions as anything less than inspiration for his writing... though the extended charitable actions can not be minimized.

It's more technical than you might expect, as such movies cited as inspiration include Crimson Tide and Se7en (lighting), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (symmetrical framing), and Scrooged and Groundhog Day (story).

Transformers the new movie by Michael Bay, is based not on a novel, play or screenwriter's inspiration but on a line of Hasbro toys that have been hot tickets for young boys such as myself for more than 20 years.

Taking inspiration from films like The Innocents and The Haunting, Del Toro has been pretty vocal about defining his latest project as a gothic romance, rather than a traditional horror movie.

Auteurism has less to do with the way movies are made than with the way they are elucidated and evaluated, It is more a critical instrument than a creative inspiration.

Drawing inspiration from an actual event in which the U.S. military dumped formaldehyde into the Han River from their Seoul located base in 2000, Bong gave the monster movie a face lift by keeping the focus on a dysfunctional family rather than the military.

If the movies «Hot Fuzz» imitates are mostly surface pleasures, in a sense it's appropriate for «Hot Fuzz» to mimic that directly — though Wright's film is more enjoyable than most of its filmic inspirations because it is packed with comic detail, from the editing to the sound design to the songs on the soundtrack.

A few hundred books a year, out of more than one million books published yearly, may serve as the source inspiration for a movie.

Not On Our Watch's combination of practical information and instructions blended with memoir, history and tales of success from past activism should provide inspiration whether the reader is taking his or her first baby steps towards getting involved in any form of activism (or simply picked up the book because it's cowritten by a movie star), or is already convinced that the pen truly can be mightier than the sword and is looking for specifics on this particular conflict.

That dispute is the inspiration for a movie with the same name and the protagonist most likely by none other than Daniel Radcliffe.

Sometimes I think it's easier for me to draw inspiration from recent movies than from other contemporary painters, because I can set myself apart more easily from the current trends of the art world.

The more than 100 haute couture and ready - to - wear pieces in the exhibit reveal his inspirations in art, dance, punk rock, movies and more.

Although it takes inspiration from many movies and games, Prey has more than enough substance to stand on its own two feet.