Sentences with phrase «with gladiatorial»

Something about two opposing teams trying to tear each other's creation apart while also strategizing to keep their own machine from getting destroyed really makes it feel like it did in the past with gladiatorial battles, minus the ending of another life.

I know that analogy may be a bit of a stretch, but the goal of the two is to manipulate the citizens with fear and desperation, yet mask it all with gladiatorial games like Roman Caesars.

The copious action sequences range from goofy, bizarre, and brutal as needed, with the gladiatorial battle royale between Thor and the Hulk ticking off all of the boxes.

At conferences she's first onto the microphone after every talk, jumping on the speaker with gladiatorial fervour.

What we got in that selection was all that is wrong with these gladiatorial - style contests.

Not exact matches

In 2002, the Magna Science Centre in South Yorkshire witnessed a surprising event: a two foot tall robot, Gaak, escaped from a gladiatorial experiment with learning robots.

Gary Ross played it too safe with the first installment, only vaguely sketching the story's dystopic setting and questionably delivering a bloodless blockbuster about kids forced to kill kids in gladiatorial combat for the reality TV era.

The green goombah pops up at the 50 - minute mark, first grappling with Thor in a gladiatorial contest after both are imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, a place ruled by the Grandmaster, a mumbling psychedelic thrill - seeker who is more than one toke over the line.

Played by Jeff Goldblum with all of his quizzical, hesitant Jeff Goldblum - ishness, and sporting a golden wizard's outfit that would have been rejected as being over-the-top by Elton John in the 1970s, The Grandmaster forces Thor to take part in a brutal gladiatorial contest, but the thunder god runs into two people who might just help him get back to Asgard: a mysterious warrior (Tessa Thompson) with a link to his past, and his old pal the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo).

However, Kit Harington doesn't quite create the same distance from a certain brother of the Nightswatch, with his Celt Milo just becoming Jon Snow in a Gladiatorial arena.

Then he's been captured by a bounty hunter named Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) on a strange planet called Sakaar, given a haircut and forced to compete in gladiatorial combat against Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), which is controlled by a man called The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) who's hanging around with his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

And even if boxing, in its very nature, is a barbaric, gladiatorial pastime, and cinematic depictions continue to struggle with new ways to broaden its possibilities (this year's Southpaw is a great example of familiarity's hindrance), Creed is a rarity in that it matches its own paranoia on notions of legacy and manages to be a mighty successor to an iconic cinematic heirloom.

The story itself is also true to history, with some acceptable liberties taken for the film: Commodus really was a dangerous madman, and he really was in the habit of fighting in the gladiatorial arena.

Here's the initial one - sheet with Hemsworth's short - haired God of Thunder front and center in the middle of an alien gladiatorial arena.

Also, the first official look at Tessa Thompson as fellow Avenger member Valkyrie along with Thor's new gladiatorial look.

Half - ish of the movie takes place on a distant garbage planet ruled by Jeff Goldblum's delightfully loopy Grandmaster, an ageless being who spends his time toying with various collected creatures in a gladiatorial arena.

A fight scene begins with a boy on a bike leading us into the tableau, and ends with him leading us out again; in between, a group of marching boys stride in a straight line to the scene of the rumble, a gladiatorial spectacle conducted in silence, although crowds of kids cheer the fighters on with signs alone.

And whether it's elaborate gladiatorial battles or a chariot chase through a burning city, Anderson directs with precision, rhythm, and ruthlessness — he has an eye and an ear for violence, for the visceral impact of a kill.

The rumor states that the Hulk will play a larger role in Phase Three with his own standalone film that follows the storyline of Greg Pak's popular «Planet Hulk» storyline, where the Hulk gets shot into space and lands on a planet of gladiatorial combat, eventually becoming its king and returning to Earth to exact his revenge on those who exiled him into space.

Before The Hunger Games, before Battle Royale, there was another movie based on a book about a dystopian future where an evil government distracts the masses with a popular series of gladiatorial deathmatches.

But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger — the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)-- and grapple with his silver - tongued adopted brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the fierce warrior Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and the eccentric Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum).

With nowhere else to go and nothing fresh to bring to the same story the third time out, Wong and Morgan have gone beyond the pale with this, a veritable gladiatorial orgy of grisly death designed to engage the audience's base savagWith nowhere else to go and nothing fresh to bring to the same story the third time out, Wong and Morgan have gone beyond the pale with this, a veritable gladiatorial orgy of grisly death designed to engage the audience's base savagwith this, a veritable gladiatorial orgy of grisly death designed to engage the audience's base savagery.

Conan Exiles is nothing like an empty sandbox, it is full of interesting locations, like an ancient city filled with dark magic, the ruins of a gladiatorial arena, deep caves filled with undead, a massive pirate ship built on land plus much much more.

It's been called a bull ring and a short track with hills, but perhaps Corvette Racing driver Oliver Gavin's description of Lime Rock Park is the most accurate: «It's like stepping into a gladiatorial arena.»

Shortest Circuit on American Le Mans Series Schedule Promises Constant Action LAKEVILLE, Conn. — It's been called a bull ring and a short track with hills, but perhaps Corvette Racing driver Oliver Gavin's description of Lime Rock Park is the most accurate: «It's like stepping into a gladiatorial arena.»

What happens when the workplace becomes more like a gladiatorial arena than a community of people with common goals?

The Monaco Grand Prix also has the (well - justified) reputation of attracting the rich and famous but every year tens of thousands of ordinary race fans flock there to view the sight and (incredible) sound of 200 mph projectiles dicing with each other inches away from the barriers in what is almost gladiatorial style combat.

Take a walk up the Spanish Steps, see the sight of many infamous gladiatorial battles at the mighty Colosseum, take in some of the most revered artworks in the world by the likes of Da Vinci, Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael and Michelangelo as you tour world famous galleries and museums, or explore the country within a country with a visit to Vatican City - home to St Peter's Basilica.

Ricky Berg, with his inextinguishable fighting spirit and sweet tooth for rare candy, tossed some of his favorite Poké pals into a gladiatorial battle to the death in Pokkén Tournament's Switch debut last week.

The ultimate 34th century gladiatorial contest between Elite Dangerous pilots, with intense PVP action in custom - built arenas set within the Elite Dangerous galaxy.

In one mode, we see players battling in a gladiatorial arena with melee weapons against a swarm of zombies that seem to have been summoned by an ancient sun - worshipping Egyptian cult.

Take a creature design, give it three special abilities, tweak them with a series of variables, and drop them into a cheerful gladiatorial combat.

The full PC game will be available October 10th and will come with all 4 DLC Packs (The Colosseum Pack, The Mars Chosen Pack, The Duel of Fates Pack and the Morituri Pack), Cooperative gladiatorial combat in the Colosseum, Colosseum Mode with 25 multiplayer maps and customization options for your gladiator with new armour, weapons, shields and consumables.

Breaking free from the shackles of discerning clear winners and losers in gladiatorial fashion, Ben Fruzzetti breaks down all the highs and lows of the Big N's Spotlight presentation with unwavering honesty.

Rome is synonymous with the Coliseum and its epic gladiatorial battles.

Unique items and gladiatorial combat against monster hordes can be enjoyed in Terra Incognita, with more stuff added when new campaign chapters are concluded.

Developed by the same studio responsible for the Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series, Gladiator Begins combines the bloody, brain - smashing violence of Gladiatorial combat with deep customisation options — where your choices outside battle greatly affect your chances of victory in the arena.

As we speak, thousands of men, women and children of all ages are forcing elemental critters to do gladiatorial battle, with Pokemon Black and White releasing last Friday and taking first and second place in the UK All - Formats Top 40.

(Press Release) «Gladiatorial Combat» — Critic Roberta Smith weighs in on the Battle of the Megagalleries being waged currently between David Zwirner, Gagosian, and Hauser & Wirth, which are duking it out on the highest market stage with shows of new work by Jeff Koons and Paul McCarthy.

Whether enacting an ancient Roman gladiatorial naval battle in a reflecting pool at the Queens Museum of Art or «invading» the New York Harbor with a remodeled Revolutionary - War submarine, Duke Riley recreates history to engage with the contemporary world.

For some artists, a Turner nomination has proved to be a poisoned chalice, a hugely demanding gladiatorial experience in which they and their work are subjected to unwelcome media scrutiny and forced to compete with their peers.

(PDF) Don't think of your expert as a participant in gladiatorial combat with your opponent's expert.

«For those who dislike the stereotypical, aloof barrister, Marc is the answer: a gutsy, gladiatorial fighter with sound tactical judgment, a strong sense of fairness and the capacity for moments of genius.»