Sentences with phrase «pure movie magic»

If it were possible to combine «Gladiator» and «Braveheart» into a single film and then surgically extract virtually everything that made those Best Picture winners pure movie magic, what you'd wind up with would be a lifeless, longwinded, anti-epic very much along the lines of Ridley Scott's latest.

This thing looks and sounds like pure movie magic and elicits the same gasps of wonder the original 1967 animated feature did at the time.

Sandra Bullock delivers one of the best performances of her career as the rookie astronaut caught up in a seemingly impossible situation, but the real star of «Gravity» is Cuarón himself, and he deserves every bit of praise for creating what can only be described as pure movie magic.

Every bit as rewarding - and flawed - as its source material, this final installment of the Harry Potter series is pure movie magic.

The joy of the film is observing these heated adventures, watching as the character pieces the clues together while attaining consciousness, often sold with exceptional visual effects (a simple moment where Colter leaps from a speeding train is pure movie magic) and propulsive editing, urged along by a furious score from Chris Bacon.

One of the year's best films, Guillermo del Toro's «The Shape of Water» is pure movie magic that pays tribute to past films while also presenting its own bold and fresh narrative.

I can safely say that this part of the film is pure movie magic and is stunningly shot.