Sentences with phrase «upon its initial release in»

These are the original Dafu Feiyue design that was so popular upon its initial release in the late 1950's, so the quality is noticeable.

However, this was weirdly marketed as a right wing screed upon its initial release in 1973 (and became a surprise runaway boxoffice hit especially a huge following within the drive - in theatre circuit in the South where some theatres ran it for over a year).

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie failed horribly upon its initial release in 1976.

Those who are eager to slam Paramount's new «Baywatch» movie are probably the same kind of haters who let the original SoCal - set television soap opera die an abysmal - ratings death upon its initial release in the fall of 1989, when NBC hastily canceled...

It's now known as «The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies», and Wiseau himself as «the Orson Welles of crap», growing in popularity with every one of its weekly cinema screenings, but upon its initial release in 2003, it grossed only $ 1,900 in its first week before being unceremoniously pulled from cinemas — a fraction of its $ 6 million budget.

Not exact matches

Based on the W. Somerset Maugham short story «Miss Thompson,» later changed to «Rain,» Columbia's production starring Rita Hayworth is the third time the story was adapted for the screen (Gloria Swanson was able to get a version (Sadie Thompson) produced in 1928, although the Hays Office had seriously crippled the story's original intent, and Joan Crawford appeared in a «pre-code» Rain in 1932, which holds up extremely well, although it was panned upon initial release.)

A re-visiting of the somewhat seminal work — which scored a visual effects Oscar nomination, rang up over $ 50 million in its initial theatrical run, and expanded upon the notions of what was an acceptable Hollywood studio animated release — reveals a spirited but flawed rendering of a deliciously wonky premise, a movie long on cultish personality but lacking in the sort of storytelling vim and vigor that sticks to the imagination outside of a captive viewing.

Long - time fans (such as myself) who actually fell in love with the movie upon its initial theatrical release should seriously consider a purchase as this is how the movie should have been released back in 1998.

Snake was America's ultimate antihero long before being an antihero was the coolest thing on the planet, making Russell's Clint Eastwood - inspired performance all that much more cool and unique upon Escape «s initial theatrical release in 1981.

Hopefully Fumoto also felt pride upon Downwell's initial release, when some went so far as to call it «the best game [they've] played in 2015.»

Upon initial release, Antonia Bird's pitch black horror comedy was a dud in the eyes of critics and box office alike.

Grave of the Fireflies played as a double feature with another Ghibli classic, My Neighbor Totoro, upon its initial theatrical release in 1988, and you really need the pick - me - up of Totoro after this one.

I saw Army of Darkness in the theater, back in 1993, upon its initial release, and it changed my life.

Upon its initial release, it played in a handful of Los Angeles cinemas to mostly empty houses, but after time it resurfaced at the city's popular arthouse theater, Laemmle 5, as a midnight favorite.

Upon initial release, there will only be two variants available in the U.S.: 228i and M235i.

Originally released in 2014, Destiny left many players feeling dissatisfied upon initial release.

These changes later on in the games histories does not change their initial aspects upon release.

The original Splatoon made waves upon its initial release back in 2015, proving a fresh take on a genre typically plagued by uninspired tropes, muted color palettes and muscular Michaels.

For the purposes of this review, we had early access to some of the initial DLC content for the game, of which SEGA will be rolling out gradually upon release and in the weeks following.

Life is Strange gained itself a strong following upon its initial release back in 2015, with the episodic adventure game earning itself...

Life is Strange gained itself a strong following upon its initial release back in 2015, with the episodic adventure game earning itself a place in the library of many gamers looking for a character - driven experience.

House of the Dead got a very good reception upon its initial release and so the following year House of the Dead 2 was released followed by House of the Dead 3 in 2002.

Certainly, the Criterion Collection enlivens appreciative reflection of films like Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate or Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill, works that were initially berated upon initial release but now find a fruitful afterlife in physical redistribution packaged with supporting critical essays.

Heck, I've even heard that Aliens: Colonial Marines is downright average after the patches, but the damage in the public mind's eye was done upon the initial release, and the only thing SEGA earned was the trepidation of a wary consumer.

It can also be purchased in a package with the original game for quite a good price making now the perfect time to jump in for people who missed it upon its initial release.

After paying an initial sum of USD$ 3.2 million for Koons's Balloon Venus Hohlen Fels (2013 - 15) in 2014, Silver claims that the gallery kept pushing the completion date back, but insisted the collector keep up with the payment installments — Silver says that the gallery rejected his offer to pay into an escrow account, which would have released the funds upon delivery of the work.

The Snapdragon processor will reportedly ship in 70 percent of Galaxy S4 handsets upon its initial release; however, several countries, such as the UK and many others in Europe, will eventually also receive the Exynos variant.