Sentences with phrase «original idea of the film»

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Yet, just as the original Star Wars films gave us a tantalising glimpse into the history of the main characters, so Chesterton leaves us in no doubt that his own childhood was of immense importance to the development of his ideas.

It makes me even angrier after I read the above referenced LA Times interview with Jackson who promotes the film thusly:... I'm also aware that audiences are getting fed up with the lack of original ideas and original stories.

What is interesting is (like some original sci - fi concepts) back in 66 when this film was made the idea was of course deemed fantasy, these days I don't think it is, well with robots anyway.

To give you some idea of what Harvey and Bob think of Charles Burnett's The Glass Shield, they blocked the film's release for a full year, forced Burnett to write and direct a less blunt and despairing ending after some test - marketing, refused to let the original version be shown at a Burnett retrospective in New York, and finally, after sending Burnett on a few interviews, shoved the picture out earlier this month.

Even more interesting, in an interview with Nerd Report, Pearce said his «gigantic, bold idea» gives everyone involved the tools to, potentially, link all of these movies back to the original films:

More specifically, we thought it would be a good idea for her to play Janet Van Dyne, the original iteration of The Wasp who was hinted to still be alive in the first film.

Unafraid to inhabit the ragged edges, she captures the black comedy that's at the core of this gritty independent drama, making audiences ache for more LaVona while keeping Rogers» original idea for the film intact.

Somewhere among all this mish - mash of ideas is a good film, and it seems that film was the original noir gem.

Magic Mike's sequel has a massive problem from the start and that is that the very idea of it contradicts Soderbergh's original film.

But the premise that carried the first film (and the original Japanese trilogy and mini-series)-- the idea of a media - borne STD (or drug addiction), transformed here into something carried aloft by the virulence of peer pressure — is instantly discarded along with its deadline gimmick in favour of about two hours of garbage involving killer deer, a somnambulantly - possessed kid (if demonic possession renders your nine - year - old docile as a fawn, that's a trade - off some might be willing to make), and poor Naomi Watts huffing and puffing and delivering awful, repetitive monologues at her catatonic kid.

The biggest problem with the film is that it's all so derivative; there's an extensive hotch - potch of ideas drawing on various sources but not one of them is remotely original.

Key's work is a tiny blip in a film that is so devoid of originality you could cut 110 minutes from the running time of 111 minutes and still not have a product that generates one original laugh - provoking idea.

Most of this is surprising, because Todd Phillips and the original film title were great ideas.

He was in serious financial debt when John Krasinski and Matt Damon, producer of the film, went to him with the original idea for Manchester by the Sea, and asked him to write the screenplay.

I'm not too big of a fan of the original film, and I wasn't too big a fan of director Jim Mickle's previous film Stake Land, but with this remake he brought some American gothic to the idea of a family isolating themselves because of their religious beliefs.

It celebrates the film for its unconventionality and its ability to honestly translate the original ideas of Adams» text and lends insight into its creation, including the uncredited contributions of Mr. Magoo creator John Hubley.

Along the way, we touch on the abandoned film project that Lee was working on with screenwriter Michael Arndt, how The Book Of Life affected this production, the evolution of the idea from the initial spark to the finished film, how Adrian Molina got involved in the project, how Lee Unkrich went from editor to director and how he edits his own films, how Darla got a credit as «Digital Angel» on the original Toy Story, hiding easter eggs in an international setting, and working with Michael GiacchinOf Life affected this production, the evolution of the idea from the initial spark to the finished film, how Adrian Molina got involved in the project, how Lee Unkrich went from editor to director and how he edits his own films, how Darla got a credit as «Digital Angel» on the original Toy Story, hiding easter eggs in an international setting, and working with Michael Giacchinof the idea from the initial spark to the finished film, how Adrian Molina got involved in the project, how Lee Unkrich went from editor to director and how he edits his own films, how Darla got a credit as «Digital Angel» on the original Toy Story, hiding easter eggs in an international setting, and working with Michael Giacchino.

It's a remarkable reorientation of the original film's socioeconomic politics and hero worship, given earthy ballast by Jordan and Stallone's honest, broken - skinned performances; all of a sudden, an eighth Rocky film doesn't sound like the worst idea.

The experience may not be dramatically different from plenty of similar films and there isn't an idea here that's entirely original.

I'm not against the idea of rebooting the character in films so long as MGM doesn't «teenify» the still shocking violence, sick humor and sharp satire of the original.

Scott Derickson, director of the original film, has ideas of what he wants to do for a hypothetical sequel (including a potential bad guy), but that's far from confirmation that a sequel has actually been green lit.

As a fan of director Ridley Scott's original 1982 neo-noir sci - fi film, set in a dystopian future in which humans and androids live side - by - side, Deakins was excited about the idea of working on the long - discussed sequel.

It gives the idea of consumerism run wild the short shrift that it deserves (and the cynicism that an intervening quarter - century demands), touching on the original's explanation of the zombies» affinity for the shopping mall and the human heroes» delight at their newfound material wealth before becoming a bracing action film that, like Marcus Nispel's reworking of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the source of which didn't need updating as much as Dawn arguably did), is more firmly entrenched in the James Cameron Aliens tradition than the Seventies institution of disconcerting personal horror film.

Strangely reminiscent of the 1945 film «Blithe Spirit» (albeit with a slight twist), «Over Her Dead Body» doesn't have a single original idea throughout its mercifully short 93 - minute runtime.

Making a sequel to Mary Poppins over 50 years after the original film charmed audiences all over the world and quickly established itself as an instant classic that maintains all of its magic and charm in 2017 sounds like a terrible idea on paper... but it's hard not to be completely won over by the thought of Emily Blunt stepping in for the great Julie Andrews and Hamilton maestro Lin - Manuel Miranda lending his talents as her co-star.

While Hellraiser II is not the atmospheric brood-fest that the original is, it is still a horror film admirably reliant on a slate of unusual (and different) ideas.

or The Trip to Italy, which should give you an idea of how wildly witty Stephens and Katz's film is, since Winterbottom's sequel to his 2010 The Trip is as funny as the original.

Their villains suck Tracking Board Li Bingbing (not to be confused with fashion icon X-Men actress Fan Bingbing) will supposedly headline a superhero film called Realm which is an original idea of Stan Lee's.

Based on Duncan Jones's first two feature films, Moon and now Source Code, the latter of which had its world premiere Friday night here at SXSW, one could say that Jones has a knack not for putting across breathtakingly original ideas in a breathtakingly original way, but for putting across familiar ideas with enough skill, intelligence, and heart to make the end result seem fresh enough.

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.

Sarah Greenwood's production design is maybe the most successful element of the film in borrowing the original's ideas with a new perspective.

It would have been easy to simply retell the story of a botched kidnapping from the film, but Hawley decided to take the idea and expand in all directions, encompassing more than what the original film was about while also absorbing works like «Miller's Crossing,» «No Country For Old Men» and «The Man Who Wasn't There.»

Sci - fi meets psychology So much snarky fun is made of the high - minded parallels between this pastel - shaded, slightly campy sci - fi classic and the plot of Shakespeare's «The Tempest» that it's easy to overlook the film's many original ideas.

Hollywood will never be accused of having too many original ideas, especially in this age of sequels and remakes, but the well really seems dry when two different groups of filmmakers and studios race to release a film on the same topic.

Monahan's script adapts the story of James Toback, whose actual gambling exploits first inspired the 1974 film; only in this 2014 version, the character drama is saddled with an attempt at greater depth, with Monahan relying on lengthy explanations and pontifications where the original film preferred action and implication to convey its deeper themes and ideas.

Director Tim Pope, making his big screen debut, does little more than ape the quick - edit style Alex Proyas used in the original film; his idea of a fresh touch is lingering on S&M kinks which, quite frankly, are boring.

Nice idea, but the film lacks the vulgar charm of BoC, or the killer instinct of the original film.

Rob Zombie is a great director (House of 1000 corpses, The Devils Rejects) But those were films that were completely from his own ideas and I just think that John Carpenter created the original Halloween from HIS OWN IDEideas and I just think that John Carpenter created the original Halloween from HIS OWN IDEASIDEAS!!!

And while it's beyond doubt that every review of this film must mention Heathers at least once (I've gone and done it twice now) as the go - to precursor, that isn't to suggest that this film is bereft of original ideas and its own serrated and incisive manner.

Although a high volume of night scenes led to the scrapping of director Brad Bird's original idea to shoot primarily on film stock in IMAX, sharpness remained paramount to the production and Tomorrowland became one of the first features to be photographed entirely in 4K.

It's not very often you see such an original idea like Branded come along and from directors Jamie Bradshaw and Aleksandr Dulerayn comes the premier of the official trailer for Roadside Attractions upcoming sci - fi horror film Branded and it's pretty incredible to say the least.

The original filming of this movie started in 2000 but director Terry Gilliam has been nurturing the idea behind this movie since the early 1990s.

Comic Book Resources chatted with «Days of Future Past» comic book writer Chris Claremont, who commented on the unconfirmed rumors of Apocaplypse appearing in the film, a character who did not appear in the original story arc, and how the idea of adapting his stories originally came to be.

Though best film winner «Get Out» was technically released by Universal, the $ 4.5 million project was a long - gestating original idea from a new filmmaker whose sensibilities synched up with the desires of a progressive culture (and it was produced outside of the studio's clutches).

Django Unchained is a great film by one of the few, talented original - idea directors / writers left in the industry.

«The Cabin in the Woods» is one of the most original ideas for a film that I have seen in a long time.

Carpenter, also tagged a «creative consultant» (in other words, he likes the idea for this one, so he's giving the film his blessing), said previously «38 years after the original «Halloween,» I'm going to help to try to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all.»

Set a decade after the events of the original film and the apparent defeat of the kaiju, Uprising wastes no time introducing a post-kaiju world, only to disregard most of its intriguing ideas later on.

The Wachowskis — whose follow - up Jupiter Ascending suffered a similar fate as this film — are some of the most earnest, daring and original filmmakers working on a large scale today, their films teeming with more ideas than an entire phase of Marvel films.

A remake of a 1979 film by the same name, Going In Style can't even lay claim to the original idea of three elderly men, on their last legs and pennies, planning a bank heist.