Sentences with phrase «than a superhero picture»

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All of which makes Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures» Superman reboot, «Man of Steel,» both a rejoinder to and a confirmation of the associations audiences have with his work — eschewing much of the muscular style that he applied to «300,» «Watchmen» and «Sucker Punch» in lieu of a more streamlined visual sense, Snyder attempts to build rather than deconstruct superhero mythology in what proves to be his most straightforward film to date.

In one of the most highly - anticipated action films (or movies of ANY genre, to be honest) in years, Marvel Sudios, in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, has produced another superhero winner, and making the total worth more than the sum of its parts.

Nicolas Winding Refn «s Michael Mann visuals, Italodisco beats and «Vice City» trimmings made this one of the most distinct pictures in recent years, but there can be no mistake that it's a noir through - and - through, albeit one that Refn has melded with the fairy tale, the horror and the superhero movie to make something more than the sum of its parts.