There are however combat sequences, as well as
other action scenes that provide excitement which is amplified by arcade - style controls that enable you to steer around debris amongst other things.
Not exact matches
There are
other use cases, too: a Chicago law firm told Microsoft that it wants to roll the screen into a courtroom and play videos of a crime
scene, tracing ink circles over key moments in the
action.
And so, from my own studies of online evidences then and now, I think I can legitimately wonder what
other unjust
actions may have gone on behind the
scenes to hide what I can only interpret as misogynistic, self - serving, perpetrator - protecting behaviors under a guise of generosity, goodness, and light.
While these two characters who frame the main
action seldom agree with each
other, both men repeatedly interrupt the
scenes involving J.B..
We clearly understand from this structure or formula that the curse employed is targeted at the serpent and the serpent alone even though
others and their
actions are clearly involved in the
scene.
The police have dispatched a special team comprising homicide squad, crime
scene management and
action units to Denkyira - Obuasi to among
other issues, gather further evidence and intelligence regarding the murder of Captain Mahama.
While
other camera systems can generate gigapixel - and - larger images, those composite views are stitched together from individual images taken sequentially with one camera as it is panned across the
scene; the new system takes all 98 images simultaneously, providing a «stop
action» view of a
scene.
The violent
action scenes have the humans operate the 7 feet 6 inches tall to 8 - foot - 5 robots by voice - activated remote control, as the robots pummel each
other like boxers in front of excited crowds.
Difficult story with Elektra,
other amazing character, but the film is terrible, the only good parts are the
action scenes, but this film have much mistakes.
The mouse city, which uses boxes and
other discarded goods to replicate landmarks like Big Ben, is a lot of fun, and the
action scenes are fluid without being showy.
Good: Starscream is a lot cooler in this movie, Best computer - graphics for any movie to date, Original Optimus voice, Bumblebee vs. Barricade
scene was awesome, Decent story, but the Unicron story is a million times better Bad: No Hot Rod or Soundwave, Shia LeBeouf, Ending, Futile attempts to connect to classic
scenes, lines and concepts, No Stan Bush soundtrack, Some immature humor ruined a lot of the movie for me, Poor dialogue I really expected a lot from this movie and am very critical about my feelings towards it - Overall Michael Bay made a good movie, but he made it appeal to the masses (immature jokes and a lot of
action) and it gave up a lot of
other crucial aspects to the story and quality of the Transformers franchise.
The second part, on the
other hand, with the
action that ensues after the two main characters manage to escape, does not meet the expectations set by the first part, even though the
action scenes are well executed and sure to hold one's attention.
Stuhlbarg is a particular offender, in that he approaches every
scene as if playing one
action, which is to beg for love, both from the
other characters and the audience.
Fortunately, with the exception of this
scene, most of the
other action is not particularly explicit.
By the time the movie gets to the final climax, basically where every last character is suddenly together in a big obviously - in - a-warehouse-set with an impending
action scene pitting them all against each
other, I had completely lost interest in the story.
Almost every chase
scene and
action sequence is underscored by a recognizable music cue from the classic Elton John / Bernie Taupin songbook, including «Crocodile Rock,» «I'm Still Standing,» and
other super-obvious pop selections you never want to hear at a karaoke night.
The Rundown makes no pretense in being anything
other than a deliver - the - goods
action vehicle, and plays every
scene to deliver
action or laughs, and in many cases, both.
The film starts off with some awkward, painfully lame flashback
scenes of Kyle's childhood and transitions into an opening act that is loaded with full - on patriotism that sees him go to war to get back at the people who brought suffering to our doorstep in the events of 9/11 (he was already enlisted, but if we believe the film that decision was also motivated by seeing news footage of American lives being taken), but one of the most interesting surprises is how balanced it eventually becomes and how we see the way that Kyle's
actions negatively impact
others and how even he begins to question his commitment to the cause, despite the fact that he would never vocalize it.
Some of the CGI was a bit spotty in the final
action scenes but
other than that, this is the film I was hoping for.
Winging between deadly serious starts (this is a film that opens with an incinerated baby, for chrissakes), heartbreaking lost loves, kingdom - destroying
action scenes and Blunt and Theron yelling at each
other to the point of camp, the film never even comes close to striking a balance.
In between
action scenes, they extoll the virtues of communism, resist the temptation of corruption, and deal with shallow Americans who obsess over Jordache jeans and
other symbols of capitalism.
Their
actions feed the narrative rather than the
other way around, so when the fight
scenes and explosions start, they feel plausible and organic instead of arbitrary.
With goofy villains, a terrible script, and every
other scene ending with an unbelievably gargantuan explosion, this is a film for bad
action movie junkies only.
Ant - Man, on the
other hand, was more than just a comedy movie, it was a heist film that managed to surprise audiences with its unique
action scenes (thanks to the shrinking capabilities of the film's main hero and villain).
At times laugh - out - loud hilarious, at
others heart - wrenching, and at
others exhilaratingly graceful in it's
action scenes.
Other action - based sequences are well paced and mostly terrifying with two
scenes in particular in the third act taking the tension up through the stratosphere.
The story — which borrows from Predator and Red Dawn, among
others — has zero scale, with
action scenes that are as indistinguishable from each
other as its stock characters.
Boogie Nights contains more great characters and
scenes than most movies deliver nowadays, and definitely is worth watching for no
other reason than to view one of Hollywood's major filmmaking talents in
action.
Moving away from the horror elements of The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is an all - out war of car chases, fight
scenes, shoot outs, nuclear explosions and a phenomenal, if gratuitous set piece where the Terminator blows up numerous police cars with a machine gun for no
other reason than the script required an
action beat.
The two leading women by the way, absolutely wail on each
other in these
action scenes.
But in his review, Barber does single out the South Korean
action scenes that, in his words, feel too much like a James Bond movie: «[S] pies mutter to each
other via micro-radios, metal suitcases are packed with diamonds, and the hero bumps into an old CIA associate, Everett Ross.»
While the opening
scene, which serves only as back - story and general reasons as to why it takes so long for Raleigh (Charlie Hunnam) to return to the Jaeger game, is fluff for the film and even in the moment felt unnecessary as opposed to just being retro - actively less awesome than the
other greater
action sequences.
Long recognized as one of George Lucas» primary inspiration for Star Wars (among
other things, the bickering peasants who wander into the odyssey inspired R2D2 and C - 3PO), it's Kurosawa's his first go at the widescreen format and he proves to be a master at it, dynamically spreading his compositions out to an epic scope and boldly setting his cascade of sharp
action scenes against a magnificent landscape.
The
other problem is that the film gets into a frustrating rhythm of
action scene / downtime /
action scene / downtime and each of the quieter moments is horribly dull.
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.
Maybe break up the
action set pieces with quick expositional
scenes, so the characters could get to know each
other a little better and we, as the audience, could find out everyone's backstory.
The Turtle skateboard
scene through the sewer pipes is prime example of this, as we watch a «Tony Hawk» / «SSX» - style minute of
action where we see plenty of rail slides, spins, and
other skateboarding techniques.
With off - the - shelf shootout and showdown
scenes that differ from any
other over-the-top
action fare only in their gloomy lighting, «The Punisher» can't begin to measure up to the popcorn vengeance of Mel Gibson's Payback or the moody, provocative, primal reprisal of Steven Soderbergh's The Limey In fact, even the cheap, cheesy 1989 B - movie adaptation of the same Marvel comic book (with dramatically lumbering Dolph Lungren in the title role) was more entertainingly bad than this picture.
Yeoh's leading man, Chow Yun - Fat only gets his say in the disc's token «making - of» documentary, Unleashing the Dragon, but considering it had aired on Bravo during the film's theatrical release, it's less an informational piece than a glorified infomercial, offering too shallow a look at, among
other things, gravity - defying
action scenes.
Theoretically, the
action scenes should pump up the movie as a whole, but they're shot by directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo in the same misbegotten style they previously demonstrated in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, a style that has also predominated in
other Marvel movies.
But while many people may think that the
action scene has moved on to
other parts (mostly Thailand and South Korea, plus a mini-boom of excellent American direct - to - video films like «Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning» and its ilk), there's still a lot to offer from the once reigning king of cinematic punches and gunshots.
It's more like an
action heist film with comedy thrown into it every
other scene.
Mr. Pickles and Mr. Trout (voiced by Nick Frost and Richard Ayoade) spend most of their
scenes attempting to convince themselves that they are the good guys as the
actions of Snatcher and their
other cohort, the gleefully psychopathic Mr. Gristle (Tracey Morgan), become more baldly evil.
«The Avengers» proved the benefits of putting a fan in charge; Joss Whedon knew those characters backwards, knew how to put a new spin on them and how to bounce them off each
other, and as a result, the
action - free
scenes were as entertaining as the battling (he had one of the toughest screenwriting jobs of 2012, and pulled it off with aplomb).
Eisenberg and Stewart especially play off of each
other quite well both in
action scenes and more intimate moments.
Other bonus material includes a 22 - minute block of «
Action - Packed Deleted
Scenes.»
The
action scenes are pretty damn neat (though the special effects are terrible), but the
other scenes... medium shots, close - ups... Story's out of his compositional depth.
In the first, they are tender, playful and passionate together - the
actions of a couple who know each
other intimately - while their second coupling, which occurs after the film's massive revelation, is a brutal and aggressive
scene which leaves Edie bruised and in tears.
There really isn't much of anything that differentiates this from Man of Steel or Star Trek into Darkness or the litany of
other awful blockbusters that assaulted our senses and wallets over the summer months, even down to the same empty, blustery climactic
action scenes that make you feel nothing.
Along with
scenes straight from an
action flick (car chases, breaking plate glass windows and the threat of being crushed), these rodents are attacked by automated machines with whirling blades and
other deadly appendages.