Rambo
Rambo - Sylvester Stallone - 1hr 33mins 28%
It would seem after countless films, Stallone has yet to learn the ways of a filmaker. Nothing has seemingly changed since the dawn of the Rambo/Rocky movies. I still wonder how he manages to attract such large audiences. There is also the other question asked, when is enough, enough? Why won't the 62 year old grandpa retire to games of bingo and semi-cooked roast, instead of continuing to make pointless, violent action movies?
Why won't the 62 year old grandpa retire to games of bingo and semi-cooked roast, instead of continuing to make pointless, violent action movies?
To anyone who has watched the movie, they will have to agree, it is a nonsensical bloodbath, a terrible waste of an hour. There is little or no script and Stallone says only a few lines (his voice is very deep and hoarse from his days of HGH. No-one can seem to understand what he's saying, he sounds like an unloading garbage truck). From my understanding, there is no music, close to no character development, it's incredibly short, lacks direction and the action is incredibly unrealistic.
On the other hand, Sly hasn't completely mucked up. The cinematography is something of envy to films such as the Terminator and the Bourne Trilogies. The scenery and camera angles were impressive for the first twenty minutes, but were completely forgotten after that point. I was unhappy that he didn't do more for the sensual side of the movie. Read more...
Cloverfield
Cloverfield - Directed by Matt Reeves - 1hr 25mins
How original. A plot about a monster attacking a highly populated American city. Never seen that before. So really, we've all seen King-Kong, Independence day and Godzilla, so what were they trying to do? How did they make it any different, any more interesting? Well at least it's not a remake, like Peter Jackson's so-called epic.
What I can compliment on is the use of a handheld camera - to create a sense of reality and fear, like you're really there, experiencing all the completely unrealistic horror. The charcter development was very strong but I felt it took a veeeerrry long time to get into the swing of things.
How original. A plot about a monster attacking a highly populated
American city. Never seen that before.
The action is always suspenseful and keeps you on the edge of your seat - a perfect movie for a date (Lots of cuddles). Read more...
I am Legend
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Based on the popular sci-fi novel by Richard Matheson and working with a massive $150 million, 'I am legend' had a lot to live up to. Somewhat to the disagreement of others, I say that it did not fail. I felt moved by the movie. Not moving like 'Gone with the wind', moving in the way that it pointed out an interesting idea; what it would be like to be the last man on Earth. The ideology intrigued me, and Francis Lawrence didn't briefly pass over it like most film-makers would. He went over it, explored it. Sure, the writers didn't come up with the idea, but they did an impressive job with the manuscript. Read more...