The strange thing about
these types of action films and action stars is that they now seem somehow very out of date.
This is your basic «straight to video»
type of action film.
Not exact matches
It's all completely appropriate; we get the big spectacle but the
film ends with the
type of action that feels the most faithful to the rest
of the series.
The trick for a movie
of this
type, at least one that is aspiring to be more than just a simple - minded exploitation
film (such as the original Charles Bronson «Death Wish,» a far more complicated work than usually given credit for, especially in comparison to its tacky sequels), is to create a narrative that somehow justifies such
actions without completely overdoing it.
It's the
type of circular insanity you don't see in your average
action film.
Will we ever see those
types of goodie - filled releases
of vintage live
action Disney
films again?
Not likely to appeal to a wide range audience (this is not a
film dependent on special effects or
action sequences), the international thriller is the
type of science fiction
film we don't see often enough.
As it stands, the
film's approach hovers halfway between a conscientious community mosaic —
of the
type John Sayles excelled in at his peak — and a more linear issue drama
of the «A Civil
Action» variety, though it lack the specificity
of character and process, respectively, that marks the best
films in either subgenre.
But like most
films of this
type, there is too much talking and not enough
action.
Sanada appeared in many
action films in the 70s and early 80s, but as it became clear he was actually a talented and well - rounded actor, he was able to branch out into all different
types of roles in every genre.
The
film has a surprisingly fresh take on this
type of covert ops government - led
action thriller.
I mean here everyone expected an
action film and what we got was a completely different
type of movie.
Although I enjoy all
types of films, I've always been especially fond
of war and
action films.
For those who don't normally watch
action thrillers, they will find Non-Stop to be a lot more enjoyable than those that see several
of these
types of films a year.
Whereas «Fast Five» was more
of an «Ocean's Eleven» -
type crime caper, «Fast & Furious 6» feels like a straight - up
action film, jam - packed with a series
of excellent set pieces that somehow manage to outdo the previous movies in excess and sheer ridiculousness.
What Edgar Wright doesn't appear to be is the
type of Sidney Lumet / Walter Hill, gritty 1970s
action -
film auteur he'd probably like to be.
Craig's Bond is rougher than Brosnan, much more adept at the sort
of hand to hand combat that feels painful to watch on screen, the
type of action that Paul Greengrass brought to the mainstream in the Bourne
films.
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.
As a wuxia
film (a particular
type of fantastical drama /
action film involving Chinese martial artists and set in deep history), its loveliest resonances are found its finely executed martial arts sequences, costuming and period setting, as well as the still charisma
of Shu Qi's performance.
It follows every twist and turn
of the
action on - screen and so can be a little schizophrenic, but the composer manages to keep it impressively musical and it never seems quite so disjointed as most scores for this
type of film are.
At the time
of its release, there was a great deal
of buzz going into the
film, probably because people were still hungry for more Batman -
type action (another
film whose hype generated fervor beyond its means to entertain).
But while the live
action output was
of a different composition from the
types of films released a decade earlier,
Instead
of using a modern approach, director Balcomb chose to incorporate a style more in tune with the
types of films that inspired the first Metroid game in 1986 (which named one
of its creatures after Ridley Scott), favoring exploration and isolation over
action spectacle.