Sentences with phrase «than a war hero»

Or a more unnerving secret saboteur than war hero - turned - congressman Nicholas Brody (Lewis)?

I believe you are braver than any war hero and its too bad all people couldn't have your virtues.

Playing as an average soldier rather than a war hero could have made for an interesting take on Metal Gear's gameplay.

Although Wiley's sitters suggest the mix of might and grandeur seen in the historical paintings, rather than war heroes and members of the aristocracy, they are young men from inner - city areas such as South Central Los Angeles, Detroit, and Harlem.

Not exact matches

Assuming he becomes a national war hero the editors may wish to adjust the look on his face to something more bold, more convincing, than the unfortunate truth.

To say that somehow he's less of a war hero than others because he was just a prisoner of war — I think that's reprehensible.»

Women are more attracted to war heroes than regular soldiers or men who display heroic traits in other fields, such as in sports or natural disaster work, according to new research from the University of Southampton and partners in Europe.

The analysis shows Medal of Honor recipients had an average of 3.18 children, while regular veterans averaged 2.72 children, suggesting decorated war heroes sired more offspring than other veterans.

Hey I'm Taylor, Other than anime I Like camping, hiking, supernatural, video games, super heroes and star wars.

In tackling Louie's story (which sees him transition from Olympian to soldier to castaway to POW to war hero), she takes on a production of monumental scale, filmed in multiple countries and in vast expanses of the open, pitiless Pacific, but her willingness to go big is less impressive than her unwillingness to go gentle.

More often than not, Two Men Went to War resembles a feature - length episode of «Hogan's Heroes,» with the brave but clumsy Brits continually managing to outfox the even more bungling Nazis.

So, without further ado, our hapless hero, wearing nothing more than a floral bath towel, gets sucked into an underground war between two very senior mob bosses; both of whom he allegedly owes a lot of money to.

I likened the situation to that of the «Star Wars» saga — we know exactly what the respective hero and villain stand for, and yet they are more alike than perhaps either of them even want to acknowledge.

That might be a hard task, drumming up sympathy for the genocidal space Nazis of the Star Wars universe and establishing a new hero who wants nothing more than to crush the Rebellion and avenge the Emperor.

Audiences were introduced to Luke Skywalker more than 40 years ago, in Star Wars: A New Hope, and were captivated by his journey from restless farm boy to Rebel hero to, finally, legendary Jedi Knight.

Infinity War is more a feat of traffic management than storytelling, so busy herding heroes here and there that there's no time for plot twists or character development.

Having to travel in a country at war, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II features a different tone than its predecessor, which featured a school setting.

Finalists: Cinderella (Lily James) in Cinderella who is more assertive than past Cinderellas and also demonstrates that kindness is heroic; Finn & Rey (Daisy Ridley & John Boyega) in Star Wars: The Force Awakens though they're still in «being introduced and learning to be heroes» phase; Dr Bennet Omalu (Will Smith) in Concussion because fighting against the powerful wealthy system ain't easy or for the faint of heart (see also Spotlight);

That means Avengers 4 «s stakes may be even higher than in Infinity War, as our heroes look to rebound following their resounding defeat against Thanos, which resulted in the Mad Titan wiping out half of the galaxy.

With the hero vs. hero storyline of Civil War, it's easy to see how the movie would have to go a bit darker than Cap's last outing, The Winter Soldier.

Biggest opening for a non-team-up superhero movie: Superhero movies with more than one hero like «The Avengers» tend to make more money than their single - hero counterparts, but «Black Panther» has not only beaten a five - year record held by «Iron Man 3,» but is also posting a higher opening than films like «Avengers: Age of Ultron» and «Captain America: Civil War,» films that have showcased all of Marvel's biggest heroes and, in the case of «Civil War,» featured Black Panther in his big screen debut.

As Ambrose Hilliard, the star of a pre-war detective series, Nighy is never less than splendid, whether cozying up to Catrin so she plumps up his self - sacrificing role as drunken Uncle Frank, patiently coaching the real - life Audie Murphy - style American war hero in the cast (Jake Lacy, leadenness personified) used as bait for Yankee ticket buyers or conducting a sentimental group sing - a-long in a pub.

«It would have been bigger than 2001,» is how artist and designer Chris Foss describes it, while director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) wonders just how different the industry might have been had Dune come out in place of another movie about cosmic heroes and villians: Star Wars.

Before he was playing a larger - than - life superhero in Captain America: Civil War and now Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman had already had a lot of experience playing different kinds of heroes, as he played both Jackie Robinson and James Brown in two acclaimed performances (that likely led to him being cast as Black Panther).

Already a seasoned playwright in his native U.K., the 36 - year - old makes his feature screenplay debut with «Bridge of Spies,» a Cold War espionage thriller with none other than Steven Spielberg at its helm and Tom Hanks as its hero.

Avengers: Infinity War shifted its May 4th release date to its new April 27th release, assembling Earth's mightiest heroes one week earlier than planned.

Even with noble goals though, revolutionaries can change from being heroes to being oppressors themselves as the cost of war is more potent than we often imagine.

Rogue One may be a small story in the Star Wars history, but it expands the vast universe with a new group of heroes in this thoroughly entertaining adventure, dealing with more Wars than Stars.

While Civil War is a Captain America film, and does feature its titular hero in significant enough amount to maintain that, this could just as appropriately have been an Avengers film, as there are more members of that super-team in this film than in any entry thus far, with only Hulk and Thor as significant members missing from the line - up (they'll return in their own adventure in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok).

With shooting to begin in April for a May 6, 2016 release, Captain America: Civil War has already been announced as featuring a number of returning heroes such as Cap, Iron Man and Black Widow along with the debut of Black Panther (played by Chadwick Boseman), but the inclusion of Spider - Man (by an actor as - yet - to - be-revealed) makes it an even busier film than already imagined.

This time, the class knew in advance he was coming, and greeted the filmmaker like a conquering war hero before peppering him with, well, much smarter questions than the ones journalists ask.

Whether it's the Justice League meeting the Justice Society, top heroes fighting the coolest villains in Marvel's «Secret War,» or any number of times that multiple superheroes stood together against a foe larger than themselves, fans come out in droves to eat it up.

I was enthralled: by the larger - than - life gods, the epic adventures, and most particularly by the stories of the Trojan War, with its noble and deeply flawed heroes.

Yvonne has ghost - written and co-written several top selling non-fiction titles, including: Rising up from the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed — A Bridge Forward The Autobiography of Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, The Great - Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington (Solid Rock Books) by Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush; Fighting for Your Life: The African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide (Amber Books) by John Elmore, Esq.; Led by the Spirit: A Sharecropper's Son Tells His Story of Love, Happiness, Success and Survival (Strickland Books) by Robuster Strickland; Let Them Play... The Story of the MGAA (MGAA Books) by John David; A Journey that Matters: Your Personal Living Legacy (Lyceum Group Books) by Erline Belton; The Messman: A World War II Hero Tells His Story of Survival and Segregation on the Battleship North Carolina (Quality Books) by Yvonne Rose and John Seagraves; and FREEZE: Just Think about It (More Than A Pro Books) by Levar Fisher.

War makes heroes of young men, and I think Dahl more than deserves his laurels.

Thanks to Don Grommet's personal mission to right a wrong for his son, a hero in the War on Terror, Military Working Dog (MWD) Matty is now at home in Missouri, with his battle buddy, Specialist Brent Grommet, reunited after more than a year apart.

AHMP is believed to be the second - oldest pet cemetery in the nation, and is the final resting place for various animal celebrities, including stars of movies and television, pets of a U.S. president and heroes of foreign wars, as well as more than 50,000 beloved pets of families in Montgomery County and beyond.

It also looks as if heroes are tied to a point system rather than a power - up system like they were in EA's previous Star Wars Battlefront game.

The World War II MMO Heroes and Generals is fighting more than just the Nazis this week.

As a series Warhammer 40k Dawn of War has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, whilst the «Company of Heroes» series, a real time strategy game based on the modern history of warfare from World War II and after, has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.

Featuring over four times as many locations, three times as many vehicles and double the number of playable heroes as 2015's Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefront II promises a significantly meatier experience than its predecessor.

With more heroes, missions and playable armies than any previous iteration of Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: War Chest is the most expansive title to date.

As a result the Tomb Kings behave like questing heroes rather than typical Total War conquerors.

Star Wars stunt performer Chloe Bruce tried to recreate the moves of virtual hero Senua — rather than the other way around

After a fashion, the care and spirit that went into its development might be responsible for how much more effectively Valiant Hearts conveys the tragedy of war than any of the military shooter games that market themselves on the valiant heroes at the center of their campaigns.

Real action hero stuff for the more Star Wars kind of space lovers rather than the docile exploration of Star Trek fans.

2001: Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Golden Sun, Luigi's Mansion 2002: Eternal Darkness, Legend of Starfy (Japan) 2003: Mario & Luigi RPG series, WarioWare, Baiten Kaitos 2004: Mario vs DK 2005: Geist, Battalion Wars, Trace Memory 2006: Wii Sports, Drill Dozer, Electroplankton, Chibi Robo, Elite Beat Agents, Excite Truck (debatable revival of old IP that is different than 80's installments) 2007: Wii Play, Diasaster: Day of Crisis (not released in NA), Hotel Dusk 2008: Wii Fit, Wii Music, Art Style series which consists of dozens of games that are all new IPs in their own right, Fossil Fighter, Endless Ocean 2009: Rhythm Heaven 2010: Art Academy, Glory of Heracles (in NA), Line Attack Heroes (in JP), Wii Party, Flingsmash, Fluidity 2011: Steel Diver, Xenoblade, Pushmo 2012: Sakura Samurai, Dillon's Rolling Western, The Last Story, Nintendo Land, Spirit Camera (debatable spin off of other IP) 2013: Pandora's Tower, Kersploosh!

If you pay more than the average amount you'll also get Empire: Total War, Company of Heroes 2 DLC and other games that will be added to the bundle later on.

All - new, Action - packed Story — The heroes of Halo Wars awake to find themselves - and the galaxy - in more danger than ever.

All - new, Action - packed Story — The heroes of Halo Wars return to find themselves - and the galaxy - in more danger than ever.