Sentences with phrase «plot in»

Which MLB star had a problem with his plot in the famous Homer at the Bat episode and how did the Simpsons writers dealt with the complaint?

Once you find out just what's going on, you'll probably laugh at all of the absurd ways Rowan Joffe (The American, 28 Weeks Later), who is not very faithfully adapting the novel by S.J. Watson, has to contort the plot in order to get us all the way to the ridiculous climax that is supposed to be exciting and revelatory, when all of the while it is quite depressing and only raises more questions than answers.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Pals Hatch Homicide Plot in Raunchy Revenge Comedy When three best friends meet for drinks after work one evening, each shares a tale of woe worse than the next about his boss from hell.

When a Twitter user asked Landis why he thought the villagers in the original film didn't stop the werewolf themselves, the screenwriter revealed that he's exploring this detail in his script, and it will account for one of the biggest deviations from the original film: «Answering this question and the nature of the village's role in the plot in the second and third act as of now are the biggest changes I've made to the original structure... Doing some fun stuff.»

There's a lot more plot in Tai Chi Hero, including the efforts of Tai Chi Zero's big bad guy, Fang Zi Jing (Eddie Peng), to get revenge after his defeat in the earlier movie, which involves buddying up with an unscrupulous railway tyro played by a scenery - munching Peter Stormare.

Sure, the mega tracking shot is pretty, and well orchestrated, but it doesn't advance the plot in the same way that similar techniques in Children of Men did.

Remember the Scarecrow's plot in Batman Begins, the film that launched the Zimmer - Nolan juggernaut on the world?

There is almost no value in trying to synopsize the plot in detail.

Just as the plot in noir inevitably climaxes as all of the deceptions pile up, The Man Who Wasn't There mounts to an anticlimax — the final irony — where a sort of fatalistic joke on the main character finally brings about order, even if it is a bit distorted.

A lot of the enjoyment to be had with Goodbye Lover hinges on surprise, so I'll speak of the plot in the vaguest possible terms.

Though the action is dynamic, ultimately, it is Washington that sells the film in terms of credibility enough to overcome the serious leaps in logic required to contort the plot in the direction of lengthy set pieces.

Yes, it's a plot in much the same vein as Todd Phillips» hit THE HANGOVER franchise, only it's OAP's Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Kevin Kline, surely getting into a host of comedic drunken carnage.

Of course they've made huge progress in their personal stories, which is the point, but there's something sadistic about slowing down the plot in the final moments so that the characters can have little moments of their own.

We're not getting much information as far as plot in the teaser trailer, but this is the first time we see Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger.

4:15 am (20th)-- TCM — Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) No relation to the 2005 Pitt - Jolie vehicle, this Mr. and Mrs. Smith is one of Hitchcock's only straight comedies, no suspense or mystery plot in sight.

His attempt to steal a mysterious silver orb sets the plot in high - speed motion.

The plot in this second outing concerns Deadpool's unlikely, and fairly reluctant, mentorship of a 14 - year - old mutant named Russell (aka Firefist, for his ability to — well, you can probably guess from the name, which sounds better than «Hothands»).

It is refreshing, in this regard, that he isn't after something as boring as world (or universe) domination, and the destruction of half of all living things is an intriguing escalation of the typical superhero - movie plot in which the heroes must save the world from certain annhiliation.

There's some great bits, but they would work better unburdened by plot in a stand - up routine.

And that, more or less, is the sum of the stripped - down plot in this Solaris.

Jaws also runs a leisurely two hours instead of trying to tie up its plot in an attention deficit syndrome - addled hour - and - a-half running time.

The storyline becomes so lusciously serpentine, with perilous curves and hairpin turns, it rivals Howard Hawks» «The Big Sleep» from 1946 for the most convoluted plot in all of film noir.

M.V.P.: Among a wondrous cast, including J. Smith Cameron as Lisa's mother, John Gallagher Jr. as her hapless prospective beau, Kieran Culkin as a manipulative, callous rival, Rosemarie De Witt as the prickly, paranoid wife of Mark Ruffalo's character, Stephen Adly Guirgis as a long - suffering cop, Michael Ealy as a smart - as - a-whip attorney and Lonergan himself as Lisa's hen - pecked absentee father, it's the great Allison Janney (also the best thing in «The Help «-RRB- who lingers in a one - scene cameo as the victim of the bus accident which sets the plot in motion.

This is a film full of talented actors (Felicity Huffman, Jim Broadbent, and Victor Garber are all featured in addition to Samuel L. Jackson), who are given low - substance dialogue and the essence of a plot in what is essentially a high budget National Geographic explosion pic.

The central mystery of Winter Soldier's identity would be known to any modern Marvel comic fan worth his or her salt, so the writers make the smart decision to make that conflict more of a B plot in the overall tapestry of the proceedings.

The Scarecrow is secondary in Christopher Nolan's trilogy, serving as a means to introduce the fear toxin into the plot in «Begins» and offering a small cameo in «Rises.»

The killer's portrayal as some sort of ghostly figure that only shows up on tape as a glitch creates a neat stylistic effect, but «Tuesday» crams too much plot in its short runtime.

The Garden (Unrated) Oscar - nominated documentary about the ugly legal battle being waged over a 14 - acre plot in a South Central L.A. ghetto sold by the City to a real estate developer over the objections of the hundreds of local residents who had turned the blighted piece of property into a productive farmland.

By expanding the plot in the second film to include more characters, Deadpool 2 has better rooted itself into the Marvel and X-Men universes than it had previously.

Nintendo has released a new song coming to Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion, revealing a brand new character and an interesting hint at a potential plot in the process.

Boasting one hell of an ensemble cast, and running over two hours long, the riveting plot in Prisoners deserves the adjective brilliant for all the twists and turns that lead lead to the final moment.

The plot in this one has the Marvel gang going up against time - traveling despot Kang the Conqueror, which makes it convenient to show off a bunch of different settings from various point in time.

The «unique» hook in this series is that it's headed by a male lead (Dylan O'Brien) and the marketing wisely played up the action elements of the plot in order to pull in a broader audience that expanded across multiple demographics and brought in young men and women alike.

With a ridiculously contrived plot in every detail, John Hughes» (Christmas Vacation) script is full of outrageously hard - to - swallow machinations, and even stranger motivations, ranking among his very worst.

This becomes Dollar's story, with cringe - worthy acting, dialogue in English, and a go - figure plot in which nineteen year - old Dollar becomes romantically involved with a sixty year - old woman (veteran Hong Kong actress Sylvia Chang).

Actually the piece you should write is — why are studios so scared of not attracting an audience, they screen 3/4 of the film plot in the trailers, months before opening.

The couple are visited by their estranged daughter (Juno Temple), which sets the plot in motion.

As quietly as the author sets his plot in motion to then blow his reader's mind away, Andy prepares his escape from prison meticulously and discreetly, using intelligence and patience to finally surprise his captors and free himself from their grasp.

Can I just ask in your opinion that at what point does adding the same characters / bosses, contributing to the same boring plot in another samey rehashed sequel, become too much?

First - time screenwriter Fernley Phillips channels his fascination with this well documented numerical phenomenon into an eerie and unsettling yarn, only to quite literally lose the plot in the final 10 minutes.

Sure, there's a story of a young man (Steven Strait) on a quest to rescue his gal (Camilla Belle), but we don't really care about the plot in this case.

Also the film tries to squeeze in too much plot in the remainder of its running time and things seem a bit rushed almost.

Back when I was in high school, one of my classes had been American Literature, and during the course of reading his short story, «The Cask of Amontillado», our instructor told us of how Edgar Allan Poe believed that every element of a story should push forward the plot in some way; even little details that might otherwise seem inconsequential actually fill in the thematic blanks to make the story a more enriching and engrossing experience for the reader.

The less you know about Dark City's plot in advance, the better - which is why that idiotic voice - over for dummies insisted upon by its studio was such a bad move.

The plot itself barely manages to pass the snicker test, especially since it smacks of Riddler's diabolical mind - control plot in Batman Forever.

The plot in a nutshell: Kable (Gerard Butler) is a death row inmate, given the opportunity to battle for his freedom on a game called «Slayers,» which is aired around the world to the enjoyment of millions of viewers.

Fortunately director Gary Ross strolls through the plot in no big hurry spelling out all we need while inspiring questions that will hopefully be answered in sequels.

Allowed to play out, the myriad subplots that function in place of plot in Everybody's All - American resolve as shades of tidily uncontroversial.

Hitchcock's own fascination with Freudian behavioral theories provided the impetus for his interest in Winston Graham's novel, although he does contort the plot in such a fashion as to provide for a better cinematic presentation (and more censor palatable reason behind Marnie's weird behavior).

The film, therefore, doesn't lack for story; it has plot in abundance.