Sentences with phrase «sort of masterpiece»

Now, I'll be fair and admit I didn't finish Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, so the storylines could have magically developed into some sort of masterpiece in the last few hours of the game, but I highly doubt it.

Over the years, this film has gained a cult following for those nostalgic for the 70s, as well as Peckinpah fanatics, who probably see this as a curious sort of masterpiece.

Shit, I haven't seen that one yet but I'm curious to check it out because people either hate it or act like it's some sort of masterpiece.

I was reminded of that episode of «The Critic» where the titular schlub declares an airless, dusty film about a tea cozy to be some sort of masterpiece.

I'm fully aware that life isn't perfect so why I feel like I need to write some sort of masterpiece that will go viral is beyond me.

Not exact matches

It's also some sort of divine masterpiece.

It may not be a deep and complex masterpiece that will spawn symposiums and appreciations, but it is a classic of a very particular sort.

Well, that's not entirely true, as Blood Simple opens with a strange and cocky voiceover monologue that posits the film as a lost masterpiece of sorts.

Except, this film is a cinematic masterpiece of the sort that destroys cliches.

She's right, truly a great film, dare I say a minor masterpiece of sorts, even though it isn't for everyone.

I see The Blair Witch Project as a masterpiece in horror filmmaking and honestly one of my favorite horror films of all time, and although I was never expecting this belated sequel to live up to that, my expectations were still sort of high.

Anton Corbijn's film knowingly evokes great 60s thrillers like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and while it isn't quite the equal of that paranoid masterpiece, it does grip you in a quiet sort of way.

Blue Ruin is a masterpiece of the same sort of mechanics.

The film's Z - grade production values and anti-formalist aesthetic sort of makes The Toxic Avenger the anti-Carrie, but you can't really judge it by that comparison; it exists in an entirely different universe from de Palma's film, and in its own way it's something of a masterpiece.

I think all of us secretly hope that our novel will be miraculously discovered and recognised as the masterpiece it truly is... but we know that isn't going to happen without some sort of marketing.

MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus is «a scrapbook of sorts that explains how the masterpiece came to be.»

To attempt to claim that Stick of Truth is a masterpiece of writing would be completely misrepresenting what South Park is to the uninitiated: it's rude, coarse, crass humour of the roughest order, delighting in poop jokes and all sorts of depraved comedy, including abortions and shoving things up a gay man's butthole.

Now, I wouldn't expect a storytelling masterpiece if I were you, but Scylla Starfighter's plot is a playful b - movieish affair that is successfully delivered via short in - game video communications and has the protagonist battling some sort of space - faring religious zealots.

EA is hoping the Dead Space franchise can achieve the same sort of success Capcom enjoyed with their own survival - horror masterpiece, Resident Evil, although admitted they have a little way to go yet.

I keep thinking of that little obscure masterpiece when I see this one in motion, and I think it would be nice to have a sort of «spiritual sequel» at last — and it's pretty clear that such thing is not coming from the original developers any time soon.

The exhibition solemnly trots out one masterpiece after another, as if Kline's paintings had some sort of religious significance.

It's this sort of significance, I would like to show people — so, maybe, the question is, where to find this significance, i.e., in the special (masterpiece) or the everyday?»

Described variously as «a treasure trove of Impressionism» by Flavie, and as «a sort of commercial tool» by Patry, Durand - Ruel's apartment will be evoked in the first room of the exhibition with a photo of his salon, door decorations designed by Monet, and of course Impressionist masterpieces including Renoir's Danse à la ville and Danse à la campagne (both 1883 and in the Musée d'Orsay collection), which Flavie remembers from her grandparents» apartment.

It's a sort of alienation that in my country, Italy, for example, it was thoroughly documented in the fifties and in the sixties, especially in some cinematic masterpieces.

Depicting ancient, medieval and contemporary warriors, as well as dinosaurs, bears and mythical beasts, along with nudes lifted from classical masterpieces, glossy magazines and salacious websites, Kuksi's Baroque confections treat history as primordial soup — a burbling stew of thrilling highlights and epic tragedies that not only resonate in the mind's eye but also inspire all sorts of emotions — good, bad and otherwise.

The Frank Gehry - built museum in Bilbao — another sort of materialistic masterpiece, as shimmering and heady as the steel maze that it houses is dun and obdurate — is one such monster - cage.

The ex graciously offered to feed me his latest culinary masterpiece when I dashed through his door to collect the kids: some sort of curry roasted chicken and cauliflower and potatoes that I expect involved him hand - grinding the spices before lovingly rubbing them all over everything because that's the gourmet way he rolls on Monday nights these days.