Sentences with phrase «much as prequels»

It's just part of why I think it works as well as it does, for as much as prequels have a tendency to take the fun out of their predecessor's central mystery, Prometheus adds layers to the universe that began with the classic Alien.

Not exact matches

Despite being a sequel nominally, Super Paper Mario features a completely different gameplay style, with nearly as much depth as its prequels.

This was a blank - slate film experience for me, and it's not a sequel or prequel so much as an independent movie operating laterally to Suicide Club, so why am I even talking about all this.

Once again it can't be faulted too much for this as it is a prequel but they could have easily made the wrap up more interest.

What this prequel serves is to fill in all of the necessary gaps in order to flesh out just who all of the characters are, why they do what they do, and why the police can be seen as not much different than any one of the other powerful triad families in trying to maintain control of the city by any means necessary.

Directed with not much flair by Leigh Whannell (who wrote the previous two installments), «Insidious: Chapter 3» is being billed as a prequel.

(Don't think too much about the prequel / sequel status of these films as they relate to the original Planet of the Apes films — thats just a wormhole.)

In the end, Dumb and Dumber To is as bad, if not worse, than the much - maligned prequel Dumb and Dumberer.

If the game does turn out to be a prequel as suspected, a somewhat younger Herbert Moon may make a return much to the joy of fans.

«Prometheus»: Iceland's barren landscapes served as exteriors for Ridley Scott's «Alien» prequel, but much of the footage of the space ships and hangers were done Shepperton Studios and Pinewood Studios in England.

It's a cooperative side scrolling brawler set in the Sacred universe you know and love, and it will act as a prequel to events in the much anticipated Sacred 3.

The much anticipated Psycho prequel has just recently locked up Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates who's character is being described as a passionate, and compelling, a -LSB-...]

I've been waiting for a big - budget, prestige presentation of this property for almost as long as I waited for the Star Wars prequels — and if I'm not as disappointed, it's only because Episode I killed much of what was disappointable in me.

How that has translated in Lucas's work into the most cynical, over-written bits of juvenilia in his prequel trilogy seems as much a mystery to Lucas as it does to the rest of the sentient world.

But then Jackson isn't interested in a faithful interpretation of Tolkien's novel as much as backfilling a prequel story to The Lord of the Rings, transforming the novel's story of legacy and destiny warped into greed and hubris, a grand fantasy adventure with dragons and trolls and Shakespearean dimensions, into the initial stirrings of the evil Sauron and a war that will engulf the world and all the races.

Yes, the prequel people are craving as much as one to Nothing But Trouble is quietly moving forward.

WHY: For someone who supposedly counts «The Wizard of Oz» as one of his favorite films, Sam Raimi's prequel doesn't resemble it all, nor does the story add much to the mythology.

While that is down significantly from tracking earlier in May that suggested the film would open between $ 165 million and $ 175 million, some are still projecting the «Star Wars» prequel could make as much as $ 180 million over the four - day holiday weekend.

But, as redundant as it may be, the film stands out from the prequel crowd by being set in the early 1960s and having so much fun with its period setting.

Not only does he or she say that the game is indeed a prequel, as pretty much everyone assumes it will be, but it also suggests that there will be multiple playable characters.

Since RDR2 is shaping up to be a prequel (while not confirmed, the released promo art, as well as RDR's plot make this pretty much the only possibility), you won't have trouble understanding the plot without this info, however it will definitely make things more enjoyable being able to connect the dots with «Aha!»

With the end of the Wild West era and the death of John Marston tying up all loose ends of Red Dead Redemption, pretty much the only possible way RDR2's story could unfold would be as a prequel.

However, after a day on the film's set last year, it became very clear that this is very much a sequel to the first Alien prequel, even as it's doubling down on being the prequel many Alien fans wanted in the first place.

The story tries to act as a prequel and sequel at the same time yet crams too much in to flow well.

Dwayne Johnson - better known as pro wrestler the Rock - proved to be a strong draw for audiences, and the studio had so much faith in him that they green - lighted a prequel called The Scorpion King, one that would focus mainly on his character.

Neither the director nor stars Will and Jaden Smith will be there, but screenwriter Gary Whitta will host a panel that promises to focus as much, if not more, on the comic - book spin - offs and prequel novels that will precede the apocalyptic sci - fi film's release.

This fact doesn't actually have much bearing on the actual events in Momodora: RUM as the storyline is, at least to my understanding, a prequel to the first Momodora game.

The much anticipated Psycho prequel has just recently locked up Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates who's character is being described as a passionate, and compelling, a smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surpassing us.

The next Battlefront introduces a much - requested single player campaign that promises to tell an exciting original story, as well as the ability to recreate iconic battles from every era of Star Wars (yes, even the prequels).

As the title may suggest, Yakuza 0 («Zero») is a prequel to the entire Yakuza series to date, placing itself in the 80s and following a much younger version of series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu as a newly recruited member of the Yakuza as he struggles to make a name for himselAs the title may suggest, Yakuza 0 («Zero») is a prequel to the entire Yakuza series to date, placing itself in the 80s and following a much younger version of series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu as a newly recruited member of the Yakuza as he struggles to make a name for himselas a newly recruited member of the Yakuza as he struggles to make a name for himselas he struggles to make a name for himself.

Prequel to the Until Dawn, The Inpatient, has also got a price drop of as much as 50 per cent here, which again is a huge steal.

Released in 2008 as a prequel to the original Sacred from 2004, this action RPG follows in much the same paths as its predecessors.

I enjoy each of the Zelda game's I've played so much because I don't treat them as sequels, or prequels for that matter.

Overall, Middle - Earth: Shadow of War progresses beyond the high quality standards set by Shadow of Mordor through expanding pretty much every gameplay feature, while refining the finer points that received constructive feedback from its prequel such as introducing difficulty levels.

Don't fret too much over the changes, though - the game serves as a distant prequel to Zestiria (sort of like Phantasia and Symphonia did) so there's still plenty of things for Zestiria fans to enjoy story-wise.

A common rumour that Beyond Good & Evil 2 would be a Switch exclusive was effectively quashed today, as series creator Michel Ancel took to Instagram to say the much anticipated prequel is «no Switch exclusive as far as I know.»

Speaking of which, if there's one reason this one doesn't sting quite as much as others, it would be because of the Xbox Live / PlayStation Network release of Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of this NES game developed as a prequel to the short - lived Bionic Commando revival.

MGS3 is also a good entry point - it's a prequel set in the 60s, so it's probably the game that works best as a standalone Cold War potboiler without much concern for the series» baroque mythology.

The prequel to the 1968 classic uses groundbreaking technology to ensure its simian stars have as much emotional depth as any regular human actor

Not so much a separate creation as an overture to Monday's more serious Blawg Review issue here, the Prequel features legal folly of various kinds, and a visit from the god Dionysus.

If the game does turn out to be a prequel as suspected, a somewhat younger Herbert Moon may make a return much to the joy of fans.

Not only does he or she say that the game is indeed a prequel, as pretty much everyone assumes it will be, but it also suggests that there will be multiple playable characters.