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PostedJuly 20, 2008
Andarion
from Norther VA
Since this thread isn't so old I figured I would post here rather than make a whole new review thread.
Saw it last night with my Girlfriend. It was simply an AMAZING movie. The acting, effects, screenplay, all worked together to turn out an amazing, sophisticated and genially dark movie; it was probably the best movie that we're going to get for awhile.
The movie felt like more of a ride than it did a movie. As if we had been transported to some theme park. There was a lot of dramatic explosions, butt-kickery, and bone-crunching skyscraper leaps that made you feel you were there because of the director's ingenious decision to use more footage and less of today's do-it-all-with-blue-screen standard.
The plot and screenplay is also extremely sophisticated. Although the dialog is far from Shakespearean, it does amaze and impress with it's varying degrees of thought about the nature of good and evil, heroes and sacrifice; making the viewer forget throughout the entire experience that this is a remake.
I do have my gripes though. The movie seemed to thrust us into the plot, and didn't do enough plot-build up in the beginning. It was like the entire movie was the climax. There was no rising or falling action. Although this made the movie extremely intense, it made it hard to follow at times. Certain scenes seemed way to quick, while other drawn out.
Also, in true Comic-book style; the characters seemed to have a lot to say about who was the Hero, and what the nature of good and evil were. This really follows the routes of what a lot of comic books were for: the edumacation of young teenagers; yet it seemed to create this sort of in-your-face sense of morality that is ill-tailored for a movie as dark and graphic as its content insinuates.
Overall, I loved the movie, and would definitely recommend it.
Saw it last night with my Girlfriend. It was simply an AMAZING movie. The acting, effects, screenplay, all worked together to turn out an amazing, sophisticated and genially dark movie; it was probably the best movie that we're going to get for awhile.
The movie felt like more of a ride than it did a movie. As if we had been transported to some theme park. There was a lot of dramatic explosions, butt-kickery, and bone-crunching skyscraper leaps that made you feel you were there because of the director's ingenious decision to use more footage and less of today's do-it-all-with-blue-screen standard.
The plot and screenplay is also extremely sophisticated. Although the dialog is far from Shakespearean, it does amaze and impress with it's varying degrees of thought about the nature of good and evil, heroes and sacrifice; making the viewer forget throughout the entire experience that this is a remake.
I do have my gripes though. The movie seemed to thrust us into the plot, and didn't do enough plot-build up in the beginning. It was like the entire movie was the climax. There was no rising or falling action. Although this made the movie extremely intense, it made it hard to follow at times. Certain scenes seemed way to quick, while other drawn out.
Also, in true Comic-book style; the characters seemed to have a lot to say about who was the Hero, and what the nature of good and evil were. This really follows the routes of what a lot of comic books were for: the edumacation of young teenagers; yet it seemed to create this sort of in-your-face sense of morality that is ill-tailored for a movie as dark and graphic as its content insinuates.
Overall, I loved the movie, and would definitely recommend it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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