popcorn movie

popcorn movie

A film that is entertaining to watch but is generally not of a very high quality or rich in emotional or intellectual depth. A: "So what movie do you want to go see later?" B: "I don't feel like watching anything too heavy or complex—let's just see whatever popcorn movie is out."
See also: movie, popcorn
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It's like a cross between Looney Tunes and The Naked Lunch--a hallucinogenic popcorn movie you can safely forget the moment it's over.
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Directed and co-written by Joss Whedon (The Cabin in the Woods), Avengers Assemble is a terrific popcorn movie appetiser for the return of Spider-Man, Batman and 007 later this year and, if you stay for the end credits, you'll see The Skrulls eager for some action in a sequel.
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It's the quintessential '80s popcorn movie, but it takes in the moods, and the motifs, of other cinematic golden ages.
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And that, he emphasises, is irrespective of whether the film is an independent art-house or a mammoth popcorn movie.
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These two scenes alone are worth the ticket price for this pure popcorn movie.
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This is not the opening sequence to a big-budget popcorn movie. It actually happened, in 1995--sort of.
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"I hope they realise it's funny and romantic and it's a popcorn movie," she added.
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Enjoyed on its own flimsy terms, Vantage Point is a big, muscular popcorn movie with some decent action sequences and teasing cliffhangers.
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The words "commercial" or "popcorn movie" have been used to describe Foolproof--terms that cause Phillips to bristle somewhat.
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1 CON AIR Tonight, Sony Movie Channel, 9pm IF YOU'RE in the mood for good popcorn movie, this action thriller will the bill.
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There are two extra scenes at the end-one significantly moving the plot forward, and another that's inconsequential but still humorous-nicely capping off a snappy, thoroughly enjoyable popcorn movie that can easily be counted among Marvel's most entertaining and colorful ones.
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Inferno, the latest blockbuster in Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code series, is a bog standard popcorn movie that doesn't disappoint, as long as your expectations are set to relatively mediocre.
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Okay, so it's no cinematic masterpiece, but for those who love a good popcorn movie there's plenty on offer with lots of extravagant pyrotechnics and a huge assembly of stars in the line up.
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