Sentences with phrase «smaller characters like»

As for the Power Stone, it does a good job of increasing the devastation that smaller characters like Chun - Li can dish out.

That's impressive for a small character like her.

Not exact matches

Alisdair MacIntyre, who is a fairly transparent inspiration for this idea, suggested we retreat from modern institutions into small monastery - like communities in order to rebuild the moral foundation of character — an integrated set of beliefs and morality — that modernity has undermined.

The Cast of Characters: New Potatoes (or other small, round potato), Olive Oil, Kosher Salt, Black Pepper, and whatever herb you like.

Because the leaves are removed (tedious but character building) from their small head and cooked only briefly, they maintain their shape without getting limp or soggy and are a bit more like a fresh salad than cooked greens.

Another, smaller crowd clustered about Garlits» chief rival, Chicagoan Chris Karamesines, a mustached, sleepy - eyed man who looks like a character out of Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat and is known on the drag - racing circuit simply as «The Greek.»

Let's get the facts straight here.He never demanded # 400,000 a week.All that is just media talk.However, I support your point of the fact that him going does not mean disaster.We've survived with far better players leaving you know.If Arsenal had replaced Van Persie the season he left we would've challenged them for the title that season.However, at that time we were financially poor and had to settle for some second rate players.Now we are in a better financial position and I expect us to be more ambitious and that involves trying as much as possible to replace any player who leaves.This doom prediction doesn't show the character of a top club.Even Chelsea won't behave like how we do if they lost Hazard.I hate the way Arsenal allows players to treat it.I actually thought only smaller clubs behaved that way.

Hi... this summer I have been reading through Robin Carr's Virgin River series... She writes about life in a small town and creates characters that make you feel like they are your own friends and family... she make you laugh with them cry with them and fall in love... Robin has a way of pulling you in and keeping you interested....

Like it or not, a crowded public gym is a small, weird community in itself that consists of great people and awful characters alike.

Designers have shown us these last two seasons that with a few small changes in colors, materials, and proportions, it's possible to look fashionable in this color scheme without appearing like a Valentine's Day character.

The supporting cast are a memorable mix of Marvel characters who chew the scenery effortlessly and fit perfectly into the madcap world of Deadpool; Domino (Zazie Beetz), Cable (Josh Brolin) and Russell (Julian Dennison), particularly, but smaller players like Negasonic (Brianna Hildebrand) and Kiyoko (Shioli Kutsuna) will also stick in your memory.

That's really the lesson, here: Write good characters, and the stakes can be as small as you'd like.

Weinstein focuses primarily on his protagonist's smallest challenges — like whether or not he can prepare an edible dish of kugel for his guests — and is generous enough with every character that the audience can understand why Eizik and others would find Menashe exasperating.

Clearly, no actor would say no to a phone call from Steven Spielberg asking if they'd like to participate in an Abraham Lincoln movie, so even the smallest part is filled by either a big name movie star or a noticeable character actor, among them Lukas Haas, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon - Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones (serving as the de facto emotional center for the movie), David Strathairn, Lee Pace, Jackie Earle Haley, Bruce McGill, Gregory Itzin, Jared Harris, Michael Stuhlbarg and Walton Goggins.

5 characters does seem like a small selection, considering the fact that all of them plays basically the same.

The film also has some great random casting with established stars like Paul Rudd, William Baldwin and Jonah Hill taking small cameo roles and making their characters so quirky that they're not the stock supporting cast members you'd typically expect.

The bigger characters like Bull pack more power, while the smaller Libra compensated in terms of speed.

It feels like a small town with a lot of history, and to watch Downey Jr.'s character continuously run into it around every corner is amusing and reminiscent.

Popular faces like K.K. Slider from Animal Crossing and Pikachu from Pokémon are among the first characters to be seen in this small wave of cover plates.

Though I did somewhat miss having the action broken up by small chunks of character moments like in Metroid Fusion, the gameplay takes center stage here, and in a Metroid game, that's all you really need.

We like the characters and everyone down to the smallest role plays their parts with believability.

We get glimpses of characters in small privileged moments, like driving their cars or eating a meal.

These characters are such small town specimens that we feel like they're being magnified a million times from a petri dish.

Payne is clearly trying to achieve a sense of Midwestern realism in the casting of these smaller roles (much like how Richard Linklater achieved that small - town Texas flavor with «Bernie»), but it feels a little close - minded in the way that almost every character is portrayed as a redneck simpleton.

Paul Giamatti, Billions — Giamatti used to be the type of character actors that Emmy voters adored, even nominating him for small guest spots on shows like Inside Amy Schumer and Downton Abbey.

Employing a small change of pace from previous titles, DW 7 no longer allows you to select the officer or general you'd like to play as but instead tailors each mission to a specific character.

The resulting film feels handmade, like a patchwork quilt, and most of its finest moments are born of small formal gestures that call attention to the character of a particular stock or video format.

For instance, Spencer is usually fearful but his character is always brave, Fridge is a big tough guy who is relegated to a small, wimpy body, Martha lacks confidence and is especially self - conscious in her midriff - baring tank top and tiny shorts, and Bethany can't stop being a flirt even if she looks like a man.

I like the idea of a smaller character roster, actually.

Given that, the game does start a little slow because the world seems like a very small place (and a little grindy), however as you explore and meet different characters, the world starts improving and I love all the customisation options for your characters.

While in this small pocket of the country, she comes across a variety of characters — some cruel, some kind, and some finding their way just like she is.

Whatever's going to happen in the upcoming fourth season of BBC's Sherlock, it seems like the title character and his small group of friends aren't going to be having a lot of fun.

Arthur Penn was originally slated to direct The Train as a small - scale character study, but after the disappointing returns for Lancaster's recent personal favourites like The Leopard and The Sweet Smell of Success, the star had him replaced by previous collaborator John Frankenheimer, who he'd worked with successfully on political thriller Seven Days in May and prison drama Birdman of Alcatraz.

«Infinity War,» which brings in combination greater than 30 vital characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and sufficient spandex to dress a small country, is a bit like launching an invasion after the battle was once already gained.

It is in the small things, like for instance the introduction of the character of Dobby and the final Dumbledore performance by Richard Harris who sadly passed away two weeks before the American premiere.

WHY: After the critical and commercial failure of «Cowboys & Aliens,» it's nice to see Jon Favreau getting back to his roots with a small character - driven piece like «Chef.»

If you're the type who likes small, independent films full of colorful characters engaged in extraneous conversations, The Daytrippers may be right up your alley.

People usually bemoan the lack of a strong human element in big blockbusters like this, but while «Godzilla» aims to remedy that by placing the focus more on them than the giant monsters doing battle, the characters are so bland and thinly written (with the exception of Bryan Cranston's scientist, who has a smaller role than is hinted at in the trailers) that it only makes things worse.

This seems to suggest that Paramount is sticking with the small handful of characters who actually worked in the original film — one of whom has plastic lips that don't move — and vetoing the likes of Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid, and even Joseph Gordon - Levitt who was clearly set up as the villain Cobra Commander in a potential sequel.

Even smaller characters played by the likes of Mandy Patinkin, Sonia Braga, and Daveed Diggs, each add to the emotional development of the story and the characters.

This small - town drama's flaws are outweighed by its strengths, not least the switches of plot, tone and its assortment of characters — played by the likes of Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage and, most of all, Frances McDormand.

While it's disappointing to see a fantastic character actor like Ben Mendelsohn wasted in such a small role, he makes the most of his limited screen time, especially considering his rascally outlaw doesn't even enter the story until the final act.

At a roundtable interview, DeWitt discussed her research for the role, how playing a real - life person informed her approach to the character, what it was like meeting the real Sue Webb, what she enjoyed most about working with Renner, what she learned about journalists and their determination to get to the truth of their story, her new film «Men, Women & Children» directed by Jason Reitman, and her upcoming projects: Joe Swanberg's «Digging for Fire,» Sam Raimi's remake of «Poltergeist» with Sam Rockwell, and a small part in the TV mini-series «Olive Kitteridge.»

In 1979, Rod Hardy was already a veteran of many TV shows, and the efficiency and tight scheduling of the small screen helped the director deliver a «scope film with a solid cast that includes David Hemmings (himself having also directed a handful of films in Australia at the time) and veteran character actor Henry Silva (an actor with one imposing, balloon - like melon).

The movie does have some pretty impressive production design considering its presumably small budget, so it's a shame to see all that hard work wasted on a director more interested in unnecessary visual flourishes (like a POV shot from a water bucket) than focusing on important things like character and story.

Much like most of Garland's previous work, Ex Machina sees a small core of characters thrown together under extreme confines and examines the shifting power - dynamics that follow.

Justin Long has a small role and although I generally love his work, I didn't like the over-the-top of the character.

So movies like 12 Years a Slave vs. Gravity, Spotlight vs. The Revenant, La La Land vs. Moonlight it seemed that, however strange, the actors helped push the «smaller» character driven films to a win, while the membership supported a more director - driven film for Best Director.

Everything as you would expect, is scaled down to fit on a smaller screen and the writing which isn't all that large when the game is in TV mode is now even smaller, with some like the words being uttered by a certain character, whilst out in the field is very hard to read and make out, so while you can take the game out on the go and play it wherever you want on the Switch, your best bet is to only ever play it when docked.

The mystery also attributes small, everyday situations, like a stained shirt, as being major life turning points that can create a domino effect bringing each character's past mistakes and their perpetual dilemmas into a present day conflict.