Posted by BrianLynch at bgp572008bgs.eatntn01.nj.comcast.net on March 30, 2002 at 20:45:27:
In Reply to: My beef on new flicks... posted by BlackStar on March 30, 2002 at 19:59:25:
: Blade 2 was a disapointment, not becuase it was unrealistic, but because of the quality. In the original Blade, they actually showed Snipes doing all the action sequences, in the new one, they just keep cutting to a new view so you never know what the hell is going on. The love story is worthless and it just weakens the movie. I mean come on, he knows her for a day and he has all these feelings for her? Come on. The CG could have been much better. I realize Snipes is getting old, but christ, that was awful compared to what we saw in most films using CG. I mean, it doesn't have to be perfect, but it shouldn't be that damn obvious. If my opinion, that $6 could have been spent in better places.
I doubt it was that Wesley was old so much as they wanted to do things that were impossible for a human to do. Run up walls, jump super high, get smashed through a wall, that kinda thing.
: Panic Room was also a huge disappointment. The story was okay, but not great. The dialog was simply awful, and listening to it made me cringe. The CG, though it looked good, was over used. When Finch did Fight Club, all the CG used was used to tell the story and had an important part in telling the story. In Panic Room, there were many sequences which added nothing to the movie except let the audience know how much they spent making it. The ending was complete shit and left the audience (atleast the one I was seeing the movie with) yelling at the screen. I would rather spent this $6 elsewhere as well.
I really didn't notice the CGI at all. It didn't bother me. Maybe you should work for an FX department, you seem to be really concerned with that kinda thing.
As for the dialog, I thought it was fine, and I didn't think the ending was bad at all, it resolved everything nicely. The audience I saw it with actually applauded a few times.
: Death to Smoochy I have not scene, but because of what my friends and the reporters have been saying, I will wait until it comes out on DVD. Edward Norton is my favorite actor, but I have no desire to spend another $6 if I'm just going to be disapointed again. When I go to a movie, I atleast need to feel that the money was well spent and I had a good time. Lately, that hasn't been hapening. My faith in Hollywood is dropping, especially when I saw Amores Perros for free. That movie was amazing and I didn't have to pay anything for it.
Neat, but I liked DEATH TO SMOOCHY. However, I also liked THE PANIC ROOM, so maybe we don't have the same tastes.