fpw Wrote:Afraid I'm going to have to disagree with you, Kenji -- big time.
I had high hopes for this film but came away hating it. The characters are dumb as orcs, what pass for action scenes range from the ho-hum to the ridiculous -- defusing a gang showdown with a lap dance? Come on! -- and all that killing and amputating just so a little girl can have an operation? They spent $55M on this? Yes, it has a True Romance-like confrontation at the end, but completely lacking the wit, tension, and panache of the original.
But what I hated most was the camera work. Tony Scott pulled some of this frenetic let's-do-it-because-we-can crap when he directed the adaptation of my "Menage a Trois" for Showtime's The Hunger. It's a way to distract you from what's not happening on the screen.
But -- to paraphrase a famous book review -- if you like this sort of movie, then this is the movie for you.
Maybe I'd be less harsh if I hadn't had such high hopes for it.
fpw Wrote:Afraid I'm going to have to disagree with you, Kenji -- big time.
I had high hopes for this film but came away hating it. The characters are dumb as orcs, what pass for action scenes range from the ho-hum to the ridiculous -- defusing a gang showdown with a lap dance? Come on! -- and all that killing and amputating just so a little girl can have an operation? They spent $55M on this? Yes, it has a True Romance-like confrontation at the end, but completely lacking the wit, tension, and panache of the original.
But what I hated most was the camera work. Tony Scott pulled some of this frenetic let's-do-it-because-we-can crap when he directed the adaptation of my "Menage a Trois" for Showtime's The Hunger. It's a way to distract you from what's not happening on the screen.
But -- to paraphrase a famous book review -- if you like this sort of movie, then this is the movie for you.
Maybe I'd be less harsh if I hadn't had such high hopes for it.
Kenji Wrote:You hated this movie? Well........too bad. But maybe I am a minority. Today was opening day, but theater's seats were almost vacant. Does nobody care about this movie?
Jim, did you see this movie? I heard you're Tony Scott fan.
t4terrific Wrote:It's rated pretty low on the IMDB poll. Have you ever seen a movie that you did NOT like Kenji? You seem like the kind of person who always finds something to like in a movie.
Kenji Wrote:Of course I've ever seen the movies I don't like.
Pearl Harbor.
Random Hearts
Hollywood Homicide
Steven Seagal's movies(except "Executive Decision")
Bone Collector(I like novel,though)
King Arthur
Rocky IV & V
Hudson Hawk
........etc
t4terrific Wrote:I'm just kidding with you. You always seem have something good to say about every movie you discuss. That's not a bad thing. You get more enjoyment that way.