Sentences with phrase «original films of its kind»

Of course, it has its small moments that may remind you of another movie you've seen (or elements of it), but it's definitely one of the most original films of its kind.

Not exact matches

«Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest» (2006) Box Office Take: $ 1,066 billion 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 12 Not as well - crafted as it predecessor, but not as bloated as the films that followed, the first «Pirates» sequel «Dead Man's Chest» was still kind of a mess, but still retained enough of the original's invention and charm to remain somewhat palatablOf The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest» (2006) Box Office Take: $ 1,066 billion 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 12 Not as well - crafted as it predecessor, but not as bloated as the films that followed, the first «Pirates» sequel «Dead Man's Chest» was still kind of a mess, but still retained enough of the original's invention and charm to remain somewhat palatablof a mess, but still retained enough of the original's invention and charm to remain somewhat palatablof the original's invention and charm to remain somewhat palatable.

HiDef previews for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (the original, striking theatrical trailer, bizarrely left off that film's own BD), Secret Window, The Dark Crystal, The Da Vinci Code, and Rocky Balboa round out the platter.

It's dirty and grimy the way Star Wars should look — part of the original trilogy's appeal was that it wasn't a polished, shiny science fiction vision, it was scummy and kind of gross and kicked off an era of lived - in production design for these types of films.

With each subsequent scene in the Shimmer, the film provides not just new mysteries, but answers to previous questions, and, most of the time, some kind of original, jaw - dropping visual.

I remember thinking the original was kind of a shitty film, then again I thought the original Hills have eyes was a shitty film as well and I really enjoyed the remake.

Bruce Davison as the original Willard has a nice moment in that film where he implores his rat - kinder to «tear it up» good, but the film is probably best remembered for the theme song of its sequel, Ben, penned by Michael Jackson v. 0.2.

Cinderella's unwillingness to speak out against her abusers is, no doubt, part of the original fairy tale; the problem is that this film posits her stance of being courageous and kind as the equivalent to being passive and letting people steamroll over her.

The 135 - minute film suffers from being too long and sometimes bizarrely constructed, but it's the kind of solid true story we've come to expect from an HBO Original Film.

Not the most original concept for a horror, but as always we hope there's something unique about these kind of indie films.

In fact, «Wreck - It Ralph» is the kind of film that you'd almost expect Pixar to make, because it's a remarkably original idea that's catered to both kids and the adults who grew up playing retro games.

The troubled production went over-budget, took years to finish, and, upon its original release, performed poorly — the same year as Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters of the Third Kind — Sorcerer opened a week before a little film called Star Wars, which capsized it in its considerable wake.

The movie's villains aren't nefarious masterminds or hardened thugs, but scared, emotionally damaged teenagers, while Talley himself is less unbreakable superhero than the kind of vulnerable everyman Willis (who also produced the film) played to such good effect in the original Die Hard.

The original 1974 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is a kind of blue collar cult film, a smartly done crime thriller about smart crooks, a smart transit cop and a battle of wits over the hijacking of a subway car and the ransoming of the passenger.

The 3 - D element kind of makes sense, considering that the final scene in the original film would have been mind - blowing in 3 - D (particularly if the rest of the film had been strictly 2 - D).

The original highly successful R rated film is the first of it's kind in the comic book genre to present a snarky, foul - mouthed anti-hero of sorts with a cynical attitude.

Special Features Conversation between director Robert Altman and actor Tim Robbins from 2004 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, a feature - length 1993 documentary on the making of Short Cuts To Write and Keep Kind, a 1992 PBS documentary on the life of author Raymond Carver One - hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library Original demo recordings of the film's Doc Pomus Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Rebennack (Dr. John) Deleted scenes A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington

Moonrise Kingdom is the kind of witty, original script that has often fared well in this category (e.g. Juno, Midnight in Paris) and Wes Anderson is over ten years due for an Oscar, but again the timing is against this, as all the film's buzz seems to have faded by now.

It's the kind of humor that one hopes the original film's audience has outgrown.

And, for sure, HBO still invests in original films, usually with some kind of true - life or political bent, like Jay Roach's great «Recount» (2008) and «Game Change» (2012).

T Bone Burnett, Music / Original Song — «The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)»: «All of us who worked on Crazy Heart are so proud of this film, and are incredibly thankful that audiences are embracing it, and that reaction from critics and the film industry has been so overwhelmingly positive.

Vaughn's new film suffers from a kind of Observer Effect: it knows what we loved about the original, is kind of self - satisfied by what mortified us about the original, and endeavors to give us more of both.

I'm a big fan of Mike White, he's a talented original voice, and this looks amusing and also like the kind of film that will make me question my own life choices * gulp *.

Filled with nostalgia for the kind of future Disney envisioned when he built the original Tomorrowland theme park in the 1950s, Bird's film borrows sci - fi tropes from «The Matrix,» «Stargate» and other films, mooshing them together with CGI action sequences (one of which, a rocket lifting off from the Eiffel Tower, is truly spectacular) and enough philosophizing to fill several TED talks.

Each of the tales ends with a lavish ball, making Cinderella II a somewhat cynical rip - off of the original film three times over, and each section boasts of the kind of convenience that is only delightful for the very young.

And though it may not differ as markedly from the original as Coppola's Apocalypse Now Redux did, it nevertheless remains an unqualified triumph, the kind of cinematic experience that reminds audiences why they fell in love with Wong in the first place, whether they're rediscovering the film or seeing it for the first time.

Taylor's original choice of composer was Carter Burwell who didn't seem the most natural of choices, so it wasn't entirely a surprise when he departed the project (seemingly not the director's choice, but the studio's); a very capable replacement was hired in the form of Brian Tyler, who also scored the previous film in the franchise, Iron Man 3, and just maybe he will become the «house composer» for this series, which has so far failed to establish any kind of distinctive musical identity.

The film owes much to the original Die Hard, but as the lackluster latest installment of that Bruce Willis franchise proved, it's not enough to simply know that kind of hero and hatch a scenario that brings out his best.

Most consider Lucas» original film and at least its first sequel some of the finest works of their kind.

The first trailer for Netflix original film Tallulah is here, and it promises a stellar and emotional performance from Ellen Page, Allison Janney, and Tammy Blanchard about different kinds of motherhood.

Check out the original BioShock cinematic trailer - which gives an indication of the kind of scale and drama we could see in an r - rated, big budget, BioShock film (viewer discretion is advised):

Called Kiddie Flamingos, the video depicts a table read of Waters» 1972 film Pink Flamingos, which is as full of any kind of obscenity and depravity that one would hope to imagine — only here it's been recast as a children's movie, with child actors and all the X-Rated content «defanged and desexualized,» according to the gallery, which also calls this G - rated version «more perverse than the original.»