Sentences with phrase «quality movies such»

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6) Single product strategy, lack of brand and need for local content: Netflix's business to date has been largely built on American movies and its own top - quality series such as «House of Cards» and «Marco Polo.»

From movies, to sports, events and every day music, I'm grateful to have such reliable and high - quality speakers to depend on!

The movie is on film stock of such poor quality, one might be excused for believing it was lifted from Soviet military surplus supplies circa 1978.

A bit more suspense would have gone a long way here, and while director David Gelb, whose prior experience had been in the crowd - pleasing documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, has turned in a slick - looking feature for one with such a small budget (reportedly, only $ 5 mil), it really can't compete with better films out there in terms of quality, while it's too straight - faced in execution to at least give us some choice b - movie thrills.

When he says «dream assignment» I think he means that the film's story and setting provided such a large canvas to write to, which could have resulted in some great music (despite the qualities of the resulting movie).

While the subject matter is the stuff that good films are made of, and the quality of the direction and acting are worthy of admiration, where The East fails is in the contrivances involved in the farfetched plotline and the unevenness in the thriller elements (such as a scene in which the cell dresses up to the nines to infiltrate a party for pharmaceutical bigwigs that would feel more at home in a Mission Impossible movie) that undermine what could have been a chilling and realistic story of corporations run amok.

It's rare to have such a stellar cast inhabiting a kiddie movie, but the combined talent helps raise Tuck Everlasting to the realm of quality children's entertainment.

But the bigger question is: what keeps these Marvel movies coming so fast, made by so many hands, yet remaining of such high quality and consistency, and loved unequivocally?

Connoisseurs of such will find its top - shelf qualities to include a Witness - like star - cross'd pas de deux; dead wives and sons; surrogate wives and sons; surrogate father figures fighting, Footloose - like, against oppressive cultures; a Fisher King rescue from insanity; and enough war - movie boilerplate to choke a War Horse.

Whether he's starring in a quality movie (such as last year's «Lone Survivor») or a complete disaster (such as last year's «Pain & Gain»), Wahlberg is usually able to deliver a respectable performance.

Instead, the off button is flicked on the whole body horror aspect with such flagrant disregard for anything that had come before it that there is no hope of tonal consistency, no dream for quality as the movie runs itself into the ground.

The writing and acting are such high quality that even though we are living in movie cliché - land, we still find ourselves caring about Duncan and Pam, laughing at Owen, and tossing tomatoes at Trent (Carell).

Noel's Take: The recent documentary Films Of Fury noted that when Kung Fu Panda was released a few years back, it shook up the Hong Kong movie industry a little, that such an internationally successful and high - quality martial arts movie came out of Hollywood, not China.

Chastain hit a peak from 2011 to 2013 with back - to - back Oscar nominations for The Help and Zero Dark Thirty and has continued turning in quality performances in good movies such as Interstellar, The Martian and Molly's Game.

No such qualities mar the 5.1 DTS - HD master audio soundtrack, which feels every bit as lively as any other modern non - action / sci - fi / animated movie.

This isn't a film striving to be a masterpiece; it very much enjoys being a b - movie throwback, with all of the qualities, both good and bad, that such fare would imply.

«I'm also thrilled that a London movie such as TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY and the magnetism of its central performance by London icon Gary Oldman has been rightfully recognised with so many nominations across different categories, a reminder of its all - round qualities as a British and international film.

Brendan Fraser, a guy with talent only to waste it with such shit movies like «Furry Vengeance» where he's now become one of these derp - de-derp guys like Adam Sandler, Vince Vaughn, and Nicolas Cage who just don't seem to care about the qualities of the films just as long as they're paid.

This doesn't necessarily mean he was always ahead of his time: one of the best things about Eyes Wide Shut — evident in such artisanal qualities as the old - fashioned sound track, the grainy photography, and the exquisite color balances (such as the dark blue lighting of a bathroom behind one of Kidman's monologues)-- is that it isn't a film of the 90s in most respects but something closer to what movies at their best used to be.

In a simplified comparison, Black Rock is indeed like a movie such as Death Proof, and shares qualities with those films that influenced Tarantino's own take.

It's also important to remember that less than 7 % of the differences in student learning are attributable to in - school factors, such as teacher quality — with more than 90 % of the difference being a function of out - of - school factors, like test prep tutors, private music lessons and the resources to purchase instruments, after school sports, and access to travel, concerts, books, and movies.

Quality furnishings ensure five - star comfort, complemented by contemporary amenities such as flat - screen TVs with satellite channels, DVD players, iPod docks, brand name kitchen appliances and a 120 - inch projector screen on the pool deck for alfresco movie nights.

Now, to be clear using well - worn idea isn't too much of a problem provided it's done well, after all there's plenty of games, books and movies that use incredibly well - trodden narrative routes that still turn out to be great, but as we've already discussed the quality of the writing here is average, making the use of such a cliché a shame.

MORE THAN GAMES - CRYENGINE2 Bernd Diemer — Crytek (D) The producer at Germany's most successful game studio demonstrates how their ground - breaking CryEngine2 software is not only used to produce top - quality games, but is also applied in various non-gaming fields such as architecture, animated movie production, or education.

That means home theater PC owners are stuck with inferior movie and TV show quality compared to much cheaper streaming boxes such as the Amazon Fire TV, Roku 4, and Nvidia Shield Android TV.

Front - facing speakers would have been best and have begun to be included on more and more devices out there in the wild, but I really didn't find myself complaining when watching movies on the device since they've got such great quality in the first place.

Games and movies are crisp and vibrant, and high - quality photos render with such detail that you might think your display was switched with a canvas print.