Sentences with phrase «of the first film»

The sequel picks up 20 years after the events of the first film with the main characters crossing paths yet again.

This makes no logical sense, and it hasn't since the whole story was revealed at the end of the first film.

Given the success of the first film, it's shocking such a poorly rendered image got into the sequel.

This new film is by no means a great masterpiece but it's not trying to be and most importantly, it remains true to the feel of the first film in particular.

It's a sequel that has all of the laughs of the first film with the added depth of a social issue picture.

He wrote a long letter to the director of the first film which was basically a philosophical essay on the character, and a meditation on power and evil.

The film seems to be taking place during the events of the first film so maybe they are the cause?

I loved the hell out of the first film, and I feel the same way about this one.

It keeps the strengths of the first film — the brilliant casting, the striking art direction — and does a much better job telling the story.

First, it has to keep the spirit of the first film alive and well.

The sequel was a carbon copy of the first film and was quite terrible.

The cast of the first film returns in this sequel, and I think that's what makes this sequel work so well.

The best one can say about this sequel is that it does continue the story of the first film, as well play to fans by introducing more characters found in the video games.

But the charm of the first film lay in its «good taste be damned» attitude!

The movie is nowhere near the heights of the first film, and it doesn't even really succeed as a straight - up comedy.

It has been many years since my last viewing of the first film, so I should probably watch it again soon.

Check out the sample ahead of the first film's premiere below.

Those wanting to get back to the monster movie origins of the first film might feel a little like a mouse being played with by a cat.

More importantly, it still feels within the world of the first film.

If you're a fan of the first film then you will find much to love.

These sequences have their moments but they often do feel a bit tired, especially since much of the humor here seems derivative of the first film.

The movie was a capable extension of the first film.

Like all good sequels it took the ideas and set pieces of the first film and made them bigger and properly raised the stakes.

The originality and elements of wonder of the first film were nowhere to be seen.

This film is proof it still isn't necessary despite the huge box office draw of the first film.

It's just a near - perfect replica of the first film.

But the biggest reason why I dislike this movie is because of how it seems much more like a parody of the first film than it does a sequel.

But it works pretty well, too, as a critique of the first film and a promise that this one will be better.

While this has a new story with new villains, so much of this film is in direct correlation to the events, relationships, and people of the first film.

The lower - budget visuals lack the power and depth of the first film, but offer plenty of appeal on their own.

In spite of strong production values, it's strictly tailored to young viewers, lacking any of the edge and most of the drama of the first film.

The film is set to arrive in cinemas later this month, nearly 20 years after the debut of the first film.

As far as I'm concerned, it matches the highly - praised transfer of the first film.

Or that he'd be able to pull off such remarkably assured work from the first frames of his first film?

If early feedback is any indication, many of the problems of the first film have been corrected and this is a much stronger entry.

Returning to the topic of the first film, the pair also mentioned that they've filmed a lot of material that won't make it into the final cinematic cut.

As writers, we worked on the screenplay of the first film, but it was really about how to talk on camera without being boring.

None of the original cast returns for this sequel and there are only a few references to the events of the first film.

After a short recap, the story picks up immediately after the end of the first film.

Thanks to the success of that first film, the sequel benefits from an increased budget and the visual effects are first - rate, without becoming the only focus of the movie.

For fans of the first film, the final ending scenes are the most spectacular in linking directly into the opening of the first Thing.

It does not have the charm of the first film and it almost falls apart without seeing the first film.

The three leads go above and beyond in making sure this sequel is entertaining and not derivative of the first film.

More over, by placing much of the action in the midst of a naval battle, the film offers a new location so these sequences don't seem like rehashes of the first film.