Sentences with phrase «of big budget action»

American Ultra also benefits greatly from absolutely face - numbing cinematography, worthy of a big budget action flick, a kick - ass soundtrack, and some novel storytelling devices, and the emotional subtext between Phoebe and Howell.

First weekend box office is currently the most important measure of any big budget action picture's success.

Not exact matches

Since the «Star Wars» prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big - budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of practical and visual effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel.

The Economic Action Plan website, touting the Conservative's big - spending budget of January 2009, was criticized from the outset for its

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles...

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

«The combination of foundation - funded front - groups, big lobbying budgets, [political action committee] donations, and direct campaign contributions makes Koch Industries and the Koch brothers among the most formidable obstacles to advancing clean energy and climate policy in the U.S.,» Greenpeace says.

The game is the height of big - budget world - building, a playground where the thrill is that actions have no consequences for their perpetrators.

Perversely (if unsurprisingly) for a big - budget historical epic, Scott stages most of his «action» in undistinguished, ground - level medium shots and flip - flopping close - up dialogue sequences; after an hour of this, one's starvation for a few picturesque vistas is only briefly sated by a lovely shot of the Thames Estuary, or Robin and his men's first arrival in Sherwood under sun - dappled branches.

Giant monsters rise from the depths of the Pacific Ocean and must be stopped by equally massive, soldier - driven robots in a 3D, action - filled, big - budget spectacle starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, and Charlie Day.

All are more than competently demonstrated in Rampage, a big - budget action movie about the Rock's race to stop three giant, mutant animals running riot on the streets of Chicago.

With such big - budget major studio efforts as Con Air (1997) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), the fledgling director has indeed proven his keen ability to shoot entertainingly jarring action scenes that place filmgoers in the eye of a frenzied storm of chaos with such gleeful abandon that he has become a solid staple in the Michael Bay / Jerry Bruckheimer cannon.

Second only to James Cameron as King of the big - budget action pic in the 1980s and 1990s, Verhoeven produced a string of box office hits (and critical flops) from Robocop (1987) to Starship Troopers (1997), with time out to make one of the true clunkers of the»90s, Showgirls (1995).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening June 11, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The A-Team (PG - 13 for profanity, smoking, and pervasive action violence) Screen adaptation of the pyrotechnics - driven TV series from the Eighties chronicling the exploits of a squad of former Special Service soldiers determined to clear their names after unfairly being branded war criminals.

Normally the science fiction concept of time travel is reserved for big budget action films, but the idea itself can be much more interesting within the confines of an indie scale film.

Steven Spielberg has passed the directing reins to newcomer Colin Trevorrow for this big - budget sequel, which promises smart velociraptors, genetically engineered mega-saurs and plenty of toothy tourist - munching action.

This globe - trotting sci - fi - action - drama lacks the budget and superhero star power to deliver the entertaining thrills of the big screen counterparts, but it's passable for a television approximation.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 10, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG for frightening images and action fantasy sequences) Third installment in the film franchise based on the C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels finds Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy Pensie (Georgie Henley), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), returning to the magical land of Narnia to embark on a dangerous, seafaring mission taking them to the edge of the world.

«Men in Black» continues this summer's tradition, already established by «Con Air» and «Batman and Robin» of big - budget action pictures that at least have the wit to know how silly they are.

Yawn of the Planet of the Apes — excuse me, Dawn — has a big - budget sheen, a few terrific action setpieces and some of the most jaw - dropping CGI effects to date: You will believe these apes are real (although some of them are actors wearing costumes).

Overall there wasn't as much big action due to lack of budget which clear to see by the poor CGI work.

The penultimate climax — in the series of climaxes expected of a big - budget action movie — takes us to a cartoony height reminiscent of True Lies or the end of Mission: Impossible: eye - popping but entirely off the grid of credibility.

Big budget action czar Michael Bay is putting Decepticons to the side in January, when «13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi» will hit theaters.

Their mix of big - ticket stars, big - budget action sequences and easily reproducible characterization has proven uncommonly popular and, more importantly, exceptionally profitable.

Now Coogler moves from the comfortable mid-range budget of that Rocky reboot to the nine - figure realm of comic book action, a genre that has given Hollywood many of its biggest blockbusters over the past two decades.

The script is bad, the plot is ridiculous, the drama is flat and even the big - budget action sequences that take us snowboarding on vertiginous slopes, rock climbing up steep granite faces and big wave riding in the middle of the ocean fail to quicken the heart beat.

I guess what they came up with worked well as a big budget action / adventure, although I thought some parts of the story was too serious for its own good.

While none of the films beyond Craven's ever really stand out of the usual grind of horror sequels, it did give a number of up and coming directors a chance to flex their creative muscles: Chuck Russell (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors), Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and Stephen Hopkins (A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) all leapt from this series directly into big budget action cinema.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening April 10, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Dragonball Evolution (PG for intense action and brief adult language) Sci - fi martial arts adventure, based on the Akira Toriyama novel about a young warrior (Justin Chatwin) who, with a handful of friends, sets out on a quest to save the planet from an evil king (James Marsters) bent on world domination.

In March, it's been a different story, with big - budget action films London Has Fallen and Allegiant plus horror titles The Other Side of the Door and The Witch.

Steven Spielberg has passed the directing reins to newcomer Colin Trevorrow for this big - budget sequel, which promises smart velociraptors, genetically engineered megasaurs and plenty of tourist - munching action.

Looking ahead, Hollywood is counting on a packed lineup of big - budget action movies and sequels to bring crowds back in 2012.

Affleck has had quite a decade, after his breakout hit Good Will Hunting alongside pal Matt Damon, he went on to star in a string of hits (and misses), headlining quite a few big budget action films.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 30, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Mirror Mirror (PG for action and mild crude humor) Overhaul of beloved classic fairytale has exiled Snow White (Lily Collins) returning to the kingdom to wrest both the throne and a handsome prince (Armie Hammer) from the clutches of the evil queen (Julia Roberts) with the help of seven dwarfs.

Writer / director James Gunn is currently prepping his first big - budget project with Marvel's intergalactic action - adventure, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, here in the UK, which will...

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 24, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Act of Valor (R for torture, profanity and graphic violence) Action adventure about an elite team of Navy SEALS who embark on a top secret mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA Agent only to uncover an imminent terrorist plot against America.

Ari wants Vince to cash in on a big - budget action - adventure film entitled «Matterhorn,» while Eric fights for a low - budget independent feature that may not pay as much, but has the makings of an instant classic.

But for fans of the Gundam series, this is the live - action, big - budget movie spotlight they've been waiting for.

As an astounding Shakespearean director and actor, he is also proven to make bigger budget films work for him and tell interesting narratives for characters we didn't think we'd care about i.e. Thor and his live - action remake of Cinderella for Disney.

It seems at first like a great idea: a big - budget, high - tech Hollywood action picture that takes all the cliches of kung fu, Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan, and does them right.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 18, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Limitless (PG - 13 for profanity, mature themes, violence, sexuality and disturbing images) Bradley Cooper stars in this action thriller about a frustrated writer whose life is transformed after he is introduced to a top - secret, smart drug which enables him to use 100 % of his brain.

It astounds me that a big budget action extravaganza can fail at the age old technique of greenscreen (think Treebeard carrying Merry and Pippin in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers), yet this highbrow love story can succeeof greenscreen (think Treebeard carrying Merry and Pippin in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers), yet this highbrow love story can succeeOf The Rings: The Two Towers), yet this highbrow love story can succeed.

This debacle of an action - adventure proves that even teaming heavyweight actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe with stylish, big - budget «Black Hawk Down» director Ridley Scott doesn't pay off when William Monahan's espionage screenplay, based on a David Ignatius novel, goes AWOL.

Other films meriting mention include Robert Altman «s final picture, «A Prairie Home Companion ``; Mel Gibson «s Aztec - thriller, «Apocalypto ``; Tom Tykwer «s kinetic (perhaps too kinetic) «Perfume: The Story of a Murderer ``; John Cameron Mitchell «s low - budget erotica,» Shortbus ``; Richard Linklater's live - action rotoscoped Philip K. Dick adaptation «A Scanner Darkly ``; Spike Lee «s biggest commercial hit, the entertaining heist film, «Inside Man ``; Michael Mann «s flawed, but interesting «Miami Vice ``; Bryan Singer «s unfairly maligned «Superman Returns; «Nicole Holofcener «s wryly observational «Friends with Money,» the over-estimated, but enlivening horror «The Descent,» and «13 Tzameti.»

In the mid-1990s, writer / director Luc Besson threatened to open up a Gallic second front in terms of big - budget action films.

It's daring of McQuarrie, in a big - budget internationally financed action picture such as this, to turn over a fair amount of narrative acreage to a lengthy, methodical scene cutting between a performance of Puccini's «Turandot» and not one, not two, but three assassins lurking in the opera house wings.

From prestige darlings to big - budget action heroines, here are some of the women we think might be up to the task of playing 007.

Splitting the difference between Michael Mann and Brian De Palma, it's a sequence that could teach any number of big - budget Hollywood movies a thing or four about action filmmaking.

By far the best sci - fi film I've seen yet this year, and proof that international films make for more interesting dynamics, Snowpiercer is easily the original action film a summer full of big budget explosions needs.

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.