The film is full
of action scenes which allow many opportunities for stereo, surround, and subwoofer effects.
Not exact matches
The court
scene reflected the worldwide interest in the Silk Road affair,
which included numerous ripped - from - an -
action - movie elements, including the FBI's dramatic 2013 takedown
of Ulbricht in a San Francisco library.
The divine
action need not be thought
of as a matter
of super-casuality behind the
scenes through
which everything happens; but as the continual divine self ~ communication, presenting to the creatures not only the good to
which they may aspire, but also the support and recreative power
of the sustaining and loving reality
which is in the depths
of all things.
Speaking about the film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun
of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning
of the film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in
which the film's hyperkinetic
action sequences are really just the same as the dance
scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.
The first purpose - built glass - walled Tunnel Club in the UK
which will allow lounge guests to see the inner sanctum with a behind - the -
scenes view
of the players» tunnel, while also enjoying the
action from player - spec «Recaro - style» seats, located behind the First Team technical area.
Battleship The U.S. Navy defends the planet against a fleet
of marauding aliens in this sci - fi
action flick,
which features
scenes of nonstop nautical mayhem inspired by the eponymous board game.
Without much material or throughline, the movie devolves into a succession
of scenes in
which the scream queen Vivian runs from one imperilment to the next; the proceedings culminate in abandoned mine tunnel that serves primarily as a means for obscuring the
action.
The mouse city,
which uses boxes and other discarded goods to replicate landmarks like Big Ben, is a lot
of fun, and the
action scenes are fluid without being showy.
The movie's opening
scene,
which is also the best
action set piece in this Brad Peyton - directed picture, depicts the lone survivor
of a space station catastrophe trying to return to Earth with her scientific samples intact.
As directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the
action scenes are often incomprehensible,
which means that far too much
of the film is spent waiting for the
action to die down so we can see who is left standing.
The actors are really just playing themselves as far as their line delivery goes and the plot really doesn't go anywhere new, especially since the opening
scene of the film rewinds through the entire film, showing every
action beat,
which was a really bizarre move.
This allows for plenty
of ridiculous - in - a-good-way
action scenes, the best
of which finds her levitating a group
of armed assailants so they can not harm her.
Paul's exposition on Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, an elaborately constructed
scene where Ian Baker's restless camera cuts repeatedly between the four characters» constantly changing positions, exemplifies the way in
which an intradiegetic audience is constructed and the overtly performative nature
of the
action foregrounded.
Not just that the lead is an actual MMA fighter,
which means the
action scenes will be great, but it's directed by one
of my favourite directors, Steven Soderbergh.
He's playing with so many interesting ideas when it comes to race that I wish the film felt a bit more satisfying in its payoff, even if that disappointment is amply offset by the pure intensity
of the final
scenes, during
which Peele displays a skill with horror
action that I didn't know he had.
Well probably the only thing for this reviewer were the fight
scenes which crackle with realism, vigour and fluidity meaning there is none
of the fast editing / shakycam technique that has become the signature style
of Hollywood
action films since the success
of the Bourne franchise.
Even with long
scenes of action utilizing modern effects, the approach doesn't seem gratuitous,
which is an impressive accomplishment after having seen so many
action films already this year.
Earlier
scenes feature whales flying through the clouds and into the sea,
which becomes intertwined with the reflection
of the sky in the water, and the climax is impressive
action sequence, featuring the realm's inhabitants using their assorted magical powers to escape a giant tidal wave.
The color palette and mis - en -
scene composition are fittingly vibrant and epic for a blockbuster film
of this scope, and many
of the ambitious
action sequences are well - executed and impressive,
which helps to justify seeing the film on a theater screen.
He brings the pacing
of Creed's boxing matches to the longer
action scenes, producing a fabulously entertaining sequence in
which a shoot - out in a South Korean underground casino — presented in part as an uninterrupted long take — breaks out into a rollicking car chase through city streets.
Even when the big
action scenes do turn up, they're poorly edited,
which is something
of a surprise as the director and co-writer, Ric Roman Waugh, has a long history as a stunt coordinator.
The
action scenes — both during the day and the night — do intensify the overall effect
of the picture,
which effectively enhance the excitement.
The shakycam that some complained about last time seems all but absent, however there are a couple
of action scenes that occur in the dark,
which makes it a little hard to follow.
The centerpiece
of Renoir's intricate structure, the pivot on
which the
action turns, the symbolic core
of his critique
of French society, is the hunt, the
scene that most clearly reveals the volcano that seethes beneath the dancers.
I can, however, commend director John Singleton for the satisfactory
action scenes which minimized the kind
of close - up, rapid camera movement that has drawn the bulk
of my ire in recent months.
As expected from a Ridley Scott - directed sword / sandals epic based on the story
of Moses leading 600,000 slaves out
of Egypt, the trailer and footage teased killer
action sequences and battle
scenes, a cast
of thousands
which includes Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingley, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, John Turturro and some
of history's earliest family drama between Moses and Rhamses (Edgerton).
Production I.G. has shared a behind - the -
scenes photo from the set
of the live -
action Ghost in the Shell movie,
which sees director Rupert Sanders and star Scarlett Johansson joined by Mamoru Oshii (director
of the original anime), Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, a.k.a. Tricky, Kenji Kamiyama (director
of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and composer -LSB-...]
The stranger and more corrosive subtexts it locates in the Kennedy circle's
actions in the aftermath
of the crash are undermined by its classy restraint,
which saps the most conceptually outrageous moments — like a
scene that cuts between Kopechne's dying breaths and Ted Kennedy bathing at his hotel after the accident —
of any sense
of shock.
Trailer Highlight: The
action scenes,
of course,
which is just another way
of saying «all
of it.»
While it is incumbent on the audience watching any Indiana Jones film to accept a degree
of supernatural power and treasure hunting mystique, the degree to
which credulity is stretched coupled with the loss
of character at the hands
of big
action scene artificial imagery means the heart
of the film is lost.
Only the
action scenes,
which are already plagued by hyper editing, exhibit this feature, so perhaps it is a product
of using Chinese digital video cameras.
Much
of the
action in the celebrated miniseries «Fargo» pivots on a first episode
scene in
which Gus Grimly, Colin Hanks» single - dad deputy, pulls over Billy Bob Thornton's mysterious Malvo and then, after some major intimidation, lets him go, a decision that results in numerous people (most
of...
Unfortunately this film is not one
of my favorites, it plays more like a slapstick comedy,
which is not funny, with a few decent
action scenes chucked in.
But Stuart Baird's atonal direction makes for a dull
action slog stained with the psychic rape
of Deanna Troi — a
scene which becomes merely setup for a battle maneuver.
Excellent
action packed
scene at the beginning
which gives you an incline
of what to expect.
Still, the film seldom pushes beyond the bare - minimum dictates
of the thriller, only rarely offering up a memorable
action sequence, as in an early
scene in
which Logan's struggling with an armed assassin in a moving car continues after the vehicle falls off an overpass and crashes.
And
of the
action scenes that there are, the best one takes place ten minutes into the movie, before Jordan has even acquired any
of his powers,
which is another big no - no.
0:00 — «Street Fighter II Opening Theme» by Alph Lyra 0:25 — Intro, Non Street Fighter segment (Dishonored, The Last Story, PlayStation All - Stars Battle Royale) 15:17 — Intermission - «Theme
of Ryu» by Alph Lyra 16:13 — Street Fighter, Street Fighter II and its many editions, the live -
action films 30:50 — Intermission - «Theme
of M.Bison» by Alph Lyra 31:50 — Street Fighter III, Street Fighter IV and the competitive
scene 42:13 — Intermission - «Theme
of Cammy» by Alph Lyra 43:13 — Interview with Cross Counter Asia video producer / Tough Cookie owner / prominent Singapore FGC contributor Yongde 1:24:42 — Intermission — «Theme
of Guile» by Alph Lyra (
which goes with everything) 1:25:50 — Miscellaneous Street Fighter stuff, Hong Kong SF comics 1:33:44 — Outro — «True Ending Theme» by Alph Lyra
In place
of story is a non-stop cavalcade
of wire - fu fight
scenes rife with CG effects,
which impress when compared to those
of the original, but in the world
of action, offer little we've seen before in better films with bigger budgets.
Schwarzenegger, in his prime as an
action star, is mostly subdued, giving a few
of his traditional one - liners («Stick around» punctuates a
scene in
which he impales someone standing, and his unintentionally funny line, «Get to da choppa!»
As if it's not bad enough that the deliberate pacing reeks
of self - importance, the film's only entertaining
action involves
scenes in
which earthlings chat with Kang and Kodos.
Russell Crowe, the star
of The Nice Guys — Shane Black's
action comedy about a pair
of misfit guns for hire who are trying to track down a missing porn star — talks to Andrew Pulver about how it takes a lot
of effort to make effortlessly funny comedy, and the lengths he and his his co-star Ryan Gosling went to to make a
scene in
which Gosling is sat on the toilet realistic
The opening
scene, in
which all the mecha - aliens transform back and forth between giant robots and various makes
of automobiles and heavy trucks, becomes so abstract it looks like a Jackson Pollock canvas in motion screeching through the middle
of a Hollywood
action movie.
When events turn against our heroes, light and color ebb again, then return on tiptoe, and in nighttime shots
of the heroes zipping around Hogwarts or London on brooms, they're nearly silhouetted, and the backgrounds are shadowy compared to similar
scenes in Chris Columbus» early installments,
which were often overlit in the manner
of a mid-60s live -
action Disney adventure.
One
of the best examples
of this is the framing device for the main on - ship
action: modern - day
scenes in
which an aged Rose (Gloria Stuart) tells her story to an expedition crew (led by Bill Paxton) searching for a legendary blue diamond called «The Heart
of the Ocean.»
The
action scenes,
which describe the ludicrous formality
of 18th combat during the Seven Years» War, are simply extraordinary.
Her
scenes with Boyega are bearable,
which is saying a lot because every moment
of this film that doesn't involve robo -
action is a real struggle.
Gangster Squad (2013)-- «Max Kennard» RP: You probably already know this, but because
of the idiot in Colorado who went into the theater and killed those poor people... We had a trailer for the film that had a
scene that took place in Grauman's Chinese Theater,
which was a big
action sequence in our movie, and we had to scrap the trailer, they had to reposition the movie and put it out later.
The thrilling ride
of a movie is enhanced with Dolby Atmos,
which allows viewers to immerse themselves in the
action and brings the fight
scenes to life.
The show is full
of killingly well - executed
action scenes, sharp acting, ironic dialogue and ultra-snazzy visuals — all
of which won Nicolas Winding Refn the Best Director prize at the last Cannes Film Festival.