Sentences with phrase «surprised by a character»

I'm not quite imagining pro wrestling, but... You'd be surprised by the characters that come out of competitive eating.

Yes, I found myself pleasantly off - put by clever gore gags, but I was rarely surprised by a character moment, plot twist, or some new perspective on social media.

Were you surprised by characters» reactions when her pregnancy was revealed?

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No surprise, the study revealed determination as being the most popular character trait identified by the CEO's, with risk - taking and vision being the second and third choice.

That the manager has become characteristic of liberal politics should not be surprising, but I continue to be taken aback by the preponderance of such character types in the ministry.

My response to it all was, «yeah, but...» and I set up my piano on the border between Funny and Mean, playing sarcastic scales in the name of wit, you might be surprised by how much snark you can fit into 140 characters.

I have seen a lot of bad behavior from christians, (or those claiming to be) I was also incredibly surprised to find so many nonchristians, whether they be from varying religions, or agnostics and atheists, to have good behavior, and even exhibit «fruit of the spirit», what I once considered to be a way to test the faith, or rather character of a christian, (they will know them by their fruit).

If the parables presented for our consideration contain the secret, hidden, surprising and unexpected character of God's kingdom, then those who claim to understand easily are exposed by God in these very verses.

Not only the cruelty, but the paltriness of character of the gods believed in by earlier centuries also strikes later centuries with surprise.

Some newer favorites include Mo Willems (while his characters, «Pigeon» and «Elephant and Piggie,» are particularly popular, try some of his others for a hilarious surprise), the Llama Llama series by Anna Dewdney, and any irreverent book by Jon Klassen.

Baby names inspired by outer space, Disney characters, Mythology, Unique, Unusual and surprising

«This exhibition is just the beginning of our work in telling the story of New York's colonial history and how our settlement by the Dutch has shaped not only our local character but aspects of state and even national character that we think will surprise and delight our visitors,» said Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Education and State Museum Director Mark Schaming.

«Indeed, Nigerians are not surprised at the contents of the recent false alarms by the APC as they are undoubtedly a reflection of the character, inner thoughts and ideology of its leaders.

TV shows became confusing: in one film, she was surprised to see a character reel as if punched by an invisible man.

The actor proved his dedication to the role by staying in character throughout filming, which not only impressed Russell and Eklund, but will most likely surprise viewers as well.

It's no surprise that after his character Dodge gets abandoned by his wife (Nancy Carell), he bumps into Penny (Keira Knightley), who is just the kind of space cadet who would benefit from a grounding force in her life... especially when the world is going to end.

I didn't expect Ceylan to remake Distant, but I was surprised by the shallowness of the lead characters.

Perhaps, because it was unwilling to risk becoming camp, this Flowers can't achieve the necessary passion, either — Corinne's viciousness is lost in the shuffle, and volatile Cathy and confused Christopher remain sketches of real characters, whose love never becomes the lifelong connection that takes them by surprise and desperately rushes them toward freedom.

Review I have seen this movie twice, probably the third romantic movie that compelled me to do that, and the reasons are quite simple: It's probably impossible that anyone can't relate to young Josh Hutcherson's character, an 11 year old with a normal middle class life and problems (parents initiating divorce); that its surprise by the rediscovery of a young classmate (Charley Ray) initially as an unexpected friend and later as something else... The well crafted work of director Mark Levin is based on the mutual discovery of all these feelings (mostly new and uncontrolled) that evolved in Josh's character and in another particular viewer: you.

I was genuinely moved by all three characters, due to the acting, it was extremely well done, especially for an indie, James really plays his character well, I was surprised with his phenomenal performance, and Kristen was very good, stepping out off her stereotypical role as Bella, I'm sick off people saying she can not act, how can you judge an actress if you've only seen the twilight movies, she really stepped up to the mark.

I was genuinely moved by all three characters, due to the acting, it was extremely well done, especially for an indie, James really plays his character well, I was surprised with his phenomenal performance, and Kristen was very good,

During this recent interview to discuss the TV version of Zombieland, co-creators and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick talked about the journey from TV series to movie and now back to TV pilot, what it's been like to work with Amazon, what motivated the decision to have the same characters from the movie on the TV show, how they envision it as a road show, how much gore they can have, what Kirk Ward (who was originally cast as Tallahassee before being replaced by Woody Harrelson) brings to this version of the character, what led them to the 30 - minute format, whether they could have any surprise cameos (Bill Murray made a very memorable one in the film), what will determine whether the pilot is successful enough to go to series, and when they might know if they're picked up.

Even when it's dealing with exposition [as in most of the middle act], Indy 4 entertains by making the «Basil Exposition» character [John Hurt's Oxley] interesting — and tossing in some action or surprise every time things look to be slowing too much.

The viewer ends up more or less surprised by the films sudden escalation, because of the needless time wasted showing other characters without developing them.

Filmmaker Tim Chambers has infused the proceedings with a palpably routine feel that grows more and more problematic as time progresses, with one's ongoing efforts at embracing the characters and their exploits consistently stymied by the total lack of surprises within Chambers» screenplay.

Johnson («Looper») deftly weaves the plot threads together, mixing deadpan humor, familiar characters — like the stalwart Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo, filling the furry boots of Peter Mayhew) and the chrome - plated Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie)-- and some surprising new ones, led by Laura Dern's Vice Admiral Holdo.

It definitely has a good bit of the melodramatic flair you'd expect of a movie released in 1950 — you can see an example in the clip below, where the main character is confronted by her fiancé — but all the same it has a level of emotional sensitivity that quite surprised me.

That was followed by an unexpected surprise when Cohen, dressed in character as General Aladeen of Wadiya, surrounded by two female and two male armed bodyguards appeared at the back of the theatre.

But there's also a surprising undercurrent of investment in the characters, especially considering the insane amount of creatively designed CGI alien landscapes and sets that whizz by.

However, Pitt's character is the most intriguing, capable of moving from outright savagery in the opening scene to moments of surprising tenderness, never more so than in a touching and quite long sequence when he and Norman regain touch with their humanity by having a meal with two German women after a town has surrendered.

The voice acting (revealed just ahead of release as a surprise) is very well done, and so is the soundtrack, which can also be slightly customized during character creation by choosing the main instrument.

Those same tractors are back in Cars 3, and there's still plenty of racing action and fun to be had by our characters and the audience, but none of it quite captures the original's «surprise» factor.

The top 12 features well loved playwright's like Tennessee Williams (though I was surprised by his second most revived), Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, and of course Edward Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf • Variety Rance Howard, the character actor and father of Ron Howard, has passed away • Gr8ter Days David Cassidy, 70s teen idol of the Patridge Family has passed away • Variety The Seen and Unseen, which you'll remember I raved about at TIFF, has won two new prizes this past week, splitting the Grand Prize at Tokyo FilmEx and winning the APSA for Youth Feature.

i still remember when Xenogears came out... it took me by surprise... great game with a great story... one of the few games where i actually cared about the characters stories

Most clever of all is how the film guides our emotions so that, whilst we want certain things to happen and characters to succeed, there is still the possibility to be surprised by the outcome.

It should come has no surprise that he as created some over-the-top characters brought to life by frequent collaborations Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, and Bradley Cooper.

credited writers have done something relatively surprising and interesting with the characters of Newt Geiszler (Charlie Day, the best, most amusing actor in this movie by an enormous margin) and Herman Gottlieb (Burn Gorman).

Perhaps Burger was trying to reflect the stoic culture of the period, but while we know the character's motivations, we never quite grasp their emotions — especially Eisenheim, who becomes quite distant and inscrutable during the second half of the film (this may explain why the ending takes some by surprise).

It's no surprise that when the films action shifts from city to country, the characters seem to feel less suffocated by their surroundings and in turn, their societal trappings.

There are also good performances from supporting characters Miranda Richardson (The Bachelor, Merlin), Lisa Marie (Burton's wife, who has a habit of showing up in small roles in his films), Michael Gough (Alfred from the Batman movies), Ian McDiarmid (Restoration), Christopher Walken (Blast From the Past, The Rose Hotel), an unbilled cameo by Martin Landau, Jeffrey Jones (Ravenous, Stuart Little), and a surprising decent Caspar Van Dien (The Omega Code, Starship Troopers), probably because the amount of spoken time allotted to his character was kept at a minimum.

Although it was expected from the lead role, the character that pleasantly surprised us was Shuri played by Letitia Wright.

The first «Purge» movie was an incredibly stupid horror - thriller dragged down by its comically far - fetched concept, cardboard villains and idiotic characters, but it also made a lot of money on a micro-sized budget, so it was hardly a surprise when Universal greenlit another installment.

Delight in throwback Castlevania - styled maps with an all - new character, fun side - scrolling action, and other surprises in this love letter to times gone by.

Some interesting twists and fairly well done action scenes (surprising since the film was directed by Louis Morneau, who made the hellish Bats) follow, but what kills this otherwise polished piece of pulp are the painfully unfunny wisecracks delivered by Belushi's character.

«Nocturnal Animals» (Focus) It's surprising that a film directed by a gay icon (the notoriously provocative designer Tom Ford) would get dinged by GLAAD — but the film's two gay characters (one played by Michael Sheen, one only referenced in the history of characters played by Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal) did not pass muster.

It comes as no surprise that Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is practically the main character — another in the long line of strong female leads written by Whedon.

Of course, they fall for each other, but along the way Tonight You're Mine is filled with colorful characters that seem real and a surprising sense of spontaneity, spurred in part by its backdrop.

His surprise at winning it was almost as great as mine; Last Ride «s a good film, but far from a great one, and the downward spiral traced by Hugo Weaving's character in the film is not done justice by a soundtrack that hits an elegiac pitch at the very outset but never modulates it in concert with the narrative.

Therefore it should come as no surprise that he's one of the most interesting characters in Life, the new ensemble sci - fi film directed by Daniel Espinosa, and it appears that the two cultivated a good working relationship on that set because they're reportedly reuniting for a new war movie that's based on a true story.

Similar to John Hillcoat's The Road, Devil sports several unnamed characters which are just defined by their profession — this means that the film absolutely had to focus on character details so we could differentiate them (you'd be surprised at how much a name helps in identifying a character).