But Slash Film's Peter Sciretta had a few misgivings, writing: «Avengers: Age Of Ultron is bigger, more complex, darker, more action -
packed than the first film, but ultimately not as much fun.»
Not exact matches
The Scottish director had never met Phoenix before the weeks of furiously prepping her
first American
film — needing to take advantage of a small summer opening in Phoenix's
packed schedule, just one month after having secured financing at the Cannes
Film Festival — but he more
than confirmed her instincts that he would be perfect for the role.
The
film's aggro 5.1 soundmix is offered in a choice of DTS and Dolby Digital; bass is tighter and effects less localized with the former, and for some reason the second half of Behind Enemy Lines
packs a stronger LFE wallop
than the
first in Dolby Digital.
After seeing the
packed narratives within narratives of part one, Arabian Nights Volume 2: The Desolate One seems, as Miguel Gomes himself suggested, a very different
film, connected to the
first by the framing device, theme and some of the performers (assuming different roles in the new installment) rather
than through narrative continuation.
«RED 2» also lacks the breezy pace of the
first movie, instead bogged down by an overcomplicated plot for seemingly no other reason
than to
pack as much talent into the
film as possible, but then again, that's part of its charm.
«Grand Budapest,» with its chopped - off heads and the like, is in some ways less Academy friendly
than that
film, but it did really connect with audiences, and if voting were restricted to the
first half of the year, it would certainly be at the front of the
pack, and could end up surviving all the way to January.