Sentences with phrase «superhero action comedy»
Super-Hero, Action Comedy - This is the sequel to the 2016 superhero action comedy hit, based on the long - running Marvel comic book series.
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Led by a flawed and disfigured superhero, the action - comedy scores without the crutch of big faces or the usual superhero trappings.
Mangold, a replacement for original director Darren Aronofsky, is new to the superhero genre, and hasn't directed a film since the disappointing 2010 action - comedy Knight and Day, but his approach to The Wolverine (it sounds more like a samurai film than anything else) suggests it should at least be an improvement over X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
We expect a superhero film to be an action packed adventure but Thor: Ragnarok is primarily a comedy with some great action sequences sprinkled in at just the right moments.
This review of kick - ass a 2010 superhero / action - comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr is awesome.
Hancock Will Smith plays an ill - mannered superhero wreaking havoc in Los Angeles in director Peter Berg's 2008 action comedy.
Once the Furious movies slipped the realism leash, they went from being pulpy B movies to something like blockbuster superstores — a one - stop - shopping center where you can sample Mission: Impossible - style assignments, MMA bouts (see Furious 7's Michelle Rodriguez and Ronda Rousey's formalwear tussle for a combo of both), A-list action heroes, gunfights, analog stunts, CGI spectacle, capeless superhero movies and a bit of broad comedy on the side.
Instead of using his newfound clout to take a starring role in another prestige picture, an action vehicle, or a superhero movie, his next gig will see him play a supporting role in a twisted comedy from the mind of Taika Waititi, the director of films like Thor: Ragnarok and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
It's also got the right mix of action, comedy and heart that has become such a winning formula for successful superhero movies.
Indie comics author Nick Marino is writing Cougar and Cub for Action Lab Comics, a unique superhero dramatic comedy with an accidentally timely story.
A new promo for the film that debuted during last night's The Walking Dead finale and the talk show Talking Dead, announced that tickets for the superhero action - comedy will go live this Thursday, April 19.
Kick Ass is a teen comedy, superhero satire and action flick in equal measure and it is sophisticated storytelling, genre - straddling humour and impressive characteristion that allows these three parts to fit so easily together.
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The overinflated superhero genre has been overdue for a popping, and this breezy action comedy provided the much - needed pin.
From superheroes, to comedy and action, it's all in this edition of Sequel Bits.
Action, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, and superhero films are rarely nominated for Best Picture.
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The swamp of desperately - plotted comedy and superhero sequels clogged with action sludge — pulled me down, but not out.
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Following the debut Wednesday of the red - band trailer for Kick - Ass 2, Universal Pictures has released a poster and six more images for director Jeff Wadlow's superhero action - comedy.
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The conflict at the film's center is a familiar standoff between good and evil (or «love and war»), and the romantic aspects occasionally become quite saccharine, but the fusion of mythological elements, period settings, comedy, and standard superhero action makes for an entertaining experience that's more than the sum of its parts.
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Uma Thurman, an actor that should have been given a full - fledged action movie career after two exhilarating turns in the Kill Bill movies, got to play an original superhero named G - Girl in this romantic comedy / superhero parody.
The Merc with the Mouth returns in Deadpool 2, the irreverent follow - up to 2016's surprise R - rated smash superhero action - comedy Deadpool that brazenly took a character that was introduced in perfunctory and forgettable fashion in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and shockingly made something electric, alive and artistically viable out of him.
A superhero playground of double - dutch and hopscotch ensues around all the action comedy set pieces.
That being said, go into this movie knowing that it is a campy, corny, over the top superhero / action / comedy that is just about crazy shooting sequences and one - liners, and you'll be fine.
And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: Fantastic Four (choppy and compromised superhero action), Sisters (corny comedy that's simply not smart enough), Southpaw (bogs down in boxing drama cliches), Pan (childish and manic kids» adventure), Black Mass (oddly unoriginal mob thriller).
With Disney absorbing Fox, many have wondered if the Marvel / Disney brand will allow for experimental superhero content such as hard - R action comedies like this.
While that kind of representation is important in superhero films, action flicks, and comedies, it's essential when...
Earlier this week Flickering Myth's Thomas Harris got the opportunity to sit down with Malin Akerman to discuss her villainous role in the new action blockbuster Rampage, as well as sharing a few words on her previous work in the superhero epic Watchmen and the cult comedy series Childrens Hospital.
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His major films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the neo-noir superhero drama thriller Unbreakable (2000), the science fiction thriller Signs (2002), the psychological thriller The Village (2004), the fantasy thriller Lady in the Water (2006), the natural horror thriller The Happening (2008), the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender (2010), the sci - fi action - adventure film After Earth (2013) and the horror comedy film The Visit (2015).
This is the fifth feature film for director Mark Steven Johnson, and he's displayed some genre versatility over the course of his career, moving from family drama (Simon Birch) to superhero action (Daredevil, Ghost Rider) to romantic comedy (When in Rome) and now lean thriller.
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It is a time when studios release their most ass - kicking blockbusters and we fill up on popcorn and overdose on superheroes, action and comedy.
Stretch Armstrong Genre: Action / Comedy / Superhero Directed by: Rob Letterman Starring: Taylor Lautner Release Date: April 15, 2011
Check out the first official trailer of Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, the upcoming action superhero comedy movie directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and starring Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart:
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Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Genre: Action / Comedy / Superhero Directed by: Chris Marrs Piliero Starring: Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart Release Date: June 07, 2016
And after that, Pearce seems to have booked gig after gig: he's penning an adaptation of DC Comics ««The Mighty,» about a cop who takes on a superhero, for Paramount; he was picked for another huge franchise with «Sherlock Holmes 3» (his Twitter by - line wryly comments «I mostly write threequels») and he's got an original action - comedy in the works too, «Secretaries Day,» to be directed by «Easy A» and «Friends With Benefits» helmer Will Gluck.
The fourth - wall - breaking action comedy adventure proved superhero movies could succeed with an R rating, while also challenging the different types of movies the genre could produce.
WHY: Season Two may not be as strong as its debut season, but «The Flash» is still the best superhero show on TV thanks to its deft blend of action, comedy and drama.
«Prepare for a one - two knockout combo of superhero - inspired action meets comedy in ONE - PUNCH MAN,» says Andy Nakatani, Editor in Chief, WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP.
Title: My Hero Academia Genre: Action, Comedy, Superhero Author: Kohei Horikoshi Synopsis: Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him.