Like most copies, this one looks a lot like the original, but there’s a bit of quality loss. Sure, it’s fun to watch, but these movies too often rely on the “new secret villain even more powerful than the last one”, and you kind of feel like they’re just making it up as they go along. Sure, everything is made up, but it shouldn’t feel forced.
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Thor
I heard this was dumb, but I just had to witness the dumbness for myself. You don’t really need to watch this movie, as it’s so predictable, you can pretty much guess how it goes. Well, I suppose that isn’t entirely true – I was confused by some of the bits… like the feds just let Thor go after he breaks into the compound and beats everyone up? I don’t think that’d be happening… even if they are “following him”. That just seemed like lazy writing. I did appreciate some of the details. The special effects were nice, the bits of background story were fun… and the guy who played Loki did a good job. But taken as a whole, if they spent millions making this, you’d think they could have made it just a little… um, better?
Black Swan
Well… it was an interesting movie to watch. I suppose the characters were a little one-dimensional. I mean, even the main ballerina – it would have helped if there was some dark side to her past that she could draw upon. All we’re presented with is a basic innocent girl, who’s not very experienced in the world. Ok… but, how is it that she’s able to grow beyond this? She basically seems to get her motivation to change from nowhere, or from her own insanity or something. The filming in this movie was splendid, the acting was decent… but the story? meh.
V for Vendetta
Much better than I’d anticipated. Just all good stuff from start to finish – I liked the pacing as well. The only thing I didn’t get was what “charisma” the leader had – what a slimy dude. It’d have been more realistic if he looked & acted like a TV preacher.
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
It all makes sense now. All is right with everything. Am I a moron because I actually got choked-up at the end of this movie? Or, was it really that good? or was I just sorry to see the franchise come to a close? This movie was so well-done, it made the two other prequels better… it made the whole series better, and actually complete. Despite all that, I still think it could have been better… the directing could have been better, and the whole action scene at the start was a chaotic mess. Plus, I wish they’d spent even more time with the Emporer convincing Annakin the dark side wasn’t evil, just misunderstood… and that good and evil just depended on what side you were on. I also wish when Annakin figured out the emporer was the Sith lord, that the emporer would have asked Annakin, “So, what crime have I committed for which you’ll turn me in? Is it a crime to follow one’s calling?”. Anyway, it was a good movie.
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
First, I should say that no matter how critical I might sound in the coming sentences, I enjoyed this movie & felt I got my money’s worth. (Now for the criticism) Clones could have been so much better. The movie had a very “rushed” feel to it. Even the slow parts were cut way too fast. There wasn’t any time for the viewer to feel the emotions of the characters (or try to figure out the complicated plot – who’s bad & who’s good?). This “rushed feel” messed up what could have been some really good scenes too. The “Annakin & his Mom scene” happened way too quickly with an inadequete setup, and that was supposed to be a pivitol character-changing scene. Another scene which bugged me was near the beginning, when Annakin goes from praising Obi-Wan to cursing him way too quickly. It would have been better if he’d said nice things but been muted about it, like he didn’t really mean any of it. The love story fares a little better, but even it is rushed. Also, there are few “mood setting” scenes – like in the original, remember the shot of Luke & the twin sunset with some forlorn music? – that scene said a lot even though there weren’t any words. Many things in clones are over-spoken, when they could have been better said with images. Instead, the images are just eye-candy (very good eye-candy, but candy nonetheless). Also, the score seemed to be completely absent during the action sequences – compare the flying-through-the-asteroid-field sequence in “Clones” with the similar sequence in “Empire”. Still, like I said earlier, the movie did look neat & I plan to view it again in order to see what I missed – there was so much happening on the screen that I couldn’t process it all in one sitting.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Ok,I actually liked this movie. It was entertaining, fun, and visually spectacular. It did a good job of transporting me to “another place”. The jar-jar binks character didn’t even really bother me too much (although I think it would have been a much better movie without him, or if he was done differently). As my friend said, the pod race and the light-saber fight at the end were worth the admission price all on their own. I think people are generally wanting too much from these movies – comparing them to the first couple. That’s not really fair… they need to stand on their own. (I still can’t believe that I got into an argument with someone who sincerely believed that Darth Vader was NOT Luke’s father, Annakin. He went away thinking I was an idiot… all I could do was shake my head… what is WRONG with people?)
Mars Attacks
Neat, but it should have been about a half hour long. It was like they created these neat Martian characters, but then they didn’t know where to go. They should have cut some scenes short and lengthened others.