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- First reviewAugust 4, 2012
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Overall rating
3
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5
Didn't need a remake
PostedAugust 4, 2012
MediaManLA
from Los Angeles, CA, USA
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
3
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5
Special Effects
4
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5
Art Direction
3
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5
Acting
4
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5
Story
2
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5
Camerawork
3
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5
This is another one of those recent remakes that appears to have been done solely to appeal to an audience that wouldn't recognize the original actors - so it really didn't need to be remade. The original version, starring Arnold Shwarzenneger and Sharon Stone and directed by Paul Verhoeven, was only made about 20 years ago. While Colin Farrel's acting is much better this version is excessively dark and depressing and there is no comic relief. The original took you on a wilder adventure (although no less plausible) and actually did a better job of making the viewer wonder whether what they were watching was real or whether the character was imagining it.
Pros great actors, visual effects
Cons dreary, humorless, lacked originality
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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