Showing posts with label aliens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aliens. Show all posts
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Film Update
The weekend was completely water-logged so I spent most of my time at the cinema watching the following.
No Country For Old Men; This film definitely had quite a few classic moments but ended too suddenly with what I thought, the main story unfinished. I wouldn't say it was an awful film, up until the ending I was really getting into it but just wish the main story had an outcome.
Not one of my most favourite Coen Brothers films although the critics are loving it at the moment and numerous Oscar nominations are being rumoured.
Alien Vs. Predator Requiem; This film is really stupid, no big surprise really although I was hoping it to at least look pretty. Big mistake! Most of the action scenes are filmed in the dark, really quickly with the camera right in the centre of things - its really hard to actually see whats happening.
The predator is on Earth to investigate what happened to a crashed Predator ship and track down the new 'Predalien' (the bastard Alien/Predator lovechild - the picture on the right). He does the necessary investigating then covers his tracks by destroying any evidence with this magic blue goo, dissolving big or small things instantly. Fair enough, he wants to be undetected until he gets spotted by a cop. The cop is quickly killed, skinned and hung from a tree for everyone to see! The predator then continues investigating, using the magic blue goo so not to get spotted. Dumb ass!
The directors give the impression that they watched all the Alien/Predator movies back to back several times whilst making notes of all the key scenes. Although thats not a stupid idea, the directors then recreate all of these scenes unnecessarily rather than adding their own interpretation to the series. It feels like a really bad homage to the previous films because of this.
Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story; This film is hilarious if you've watched and enjoyed the Johnny Cash film 'Walk The Line' and other biopics like the Ray Charles film 'Ray'.
Co written by Judd Apatow of Anchorman and Superbad fame this has a very familiar sense of humour added with some really catchy tunes, recreating quite an authentic sound.
Sweeney Todd; I was very hesitant about watching this after hearing it was a musical but I'm pleased to say it was completely brilliant. The songs seem pretty good, not that I'm a connoisseur of musicals or anything! Johnny Depp and the rest of the cast are superb and Tim Burton has excelled himself with the direction. The gritty streets of old London never looked so good.
The gore or rather the ketchup coloured blood splattering's spray violently across the screen, this hasn't been toned down to the suite the average middle-aged musical loving woman and I salute Mr.Burton for keeping it an adult film.
No Country For Old Men; This film definitely had quite a few classic moments but ended too suddenly with what I thought, the main story unfinished. I wouldn't say it was an awful film, up until the ending I was really getting into it but just wish the main story had an outcome.
Not one of my most favourite Coen Brothers films although the critics are loving it at the moment and numerous Oscar nominations are being rumoured.
Alien Vs. Predator Requiem; This film is really stupid, no big surprise really although I was hoping it to at least look pretty. Big mistake! Most of the action scenes are filmed in the dark, really quickly with the camera right in the centre of things - its really hard to actually see whats happening.
The predator is on Earth to investigate what happened to a crashed Predator ship and track down the new 'Predalien' (the bastard Alien/Predator lovechild - the picture on the right). He does the necessary investigating then covers his tracks by destroying any evidence with this magic blue goo, dissolving big or small things instantly. Fair enough, he wants to be undetected until he gets spotted by a cop. The cop is quickly killed, skinned and hung from a tree for everyone to see! The predator then continues investigating, using the magic blue goo so not to get spotted. Dumb ass!The directors give the impression that they watched all the Alien/Predator movies back to back several times whilst making notes of all the key scenes. Although thats not a stupid idea, the directors then recreate all of these scenes unnecessarily rather than adding their own interpretation to the series. It feels like a really bad homage to the previous films because of this.
Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story; This film is hilarious if you've watched and enjoyed the Johnny Cash film 'Walk The Line' and other biopics like the Ray Charles film 'Ray'.
Co written by Judd Apatow of Anchorman and Superbad fame this has a very familiar sense of humour added with some really catchy tunes, recreating quite an authentic sound.
Sweeney Todd; I was very hesitant about watching this after hearing it was a musical but I'm pleased to say it was completely brilliant. The songs seem pretty good, not that I'm a connoisseur of musicals or anything! Johnny Depp and the rest of the cast are superb and Tim Burton has excelled himself with the direction. The gritty streets of old London never looked so good.
The gore or rather the ketchup coloured blood splattering's spray violently across the screen, this hasn't been toned down to the suite the average middle-aged musical loving woman and I salute Mr.Burton for keeping it an adult film.
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Aliens Vs. Preadtor: Requiem (2007)
Aliens V. Predator: Requiem (a.k.a AvPr) looks pretty good from the trailer although I seem to remember the first AvP having a similar appeal until watching the film and realizing it was made by an over exited five year old, high on e-numbers (otherwise known as Paul W.S. Anderson!). This film however is directed by a couple of brothers (Colin & Gregg Strause) who were behind some of the great visual effects seen in 300 so I'll give it a chance.
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