Sentences with phrase «pure action movies»

Action cinematographer Jan de Bont (Twister, The Haunting) skillfully directs for the first time, making what by all measurements is a terrible screenplay by Graham Yost (Mission to Mars, The Last Castle — reportedly, an uncredited Joss Whedon punched up the script) into one of the better pure action movies of its era, even if it is one of the dumbest.

Little surprise in reading your review that you couldn't make it past the first 30 pages of the Hobbit... If all you want is a pure action movie with zero substance, I suggest you go watch The Transporter — or, as Antony points out, you can go watch Battleship again.

In fact, I'd argue that Iron Man 2, despite its huge budget, is really what Manny Farber used to call an «underground movie,» or a pure action movie with no ulterior motives.

If you saw the trailer and are expecting a pure action movie, you'll be disappointed as the movie is more science fiction and philosophy rather than action or thriller.

Hard - Boiled — The best pure action movie of all - time.

Not exact matches

After years of promising a kick ass action flick, its time to finally unleash Battle: Los Angeles, the latest movie from South African director Jonathan Liebesman, who started in horror but has transitioned into pure action.

But before anyone gets the idea that Black Panther is an «agenda» movie — yes, it has something to say, but it says it so perfectly, giving us pure entertainment, a rousing, thrilling action - adventure film that spans the globe, full of characters to cheer for, bad guys to hiss at, and action sequences galore.

The tale is pure pulp, a catalogue of seventies martial arts revenge dramas and American B - movie action thrillers, and the style is pure Tarantino: snappy titles, a timeline that leaps back and forth through the story, a mad mix of styles and musical references, and an attitude of loving affection for his inspirations.

A comedy and a labor of love, the movie is a takeoff on 1970s action films that's been stripped of filler to concentrate on pure visceral thrills.

I didn't know you could make an action movie about music, but Damien Chazelle pulled it off, and it all builds up to the rapturous ending — pure payoff, exultant satisfaction.

Gosling's performance as the wounded soul with pure ambitions, flawed judgment, and passion that could turn to tenderness or violence bubbling just beneath his cool façade anchors the first section and carries through as a phantom defining so many of the characters» actions in the other acts of the movie.

Magic Mike XXL certainly dances up a storm of steamy yet silly action sequences and effectively showcases the deft physical talents of Channing Tatum, who is more than happy to charm people into forgetting that the movie itself is pure fluff.

The way Gerald's lines mistake rhymes for wordplay and wordplay for lived - in wisdom are pure Stallone, even without the weary nobility of his late - period action movies.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening May 8, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Next Day Air (R for violence, drug use, pervasive profanity and brief sexuality) Action - oriented crime caper about the comedy of errors which ensue after a couple of hapless hoodlums (Mike Epps and Wood Harris) are mistakenly delivered a large package filled with bricks of pure cocaine.

Despite what we're sold about female empowerment, the women in this movie are pure fiction; stereotypical, one - dimensional characters designed as background filler in this high action male - oriented story.

It may not boast Gary Oldman doing a Russian accent, Nic Cage in a wife beater or Jack Lemmon at the controls but, with king of the disyllabic action movie skies, Liam Neeson, as its plucky hero, this is pure guilty pleasure cinema.

This movie exceeded so many of my expectations from being a great sequel with intense action and pure popcorn fun.

are there any good tips for aspiring movie makers for live - action, ive created several cartoons and want to move forward in a positive way, any advice would be appreciated, scott pilgrim is pure perfection, im definately going to see it again, i've twice already and can't wait to see it

As a fight - filled sci - fi action movie, there aren't many films I think I would rather watch than The Matrix if I'm looking for some background noise that's predominantly fights and pure visual awesomeness to look up at and be distracted by.

Scott pilgrim is pure perfection, ive been twice to see it and most likely will be going again and can not wait for the next installment of the cornetto trilogy, but im an aspiring movie creator, ive created several cartoons but i was wondering if there were any tips to get into live action movie making

While it isn't the work of art of Pan's Labyrinth, as a pure popcorn movie goes, it gets credit for being unlike all of the rest, in its own little universe of comic book action that you either embrace wholeheartedly or scratch your head at in befuddlement.

It's a simple plot device that has been the driving motivation behind some of the best action movies ever, with a prime recent example being the mighty John Wick who had a pure, direct reason to go on a rampage; some jerks killed the dog his dead wife gave to him, and also stole his beloved car.

For starters, the game's subtitle, Never Forget Me..., sounds like a tagline from a cheesy romance movie, yet this is a pure action game without any semblance of a plot.