Movie Marathon
Recently, I've managed to catch Aliens Versus Predator 2, National Treasure: The Book of Secrets, The Golden Compass and the Bee Movie...
I've had this impulse to blog just about any of these movies but procrastination has got the better of me...
but since now that i am here, ill just say abit about each...
Aliens Versus Predator, well, to be very honest one cant say they are "dissappointed" by the over-drawn suspense and poor script/screen writting, mainly because, since this movie was not HYPED in any way or form, you cant seriously say you were "expecting" a blockbuster - this show came and went like a door to door salesmen who is very pessimistic about his persuasion skills. if it wasnt for that tiny banner tucked in the corner of a cinema i went to when i watched Hitman, i wouldnt even had known this movie was coming up soon.
but still, it was cool to see aliens getting lazered by humanoid-type predators. being an AVP fan myself, theres no other way this movie couldve played out.
On its own its a good flick, but when compared to other shows, its pretty shit house.
Verdict - 5.5/10
National Treasure-
Ive watched the 1st one and was thoroughly entertained. mainly because i had some knowledge of the crusader legends, and knights and stuff, overall it was good.
However, in this 2nd installment the villian proved to be quite inept as compared to the previous one where he had some historical knowledge. This new villian was helpless and only used force as his primary means of coercion.
i think its fair to say that the Book of secrets is dead on par with the 1st installment of National Treasure. eventhough i did not rate the 1st one in the blog, id say it scored a 6/10. the Book of Secrets, being as enjoyable as the 1st one, is a 6/10 in my record as well.
The Golden Compass- the thing about trilogies or non-standalone movies is that, they are never complete on its own. and since only the 1st of the trio has been released, It, is not complete, because it cant be. that being said, its extremely difficult to objectively assess the flick.
but something hit me in that show. Its as if everything that has happened in that show is actually based on something in the world we know and live in. Everything, i mean EVERYTHING is just like our reality, all the movie did was gave it some smoke behind a mirror which obscured its identicalness to our world, gave things a more fancy name (not in all case tho, the "Dust" in the film can effectively be replaced by the word "God" and it would still make sense, which was lame).
Too elborate names like that flying witch leader lady's which despite being specifically mentioned a couple of times in a movie, eluded my memory completely. and other jump-the-gun scenes like that part where the main character, the little girl managed to coax the polar bear king into fighting Ian Mckellan and then was named Something Slivertongue...i couldnt help but relate that to the part where the guy in Chronicles of Narnia was instantly dubbed "Sir Wolf's Bane" and i bet my left testicle anyone, EVERYONE would agree with me that, that, was lame beyond measure.
and of course, to all movie screen writters - Having a child indept in acting play your main is ABSOLUTELY NOT AN EXCUSE for your poorly developed character.
Overall Rating : Pretty Shithouse, but not the worst show you will watch. 6/10. but for the overhype- 5/10.
Bee Movie- If you can accept the fact that Bees can talk to Humans, its a good show. before watching this movie, you have to go in, and accept everything that is being shown here as being :Logical:. if you can do that, this movie is 8/10. if not, 4/10.
This evening, I managed to watch I Am Legend.
err I'll try to make this post spoiler free, so if you havent watched it, read with care. I might suddenly slip something in without realizing that i did. and since i dont double check my stuff, its quite common that i have slips and mistakes.
The start of this show was just epic. Since nothing much was given to us viewers in the ads and teasers, we were left to explore and find answers for ourselves (Or it can be said its being revealed to us in the movie) in the movie.
the suspense that came from this alone was monumental, legendary even. instead of jumping right into the fray, we were allowed into the world of the character Will Smith played. and to be very honest, it was very entertaining. dountingly so i might add.
the way the story unfolds in new, and unprecendented. which was neccesary for the plot to unfold without being too boring. glimpse of the past were slowly revealed to us throughout the movie. this was simply screen writting magic. these glimpses came both during the exciting parts as the icing of the cake and also during the down-lows so the adrenaline junkies dont fall asleep in that 2 minutes of silence. truly epic. just epic.
the aforementioned way of telling this tale was good because not only it filled in the blank spots effectively, it also eliminated most of the drudging parts of these "one man show" movies. like Cast Away by Tom Hanks, that was a total Disaster. the writters and director of I Am Legend was carefun not to fall into the same castaway trap. job well done.
however, like most movies of this genre, featuring this type of villians *ahem* \, they usually end in a horrible manner. usually VERY abrupt like nukes falling from the sky, or the main character dies... OR the villians slowly go away... like a blister on your feet.
i guess you cant blame the writters for this... the only way and i mean ONLY way a playwright could avoid endings like this is to not write anything from this genre at all.
if you could forgive the inevitable bad ending, 9/10.
if you cant... 6/10.
oh and P/S: Will Smith LOVES to product place in his shows. or is always opted in movies where theres product-placement is in abundance, like Converse-Vintage in I-Robot which was horrifically lame, I Am Legend was no exception.
throughout the show, several brand names were repeated a number of times. Brands like Ford, SPAM, Honda, Sony, Bob Marley, Shrek the Movie, especially Ford were mentioned in the film.
BUT, this time, it wasnt JUST these brands- Brands of the conglomerate, they actually snuck in something rather clever. so Clever, it takes a very cynical pair of eyes to detect. *ahem*wink*hmph23*
Clark Kent is going to Gotham City, OR Bruce Wane is meeting Louise Lane in Metropolis in 2009. can you guess it yet?
thats right, there is going to be a Batman vs Superman movie in 2009.
oh boy cant wait.
I've had this impulse to blog just about any of these movies but procrastination has got the better of me...
but since now that i am here, ill just say abit about each...
Aliens Versus Predator, well, to be very honest one cant say they are "dissappointed" by the over-drawn suspense and poor script/screen writting, mainly because, since this movie was not HYPED in any way or form, you cant seriously say you were "expecting" a blockbuster - this show came and went like a door to door salesmen who is very pessimistic about his persuasion skills. if it wasnt for that tiny banner tucked in the corner of a cinema i went to when i watched Hitman, i wouldnt even had known this movie was coming up soon.
but still, it was cool to see aliens getting lazered by humanoid-type predators. being an AVP fan myself, theres no other way this movie couldve played out.
On its own its a good flick, but when compared to other shows, its pretty shit house.
Verdict - 5.5/10
National Treasure-
Ive watched the 1st one and was thoroughly entertained. mainly because i had some knowledge of the crusader legends, and knights and stuff, overall it was good.
However, in this 2nd installment the villian proved to be quite inept as compared to the previous one where he had some historical knowledge. This new villian was helpless and only used force as his primary means of coercion.
i think its fair to say that the Book of secrets is dead on par with the 1st installment of National Treasure. eventhough i did not rate the 1st one in the blog, id say it scored a 6/10. the Book of Secrets, being as enjoyable as the 1st one, is a 6/10 in my record as well.
The Golden Compass- the thing about trilogies or non-standalone movies is that, they are never complete on its own. and since only the 1st of the trio has been released, It, is not complete, because it cant be. that being said, its extremely difficult to objectively assess the flick.
but something hit me in that show. Its as if everything that has happened in that show is actually based on something in the world we know and live in. Everything, i mean EVERYTHING is just like our reality, all the movie did was gave it some smoke behind a mirror which obscured its identicalness to our world, gave things a more fancy name (not in all case tho, the "Dust" in the film can effectively be replaced by the word "God" and it would still make sense, which was lame).
Too elborate names like that flying witch leader lady's which despite being specifically mentioned a couple of times in a movie, eluded my memory completely. and other jump-the-gun scenes like that part where the main character, the little girl managed to coax the polar bear king into fighting Ian Mckellan and then was named Something Slivertongue...i couldnt help but relate that to the part where the guy in Chronicles of Narnia was instantly dubbed "Sir Wolf's Bane" and i bet my left testicle anyone, EVERYONE would agree with me that, that, was lame beyond measure.
and of course, to all movie screen writters - Having a child indept in acting play your main is ABSOLUTELY NOT AN EXCUSE for your poorly developed character.
Overall Rating : Pretty Shithouse, but not the worst show you will watch. 6/10. but for the overhype- 5/10.
Bee Movie- If you can accept the fact that Bees can talk to Humans, its a good show. before watching this movie, you have to go in, and accept everything that is being shown here as being :Logical:. if you can do that, this movie is 8/10. if not, 4/10.
This evening, I managed to watch I Am Legend.
err I'll try to make this post spoiler free, so if you havent watched it, read with care. I might suddenly slip something in without realizing that i did. and since i dont double check my stuff, its quite common that i have slips and mistakes.
The start of this show was just epic. Since nothing much was given to us viewers in the ads and teasers, we were left to explore and find answers for ourselves (Or it can be said its being revealed to us in the movie) in the movie.
the suspense that came from this alone was monumental, legendary even. instead of jumping right into the fray, we were allowed into the world of the character Will Smith played. and to be very honest, it was very entertaining. dountingly so i might add.
the way the story unfolds in new, and unprecendented. which was neccesary for the plot to unfold without being too boring. glimpse of the past were slowly revealed to us throughout the movie. this was simply screen writting magic. these glimpses came both during the exciting parts as the icing of the cake and also during the down-lows so the adrenaline junkies dont fall asleep in that 2 minutes of silence. truly epic. just epic.
the aforementioned way of telling this tale was good because not only it filled in the blank spots effectively, it also eliminated most of the drudging parts of these "one man show" movies. like Cast Away by Tom Hanks, that was a total Disaster. the writters and director of I Am Legend was carefun not to fall into the same castaway trap. job well done.
however, like most movies of this genre, featuring this type of villians *ahem* \, they usually end in a horrible manner. usually VERY abrupt like nukes falling from the sky, or the main character dies... OR the villians slowly go away... like a blister on your feet.
i guess you cant blame the writters for this... the only way and i mean ONLY way a playwright could avoid endings like this is to not write anything from this genre at all.
if you could forgive the inevitable bad ending, 9/10.
if you cant... 6/10.
oh and P/S: Will Smith LOVES to product place in his shows. or is always opted in movies where theres product-placement is in abundance, like Converse-Vintage in I-Robot which was horrifically lame, I Am Legend was no exception.
throughout the show, several brand names were repeated a number of times. Brands like Ford, SPAM, Honda, Sony, Bob Marley, Shrek the Movie, especially Ford were mentioned in the film.
BUT, this time, it wasnt JUST these brands- Brands of the conglomerate, they actually snuck in something rather clever. so Clever, it takes a very cynical pair of eyes to detect. *ahem*wink*hmph23*
Clark Kent is going to Gotham City, OR Bruce Wane is meeting Louise Lane in Metropolis in 2009. can you guess it yet?
thats right, there is going to be a Batman vs Superman movie in 2009.
oh boy cant wait.
posted by Killl_Roy at 9:36 PM
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