Sentences with phrase «run of action films»

Her recent run of action films, like «Mad Max» and «Fate of the Furious» are commendable.

Not exact matches

This Friday marks the release of the eighth installment of the Fast & Furious films, the long - running, high - octane action franchise that revolves around Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his motley crew of street racers - turned - international - crime - fighters - who - are - also - kind - of - criminals.

The plot is the worst part of the film, which packs way too much action into the sparse 86 - minute running time.

PANDA 2 is just about as much fun as the first film, with lots of laughs and action peppered into the brisk ninety minute run time.

The latest film from director Wes Anderson — and his first live - action film since 2007's The Darjeeling Limited 67 — tells the story of young Sam and Suzy (newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward), who run away together, sending a small New England island community into a panic.

Unlike series co-star Biel, Mitchell remained with the program throughout its run, and through many character changes that found Lucy marrying Kevin Kinkirk, working as an associate pastor, giving birth, and surviving both a miscarriage to twins and clinical depression.Although Mitchell branched out from television into cinematic work as early as 1996, with a turn in the fantasy - action thriller The Crow: City of Angels, and continued intermittent film appearances (such as a supporting role in 2005's slasher movie Saw II), she made no secret of her real passion: performing country music as a guitarist and vocalist.

Parts of F6 are fun, but a convoluted plot, with terrible, frenetically chopped up action set pieces, and an overextended run time, make this film cumbersome and dull by the end.

A film that failed to impress critics 30 years ago but which now seems eerily prescient in its depiction of a futuristic police state beset by economic instability and the increasing toxicity of TV culture (Stephen King's source novel is set in 2025, with screenwriter Steven E de Souza backdating the action to 2017), The Running Man is among the most thematically rich sci - fi offerings in the Arnie canon.

Running at just 30 seconds long, the Scarlett Johansson led Ghost in the Shell continues to visually amaze for fans of the original films with it's near frame for frame replication until we remember that Johansson is white and the Ghost in the Shell live - action remake is an inherent example of Hollywood's worst habits of whitewashing.

Dracula Untold may seem an unlikely venue, but theater - trained Evans runs the full range of acting (drama and gravitas, physicality and action, horrific intensity) and sells it all enough to make Vlad (and the film as a whole) a worthwhile vehicle.

But, so long as you can follow the story well enough, and don't mind the rather lengthy takes that Soderbergh enjoys during scenes of running or driving, Haywire is worth seeking out for a smart, stylish, and off - speed action film that blends traditional thrills with Soderbergh's independent experimentation with the process of genre filmmaking.

A satisfyingly tense desert - island thriller — just without the desert island — the action this time around is set at a Norwegian outpost (the one referenced by the guys at the U.S. - run Antarctic outpost at the beginning of Carpenter's film).

By the rules of teenager - centric action films this makes him Sam's natural arch-nemesis, and «Dark of the Moon» runs with that by the genuinely interesting idea of secret Decepticon collaborators among the human race, helping them with their plans.

He tries to keep the film engaging with his running commentary tied to the dog's actions, but most of the time his improv falls flat.

The film's combination of cutthroat action and wicked humor made it much more than just your run - of - the - mill, fangs - for - the - memory film.

The film is a buddy action comedy in the vein of «The In - Laws» and «Midnight Run,» with a splash of 1930s movie slapstick.

Chain - smoking and woozy but utterly committed to her actions, Larrain's mise - en - scene barely leaves the tiny shoulders of Portman for the film's running time.

Finally, we have Hilts (Steve McQueen), who spends most of the film in the cooler, bouncing his baseball against the wall (an action that was cleverly spoofed in 2000's Chicken Run).

A five - minute featurette called «Greetings From Bull Mountain» is the standard five - minute B - roll / soft - sell interview errata that features a few additional male buttock shots; «King of the Mountain» is a two - minute music video that splices action sequences from the film together with bloopers and sets it to music (something resurrected in feature - length form by this year's ESPN's X-movie); and nine chapter - encoded deleted scenes (blissfully sans commentary and running between fifteen seconds and a minute, each) are essentially long «comedy» shticks that prove for as bad as Out Cold was, it could have been even worse.

Run All Night reunites Liam Neeson with his Unknown and Non-Stop director Jaume Collet - Serra for another high - concept action film - this time set in the urban jungle of NYC, during one incredibly long chase, over one incredibly violent night.

«Star Wars: The Last Jedi» — the eighth episode in the long - running space saga — overtook Disney's live - action remake of «Beauty and the Beast» on New Year's Eve to become the top - grossing film of the year in the United States and Canada.

Everything about this film screams excess, from the ludicrous two - and - a-half hour running time to the whopping scale of the action sequences to Johnny Depp's bizarro costume.

Anis Cheurfa is proficient in French free running discipline Parkour, so much of his physical action on screen was filmed for real.

Deepwater Surveillance (17:40) consists of twelve clips from secondary cameras running during the filming of action and stunt scenes, giving you the feel of being a fly on the set.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony - winning actor Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), The Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev, and Mena Massoud, star of Disney's live - action Aladdin film, have signed on to topline the drama pic Run This Town, along with Emmy winner Damian Lewis (Billions, Homeland).

Planet of the Apes was followed by four sequels and two television series (one was a weakly - rated live action series that ran two seasons and the second was an animated series), this film remains the best entry in the entire series.

The Hitman's Bodyguard, which bears the tagline «Get triggered» and is essentially a dumber, tackier Midnight Run, was destined to be one of those Neanderthalic, faux - merican EuropaCorp action movies, like The Transporter or From Paris With Love — except fate fumbled, and the film ended up as a coasting - on - star - power...

It gives the idea of consumerism run wild the short shrift that it deserves (and the cynicism that an intervening quarter - century demands), touching on the original's explanation of the zombies» affinity for the shopping mall and the human heroes» delight at their newfound material wealth before becoming a bracing action film that, like Marcus Nispel's reworking of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the source of which didn't need updating as much as Dawn arguably did), is more firmly entrenched in the James Cameron Aliens tradition than the Seventies institution of disconcerting personal horror film.

The overall consensus out of Sundance was that Robot & Frank was flawed but charming, which could make it a pleasant alternative to the other films opening that day: the action comedy Hit & Run, the thriller The Apparition, and the Joseph Gordon Levitt - starrer Premium Rush.

Consistently funny and entertaining, Cool Runnings is a pefect example of a well - done feel - good live - action Disney film.

The film plays out as a kind of a cross between Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) and The Bourne Identity, and I can't overemphasise the effectiveness of the action captured on screen.

The first third of Clockstoppers is an interminable high school comedy ending with a DJ showdown, the second third of the film is Zak on the run from evil corporate drones led by Michael Biehn, and the final third of the film is an infiltration of the evil corporation ending in a ludicrous action sequence and capped by a Back to the Future resolution involving a shiny new car and a nubile young lass.

The images are a little odd, but then they were designed to be seen in 3D (you can watch them in action at the film's official site), and make the characters look like they're running through rubble or have just stepped out of the shower.

Director Pierre De Moro does a good job of keeping the action moving over the 95 - minute run time, and the fact that Scream Factory's Blu - ray is something of a Frankenstein monster in its composition speaks volumes for the film holding together as well as it does (aesthetically, anyway).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening September 23, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Abduction (PG - 13 for sexuality, teen partying, intense violence and brief profanity) John Singleton directs this action thriller about a teenager (Taylor Lautner) who ends up on the run from a team of hit men when he tries to determine his true identity after seeing his baby photo on a missing persons website.

Though director Walter Hill has made his share of fun buddy action films (including «48 Hours» and its sequel), that formula has been run so far into the ground that only a dinosaur like him would think it's still relevant.

As with any Apatow - produced flick, the runtime is overlong and the amount of improv often derails any momentum, but for the first time in the run of films produced by the man, that momentum is incredibly important: in action cinema, tension and pace is required to make things exciting, but Pineapple Express forgets about that so its characters can sit around smoking weed and saying silly things another four or five times.

Seeing this film at Ebertfest on the same day I caught a screening of Andrew Davis» «The Fugitive,» I was reminded why I like the Liam Neeson action films, especially those directed by Jaume Collet - Serra (who did this, «Unknown, «Non-Stop,» and «Run All Night»).

Blu - ray and Digital Bonus Materials Include: «Flopsy Turvy» Mini Movie Shake Your Cotton - Tail Dance Along Mischief In The Making DVD Bonus Materials Include: Shake Your Cotton - Tail Dance Along Mischief In The Making 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature film presented with high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound Also includes the film and special features on the included high - def Blu - ray PETER RABBIT ™ has a run time of approximately 95 minutes and is rated PG for some rude humor and action.

It has an incredibly well - balanced amount of fun and serious, action and comedy, light and darkness.It's an entertaining adventure which fully engages for the majority of the film's 122 minutes running time.

Perhaps it was in order to squeeze one more screening into the day (this is not unheard of — it was widely known when Sylvester Stallone's Cobra was released in 1986, he kept cutting its running time down until he could add another performance) or maybe it was just their concern that there was too much plot going on in an action film.

The film has a run time of approximately 95 minutes and has been rated PG - 13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language.

If he is able to actually change some opinions, it is doubtful that Waugh will care whether film critics find his film to be too run - of - the - mill forgettable to recommend beyond fans of Johnson and lovers of TV - caliber action dramas.

SOUNDS: Placing Gangster Squad in a contemporary mindset, the score of the film is run - of - the - mill typical action accompaniment seen in any modern day movie.

The actors do the best they can with the material that they've been given, but despite some small changes to the formula, the film is just another run - of - the - mill action thriller with hardly a surprising moment throughout.

Ultimately, Collateral Damage serves as little more than a mindless action film with some form of a message, though its resilience to the ridiculousness running rampant is rather moot.

Like WB's Maximum Movie Mode, Blu - ray exclusive The Devil's in the Details: Inside the Action with Joe Carnahan is a souped - up commentary with the film's director that includes behind - the - scenes footage, storyboards, animatics, model - building and visual - effects presentations, and an interactive dashboard with info on vehicles and weaponry, as well as a running counter of steps in each plan (at times, Carnahan's audio commentary gives way to video segments with the director as on - screen host for the supplementary video footage.

Like most one night present action films, Superbad sets itself up for needing some real resolution and — since it's already running 110 — it hurries it through in three minutes, sucking a lot of the interesting possibilities from what it previously established.

There are no rushing sprints to the forest, no large area to run around, so the film is self - contained and capable of maintaining its suspense and action without waning.

While the actions taken by the cast are in the book, much of it is unnecessary for the telling of the overall story and I bet a talented screenwriter could have put this thing in at one film with less than a three hour running time.