This is an old-fashioned monster movie at heart, but it's tricked out with big guns and bad CGI. As for the story, well, the tag line should read, "Incoherence has a new name, and it is Alone in the Dark".
FPW
FAQ
"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
This movie looked horrible from the start and the reviews were awful. Why do you punish yourself by watching these?!?! 
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
fpw Wrote:This is an old-fashioned monster movie at heart, but it's tricked out with big guns and bad CGI. As for the story, well, the tag line should read, "Incoherence has a new name, and it is Alone in the Dark".Does it follow along the lines of the video game at all?
jimbow8 Wrote:This movie looked horrible from the start and the reviews were awful. Why do you punish yourself by watching these?!?!
Because sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised.
I know a lot of Atari-heads hated it because it deviated too much from the game, but that doesn't meant it's a bad movie.
In this case, there were other reasons -- lots of them -- for disliking it.
I'm almost tempted to rewatch it and count the number of times characters yell "Go!" Has to be a world record here. (One great line: "Go-go-go!")
FPW
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"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
fpw Wrote:Because sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised.Touché. Same reason I rent some of these.
That's why I rented Uncle Sam. AARRGGHH!! Wasn't pleasantly surprised.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
jimbow8 Wrote:That's why I rented Uncle Sam. AARRGGHH!! Wasn't pleasantly surprised.
Wow. That looks lke a prime candidate for Bad Movie Night. Into the queue it goes!
FPW
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"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
fpw Wrote:Wow. That looks lke a prime candidate for Bad Movie Night. Into the queue it goes!Don't say I didn't warn you!
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
fpw Wrote:[SIZE=3]Because sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised.
Decadent Evil is a pretty damn good low-budget vampire flick. I checked it out for its humorous potential, but ended up liking it because it was decent horror.
Immortal is about Egyptian Gods set in a Blade Runneresque type future New York. It combines live action, CGI and animation to create one of the more unique looking films I have ever seen. It flags a little towards the end, but overall I was impressed. It is directed by Enki Bilal, based on his own comic.
Scott
Jesus died for your sins, get your money's worth. Chad Daniels
jimbow8 Wrote:Touché. Same reason I rent some of these.
Just checked out the link. Whoa! We better hope that GWB doesn't get a hold of this one. He just might see it as another superhero flick.
Scott Hajek
[i]"A beer right now would sound good, but I'd rather drink one than listen to it."[/i]
