Sentences with phrase «superhero action sequences»

It earns every emotion, particularly in its blend of superhero action sequences and intimate drama.

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.

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

Despite wasting Oscar Isaac's talent and having all - around boring villains, X-Men: Apocalypse is still a must - see for fans of the franchise, while more casual superhero enthusiasts will enjoy its bold action sequences and emotional character backstories.

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.

Black Panther Rated PG - 13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 % Available on Disc and Streaming Marvel's mega-hit about an African king / superhero gets its home entertainment release this week, where it will no doubt grow it's already legendary profitability.

Thor Rated PG - 13 for sequences of intense sci - fi action and violence Available on Blu - ray 3D, Blu - ray and DVD Marvel superhero Thor is a god who is cast to Earth by his father, Odin, and forced to live there as a mortal until he learns the valuable lesson his father wishes to teach him.

This major action sequence manages to include every important superhero in the Marvel pantheon (besides Hulk and Thor) without ever feeling confusing, disorienting or impersonal.

Don't be fooled by the whiz - bang action sequences and glossy production values of such blockbusters; actors playing superheroes must flex their acting muscles as much as those in prestige dramas — not to mention their literal muscles, too.

The Russos, with assistance from people such as Winter Soldier cinematographer Trent Opaloch as well as second unit directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski (the longtime stunt coordinators - turned directors of John Wick), serve up several precisely - choreographed action sequences, varying from quick - cutting fisticuffs to exhilarating foot chases and combat situations that make great use of individual superhero's unique abilities.

Best Action Sequences in any superhero film EVER!

Arguably one of the weirder properties under the Marvel banner, «Doctor Strange» marries its inventive visuals — from the colorful, kaleidoscopic imagery to the physics - bending action sequences — with the usual superhero story beats to deliver the best solo origin movie since «Iron Man.»

Matt Salinger — the son of J.D. Salinger — had the misfortune of starring in a B - Movie attempt at a superhero flick, filled as it was with bad acting, silly dialogue, a plot that would make an episode of «Captain Planet» blush, and some extremely poor action sequences.

These are knock - down, beat - «em - up, over-the-top action sequences that should have been a staple of the superhero genre a long time ago.

Part war movie, part doomed romance, overfull with artful and exciting action sequences (the No Man's Land assault led by Diana is worth the cost of admission alone), and all told some pretty subversive content for a populist DC superhero film ---- and easily the best outside of Nolan's Batman films, from that expanded universe ---- this is a charismatic, crowd - pleasing, comic book conversion that works on every conceivable level.

Black Panther (PG - 13 for pervasive violent action sequences and a rude gesture) Chadwick Boseman handles the title role in this Marvel Comics origins tale which finds the superhero serving as king of an African country before teaming with a CIA agent (Martin Freeman) and a female, special forces unit to avert world war.

And as 2016's Deadpool made clear, the greatest of those powers may be his complete self - awareness: The majority of jokes in Deadpool were focused on flaying the titular hero and the superhero industrial complex, whether that meant poking fun at Reynolds's career and Fox's run of bad superhero movies or inserting raunchy one - liners and superfluous gore into the movie's big action sequences in order to earn its rare - for - the - genre R rating.

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.

This quick opening sequence summarizes the balance the entire film wants to maintain — wacky humor and superhero action.

As one of the best choreographed superhero films of the 90s, Blade's action sequences stand head and shoulders above the likes of Batman and Robin, and even much of the CGI heavy superhero films of the early 2000s.

Even those who aren't invested in superhero films will have a hard time keeping their breath in several of Civil War's action sequences.

The injection of this racially charged material into a superhero comics movie is sometimes strained, and, although the action sequences are deftly done, they don't quite bring down the house.

Even as yet another superhero origin story, there are some truly next - level visual effects and action sequences in director Scott Derrickson's film, and opening the Marvel cinematic universe up to all the possibilities that come from the realms of the mystical is an exciting prospect.

Most superheroes are at their best during action sequences.

We get what we expect — the action sequences, which are diverse and finely choreographed — and what we don't — the tough ideological and ethical questions of what the role of superheroes should be in a world that, in some ways, they possibly may have made worse.

Fun action sequences, a time travel plot that (mostly) makes sense and terrific cast marks for one of the better superhero films of 2014.

Indeed, until the climactic battle sequence, the action plays second fiddle to the talking, and as odd as that sounds for a superhero movie, it's the right call.

Hiddleston juggles Loki's clashing motivations (the desire to rule, pent up hatred for Thor and Odin, his complicated parentage, a lingering love for Asgard he can't quite quell) with deft aplomb, and the screen sings when he finds himself in a reluctant team - up with Thor for a good chunk of acts two and three, culminating in a ripping action sequence based around invisible portals teleporting combatants from world to world and location to location that might be one of the best superhero action climaxes we've seen in years.

Superhero movies are filled to the brim with crazy action scenes and elaborate fight sequences that very few actors are able and allowed to perform themselves.

The trailer released features superheroes from the DC Universe such as the Batman, Flash, Aquaman and Superman all battling it out in an epic - ly coreographed action sequence, overdubbed with a monologue by what sounds to be critically awarded actor, Bryan Cranston?

In the «Verb» sequence, a superhero uses action words to describe amazing feats.