A smart, slick, stylish, and very Italian take
on the superhero action adventure, loaded with colorful characters and clever ideas.
Not exact matches
We talk about things like the «pink aisle» and the «
action figure aisle» and «character clothes» - my kids don't have barbies or princesses or
superheros or spongebob shirts... because who wants to play with an already dressed princess in a ready - made molded plastic castle when you can build a castle or design your own dress and who wants to wear spongebob
on their shirt when he's a grumpy guy and the tye - dye shirt you make yourself is much cooler?
What makes these
superhero crafts so great is that they're incredibly affordable to make, so when your little one has tackled the three designs in the tutorial, they can go
on to experiment and create even more
action heroes!
One of the reasons I'm always talking about
superheroes and working
on being one is because to me, it's the
actions we take when we're afraid that equal real courage — and our heroes are the ones who make it look natural.
One of the reasons I'm always talking about
superheroes and working
on being one is because to me, it's the
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On its surface, the story being told in The Lego Movie is an unassumingly delightful little cross-genre tale that entertains the kiddos with an oddly diverse blend of Transformers
action,
superhero characters, and Pixar visuals.
Watch the trailer and this looks like it's going to be an Adam Sandler
superhero movie but there is only a couple scenes with any
action... I laughed a couple times but I definitely wouldn't buy this
on dvd.
We've had more than enough
superhero movies set in New York or fictionalized versions of other American cities, more than enough
action movies set in London or Los Angeles, more than enough fantasies that draw
on European mythologies.
With all the emphasis these days
on big screen blockbuster
action,
superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you
on a personal level.
Really, the only area is which the film falls back a bit is in its reliance
on visual effects to play a primary role in the
action sequences, a common shortcoming in recent
superhero movies.
This review of kick - ass a 2010
superhero /
action - comedy film based
on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr is awesome.
Once the Furious movies slipped the realism leash, they went from being pulpy B movies to something like blockbuster superstores — a one - stop - shopping center where you can sample Mission: Impossible - style assignments, MMA bouts (see Furious 7's Michelle Rodriguez and Ronda Rousey's formalwear tussle for a combo of both), A-list
action heroes, gunfights, analog stunts, CGI spectacle, capeless
superhero movies and a bit of broad comedy
on the side.
On top of this, the
action is superb and the train sequence has never been surpassed in any other
superhero film.
20th Century Fox,
Action / Adventure, Comic Book /
Superhero, Drama, Release Dates, Sequels, Thriller, Deadpool 2, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Murder
on the Orient Express, New Mutants, Red Sparrow, The Predator, X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Teaser trailers have revealed that this modernized interpretation of the Superman origin and mythos will include some deep, probing questions about what it is to live as a god - like orphan
on an alien world; however, we've seen little to no
action from this
Superhero blockbuster.
With adaptations of
superhero comics to film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects
on screen along with «kick - ass»
action sequences and one - upping each other
on the adrenaline level.
Every year is a good year for
action cinema, at least from a financial standpoint: If you count
superhero movies, the genre pretty much has the top of the box - office charts
on perpetual lockdown.
As the title implies, the focus of this hour - long live -
action series is not
on the larger than life costumed
superheroes who turned The Avengers into the third highest - grossing film of all time, but the employees of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, the government agency of espionage and law enforcement that has worked with and sometimes against the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk.
Action star Dwayne Johnson plays Ray Gaines, who is a Los Angeles firefighter / rescue «
superhero», but whose personal life is
on the rocks as he is going through a divorce, with his soon - to - be ex-wife now moving in with a new love and his daughter leaving the nest to start her adult life in San Francisco.
Black Panther Rated PG - 13 for prolonged sequences of
action violence, and a brief rude gesture Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 % Available
on Disc and Streaming Marvel's mega-hit about an African king /
superhero gets its home entertainment release this week, where it will no doubt grow it's already legendary profitability.
Thor Rated PG - 13 for sequences of intense sci - fi
action and violence Available
on Blu - ray 3D, Blu - ray and DVD Marvel
superhero Thor is a god who is cast to Earth by his father, Odin, and forced to live there as a mortal until he learns the valuable lesson his father wishes to teach him.
Super-Hero,
Action Comedy - This is the sequel to the 2016 superhero action comedy hit, based on the long - running Marvel comic book s
Action Comedy - This is the sequel to the 2016
superhero action comedy hit, based on the long - running Marvel comic book s
action comedy hit, based
on the long - running Marvel comic book series.
The film currently holds a 98 percent rating
on Rotten Tomatoes (it was at 100 percent for a while), but even more impressively, the Marvel film holds the title for the highest rated live -
action superhero movie ever.
Black Panther celebrated a record - breaking opening weekend
on its way to becoming Rotten Tomatoes» highest - rated live -
action superhero movie ever.
Working unobtrusively but consistently in a decadent Hollywood that's doubled down
on sci - fi / fantasy /
superhero franchise tentpoles as the end - all - be-all of
action movies, Jaume Collet - Serra has been diligently and often ingeniously pursuing another filmmaking model, that of the mid-range budget standalone genre picture.
We're close to the
action in this film, often shot from low to the ground, more like a «Bourne» film than a
superhero movie, and the focus is more
on fight choreography than editing.
Aquaman is Warner Brothers only live -
action superhero movie this year, so there is a lot of pressure
on it to perform during the holiday box office season, especially since Justice League disappointed all expectations.
Gleefully riffing
on the kind of absurd
action cinema since superseded by
superheroes innumerable, this snow - set showdown between capital - T...
It's an entertaining two and a half hours of
superhero fun with a decent plot that gives all its character's development time, and properly establishes motives and
actions on either side of an argument about regulating
superheroes.
This may sound out of place for a
superhero movie that focuses
on action - packed choreography and crude humor, but it fits in the Deadpool series like a glove.
On this disc Batman teams up with obscure
superheroes such as the Blue Beetle, Wildcat and Deadman (a Deadman live -
action movie is being planned - believe it or not!)
All Sanjay wants to do is play with his (white)
action figures while watching his (white)
superhero show
on TV.
One of the least popularly followed Marvel
superheroes, Ant - Man follows biochemist Dr. Hank Pym as he discovers a size - altering formula and the subsequent troubles and
action when testing the formula
on himself goes awry.
The following quote from Ryan Coogler, writer and director of Black Panther — a
superhero blockbuster —
on working with Rachel Morrison, supports the notion that there is no reason for the dearth of women cinematographers behind the camera when shooting
action — or any other kind of scene.
I'm thankful to see that the plot specifics are still being kept mostly under wraps, and in its place we get an onslaught of
superhero action with a focus
on James Spader «s villainous Ultron.
Megamind (PG for
action and mild epithets) Animated adventure in 3 - D about a hapless, evil villain (Will Ferrell) who decides to align himself with the forces of good after the demise of his longtime
superhero adversary (Brad Pitt) when he unwittingly creates a diabolical scoundrel (Jonah Hill) bent
on world domination.
Oprah's high profile and relentless promo work made a major difference, but «The Butler» plainly capitalized
on audiences» fatigue with a summer full of
action fare, sequels and
superheroes.
I confess to
superhero fatigue but this diversity fest is refreshing - it takes
on race and gender, it's quite serious, both in terms of politics and lack of humour, but it is well made by director Ryan Coogler, has lots of
action and heart and my teen companions, perhaps best qualified to opine, absolutely loved it.
With director Josh Trank squaring the focus
on the men and women (or, in this case, boys and girls) behind the powers, Fantastic Four had the opportunity to be, at the very least, something different from the crop of annual
superhero movies, those with their quick quips and even quicker
action beats hogging the entirety of the run time.
I felt like they did
on «Watchmen» where they were like, «okay, it's so deconstructed,» but I kind of feel like now I think about it, many people thought that «Watchmen» was a
superhero movie, just like they thought «Sucker Punch» was an
action movie.
In between the
action on the field this Super Bowl Sunday, two
superheroes will fight for audience attention.
Something of a
superhero take
on «70s paranoid thrillers like Three Days of the Condor, The Winter Soldier managed to de-dorkify Cap, while also serving up some of the best
action of the genre... much of it done using practical effects.
Part war movie, part doomed romance, overfull with artful and exciting
action sequences (the No Man's Land assault led by Diana is worth the cost of admission alone), and all told some pretty subversive content for a populist DC
superhero film ---- and easily the best outside of Nolan's Batman films, from that expanded universe ---- this is a charismatic, crowd - pleasing, comic book conversion that works
on every conceivable level.
And as 2016's Deadpool made clear, the greatest of those powers may be his complete self - awareness: The majority of jokes in Deadpool were focused
on flaying the titular hero and the
superhero industrial complex, whether that meant poking fun at Reynolds's career and Fox's run of bad
superhero movies or inserting raunchy one - liners and superfluous gore into the movie's big
action sequences in order to earn its rare - for - the - genre R rating.
Developed by Sucker Punch Productions, inFAMOUS 2 takes last summer's blockbuster to all - new heights in an immersive open world
action adventure that offers a more visceral, emotional and powerful take
on the true
superhero experience.
Megamind Packed with high - flying
action and nonstop laughs, Megamind puts a whole new hilarious twist
on the
superhero movie.
Admittedly, I feel somewhat overdosed
on Superhero and Comic book adaptations, yet the
action and effects are still quite fun to watch, even if director Marc Webb (Ok, that pun is just too easy) seems to jumble up too many story lines.
Earlier this week Flickering Myth's Thomas Harris got the opportunity to sit down with Malin Akerman to discuss her villainous role in the new
action blockbuster Rampage, as well as sharing a few words
on her previous work in the
superhero epic Watchmen and the cult comedy series Childrens Hospital.
A slick mixture of character study and
action, there's a reason why Variety has called Jessica Jones the best
superhero show
on TV.
Sneak Peek new dynamic, promotional images supporting Marvel Studios» upcoming
action adventure «Ant - Man and the Wasp», based
on the Marvel Comics
superhero characters, opening July 6, 2018: