Sentences with phrase «successful films of its genre»

Critic Consensus: Though this ambitious noir crime - drama captures the atmosphere of its era, it suffers from subpar performances, a convoluted story, and the inevitable comparisons to other, more successful films of its genre.

Not exact matches

Phase 2 has seen Marvel experiment with all number of genres for their films, stepping back from Phase 1's almost cookie cutter format without getting too far from the formula that made them successful.

The film was the product of a partnership between British studio Anglo - Amalgamated (the same studio that brought us PEEPING TOM and Roger Corman's THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH) and US genre machine American International Pictures, their second after the successful Michael Gough vehicle HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUof a partnership between British studio Anglo - Amalgamated (the same studio that brought us PEEPING TOM and Roger Corman's THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH) and US genre machine American International Pictures, their second after the successful Michael Gough vehicle HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUOF THE RED DEATH) and US genre machine American International Pictures, their second after the successful Michael Gough vehicle HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUOF THE BLACK MUSEUM.

The 54 - year - old director left a successful run in British theater and television to tackle a striking range of genres on film: horror, romantic comedy, family drama, thriller, dark comedy, among others.

Like the most successful films of the drug - hazed genre, this movie only appears to be going off the rails.

As the postscript to a successful year for the Australian film industry — 2007 has seen the release of Clubland, Noise, The Home Song Stories and IF Best Feature Film award winner The Jammed — and hot on the heels of horror film Rogue comes Gabriel, a moody and visually impressive genre piece about the battle for the souls of those committed to purgatory.

A genre film is more about how the film works within the rules of the genre, how it inverts them, and how the plot and style and overall human bits and pieces splash out onto the screen (more a more succinct Ebert quote, «It's not what the film is about, but how it is about it») and by that test, Kick - Ass is pretty damn successful in my book.

The original highly successful R rated film is the first of it's kind in the comic book genre to present a snarky, foul - mouthed anti-hero of sorts with a cynical attitude.

It isn't a successful film, or even a particularly good one, but it's made with sincerity, verve, and an understanding of the horror genre's potential for kinetic filmmaking and potent allegory.

His writing is less successful than his direction: the derivative nature of the plot clangs up against some poorly executed references to other horror films (one reference to The Thing is flat - out terrible), resulting in another example of a genre film - maker trying to appeal through referencing better work than doing good work themselves.

But even as we are appreciating what is successful, starting with the impeccable work of Irons, Rampling and Schoenaerts, it's hard not to notice that the level of intensity, intelligence and involvement here does not reach the level of classic all - in spy movies like the Bourne films or Tomas Alfredson's «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy» and Anton Corbijn's «A Most Wanted Man,» both based on novels by the genre's master, John le Carré.

John Carpenter's next film, Halloween (1978), would prove to be the most successful of his career, and one of the most influential and enduring movies of the horror genre.

One of the most successful genres to garner attention at the Academy Awards is mafia films.

A true classic of the comedy genre, 1985's previous film adaptation has earned a massive cult following over the years and is considered one of the few successful film adaptations of a game or toy.

Brett Ratner may lack the artistic flourishes of his predecessors, taking the film more in a straightforward thriller direction, but shows enough talent in this genre to expect that he may prove successful directing films other than buddy - flick comedies.

I had a lot of faith in Wan's abilities, but history says that two successful films in one year are very unlikely, especially if both of the movies are from the horror genre.

With the distinction of being the benchmark of the survival horror genre, the Resident Evil series has shipped over 80 million copies of its games worldwide and has branched out across a wide breadth of media including manga, as well as a successful franchise of live action films and the CGI - animated series of films in which Resident Evil: Vendetta exists.

Until Dawn is a successful homage to the tried and true formula of the stereotypical slasher film genre, mirroring the likes of the iconic Scream series, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the recent classic, Cabin in the Woods.