Sentences with phrase «of giant monster movies»

Every larger than life creature feature, from King Kong to Godzilla to Jurassic Park owes a debt to the original The Lost World (1925), the granddaddy of giant monster movies.

The less that is said about Roland Emmerich's disaster of a disaster film the better, but the entire genre of giant monster movies in the tradition of Godzilla from areas beyond Japan is hit or miss at best.

Not exact matches

Evoked for me pleasant childhood memories of watching such «giant monsters on the loose» B - movies as «Them!

Of course, a movie about three giant monsters destroying anything that gets in their way is expected to have some intense moments, but parents should take caution on bringing their younger children to this one.

Half the pleasure of giant - monster movies is allowing our suspension of disbelief to buckle like a bridge in Godzilla's path, and true to form, the film saves a few gonzo twists (including one especially outlandish bonus mutation) for the grand finale — an extended set - piece in which the three creatures converge on Chicago, which has typically gotten off easy where natural disasters are concerned.

The action beats and set - ups operate on horror movie rhythms, utterly at odds with the «Every Which Way But Loose» comic relief (George flipping off The Rock, grinning) and the ever - gyrating deployment of George as gentle giant, then killer monster, then monster - killer, then sweetie pie again.

It should have been a no - brainer: The movie is based on a late -»80s arcade game spawned by the creature - feature films of the»50s and»60s, in which one to three players controlled giant monsters as they stomped the bejeezus out of one cityscape after another while the tiny cartoon populace reacted accordingly.

Shot last year in 36 days in New York State's Hudson Valley, the movie is set in 2020, when most of the Earth's population have been wiped out by giant, sightless monsters equipped with tremendously acute hearing.

Another lands in the Everglades and transforms a crocodile into a hideous giant reptile like something out of a Japanese monster movie.

Flipping the script on decades of nuclear - monster movies, the original «Rampage» invites you to play as one of the three havoc - wreaking monstrosities — a giant ape, a Godzilla - like lizard, or an overgrown werewolf.

I love when a giant monster movie is coming out and the promotional materials give us an idea of just how...

After a more than respectable five - week run as the No. 1 movie in America, this weekend the Marvel superhero adventure fell to No. 2, replaced by a different sort of nerd bait: The giant monsters vs. giant robots smash - «em - up...

It's a big movie, kind of like Transformers, back in the days when they were pretty good, but with giant monsters.

Pacific Rim, in contrast, is a model of restraint, which is a strange thing to say about a movie about giant robots fighting giant monsters but it is true.

How can a movie about giant robots battling enormous monsters created by one of my favorite directors, Guillermo del Toro be bad?

Some of my all - time favorite movies are coming - of - age stories centered on kids battling monsters, and the Chris Columbus - produced I Kill Giants...

The game, which has been remade a few times since its initial arcade release in 1986, featured a small cast of the usual suspects of big monsters from movies that destroy cities — a big gorilla, and a big lizard — and also a giant wolfman because why not.

«Rampage» is a giant monster movie featuring three genetically - mutated beasts hellbent on destroying a city and a couple of scientists who hope to stop them.

The city spanning giant monster movie from 2008 has been scaled way back in size, with the action confined to an underground bunker for bulk of its runtime.

In a movie crammed with special effects — wait until you see the giant tree monsters — Jolie is the most startling and wondrous of all.

Others were perhaps anticipating the appearance of a giant monster, but when the science fiction elements do eventually arrive, the devastation that greets protagonist Michelle is courtesy of a bio-mechanical race of sentient aliens - a threat that is almost unrecognizable from the first Cloverfield movie.

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Considering that it was a movie about giant robots punching giant monsters, it was actually a bit, well, boring at times, centered, as it was, on the swaggering anti-charisma of leading man Charlie Hunnam.

The script by del Toro and Matthew Robbins — and, based on the advance material at the time, Steven Soderbergh and John Sayles in uncredited assists — manages to cleverly incorporate elements from mad - scientist movies, giant - insect flicks and traditional monster - on - the - loose tales, and the mere thought of roach - like critters the size of Sylvester Stallone will unnerve anyone with even a hint of a bug phobia.

At this point in my life, I pretty much just want to watch movies where giant monsters destroy places I used to live in ways that remind me of my childhood.

Anyone who has ever seen the original 1993 series and movie it inspired should know that means more giant monsters and giant robots, like the Megazord, duking it out above at the expense of buildings below.

«Godzilla» might become the biggest monster movie ever, but there are plenty more giant monsters — and robots, of course — that will eventually have their time to shine at the box office

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The first official trailer for next year's Kong: Skull Island, which will set up the King Kong and Godzilla united movie universe of giant monsters, was revealed today at the ongoing San Diego Comic - Con (SDCC) and has now made its way online along with a teaser poster.

Del Toro is back behind the camera (as of Monday) for Pacific Rim, a giant monster vs robot movie that will star Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Rob Kazinsky, and now Ron Perlman (pictured inside).

Is «grounded» such a movie buzzword right now that it has to be so strictly applied to a movie about giant monsters based off of a three - decade - old video game?

A new official trailer and two monster posters for next year's Kong: Skull Island, which will set up the King Kong and Godzilla united movie universe of giant monsters, have been unleashed.

The filmmaker, of course, has examined all things otherworldly in his 25 years of making movies; from the vampire drama Cronos and mutant insect chiller Mimic and Hellboy films, to his Gothic horror films Pan's Labyrinth and Crimson Peak, and giant monster epic Pacific Rim.

The giants of Jack the Giant Slayer are movie monsters of the old - fashioned variety, brought to life with newfangled technology.

At the end of the day, if you do something as bizarre as giant robots vs. giant monsters movie and by some miracle it grosses $ 411 million worldwide, you should feel lucky.

Harkening back to his monster movie The Host, Bong delves into the greed of corporate America and its effect on the little guy — or in this case, little girl, who will stop at nothing to save her best friend, a giant pig destined for the slaughterhouse.

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Users have to defend their small American towns against hordes of attacking giant B - movie monsters.

The pack, priced at $ 2.99, includes a thrilling new level, inspired by the unforgettable opening scene of the movie, where players battle a giant alien monster known as the Abilisk.