Sentences with phrase «out of every comic book movie»

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▪ Watchmen, an apocalyptic graphic novel («a fancy way of saying it's a big comic book») that is due out as a movie in March

I love to watch anime, reading comic books, play video games, going out to the movies, having a good time, and having a good conversation with interesting people regardless of topics or interest.

As it turns out, «'' Amy»» entrepreneur Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) has sold the film rights for his «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» comic book — which is loosely based on Jay and Silent Bob — to Miramax, and the studio greenlit a big - budget production.Before it even begins, though, the pending «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» film provides more than enough fodder for a new wave of hate - mongers who prowl the Internet, namely pimple - faced geeks who slam anything they can type about on a series of movie gossip websites.

The current rash of movies based on toys, or comic books, or video games, or fairy tales, exists to canonize the narrative building blocks of childhood, to provide frameworks for all your stories about Spider - Man or Megatron or Snow White, and then to sell you specially licensed toys so you can keep playing those stories out.

One comic book fan has set out to prove that Dawn of Justice and Iron Man 2 are the same exact movie, offering 24 different reasons as proof.

Darwyn Cooke's Eisner Award - winning mini-series, «DC: The New Frontier», gets the direct - to - DVD animated movie treatment, which will likely please fans of DC comics in general, even though its revisionist nature may irk some «Justice League» fans, while those who love the comic might feel like too much was left out to call this a truly successful adaptation (400 + densely presented comic book pages squeezed into a mere 75 minutes).

He's one of Coogler's kids from the Oakland basketball court in those opening scenes, lashing out at the very fantasy this comic book movie represents.

Check out the latest French movie poster for the comic book «Red» by director Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife) and starring Bruce Willis (Kane & Lynch, The Expendables), Morgan Freeman (Batman 3), Mary - Louise Parker (Weeds), Helen Mirren (National Treasure: Book of Secrets), Richard Dreyfuss (Lone Star Trixie) and John Malkovich (Transformers 3, Jonah Hbook «Red» by director Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife) and starring Bruce Willis (Kane & Lynch, The Expendables), Morgan Freeman (Batman 3), Mary - Louise Parker (Weeds), Helen Mirren (National Treasure: Book of Secrets), Richard Dreyfuss (Lone Star Trixie) and John Malkovich (Transformers 3, Jonah HBook of Secrets), Richard Dreyfuss (Lone Star Trixie) and John Malkovich (Transformers 3, Jonah Hex).

It wasn't perfect picture, but Deadpool managed to stand out in the very much saturated field of comic book movies by being thoroughly entertaining and remaining authentic in a way that no one thought possible.

The mere fact that a Suicide Squad movie is coming out next year is proof that Warner Bros. isn't afraid to dip its toe into the weirder corners of the DC comic book world.

The idea of a horror comic book movie seemed particularly neat, and I can only hope these reshoots will turn out for the best.

Of course, the movies aren't going to replicate the comic book series note for note, so let's figure out what they could use and what has to be jettisoned.

MCU entries have buckled under the weight of much fewer characters, but if there's anyone out there who can successfully manage a comic - book cast list of Tolstoy proportions, it's the writing and directing team behind those last two Captain America movies, marvels of multitasking that they were.

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As people gear up for the «Black Panther» movie, Ta - Nehisi Coates wants them to check out the original source, Marvel's Black Panther comic book, where he's booting up a massive outer space adventure for the king of Wakanda.

Even by the standards of the current run of mediocre comic - book movies, this one stands out for its egregious shoddiness.

As far as comic book movie goes, this one deserves to be consider one of the top to have come out.

The 11 - foot CGI Hulk may look a little cartoonish, the addition of rabid Hulk dogs is downright lame, and the use of comic book panel editing is an acquired taste, but it still looks and feels like a superhero movie, even if it didn't turn out exactly the way we wanted it to.

There have been plenty of missteps in the Marvel movie world, and fans of comic book films are quick to point them out: X-Men 3, Spider - man 3, Daredevil (assuming it's not the Director's cut), Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Elektra, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (and now, most likely its sequel thanks to Darren Aronofsky's departure).

While Deadpool might appear to be yet another comic book movie in the series of seemingly endless comic book origin stories, this movie truly stands alone as unique and laugh out loud funny.

Unfortunately, this doesn't stop him from being a big bore, as his battle with Superman turns into one of the most drawn - out, low - budget cringefests in the history of comic - book movies.

He shows up in movie wearing a mask made out of the head of an ape (a nod to the character's sketchy comic book origins as the villainous Man - Ape).

Release date: May 18 Cast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen Directed by: Bill Holderman (A Walk in the Woods) Why we're excited: Summer movies can't be all about comic book adaptations, sci - fi sequels, and Tom Cruise hurling his body out of moving vehicles.

The movie gets out of Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson's way, whose rat - a-tat chemistry is more like the»60s Avengers than the comic book counterparts.

Tongue - in - cheek comic book movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, and the four heroes in a half shell of the title (PG - 13).

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a sequel to both Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers, two of the best of the Marvel series of movies to come out, and manages to rank right among them in terms of sheer entertainment value and thoughtful comic - book execution.

Back in June we brought you some images from the set of Thor: Ragnarok showing early construction of some practical Asgard sets, and now thanks to Comic Book Movie we've got another peek thanks to another batch of photos which indicate that the building work is almost complete; check them out here... SEE ALSO: Thor: Ragnarok Comic - Con footage -LSB-...]

It's just not a blockbuster comic book movie without blocky plastic recreations of pivotal scenes, courtesy of Lego.Check out three Justice League movie Lego sets coming in August, starring Stubble Affleck Batman, Sea Hobo Aquaman, Pizza Delivery Flash and other super friends.

Marvel just had its most recent hit with a Doctor Strange movie, proving they can make successful films out of virtually any character from its comic - book archive.

Despite striking out in Origins and also appearing as Green Lantern in one of the worst comic book movies ever made, Reynolds seems fairly game this time around.

Growing up, I didn't collect comic books, but I did watch every single superhero movie that came out and every superhero series on TV during the Nineties, which I consider the Golden Age of superhero animation.

Lament the saturation of CGI - laden franchises, reboots and superhero films all you like, but some fantastic, revelatory works of cinema came out this last year — even some of those comic book movies you're so worried about.

Obviously things worked out with Deadpool, because it's both one of the best comic book movies of the year, and also one of the most successful.

Director Alfonso Gomez - Rejon has officially traded out comic book superstars for the lead role in his latest movie, Collateral Beauty, with Will Smith — lately of Suicide Squad — taking over the part recently vacated by permanent Wolverine Hugh Jackman.

Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy proved that comic book adaptations could be just as dramatic and heavy as non-genre films, Marvel Studios jumpstarted a massive interconnected series of superhero movies that were significantly more colorful and humorous, and audiences have been turning out to both kinds of superhero films in droves.

Beginning almost literally with an Easter egg shout - out only hardcore comic book fans will get at the start of a winning «I wish I'd thought of that» opening credit sequence that will be the envy of Hollywood comedy writers and producers, 20th Century Fox's Deadpool makes quick work of announcing it's a different kind of superhero movie... in a good way.

I assumed that since it was a comic book movie starring Michael Cera, and since it had a pretty big publicity run leading up to the release, that it would be in multiple screens at each theater, and I would have plenty of opportunities to perhaps catch an afternoon showing if I bombed out of the Game Day proceedings.

With his dry sense of humor and his devotion to Wakanda, many viewers walked out of the movie enamored with the character, which has prompted a rise to prominence for one of Marvel's lesser - known comic book villains.

A fantasy and comic - book geek to the core, he often filters his own life through a comic lens — threatening to «Hulk out» if someone spoils the end of a movie and wondering what Batman would do in certain situations.

Best of the year Brian Truitt takes a look back at the year in comics, picking out some significant events and offering his nominations for best creator, best comic book movie, and best comic in a variety of genres and formats.

Coupled with Javier Rodriguez's calculated colouring, the trio have created an action movie that could only have possibly been born out of the panels of a comic book.

Since then, thanks to Ubisoft's numerous global studios, it's grown into one of the biggest multimedia franchises out there, with yearly triple - A games, as well as smaller installments, not to mention comic books and even an upcoming Hollywood movie.

Arkham, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and the LEGO Batman games have never felt like awkward extensions of a movie or comic book marketing campaign, but rather fully fleshed - out original universes that look and feel comfortable in their own videogame skins.

The @rcade checks out the trailer below and gives you a heads - up on what is sure to be one of the best comic book movies ever!

We got a glimpse of the new Ratchet and Clank movie coming out next year, and comic book inspired show Powers will also be available on PlayStation this holiday season.