Sentences with phrase «such genre flicks»
It follows the formula for such genre flicks, but has an impudent originality in the telling.
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The old Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials were not science fiction, the «alien invaders» flicks of the 50s were likewise fantasy, and it continues today with such non science fiction films as Independence Day, Red Planet and Event Horizon trying to claim a genre title of which they are not worthy.
What made Spielberg such a force in the 1970s was the way he ruthlessly renovated cheap old genres (the chase flick, the creature feature, the alien - invasion thriller) without winking at them or at the audience.
In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.
In a year where «Creed» has been such a champ, «Southpaw» has been rather forgotten, and probably correctly so: Though it has some very good performances, particularly the lead turn from a still - on - form Jake Gyllenhaal, it's also a rote and unimaginative boxing flick that hits most of the clichés of the genre throughout.
The PG - 13 horror movie hasn't had a hit in a long while and with the MPAA stamping The Conjuring with a R - rating simply because it was deemed «too scary», these all audience entries into the horror genre such as The Lazarus Effect and last year's much worse Ouija make me question whether it's even truly possible to have an effective PG - 13 horror flick.
(A bout portant) Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Hubby Has Three Hours to Save Pregnant Wife in Adrenaline - Fueled Action Thriller Paris has served as the backdrop for several superb revenge flicks lately, such as «Taken,» «District B - 13» and «From Paris with Love,» and this adrenaline - fueled thriller measures up well in comparison with the best of the genre.
Though the film follows a pretty standard cops - and - robbers formula, it does so with such razor - sharp proficiency and well - drawn characters that it succeeds not only as a terrific genre flick but a modern American classic in the same vein as «No Country for Old Men.»
Unless you're willing to make a case for his nunsploitation flick The Other Hell, or maybe one of the early Nazi sexploitation pictures, these two films seem to form the cornerstone of Mattei's reputation, such as it is, among genre buffs.
The explosion of smartphone titles such as Flick Kick Football and New Star Soccer have made football games more accessible than ever, opening the genre to audiences likely to balk at the convoluted menus and realistic gameplay of Fifa.