I recenctly saw a couple of newre films in the theatre this week.. first i watched the film "no good deed goes unpunished" with samuel jackson. i was bored at first, because i didnt know what to expect, and the film is pretty slow.. my freind and i decided to see it simply becasue we were by the theatre, and we didnt know anything about it..so why not go see it and find out! anyhow.. by the end of the film i was very much into what was going on and even after leaving the film resonated in my mind even up untill today.. and i have to say.."wow that was a very refreshing film.." my freind agreed..it was great to see such a good peice done without huge money thrown at special effects and other gimmicky things to try and make the viewer forget that the actual plot of the film smells like doo doo. i give the film an A+..and would encourage anyone interested in the great art of storytelling through film to check it out. then just yesterday i saw the new film "underworld" with vampire hottie kate beckinsdale(or whatever her last name is) anyhow..as a fan of dark films ie: the crow- the matrix trilogy- lord of the rings trilogy..ect i wasnt expecting much from the film because the previews wer a bit overplayed and seemed to look like they tried really almost too hard to get that dark gothic genre feel.. in my lacky opinion . but the film kept shells dropping and bullets zinging by in dolby with cg werewolf transfomations flashing on the screen like a strobe light, which had my eyes none the less glued front and center.
it was entertaining, but for some reason, i felt as though i had watched the film before.like i knew what was going to happen - like this film as flashy as it was, was just another disney written classic case scenario wearing vampire clothing.
the film did have a few suprises which kept me from dipatching with the plot altogether and nodding off in between gunshots, but when i walked out of the film i was inherantly left with nothing.. but the feeling that i had just watched yet another entertaining but in the end meaningless film. dont get me wrong , the film was great fun, but i didnt really identify with the characters at all ..or their epic plight in the midst of the underworld war.. simply given to the fact that none of the main characters had any real human qualities or behavior to relate to .. i couldnt really identify with any of the characters.. their struggle was based on myth..their origin was based on myth.. and their manurisms and attitudes were based on a comic book feel.. (the film felt and watched alot like the movie "blade" )there was nothing there to relate to but fantasy.. in the end i wouldnt have really cared if they all died, because the character development amounted to "hi im a cold hearted vampire..oh hi there im a primal fury instinct operated werewolf..ok .. now theres a love story in here somewhere..hold on..let me pull one out of my butt" well.. you get the idea anyway.. i kindof felt like it was made for goth lovers so that they wouldnt wear out their copies of "the crow" and "braham stokers dracula" . but again ..it was great fun to watch and i would also recommend this film for people who like the whole guns vampire darkness stuff..it was actually pretty cool, but when i left the theatre.. the movie stayed there.
so in my small opinionated view both of these films were satisfactory, but a year from now "underworld" will be even further behind me ..while i will hold the lasting impressions from the simple nuances of "no good deed" for quite some time.. what does this mean to you...whatever you want it to i guess.. but im just writing on 2 films today.. just a simple opinionated review.
it was entertaining, but for some reason, i felt as though i had watched the film before.like i knew what was going to happen - like this film as flashy as it was, was just another disney written classic case scenario wearing vampire clothing.
the film did have a few suprises which kept me from dipatching with the plot altogether and nodding off in between gunshots, but when i walked out of the film i was inherantly left with nothing.. but the feeling that i had just watched yet another entertaining but in the end meaningless film. dont get me wrong , the film was great fun, but i didnt really identify with the characters at all ..or their epic plight in the midst of the underworld war.. simply given to the fact that none of the main characters had any real human qualities or behavior to relate to .. i couldnt really identify with any of the characters.. their struggle was based on myth..their origin was based on myth.. and their manurisms and attitudes were based on a comic book feel.. (the film felt and watched alot like the movie "blade" )there was nothing there to relate to but fantasy.. in the end i wouldnt have really cared if they all died, because the character development amounted to "hi im a cold hearted vampire..oh hi there im a primal fury instinct operated werewolf..ok .. now theres a love story in here somewhere..hold on..let me pull one out of my butt" well.. you get the idea anyway.. i kindof felt like it was made for goth lovers so that they wouldnt wear out their copies of "the crow" and "braham stokers dracula" . but again ..it was great fun to watch and i would also recommend this film for people who like the whole guns vampire darkness stuff..it was actually pretty cool, but when i left the theatre.. the movie stayed there.
so in my small opinionated view both of these films were satisfactory, but a year from now "underworld" will be even further behind me ..while i will hold the lasting impressions from the simple nuances of "no good deed" for quite some time.. what does this mean to you...whatever you want it to i guess.. but im just writing on 2 films today.. just a simple opinionated review.
