Sentences with phrase «true of action films»

This is particularly true of action films, which (unlike culture - based comedies, for example) translate extremely well.

Not exact matches

Tigers is a new film by Oscar - winning director Danis Tanovic based on the true story of a former Nestlé baby milk salesman in Pakistan called Syed Aamir Raza taking on the industry with the help of IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network) when he realises that babies are dying as a result of his work pressuring doctors to promote formula.

It's Spielberg's best and truest action film since Jaws, relentlessly paced, pitch - perfectly acted (the young Fanning is almost certain to get a Best Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has ended.

Good sci - fi has all these things, of course, but «bigger» isn't better, and most of the «big» idea movies use «the future» as a setting for action and adventure, whereas true sci - fi films (and books) use that setting to tell human stories in new ways; human relationships (with others, with self, with the environment, etc...) are are the core of the best sci - fi movies we've seen.

Eagerly anticipated by the game's devoted fan base, and with fearless star Angelina Jolie in the role of shapely heroine Lara Croft, the film did well in staying true to the source material's inventiveness, exotic locales, and pulse - pounding action.

Instead of a true live action version of his work, Kaufman enlisted stop - motion animator Duke Johnson to co-direct the film using puppets.

In true Wright fashion, this isn't exactly a straightforward adaptation; the director has set much of the film in a lush theater that uses over 100 interconnected sets to allow the action to move fluidly through various settings.

In true Wright fashion, this isn't exactly a straightforward adaptation; the director has set much of the film in a lush theater that uses over 100 interconnected sets to allow the action to move fluidly through a door and into a separate setting entirely.

Midway through James Cameron's 2009 sci - fi action film «Avatar,» set on the distant planet of Pandora, lead character Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) observes, «Out there is the true world.

Is Zack Snyder's «Sucker Punch» a story of self - empowerment and fantasy worlds, a dream come true — or just another over-the-top action film with slow - motion cinematography?

DEADLINE — Hard to imagine there will be a hotter film package unveiled at Cannes next week than 355, a large - scale espionage film that Simon Kinberg will direct with an all - star international spy cast of Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong» o. They'll play international agents in a grounded, edgy action thriller that aims to alter a male - dominated genre with a true female ensemble, in the style of spy franchises The Bourne Identity, Mission: Impossible and James Bond.

Bizarrely, this Dutch film tries desperately to wedge true events into the shape of an American thriller, but the action sequences are so lacklustre that a fascinating story ends up feeling dull and pointless.

The film exists in an in - between state in whether we're supposed to believe the actions we see are random or determined by God; like Schrödinger's cat, both possibilities are true for the duration of the film.

To tell this story, Howard — together with screenwriter Charles Leavitt — adopts the familiar film - within - a-film structure, with the action beginning in 1850 with Melville (Ben Whishaw) visiting Nantucket to see Tom Nickerson (Brendon Gleeson), the very last survivor of the Essex and the only man who knows the true story of what went on.

0:00 — «Street Fighter II Opening Theme» by Alph Lyra 0:25 — Intro, Non Street Fighter segment (Dishonored, The Last Story, PlayStation All - Stars Battle Royale) 15:17 — Intermission - «Theme of Ryu» by Alph Lyra 16:13 — Street Fighter, Street Fighter II and its many editions, the live - action films 30:50 — Intermission - «Theme of M.Bison» by Alph Lyra 31:50 — Street Fighter III, Street Fighter IV and the competitive scene 42:13 — Intermission - «Theme of Cammy» by Alph Lyra 43:13 — Interview with Cross Counter Asia video producer / Tough Cookie owner / prominent Singapore FGC contributor Yongde 1:24:42 — Intermission — «Theme of Guile» by Alph Lyra (which goes with everything) 1:25:50 — Miscellaneous Street Fighter stuff, Hong Kong SF comics 1:33:44 — Outro — «True Ending Theme» by Alph Lyra

Jeff Bridges may be doing a variant on his True Grit voice for his role in Seventh Son, but if this fantasy action adventure film is made up of recycled parts, at least they look like they've been assembled in a lively fashion.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening September 23, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Abduction (PG - 13 for sexuality, teen partying, intense violence and brief profanity) John Singleton directs this action thriller about a teenager (Taylor Lautner) who ends up on the run from a team of hit men when he tries to determine his true identity after seeing his baby photo on a missing persons website.

He has gone on to direct films in a variety of genres like his horror film Prey, the comedic film True Memoirs of an International Assassin, and the action thriller Non-Stop.

Considered as one of the greatest Carpenter sci - fi action films of all time, Escape From New York was released in 1981 and is now known as a true cult classic.

Deadline reports that James Cameron is set to serve as a producer on an in - development remake of his 1994 action film True Lies.

As you wait patiently — or perhaps you don't — for something to actually happen, it slowly dawns that, as is often true in books but not in films, what's really happening lies not in physical action but in the clogged but still beating hearts of all the characters.

But that's not true, and this nature of the film ensures that even if colorful superheroes and effects - laced action aren't your thing, you'll probably still enjoy Sky High quite a bit.

The film, directed by Richard Kwietniowski and inspired by a true story, avoids the artificial highs and lows of many gambling movies and shows Hoffman burrowing straight ahead, his eyes rarely lifted from the action, as if under a hypnotic spell.

300 could be one of those films that instantly becomes a classic, a true staple of the action genre.

Based on true events in the resistance against the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the film is so effective at its generic thrills, the suspense and action sequences and quiet moments of melancholy patriotism and laments for lost comrades that form the core of the resistance / war film, everything from For Whom the Bell Tolls to Army of Shadows, that one almost doesn't notice that she's radically revised one of the most masculine of genres into a story about the unbreakability of women.

Indeed, one gets the sense that Vaughn himself is unaware of where the true strength of his original film lies, and it's not the action set pieces, as spectacular as they are.

Most importantly, though, the film remains high - spirited fun, thanks mostly to two fine comedic performances from Don Knotts and Tim Conway as the bumbling half - wits and a well - paced story that successfully blends elements of westerns, comedies, and the tried - and - true live action Disney formula.

I'm sure some of Denzel's actions are true to the behaviour of some alcoholics, but within the body of this particular film, they don't work for me.

It's art cinema instilled with a child's sense of wonder — which is also true of of the quirky auteur's live - action films, from Rushmore to The Grand Budapest Hotel.

After collaborating on a series of inspirational true story films in recent years like «Lone Survivor,» «Deepwater Horizon» and «Patriots Day,» filmmaker Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg's fourth teaming on screen is switching tones to the kind of gritty action thriller both were more known for in their separate work.

But Matthew Vaughn's punk - attitude action film had one of the year's best shots: Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl letting a true glint of fear, and subsequent heroism, flash into her eyes.

He has taken many of our beloved comics and turned them into live action films making all our childhood dreams come true.

As one of the studio's highest - grossing live action films of recent years and one not based on a true story, it shouldn't be too surprising that a sequel was greenlighted.

About the film: Based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East in the action - packed account of an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro).

The Festival program will screen all genres of films: action, adventure, comedy, family movies, chick flicks, science fiction, thrillers, true stories, animations, documentaries, there is something for everybody!

It's true, live - action fan made films about video games often become so overrun with camp and fanboy / fangirl service that they fall way short of expectations.

One is the single player story mode that plays out like a Michael Bay action film, and then there's the multiplayer mode, which is the true meat of the game and keeps Internet service providers in business.