Sentences with phrase «too high concept»

It's based off of a videogame franchise that is known primarily for it's depictions of over the top violence and silly, digitized people, and as such the theatrical adaptation doesn't try to go too high concept.

The Spirits Within «s biggest crime is perhaps that it goes a little too high concept.

Not exact matches

In their analysis of the new legislation, lawyers at McCarthy Tétrault warned its «broad concepts and elements of uncertainty» could «place a heavy burden» on foreign companies looking to invest in Canada; the risk of a meddlesome minister torpedoing a deal is just too high.

«The pizza concepts that have done best are the ones that don't get into too many high - end ingredients,» he says.

HubSpot, for example, might not (depending on our analytics, of course) want to choose «inbound marketing» as a topic for a blog bundle; not only is it far too broad to be helpful, but perhaps leads that download content about inbound marketing as a general concept don't close at a very high rate.

This is far too scary a concept for some to accept, without having their courage shored up by believing that some higher power is going to «save» them from the inevitable.

Criticism of Whitehead must not overlook that the higher unities making up the world do in fact comprise a multiplicity of subordinated unities, so that the problem of multiplicity in unity remains, even when one rejects Whitehead's concept of a «society» as too pluralistic.

Although fixed materials handling systems will continue to be needed for the time being for large volumes and high throughputs «they too will become ever more streamlined with ongoing concept and component development» says Schröppel.

There are times when a fee can appear too high, but those apply to a club in isolation, not to some great cross-sport concept of value.

If you're looking for a sweet, simple book about potty training, with nothing too overwhelming or high concept, this should be a top pick.

And while the lobster didn't stray too far from the original clip - on high chair concept (hey, if it's not broke, don't fix it!)

Rudy Diaz, an electrical engineer at Arizona State University in Tempe, likes the concept and execution, but he suspects that in a consumer device or inside the body the antennas will give off too much heat because of their high energy density.

The DatePlay concept is excellent but as an investment DatePlay was too high risk compared to Joseph's plumbing business.

The low - wattage, high - concept psychological drama Man Down is too misbegotten to be rescued by Shia LaBeouf's Method lead performance; in fact, the most interesting thing about it is his masochistic commitment to the film.

High - concept in the basest definition of the term, the film would fall apart with a sigh if it weren't held together, however tenuously, by jump - cuts, zooms, slo - mo — the whole kitchen sink of obfuscating choices courtesy an artist trying way too hard to be au courant by imitating a style of film that hasn't been fresh since around the time that Tarantino hit the scene.

Many fans would point the finger to the fact very few video game movies are up to muster, while the filmmakers behind the adaptations will tell you that Hollywood has little faith in the concept and fans have too high expectations.

Surrogates is a good science fiction idea that is either too shallow and underdeveloped to provide the depth necessary to make a lasting impression, or it's a case of a rich and deep story that had been stripped away of all of its high concepts due to lack of budget, studio meddling, and a director who prefers big action sequences over scenes of talking heads.

«In Time» is one of those high - concept sci - fi movies that are too complex to explain in a single paragraph — the easiest way to describe it is as a less crazy version of «Logan's Run» — but it's a pretty cool concept that, if executed correctly, could make for a really fun piece of escapism entertainment.

In the case of Focus, from the writing / direction team of John Requa and Glenn Ficcara, names associated with the high - concept hustle caper included Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone and Kristen Stewart so one would imagine that the originators were only too happy to have Will Smith's star power come on board but I doubt that they're too happy now.

The summer blockbuster that kicked off the summer blockbuster concept, that was fun and well - made and not too taxing on the higher cerebral functions.

In a film culture where genre storytelling all too often boils down to the stock gimmicks used over and over again with special effects or high concept twists to hide the familiarity, this is so refreshingly old school smart that it feels almost new.

It embraces the stupidity of its concept too, by constantly acknowledging that Hill and Tatum are way too old to be posing as high school kids, or by having Ice Cube play the stereotypical black police captain from every 80s movie ever, and then outright acknowledging that.

This high concept project is born from Eric Hiesserer's screenplay of Ted Chiang's short story «Story of Your Life»... a title that makes sense by the end of the movie, but one a bit too blah for a big time production with Oscar hopes.

Directed by playwright Shira Piven, from a script by Eliot Laurence, it's a sort of hybrid of «The King Of Comedy» and «The Truman Show,» with a high - concept pitch that seems like it could have some painful mileage behind it too.

As it turns out, Goldberg and Rogen navigate this minefield of prurient humor and political incorrectness with aplomb, delivering a high - concept spy thriller comedy that feels as carefree as «This Is The End,» while managing not to ruin the thrills by too clumsily dumbing down the realities the film plays with.

But Evers says the Common Core falls short of math standards in high performing Asian countries by teaching many concepts too late or not at all.

To explain the concept of validity, Stiggins and Chappuis (2012) suggest, «Just as we want our recorded music or high - definition TV to provide a high - quality representation of the real thing, so too do we want assessments to provide a high - fidelity representation of the desired learning» (p. 11).

That said, this Maserati Alfieri concept is an excellent, if too busy, expression of the classic grand touring ideal: a two - person car meant for high - speed long - distance travel with grace and elegance.

It's a Coupé High - Rider, as the initials suggest, and remarkably similar to the C - HR concept car that appeared at the 2014 Paris Show and looked far too extreme for a production Toyota.

«The price and investment are too high to get any return» for even a limited run of the Atlantic, a concept luxury coupe with retro styling that was shown at the North American International Auto Show in 1995, Eaton said.

«The price and investment are too high to get any return» for even a limited run of the Atlantic, a concept luxury coupe with retro styling that was shown at the North American International Auto Show in 1995, Eaton said.In other news, Eaton said: - The company is developing one all - new vehicle, apart from the Prowler.

Citroen began this year with full force, having other two concepts at Geneva Auto Show 2010, I'm talking about the DS High Rider and Survolt, the rumors are saying that a third one exist too.

Again, going back to the contrarian concept... if you think the market is «too high» or has gone «too far»... chances are it will actually keep going further... so more often than not, try to avoid betting against a freight train that is headed in one direction.

I find that having to educate others on the concept comes with too high of a time and energy price and some are so resistent to the concept that it just doesn't pay to try to explain it to them.

However at Rixos The Palm we have enjoyed some of our highest occupancy and revenue figures since the opening and are confident that with the launch of our new ultra-all-inclusive concept we will have a good summer season too.

Curatorship, too, was well served; an impressive number of galleries signed on to the Focus section with solo shows of work too ephemeral, high maintenance, or heavy on concept to be readily collectible.

Cooper Union held on as an anomaly in the United States, a reminder that free higher education, a concept often presented in this country as a foreign ideal, is desirable here, too.

In 2008, the Court took this concept even further, holding that an award of punitive damages higher than the compensatory damages award would make punitive damages too «unpredictable» for corporations.

That bar is too high and not the intention of this concept.

Needless to say she knew what she was talking about, but back then it was the old reality too, brokerages weren't luring seller's with grandiose promises or dreams of big savings etc., etc., — the high volume (full service but less time) brokerage concept hadn't seen the light of day, yet.

Grasp the concept of pricing positioning so you can now have an educated conversation with the seller that pricing too high from the start can potentially hurt them in the long run.