Sentences with phrase «revenge tale»

At its core, the film was nothing more than a romantic comedy / revenge tale with buckets of blood thrown in for good measure, and wasn't trying to be anything more.

The story is a classic revenge tale that we've seen a thousand times before but with a twist.

What then follows is your fairly standard revenge tale where you'll have to take down each member one by one.

What's better than a well - told revenge tale?

The story is a simple revenge tale (The flip side of the title, obviously, is that no one else does — especially these characters).

Arguably the most classic revenge tale of all is resurrected for Double Dragon Neon.

This week, Drafthouse Films is re-releasing the cult classic «Ms. 45,» Abel Ferrara's 1981 rape and revenge tale which, in retrospect, was really rather revolutionary.

The R - rated hit - man revenge tale from Lionsgate opened with $ 14.2 million in second place.

Dishonored 2 has been praised by IGN as «amazing» and «a superb sequel», declared a «masterpiece» by Eurogamer, and hailed «a must - play revenge tale among the best in its class» by Game Informer.

Praised by IGN as «amazing» and «a superb sequel», declared a «masterpiece» by Eurogamer, and hailed «a must - play revenge tale among the best in its class» by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane Studio's first - person action blockbuster and winner of more than 100 «Game of the Year» awards, Dishonored.

What It's About: «An art gallery owner (Amy Adams) is haunted by her ex-husband's (Jake Gyllenhaal) novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.»

«The Revenant,» Alejandro Gonzalaz Inarritu's artfully brutal revenge tale, leads everyone with 12 nominations.

One is a Western revenge tale, while the other is a cyberpunk thriller.

The shift from offbeat drama to dark revenge tale makes certain aspects like the fast - paced score and precise framing click into place.

Winding Refn takes a pretty basic revenge tale and shoots it in long, expressive takes and deep red hues.

In many ways, The Crow is the ultimate love story, as well as being the ultimate revenge tale too.

The Crow by James O'Barr — In many ways, the ultimate love story, as well as being the ultimate revenge tale too.

At first, it was envisioned as a straightforward revenge tale, but 2K boss Christoph Hartmann wanted Mafia III to compete with Rockstar, one of Hangar 13's sister studios and the company that had been overshadowing Mafia since its inception.

It's a simple revenge tale really: Max Cady gets out of prison and stalks the family of the lawyer whom he feels was responsible for putting him away.

It would be a spoiler to say much more, but Fargeat finds interesting angles to grind the bones of a traditional revenge tale.

Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Don Johnson and Sacha Baron Cohen will also make appearances in this Southern revenge tale, the first Tarantino will direct without his friend and trusted editor Sally Menke.

Fargeat has staged the closest thing to a feminist rape - revenge tale since Abel Ferrara's «Ms. 45,» but she's not given to the same street - level grit and psychosis.

South Korea loves a good revenge tale and even when you would think such greats such as I SAW THE DEVIL and BEDEVILLED have...

After winning big at the Globes, the Western - inspired revenge tale «Three Billboards» dominated the major film awards with wins for best ensemble, best actress for Frances McDormand and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell.

«The Revenant» was on and off the table at such meetings for 11 years, since Anonymous producer Keith Redmon first optioned the novel, a 19th - century frontier revenge tale written by client Michael Punke.

Bruce Lee, Brian De Palma, Shaw Brothers, Sonny Chiba, and a plethora of others all add up to what can only be described as a magnum opus of pulp Asian and American revenge tales of old.

The main arc of its narrative relies on a commonplace revenge tale that Scorsese pays very little attention to and puts very little care in.

The biggest acquisition out of this year's Sundance Film Festival was Assassination Nation, a profane, crowd - pleasing, feminist revenge tale and satire of Internet culture.

Django Unchained, an outrageous historical revenge tale framed as a spaghetti Western, had been deplored (especially by people who refused to see it) for its ballsy, N - word — laden take on slavery.

Season 3 of Fargo ends by turning into an old - fashioned revenge tale, one where agents of chaos are called upon to finally help restore some order.

Zack Snyder's critically maligned candy - colored revenge tale may have been a bust at the box office, but it did give mainstream audiences (well, those who actually saw the film) the chance to see Isaac serving as the ring leader of a mental hospital that may actually be a literal circus.

Sofia Coppola serves up a cautionary revenge tale told from multiple perspectives, and thus none at all.

Overall, Prevenge is a breath of fresh air, breaking with tradition by providing a distinctly feminine revenge tale that doesn't skimp on the violence or laughs.

Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg and Mike Myers star in Vaughn Stein's lurid, Cronenbergian revenge tale «Terminal,» but 20 minutes into its groaner prattle and inaccessible characters, the shoot - everbody finale of «Reservoir Dogs» would be a welcome relief.

Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster) builds his bizarre revenge tale around a heart surgeon,... Continue reading →

«SABOTAGEis a really flat revenge tale that doesn't come close to giving what they are advertising.»

Yorgos Lanthimos» «The Killing of a Sacred Deer,» on the surface is more straightforward and less surreal than his last film, «The Lobster,» but this chilling revenge tale starring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman is deadly in its subtle cruelty.

Last week we saw the fantastic trailer for Jeremy Saulnier's revenge tale Blue Ruin, and since we're starting to inch closer to its release date, a gorgeous new poster has been released that is quite literally mind - blowing.

The handling of trans issues is all wrong here, but then so is everything else in Walter Hill's shoddy, sloppy revenge tale

This month, we've brought two new Criterion editions to the United Kingdom: Henri - Georges Clouzot's heart - stopping revenge tale Diabolique and Terry Gilliam's whimsical, Manhattan - set Robin Williams vehicle The Fisher King.

It's quite a subversive take on much more familiar revenge tales such as Braveheart and Gladiator.

It aims to capitalize on the minor triumph of Strike Back by delivering a sparingly entertaining ex-con-impersonates-a-sheriff revenge tale.

When the project was first announced, it was easy to imagine The Terminator and Predator star in a bloody revenge tale, but based on the trailer, this isn't that kind of movie.

Man On Fire emerges as both a successful revenge tale, as well as emotional tale.

Part satire, part revenge tale, part wilderness adventure - with a heavy dash of noire espionage - This Is How It Really Sounds explores the seductive power of the Other Life, and what happens when you finally grasp it...

I, for one, am ecstatic about Mafia III «s take on the classic mobster revenge tale and I found Vito to be a fairly likable guy through the course of Mafia II, so I'm happy to see him make a return.

The game has you fly through many missions and sets up a nice little revenge tale with the death of the protagonist's brother at the hands of the Japanese Goryo Squadron.

Taking cues from the old spaghetti westerns, modern revenge tales, and marionette puppet shows comes a Kinect game that may surprise gamers.