Sentences with phrase «special effects extravaganza»

It seems that when we die we are all treated to a Hollywood special effects extravaganza - a sort of an «Eighties Spielberg version of the climax of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Taking the original book by Alexandre Dumas and turning it into a big special effects extravaganza is an interesting concept but ultimately fails under the heavy hands of director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil).

Just like the last film, the plot is just an excuse for a gigantic special effects extravaganza.

Critics Consensus: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.

Critic Consensus: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.

But that has not stopped movie companies from pushing the boundaries of animation to make their synthetic characters seem as real as possible — even if those characters happen to be shape - shifting megaton robots, as in last summer's Transformers special effects extravaganza.

is based on a rather unsavory series of trading cards released by Topps in the 1950s, and it takes its cues from the same sources as this summer's Independence Day — old alien invasion flicks, disaster movies, and big - budget special effects extravaganzas.

People all over the US know that I stand for flash over substance, so due my love of special effects extravaganzas, the citizens of this great nation flocked to movie theaters for one reason alone: to honor me.

Not exact matches

In the documentary, director Robert Zemeckis explains that the movie is really «three elaborate films in one»» a period live - action movie, an animated movie, and a special - effects extravaganza required to blend the two.

The CGI is as pleasant as usual in these special effects laden extravaganzas, though the life - sized ants look incredibly artificial.

All of this is a shame, because the seeds of a conceptually daring project are present here: a mainstream Hollywood special - effects action extravaganza retelling a classic Japanese legend with a cast made up mostly of Japanese actors, many of them mainstays in the country's contemporary cinema, and all of whom are allowed to occasionally take the spotlight away from its more widely known marquee star.

The seventh show in the long - running science fiction franchise is a grim and militaristic special - effects extravaganza that largely repudiates the optimistic view of the future of earlier Star Trek television shows.

Director Stanley Tong (Swordsman II, Rumble in the Bronx) and superstar Jackie Chan (Around the World in 80 Days, The Medallion) reunite after nine years with an old - school adventure tale in The Myth, a special effects powered martial arts extravaganza that seeks a larger worldwide audience than your typical Hong Kong fare.

5) What I always say after these special effects blockbuster extravaganzas: «If you're going to spend $ 100 million on special effects, why not pay a top - notch writer $ 3 million to come up with a good script.»

If the main themes of the film find no footing, the movie becomes little more than a showcase for effects and imagery, which Johnston lays on thick, but it's not anything special in this era of CGI extravaganzas.

I know that the special effect - laden sci - fi extravaganzas and action epics are what really drive home theater sales, with fans wanting to get theatrical presentation muscle into their home.

The special - effects extravaganza won Oscars for Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects.