Sentences with phrase «seriously as the filmmakers»

I think «The Hangover» and I think «Due Date» and I know «The Hangover 2» have a real cinematic scale to them that I take really seriously as a filmmaker.

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Instead, it's a goofy, confusing mess of a sequel, a cautionary tale of what happens when a filmmaker lives too long inside his own franchise to realize that no one takes it nearly as seriously as he does.

Even the scenes that appear as comic relief are presented so seriously that it is hard to believe the filmmakers thought it would be humorous.

The dearth of compelling, three - dimensional characters perpetuates the arms - length vibe, certainly, and it's clear that the film's violent climax is ultimately unable to pack the punch that Carpenter has obviously intended - which does, in the end, confirm Assault on Precinct 13's place as a seriously erratic early effort from an otherwise masterful filmmaker.

It was while working on The Soft Skin that Truffaut really began to obsess over Hitchcock's films, and, as Jones explains, the French filmmaker would soon after be instrumental in Hitchcock's starting to be taken seriously as an artist in America.

Such incisive moments, though, are subordinate to the filmmakers» penchant toward deck - stacking caricature, most noxiously the character of Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate), a villainous PTA president who's so invested in her high position that she, as part of the election platform she articulates when a fed - up Amy eventually challenges her presidency, seriously advocates for a 365 - day school year, citing Genghis Khan as a model.

I'm not going to tell you that this film is anything but ridiculous, but this trip to the center of the earth — and it's an express trip, my friend — in an attempt to fix the planet's rotation (no, seriously) is one worth taking, because the filmmakers are clearly winking at the screen as often as not.