While there are plenty
of action scenes in this game that should never be the aspect that draws players to it.
Sure, none
of the action scenes here are especially original, but they're well executed and appropriately brutal body collectors that are filmed vividly enough to actually see them.
The other problem is that the film gets into a frustrating
rhythm of action scene / downtime / action scene / downtime and each of the quieter moments is horribly dull.
Many of the action scenes are also thrilling and well - shot, with plenty of blood - soaked scenes to earn the movie it's R - rating.
The director, Jennifer Yuh, an experienced animator taking her first turn at the helm, oversees a
series of action scenes as lively and thrilling as any flesh - and - blood martial - arts flick.
Most of the action scenes with the robots are tedious, although the showdown between two humans, Cade and black ops leader James Savoy (Titus Welliver), actually shows some spark.
Some scenes — usually the quieter moments — amazed me with the advances that CGI has made over the years, whereas a
couple of the action scenes look nothing short of awful, almost as if we're still looking at the pre-effects workprint.
And the execution of these ideas, at least at first glance, appears tp be very similar, with plenty
of action scenes set to popular music and our villain having a misplaced sense of ambition and moral outrage.
This exposition, per custom, is delivered by Bourne's confidant in espionage, Nikki (Julia Stiles), who then appears to be killed in the
middle of an action scene, providing Bourne with his real impetus for busting some spy heads this time around.
On the downside, there are some serious leaps of logic in the physics and technology of the film, further weakened by a porous plot, and ham - handed
handling of the action scenes while on the ground.
The look of the CGI vampires certainly hasn't been all that improved in a year, and
none of the action scenes in the film really got me all that excited.
It's a rollercoaster thrill ride with simple, somewhat clichéd set pieces that nevertheless work like gangbusters because Favreau's a good filmmaker who knows what beats to hit to get maximum excitement
out of an action scene.
Here's a very cool idea that'll keep your child entertained for hours: Use your cell phone to take photos or
videos of action scenes (or let older kids do this themselves if they're careful with the phone).
Sure, there's plenty of CGI, but the movie's thrills are predicated on the
reality of its action scenes: Tom Cruise hanging off a real plane as it really takes off, Tom Cruise really riding a motorcycle at insane speeds on a winding highway, Tom Cruise really jumping and punching and hitting and running.
And by giving away so many details about the ending up front, writer - director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) seems to be emphasizing that Annihilation isn't about who - will - live dynamics, or the fast
mechanics of action scenes.
Credits began following the trademarked opening of a close - up view of a match - head igniting, and the lighting of a sparking fuse, accompanied by a blindingly - fast
montage of action scenes from the film - and of course, Lalo Schifrin's memorable theme music.
For all of the gonzo flourishes, Waititi is a fairly conventional plotter and
stager of action scenes, and so eventually we must move on to a denouement we don't quite care about, as well as a potentially weighty theme — Hela might represent the ugly origins that all prosperous societies bury — that stays too far out of focus.
Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge: «Even at its best, The Last Knight feels like a series
of action scenes wrapped up together in a thinly stretched narrative.
The camera is kept pretty panned out throughout a
majority of the action scenes which gives a clear scope and magnitude of the bigger picture at hand.
Several of the action scenes, including a Hulk - sized Iron Man fighting the green guy himself, are worthy of the franchise, but the grand finale is unspectacular and a major letdown.
Director George Miller, who co-wrote the script with Brendan McCarthy and Nick Lathouris, shows his
mastery of the action scenes here time and time again.
While Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ticks the
boxes of action scenes and chase sequences, puzzle solving and booby trap dismantling, it fails to maintain the strengths of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, nor learn from the failings of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Despite the frantic and often seemingly improvised
nature of the action scenes, stunt coordinator Gilles Conseil and cinematographer Alain Duplantier have no trouble whatsoever capturing everything we need to see.
This is a tiny nitpick though as there aren't
loads of action scenes where he does this and we're talking 2 second shots here and there.
Wong's violent interludes are most often brief riots of slurred or slow - motion action alternating unexpectedly with freeze - frames; these sequences, delivered so rapidly one can often barely perceive what's happening, are obviously abstract
versions of the action scenes in conventional martial - arts films (The Eagle Shooting Heroes included).
If you're gonna go Tinseltown, you might as well make it count; push the logical
limits of action scenes until they are no more, make explosions laughably big, treat a «true story» like another freaking superhero movie, cast Sean Penn, and toss Gosling and Stone back together for their automatic chemistry.
The script tends to build its narrative on philosophical and religious arguments, but they're often riveting and articulate, especially in courtroom scenes that take the film beyond the expected
limitations of action scenes.
Additionally, most
of the action scenes avoid the metal suit vs. metal suit doldrums through the inclusion of Pepper (not just as a passive bystander) and other strong supporting performances, including James Badge Dale as a henchman and Rebecca Hall as one of Tony's ex-girlfriends.
Despite its many flaws, I've been surprised to learn over the years that there is an audience out there that finds many of the things funny in this film that I do not, and many
of the action scenes exciting that I think miss the mark substantially.
Hopefully, in his subsequent directorial efforts, Whedon won't be swayed to go the trendy
route of action scenes that give the viewer motion sickness.
If Justin Haythe's script is occasionally sluggish, its
dearth of action scenes belying a 140 - minute running time, Francis Lawrence remains true to the piece's hook: a scintillating femme fatale played by one of the best young actors on the planet.
The most
dynamic of action scenes can't hold up without a dramatic spine, and there's nothing here to support but the most basic of retribution yarns.
- People looking for cheap hotels and backpacker hostels (Old Quarter)- People looking for sophisticated five - star hotels (French Quarter)- People looking for a busy nightlife scene - Travellers who like to be in the centre of the action
Square has promised that it will retain a familiar feel while also moving towards the
type of action scene in another recent Final Fantasy.
«Overall this is the best set
of action scenes yet, even though the series still feels like it's underperforming.»