Sentences with phrase «than one's source material»

It was a rare, licensed game that was somehow better than its source material.
That's one of the many ways this remake plays it safer than its source material.
It served up exactly what you'd expect from the movie franchise that somehow managed to be even worse than its source material.
Starting with one of the aspects the game does far better than its source material; the graphics.
However, what keeps Last Holiday afloat when it's less than its source material is the collective charm of its stars — Queen Latifah, LL Cool J and Gerard Depardieu.
The almost page - by - page summary is faithful to Taylor while being much more tightly written than the source material.
Based on a novel by P. D. James, the film is considerably more radical than the source material.
The film adaptation is equally ridiculous and even more disjointed than its source material.
While it is obviously a good idea to not reveal too much with the first trailer, it does seem clear that Nocturnal Animals is heading down a far more sinister path than its source material; the 1993 novel Tony and Susan.
The film makes these points in a far more clear - headed, more resonant manner than its source material.
Dead - End Drive - In is a bit more literal - minded than its source material, though it does convey Carey's theme of alienation and decay in a swirl of junk culture.
With a premise like that, it's kind of impossible for Jem to not be outrageous, even thought the movie tries to be a little more down - to - earth than its source material.
Director Mary Harron turned Brett Easton Ellis» novel «American Psycho» into a far better film than the source material.
I did like Avary's explanation of why the town was abandoned, but I found his other changes to be far less effective than the source material.
A game of political chess amped up to the nth degree, and with lots of dragons, «Game of Thrones» is a masterful adaptation that may even be more popular than its source material.
South Park: The Stick of Truth — 2014's South Park game by Ubisoft and Obsidian Entertainment — was a delight, captivating with its spot - on animation that felt like you were watching a new episode, hilarious and outrageous humor that pushed even harder than the source material, and simple yet solid RPG gameplay that made combat fun and fit right in with the source material.
Is Iron Man the first comic - book movie better than its source material?
The most striking thing about Carnage, Roman Polanski's adaptation of Yazmin Reza's stiff but satisfying stage play God of Carnage, is how much funnier it is than its source material.
Based on the 2003 novel by Don DeLillo about a corporate high - roller's disassociation from reality, Cronenberg's film could be seen to be more relevant in a world in recession, post-Occupy Wall Street, than its source material.
VanderMeer has already praised Garland's Annihilation for being even «more surreal» than his source material and having what he has referred to as a «mind - blowing» ending - an ending that is likewise drawing praise in the first wave of social media reactions to the film.
It was a rare, licensed game that was somehow better than its source material.
In short, because of the interactive nature of gaming, there's a capacity for gaming adaptations to be better and to mean more than their source material.
One of the rare instances of a video game being far better than its source material.
Actually, considering the game's animation is far more fluid than the anime's, Dragon Ball FighterZ looks better than its source material.
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