Sentences with phrase «rather than a superhero»

This time Traveller's Tales ridiculously productive team of developers are taking on dinosaurs, rather than superheroes or goblins, with Lego: Jurassic World.

Once Whedon gets the cast in the same room and gives them the chance to interact as people rather than superheroes, the movie blossoms in a strangely wonderful way, one where it's easy to wish that they would keep talking, rather than ramping up for the butt - kicking that is just around the corner.

Let's reiterate that Creed is a character study, much like the original Rocky (1976), rather than a superhero movie or a comic book movie like some of the middle Rocky sequels became.

A site that focuses on indy comics rather than superheroes would probably do better, as the Diamond storefront carries comics from BOOM!

The crouch - and - cover template adds a realistic military feel to Rogue Trooper's otherwise fanciful wartime allegory, and as you pick your way carefully across large open battlefields or through tangled ruins, you really feel like a trooper rather than a superhero.

Not exact matches

Rather than let himself take part in another badly received superhero project, Deadpool shoots the actor version of himself.

More superhero trailers could stand to generate some original content, and to play out a single episode rather than offering the usual speedy highlight reel of spectacle.

However, after the bloated, big - scale release that was Avengers: Age of Ultron just a few months prior, it's nice to see that Marvel can still make a smaller - scale superhero flick, rather than continuously try to one - up the last one with more and more spectacle.

Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer has directed the film, which is rumoured to be receiving an R - rating in the US, rather than the typical PG - 13 rating received by most superhero films.

The character comes across as an untouchable, unrealistic superhero rather than a person, and all the other people in his life appear as ciphers.

Captain America: Winter Soldier artfully dodges nearly every typical superhero movie problem (as well as general sequel problems) with a stunning grasp of mood, total commitment to a «square» character, a smart choice of villain, and thrilling action scenes that feel authentically dangerous (a complete rarity in blockbusters) rather than like stop - and - gawk «setpieces» with no actual stakes.

And co-composers James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer break new ground as well: rather than the usual trumpeting superhero music, they turn to simpler, more startling effects, like a madman finding all the wrong keys on a piano.

Rather than, say, trying to stop a malevolent super-elf destroying the nine realms of Asgard, these superheroes are suddenly grappling with real - world issues such as national security, civil liberty, and intelligence gathering.

It was, in fact, the most successful «serious» superhero movie since the Nolan days, though rather than take its cues from urban noir, it offered a postapocalyptic variation on a classic Western odyssey: The titular hero protects a young mutant girl on their journey to the Canadian border.

I suppose you can't make a superhero movie without a supervillian, but I'd like to see someone try (or at least make the supervillains more interesting, more damaged and human, rather than just mad for power).

The AT - AT itself was evidence that Disney Infinity is heading back to its roots and treating its vehicles and characters like they're toys rather than gritty, hardcore superheroes (shame on you, 2.0); Leia had to shoot the housing off each of the AT's legs and then climb hand - holds to remove big AA batteries in the walker's main housing.

Indeed, relaying the tale with a standard narrative approach would have relegated the film to the realms of yet another superhero movie, rather than a spirited take on the tried and tested genre.

He's the strong and silent superhero more concerned with doing the right thing for Wakanda rather than getting overly cocky with his super powers.

Solo is a superhero origin story, as such its ceiling is somewhat limited: it's designed around the pleasure of recognition, rather than discovery, the solving of mysteries which didn't need to be solved rather than exploration of a wider universe.

Kick - Ass certainly isn't the first post-modern superhero, but as a product of MySpace and YouTube rather than The Daily Planet or Bugle, he is an original web slinger.

With all the internet buzz about Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman right now, one would think it was Warner Bros» DC Comics universe that had transformed Hollywood's approach to superhero movies over the past five years, rather than Disney - owned rival Marvel.

Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen (the same team mostly responsible for Dr. Horrible's Sing - Along Blog and Dollhouse), Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. serves as a concurrent link between the various Marvel superhero projects, the Avengers films and its own space in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rather than being a straight sequel to Whedon's 2012 film.

All of which makes Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures» Superman reboot, «Man of Steel,» both a rejoinder to and a confirmation of the associations audiences have with his work — eschewing much of the muscular style that he applied to «300,» «Watchmen» and «Sucker Punch» in lieu of a more streamlined visual sense, Snyder attempts to build rather than deconstruct superhero mythology in what proves to be his most straightforward film to date.

None of us may ever be Captain America, but it's so refreshing to see a superhero on screen that we can look up to, rather than bring him down to our level.

Rather than detangling the network of superhero film reel that's enabled this one to happen, I think it's best to cut to the chase and talk all things artificially intelligent and Hydra - related.

That superheroes are (usually) people too is drummed into the viewer with all the subtlety of the giant particulate penis of Dr Manhattan — these people often seem better suited to straightjackets rather than the more traditional cowl and cape.

It seems likely that she'll appear in flashbacks rather than a return from the Quantum Realm where she's still lost in sub-atomic space but the fact that Pfeiffer is returning to superhero movies at all makes a serious turn up for the (comic) books.

Rather than the convoluted journey that many superhero movies usually make, Deadpool has a simple concept.

The British Peter (Adam Campbell, Date Movie) is an uncool student at an academy for superheroes, whose mutation — the ability to sprout tiny chicken wings (a mere fraction of those belonging to X-Men: The Last Stand's Angel)-- evokes ridicule rather than fear.

Here is a movie that exists in the world of superheroes but focuses on its characters and its story rather than special effects and loud action scenes.

By announcing these initiatives at SXSW, an arts and technology event, rather than waiting for Comic - Con or the debut of one of Marvel's big crossover movie properties like the Avengers, the company is clearly attempting to stake its claim to a larger chunk of cultural real estate than the niche market accorded to superhero comics in recent times.

One of the reasons Faerber's recent work is so good is because while he puts in some wacky elements, you always get the sense that if superheroes exist, their lives would be like the heroes in Faerber's books rather than in the comics from the Big Two.

I feel what matters more is the execution than anything, as Danny Phantom used that «kid [or teenager in DP's case] balances school life and secret superhero identity» concept too and that show was actually great at least for the first two seasons thanks to one of the head writers (said writer left after season 2, which is why the third and final season was rather weak).

South Park: The Fractured But Whole picks up where The Stick of Truth left off, but takes aim at superhero movies rather than high fantasy tropes.

This game is great fun but I would definitely recommend buying the Lego Superheroes rather than this one if you're only looking to get one.

Rather than flood the Sony PlayStation Store and Microsoft Xbox Live Marketplace with alternate costumes («Ooh, a superhero cape and a pith helmet!»)

Engineers may be asked to perform feats of fantastic technical prowess, but it will be as as part of a Justice League rather than as a solo engineering superhero.