Sentences with phrase «than fight scenes»

Not exact matches

Humanly speaking his destruction is the most certain of all things — and the despair in his soul fights desperately to get leave to despair, to get, if you will, repose for despair, the consent of his whole personality to despair, so that he would curse nothing and nobody more fiercely than him who attempted (Or it may be the attempt) to prevent him from despairing, as the poet's poet so capitally, so incomparably expresses it in Richard II, Act 3, Scene Z:

Heavyweights are fighting for the soul pf the club behind the scenes we are always here talking and whining rather than look for practical ways of getting things in order.

It's really very technical, tougher than it is doing a fight scene.

Black Panther's fight scenes are better than in other Marvel films, but they're still a disappointment from the maker of Creed.

He's good at speed and deception, and although his hand - to - hand fight scenes are just a smidgeon too jittery, his work is both confident and enthusiastic; he handles the lengthy 131 minute running time better than most directors handle shorter films.

Even during these early fight scenes, however, it's clear than the movements of the robots are superbly choreographed.

Yes, the final act does have some cool fight sequences, but I'm more just commending the filmmakers on a few cool action scenes rather than saying that I actually enjoyed them while watching.

My only problem is that during many of the fight scenes with the robots it is hard to tell which side the robot is on other than Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

Not only are these scenes a lot longer and more expository than they need to be, but they give the sense of a film crew fighting against the material; the camera chases after the story, rather than grabbing it by the scruff of the neck like a proper adaptation would.

As expected, there are scenes of gushing blood, but it's not hyper - violent, save for one fighting scene in which more is implied than shown.

Johansson's infinitely bland, which is better than her normal awful (regardless of her acting, her fight scene has some great choreography).

Marvel's struggle to make fight scenes more than the cinematic equivalent of a child bashing their action figures together does tend to prevail, though a few sequences are well - choreographed enough to ensure boredom isn't ever a real threat.

There is a lot wrong with this movie; the stunningly overt product placement, the diabetes causing levels of saccharin, the kid (Dakota Goyo) is so annoying that you start wishing one of the robots to accidentally collapse on him... But then theres the fantastically realised robot fight scenes, the walking charisma machine that is Hugh Jackman, the stunningly beautiful Evangeline Lilly as his only friend, and a final fight that will have you cheering louder than the end of Warrior.

But «District 9,» thankfully, is a lot more than kickass digital fight scenes.

The story goes where it has to go and ends how it has to end, hinting at more than it reveals and going over the top with gratuitous fight scenes while still leaving you wanting more.

Waititi does better at the fight scenes than the sci - fi action scenes.

Their actions feed the narrative rather than the other way around, so when the fight scenes and explosions start, they feel plausible and organic instead of arbitrary.

For Fast & Furious 6, director Justin Lin puts the same elements that made Fast Five successful (fast cars, macho posturing, thrilling fight scenes, larger - than - life action, and his main characters» «code of honor») in the juicer and mixes it all up.

While younger viewers might find some scenes of the future a bit frightening, most of the cartoon violence — exploding inventions, biting ants, a family food fight and an attacking dinosaur — is no scarier than regular Saturday morning fare.

The boxing stuff in Bleed isn't really special — like Hands of Stone, the fight scenes are okay but after Creed they just seem anti-climactic — and there's little about the family dynamics we haven't already seen, but the cast is pretty terrific and manages to elevate the material and make it seem stronger than it is.

The film opens with a scene in which Machete (Danny Trejo) and his partner, Sartana (Jessica Alba) are fighting off some baddies and seem to have been successful, when suddenly a masked man appears around the side of a vehicle and guns down Sartana, and then bails, leaving Machete alone and now even more morbid - looking than he previously had been.

Moving away from the horror elements of The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is an all - out war of car chases, fight scenes, shoot outs, nuclear explosions and a phenomenal, if gratuitous set piece where the Terminator blows up numerous police cars with a machine gun for no other reason than the script required an action beat.

That means, however, that some characters, like Steve Rodgers and Black Widow, receive little screentime between fight scenes, while others, like Thor, the Stark - Parker - Strange trio, and, of course, Thanos, seem to spend more time onscreen than off.

While The Bourne Identity has fewer fights than you remember, the main punch - up it does have is one of the best fight scenes to come out of that decade.

The melees are much more game - like than before, looking like cut scenes leading up to boss fights.

The opening shot of Son Hayes (Shannon) putting on a shirt, where we see his back peppered with old wounds from shotgun pellets, says far more than any of the fight scenes that break out between the rival siblings.

It has awesome fight and action scenes that are more realistic than over the top gratuitous.

The danger the gang encounters along the road is palpable and immersive, thanks to the excellent sound design, and a minimalist musical score that allows you to focus on the action, unlike the average Hollywood blockbuster which smothers every fight scene with a bombastic musical score that more often than not distracts from the action.

There is one great 360 - degree fight sequence, but those scenes are supposed to be the gravy, rather than the meat of the film.

Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mixes in Cantonese and dubbed English are nearly identical save for the latter being slightly goofier than the former — the rear channels don't get much of a workout except during a few of the fight scenes (which aren't showcase material, after all, but not bad).

There is also another memorable fight scene, which puts more focus on tension than violence.

With less than a handful of fights throughout the film, Fuqua utilizes the honed and skilled camera crew of HBO Boxing to handle the majority of the camera work for the fight scenes.

There's also a really great action sequence with Reynolds and «The Killing» star Joel Kinneman (who previously worked with director Daniel Espinosa on the Swedish hit «Snabba Cash») that will likely go down as one of the best fight scenes of the year, but for a movie packed with this much talent, there should have been a lot more highlights than that.

The big dramatic in - fighting scenes — the film's set pieces (an argument is more compelling than a storm hitting the boat)-- are fantastic.

Her Captain Phasma has even less lines in «The Last Jedi» than in «The Force Awakens», and it's baffling why an actress of her physical and emotional calibre is relegated to fight scenes in a bulky metal suit with her face covered.

As the titular bad - ass, a former CIA agent with a reinstated license to kill out to avenge the death of his brother, Michael Jai White combines a deadpan - comic screen presence with enough martial artistry to make a fight scenes work on a more visceral level than pure parody.

The great irony in pushing Wolverine to the forefront in this version is that he doesn't have a lot of big fight scenes, which, while possibly disappointing to fans of his trademark berserker rages, effectively reinforces that this is an older, wiser, and (slightly) more mature version of Logan than we've seen before.

Otherwise, it's all about the fight scenes, and they're entertaining enough, especially one against a villain played by none other than Mike Tyson.

All sparkle and little soul, audiences want more than just car crashes and fight scenes these days, with Ghost In the Shell a glaring example.

There is a near fight scene in the parking lot of a liquor store and a skinhead march gone wrong, other than that the film fails the suspense it aims for.

Final Verdict: Taken is an honest action, promising little more than great fight scenes.

If you're not expecting much out of the film other than some good fighting scenes, then Southpaw will surely deliver.

The special effects, battles, and fight scenes we have all seen before, but thankfully «Deadpool» is smarter than that.

Early indications seem to point to more of a comedy than the true action epic that fans were hoping for, but with Li and Chan together onscreen, there's bound to be at least one great fight scene, right?

Outside of the fights however, the film doesn't feel particularly well put - together: the direction is weaker than the previous outing — jerking between various scenes, locations, filler Thailand Tourist Board type shots... and there's no attempt at updating anything about the generic 80s action plot.

Alan Ford's thick, creepy glasses; Dennis Farina's crass American foil to all those classy Brits; Jason Statham proving he can do more than just beat the hell out of his co-stars; the tragic fate of Benicio del Toro's Franky Four Fingers; and, of course, the sole iconic element of Ritchie's first major studio film (aside from ultra slo - mo fight scenes): Brad Pitt's gibberish - spouting gypsy boxer with a devastating right hook, Mickey O'Neil.

If you want some recommendations, send me an email ([email protected]) and I'll be more than happy to reel off some movies well worth checking out for you in terms of quality fighting scenes.

It's a brief segment of the 2 hr 40 min film, but a legitimate and grounding few scenes that asks better questions than just «who will win in a fight».

Apparently, the entire after - credits sequence was a hard - earned victory, according to VFX Supervisor Oliver Schulz, who called the sequence the most difficult in the film (even harder than that Wakanda fight scene, apparently).

The Hong Kong brand of wire - enhanced martial arts (a major deviation from the TV series, for staunch gun opposer Barrymore nixed the use of any firearms in the film) works especially well in the over-the-top context, and the stars are all game — in particular Diaz, who is given a large share of non-wire fight scenes and more than holds her own.