Sentences with phrase «with superhero action»

Catch recruiters» eyes with superhero action verbs that describe your career accomplishments.

He never had the opportunity to test drive Barbies, but he was obsessed with superhero action figures.

Not exact matches

We talk about things like the «pink aisle» and the «action figure aisle» and «character clothes» - my kids don't have barbies or princesses or superheros or spongebob shirts... because who wants to play with an already dressed princess in a ready - made molded plastic castle when you can build a castle or design your own dress and who wants to wear spongebob on their shirt when he's a grumpy guy and the tye - dye shirt you make yourself is much cooler?

The top ten men continue to out - earn their female counterparts by a huge margin — $ 488.5 million compared with just $ 172.5 million — a disparity Forbes attributed in part to the preponderance of superhero movies and action blockbusters that offer few starring roles for women.

When given a choice, 3 - to 6 - year - olds growing up in the United States — one of many countries saturated with superhero movies, video games and otherworldly action figures — preferred performing real activities over pretending to do them, Lillard and colleagues reported online June 20 in Developmental Science.

With muscle - bound superheroes and action movie stars seemingly everywhere we look these days, it's no wonder that the world appears to once again be muscle mad, with more and more people now lifting weights in an attempt bulk up and beef up than there have been in yeWith muscle - bound superheroes and action movie stars seemingly everywhere we look these days, it's no wonder that the world appears to once again be muscle mad, with more and more people now lifting weights in an attempt bulk up and beef up than there have been in yewith more and more people now lifting weights in an attempt bulk up and beef up than there have been in years.

Sweden's Ako Rahim is a multi-dimensional athlete who combines the aesthetics of a superhero action figure with the work ethic and...

This adorable 3 - D pillow will have him sleeping with his favorite superhero every night, inspiring him to dream fun - filled action packed adventures.

On its surface, the story being told in The Lego Movie is an unassumingly delightful little cross-genre tale that entertains the kiddos with an oddly diverse blend of Transformers action, superhero characters, and Pixar visuals.

Though bringing in a bona fide action - cheese aesthete like David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, John Wick) to direct counts as a minor coup, Deadpool 2's attempts to fight superhero fatigue with self - awareness and meta shock value can become exhausting.

Watch the trailer and this looks like it's going to be an Adam Sandler superhero movie but there is only a couple scenes with any action... I laughed a couple times but I definitely wouldn't buy this on dvd.

With all the emphasis these days on big screen blockbuster action, superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you on a personal level.

And yet, amid all that overdue and well - deserved scorn, the lone aspect of Deadpool 2 that is treated with gravid, wet - eyed sincerity — the thing the film wants us to care most deeply about, that acts as the plot's triggering action — is itself the biggest, oldest, dumbest and most useless superhero - genre cliche of them all.

It becomes a much better movie than the original «Deadpool,» not an action bloodbath with laughs, but a knowing spoof of the superhero genre.

Another forgettable prequel to The Avengers that doesn't seem to be something of its own, with a plot that is mostly dull, action scenes that are unimpressive for a superhero movie, and a poorly developed villain with uninspired plans of destroying the world.

We expect a superhero film to be an action packed adventure but Thor: Ragnarok is primarily a comedy with some great action sequences sprinkled in at just the right moments.

A big - budgeted studio film about a black action superhero with a nearly all - black cast is a huge step forward.

But sadly, it is just another cookie cutter superhero marvel movie with way too much expository dialogue with action scenes that we've all seen before.

Without fail, creators of superhero sequels feel the need to escalate the action quotient, and we usually end up with messes like X Men: The Final Stand, which had scores of super-powered moments, none of which were worthwhile.

With adaptations of superhero comics to film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects on screen along with «kick - ass» action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline leWith adaptations of superhero comics to film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects on screen along with «kick - ass» action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline lewith «kick - ass» action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline level.

Since it was Comic Con weekend the studios were working hard to inundate fans with new superhero footage and the second Wonder Woman trailer is here... which has some color to it but a lot of blue grays since that's how DC (and action movies) likes to play it these days.

With the right balance of action, and comic moments, this top - notch superhero film delivers the right kind of action - packed entertainment.

As the title implies, the focus of this hour - long live - action series is not on the larger than life costumed superheroes who turned The Avengers into the third highest - grossing film of all time, but the employees of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, the government agency of espionage and law enforcement that has worked with and sometimes against the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk.

Action star Dwayne Johnson plays Ray Gaines, who is a Los Angeles firefighter / rescue «superhero», but whose personal life is on the rocks as he is going through a divorce, with his soon - to - be ex-wife now moving in with a new love and his daughter leaving the nest to start her adult life in San Francisco.

Even «Iron Man» (which stuck Robert Downey, Jr. in a cave for 45 minutes) was a superhero origin story with WAY more action.

In the hours surrounding teaser trailer, Trank and screenwriter Simon Kinberg talked with Collider, Empire Online and Yahoo! Movies about their frame of mind for the film and setting it apart from what they see as the commodified superhero action genre.

Of course, as The A.V. Club reported last year, women made up the majority of movie audiences for the fourth year in a row in 2013, and they like action - packed superhero movies, though they prefer them with female protagonists.

Black Panther is now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, and with a record - breaking box office weekend for its premiere, the film is literally changing the game.

Captain America: Winter Soldier artfully dodges nearly every typical superhero movie problem (as well as general sequel problems) with a stunning grasp of mood, total commitment to a «square» character, a smart choice of villain, and thrilling action scenes that feel authentically dangerous (a complete rarity in blockbusters) rather than like stop - and - gawk «setpieces» with no actual stakes.

Language: English Genre: Action / Fantasy MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Sam Raimi Actors: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst Plot: A bite by a genetically modified spider turns unsuspecting high school student Peter Parker into a reluctant superhero who learns that with great power comes great responsibility.

With Black Panther now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, Kendrick Lamar «s connection with the historic film is also cemented, thanks to his original soundtrack album — but he doesn't want to stop thWith Black Panther now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, Kendrick Lamar «s connection with the historic film is also cemented, thanks to his original soundtrack album — but he doesn't want to stop thwith the historic film is also cemented, thanks to his original soundtrack album — but he doesn't want to stop there.

Director Bryan Singer (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) displays his expertise with an ensemble cast, accomplishing a feat by making the first live - action film about an entire group of superheroes.

This undoubtedly good news is tinged with a little sadness as The New Mutants, that can be called the first superhero - horror live - action film has been delayed quite a bit.

It's an entertaining two and a half hours of superhero fun with a decent plot that gives all its character's development time, and properly establishes motives and actions on either side of an argument about regulating superheroes.

Indie comics author Nick Marino is writing Cougar and Cub for Action Lab Comics, a unique superhero dramatic comedy with an accidentally timely story.

On this disc Batman teams up with obscure superheroes such as the Blue Beetle, Wildcat and Deadman (a Deadman live - action movie is being planned - believe it or not!)

For those looking for solid comic book superhero action, this is an average flick at best, with cartoonish villains and silly dialogue, not once aiming for an audience that isn't juvenile.

All Sanjay wants to do is play with his (white) action figures while watching his (white) superhero show on TV.

Because Eli has a superhero - like ability with martial arts, this veers between bleak survival drama and cartoon action, until Eli hits a Western - style town run by Carnegie (Gary Oldman).

The following quote from Ryan Coogler, writer and director of Black Panther — a superhero blockbuster — on working with Rachel Morrison, supports the notion that there is no reason for the dearth of women cinematographers behind the camera when shooting action — or any other kind of scene.

The Russos, with assistance from people such as Winter Soldier cinematographer Trent Opaloch as well as second unit directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski (the longtime stunt coordinators - turned directors of John Wick), serve up several precisely - choreographed action sequences, varying from quick - cutting fisticuffs to exhilarating foot chases and combat situations that make great use of individual superhero's unique abilities.

I'm thankful to see that the plot specifics are still being kept mostly under wraps, and in its place we get an onslaught of superhero action with a focus on James Spader «s villainous Ultron.

Megamind (PG for action and mild epithets) Animated adventure in 3 - D about a hapless, evil villain (Will Ferrell) who decides to align himself with the forces of good after the demise of his longtime superhero adversary (Brad Pitt) when he unwittingly creates a diabolical scoundrel (Jonah Hill) bent on world domination.

Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal: «This action spectacular from Marvel Studios is the first megabudget blockbuster - for - sure with a black superhero and a mostly black cast.

Oprah's high profile and relentless promo work made a major difference, but «The Butler» plainly capitalized on audiences» fatigue with a summer full of action fare, sequels and superheroes.

You'd think that, failing in all other areas, from story to acting, a superhero movie with billboards littering the cities and TV spots flooding the airwaves would at least cater to the masses and bring some decent action spectacle.

Arguably one of the weirder properties under the Marvel banner, «Doctor Strange» marries its inventive visuals — from the colorful, kaleidoscopic imagery to the physics - bending action sequences — with the usual superhero story beats to deliver the best solo origin movie since «Iron Man.»

The swamp of desperately - plotted comedy and superhero sequels clogged with action sludge — pulled me down, but not out.

It's ridiculous for people to be so upset about a movie that was never going to be more than what it is: a nonsense action movie with tier 2 and 3 «superheroes».

Matt Salinger — the son of J.D. Salinger — had the misfortune of starring in a B - Movie attempt at a superhero flick, filled as it was with bad acting, silly dialogue, a plot that would make an episode of «Captain Planet» blush, and some extremely poor action sequences.