Sunday, January 16, 2005
It's movieblog time, since I sat up and watched 4 dvds yesterday evening.The Chronicles Of Riddick
There's something wrong with this film, and it took me a long while to figure out exactly what it was.
Visually, it's awesome. Okay, so we're all kinda used to fancy special effects where they can put just about anything they like on the screen and make it fairly convincing, but there's a visual stle going on here that though heavy handed, is still quite fascinating. Think H R Geigeresque design, as in Aliens or Dune. Dark and brutal.
Vin Diesel is.... well Vin Diesel. You either like him, or you don't. I like him.
So... what's wrong with it?
I think ultimately, it comes down to misguided editing.
Ok, so this is an action movie, and you expect lots of action.... but *all* action? Non-stop?
There's so much relentless action, the film doesn't stop to take a breath, and so effectively suffocates itself.
The film has been royally panned in the press, but I don't actually think it's that bad. Overall, I enjoyed it... it's just flawed.
Hellboy
Hahahahahaha.
Yup... I love this film. It's not quite perfect, coz it doesnt quite have a big enough bang to it, but it's damned close, and way funny.
Ron Perlman rocks... but then he always did. Its about time he got a lead role that put him up where he deserves to be.
Spiderman 2
Excellent.
Better than the first film, and that rocked.
Tobey MaGuire still annoys me, and really isn't the right actor for the part, but then I dunno who would be, so the point is moot. Kersten Dunst on the other hand is just brilliant.
What really impresses though is that Sam Rami has again managed to stick to the spirit of the comics. I grew up reading Spiderman, and neither of these movies at any point left me thinking "that's not right." Quite an achievement.
What I really wanna know is.... when do we see Venom?
I Robot.
Awesome.
Will Smith playing it straight(ish) shows just how versatile he really is, in being able to hold your interest without resorting to wise-cracks.
Great visuals, great story and entirely plausable.
Interesting social comment too.
Faults? Can't think of any. Damn... that's rare.
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Steve 3:37 PM [+]
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