Is it possibly for a Disney movie to be the best thing out there right now? I dare say it is, aside from The Last House on the Left, I feel this was a pretty adequate movie. It had a story, it had action and it was downright fun. The Rock was extraordinary, and Carla Gugino reminded me that she is an actress who can perform in movies with her clothes on. I loved this movie. Although some parts were convoluted it was a welcome surprise that they left most of the science jargon to a minimum. The Rock is beginning to fit into the family friendly movie roll quite comfortably. And it doesn't bring down his street cred one bit.
What happens when the numbers run out? I don't know I fell asleep. This was equally as horrible as The Day The Earth Stood Still, please stop making movies that star Nicholas Cage. And please no more end of the world movies in the near future, maybe hold them off until we know the end is near. Too many horrible movies this year, Oscar season I can't wait. I'm 100% confident the Star Trek wont suck, because J.J. Abrams is a GOD.
I can't remember the last time a movie kept me on the edge of my seat. But I can certainly say that this one has done so. After the dismal, bleak, and unfortunate theatrical release of Watchmen it was a welcome surprise to see such an amazing movie. The cast of relative unknowns was top notch. The beginning of the movie played out with many normal horror/suspense cliché but the movie soon propelled past that and the second act was a revenge film that put Quentin Tarrantino and Eli Roth to shame. From the beginning of the movie, the characters made me feel for them, this movie was purely cinematic adrenaline. I felt ever scream, I felt the emotional and physical pain of all the characters. Though there were elements of torture porn laced throughout the second half it was done so effectively. I highly recommend that you guys go and see this movie. Much, much better than Watchmen.
I'm confused by this movie. I don't wanna go out and say I hated the movie, but then I don' wanna say that I liked the movie. To me it was just OK. The cinematography was beautiful, it's how I pictured it reading the graphic novel panel by panel. The beginning (aside from the overtly brutal killing of The Comedian) was spectacular. I didn't really car for Nixon he seemed almost comical. But I loved the snapshots of Minutemen. That would have been appropriate for the Minutes to Midnight countdown, and even dare I say it the sex scenes. Speaking of which they weren't sexy at all. When I read the book after falling in love with the characters, I felt romance during the Dan/Laurie sex panels. But I felt disconnected from all the characters. I loved Jeffery Dean Morgan as The Commedian and I loved Rorschach, Jackie Earl Haley gets more and more amazing with each role he plays. For a more thorough review I need to see the Directors Cut after which I'll decide if I liked it or if I hated it.
