Sentences with phrase «superhero action film»

Margot Robbie, «Suicide Squad» — Maybe the biggest «Scene Stealer» example of the year to date, Robbie electrifies the otherwise dull superhero action film as Harley Quinn.

«Deadpool 2» box - office collection Day 4: David Leitch's superhero action film starring Ryan Reynolds collects Rs 4 crore

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Anthony & Joe Russo)-- The first great superhero action film to come out this year.

But Lee's real genius is taking what everyone expected to be one more summer superhero action film and turning it into the summer's best love story, the romance of Eric Bana, who plays Banner, and Betty Ross, portrayed by Oscar - winner Jennifer Connelly.

Not exact matches

«That whole wave of action sequels, superhero films had finished.»

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

It's an action - adventure origin myth which plays less like a conventional superhero film and more like a radical Brigadoon or a delirious adventure by Jules Verne or Edgar Rice Burroughs.

While this is no superhero film, the crash and burn action sequences certainly give the effect of one.

As a result, Thor has become one of Marvel's most popular and enduring superheroes, featured in countless comics, animated series, video games, and live - action films.

A Bond film that feels caught between its roots as a mindlessly enjoyable action - franchise and its new mandate to deliver the operatic emotions and sudsy plot lines of today's superhero properties.

Suicide Squad is not the darkest mainstream superhero comic book movie ever made, nor is it even the darkest live - action film featuring Batman ever made.

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.

With all the emphasis these days on big screen blockbuster action, superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you on a personal level.

And yet, amid all that overdue and well - deserved scorn, the lone aspect of Deadpool 2 that is treated with gravid, wet - eyed sincerity — the thing the film wants us to care most deeply about, that acts as the plot's triggering action — is itself the biggest, oldest, dumbest and most useless superhero - genre cliche of them all.

Really, the only area is which the film falls back a bit is in its reliance on visual effects to play a primary role in the action sequences, a common shortcoming in recent superhero movies.

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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.

A big - budgeted studio film about a black action superhero with a nearly all - black cast is a huge step forward.

There isn't enough action / adventure films in the sea of superhero films.

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.

Set to songs by Prince and a music score by Danny Elfman, Batman is one of the most fun and action - packed superhero films of the 1980s.

On top of this, the action is superb and the train sequence has never been surpassed in any other superhero film.

Plus, it will also retain the title of being the highest - rated live - action superhero film as well.

As we all know, Marvel has had quite a flogging in the press about its treatment of its female characters: Not only is there no stand - alone female superhero film yet, but our daughters also have no female superhero action figures.

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.

With adaptations of superhero comics to film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects on screen along with «kick - ass» action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline level.

With the right balance of action, and comic moments, this top - notch superhero film delivers the right kind of action - packed entertainment.

As the title implies, the focus of this hour - long live - action series is not on the larger than life costumed superheroes who turned The Avengers into the third highest - grossing film of all time, but the employees of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, the government agency of espionage and law enforcement that has worked with and sometimes against the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk.

His previous films alternate between Spanish - language dark fantasy pieces, such as The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006), winner of three Academy Awards; and American studio movies, such as the vampire superhero action pic Blade II (2002), the supernatural adventures Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008); and the sci - fi monsters - versus - robots film Pacific Rim (2013).

In previous Marvel films, character deaths served their usual superhero - genre purpose: They motivated the heroes into action.

Blade, to the fresh eye, free of the fandom surrounding the character, comes across as the kind of film that is probably closer to a B Movie in the action genre than a superhero flick, as it is branded to be.

Michael Bay is a guy who makes big and dumb action movies, and a lot of superhero films are big and dumb action movies, but he still hasn't taken the plunge and embraced modern Hollywood's love for men wearing capes.

An inventive anti-hero theme sets this film apart from the usual superhero movie, but excessive violence and incoherent action leave it deeply frustrating to watch.

Those films not only gave us great action and original, relatable protagonists, they did so while maintaining an invigorating anarchic streak that allowed them to affectionately mock the homogenised, mythology - obsessed modern superhero genre without completely compromising their broader commercial prospects.

In the hours surrounding teaser trailer, Trank and screenwriter Simon Kinberg talked with Collider, Empire Online and Yahoo! Movies about their frame of mind for the film and setting it apart from what they see as the commodified superhero action genre.

Black Panther is now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, and with a record - breaking box office weekend for its premiere, the film is literally changing the game.

Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, and This Is the End may have all had their laughs, but they also played the role of action, superhero, and apocalypse films.

The film currently holds a 98 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes (it was at 100 percent for a while), but even more impressively, the Marvel film holds the title for the highest rated live - action superhero movie ever.

While the action scenes are a bit rough (to the point where I'm a bit dubious about Affleck being able to tackle a big budget superhero film), everything else is stunning.

With Black Panther now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, Kendrick Lamar «s connection with the historic film is also cemented, thanks to his original soundtrack album — but he doesn't want to stop there.

We're close to the action in this film, often shot from low to the ground, more like a «Bourne» film than a superhero movie, and the focus is more on fight choreography than editing.

Joss Whedon's hotly - anticipated project will be the first time in history that Barbara Gordon has stepped into live - action films and it is sure to be a landmark superhero film.

Director Bryan Singer (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) displays his expertise with an ensemble cast, accomplishing a feat by making the first live - action film about an entire group of superheroes.

That film heralded a new era of PG - 13 action cinema, one that could be enjoyed equally by children, their parents, and young adult geeks looking to experience the innocent excitement many of us first felt while reading superhero comics.

This undoubtedly good news is tinged with a little sadness as The New Mutants, that can be called the first superhero - horror live - action film has been delayed quite a bit.

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.

It boasts Oscar - winning talent in the form of star Meryl Streep, director Jonathan Demme and writer Diablo Cody, and is perfectly positioned as a clever piece of counterprogramming to the barrage of superhero movies and action films.

Essentially a superhero film that is a spoof of a superhero film, Here we have is a winning combination of tongue in cheek humour and gory yet slapstick action that reminded me somewhat of Kick Ass.

Best Action Sequences in any superhero film EVER!

Action, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, and superhero films are rarely nominated for Best Picture.