Why is there a sequel, and why does it go so far as to make sure there will never be another sequel again. This movie is not just bland, but painfully irritating.
The game is based off tomb raider, again. The Character you barely new before are back, again. The terrible, wanna be Indiana Jones action scenes are of course back again. Except this time you feel like your not there, The backrounds and scenery are so poor that I feel i could have gone to my backyard and filmed some rocks, some trees for jungle, and maybe go Downtown, for China. Seriously, this was almost unpassable, the story line isnt there but when I feel like im not there, most people would walk out.
There is a plot and characters but it involves constant explaining and basing off a fairy tale. Except if you took that fairy tale and poored acid all over it, which is quite literally what they do. And in the process they burned the hell out of everything else, where did all that money go.
David's score:
1.0 out of 5.0
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tomb Raider Movie Review
Tomb raider is the example of a very sub par movie, it really just put my mind to sleep while I was watching. But at least it was entertaining and Angelina Jolie was pretty much the perfect role. This film is like a dumb truck of fan service.
The story is bland and it actually sets it self up clearly to be based off the game. Which one... I have no clue, and this movie drowned in boring action sequences and an extremely weak plot. It was more like I was being told what was going to happen then watching it unfold. You're introduced to a handful of characters.Yet, the only one that has any depth at all is Lara's father, and oh wait, hes dead.
For a British type Indian Jones character, Jolie does not portray a tuff, dive into action women, at all, but I constantly wonder if that's because of the script that's loaded with bullshit to the highest degree. Explanation after explanation after explanation, and none of it is even engageing. This is one movie that failed from the get go and should have been rewritten, crazy enough there is a sequel.
David's Score
2.0 out of 5.0
The story is bland and it actually sets it self up clearly to be based off the game. Which one... I have no clue, and this movie drowned in boring action sequences and an extremely weak plot. It was more like I was being told what was going to happen then watching it unfold. You're introduced to a handful of characters.Yet, the only one that has any depth at all is Lara's father, and oh wait, hes dead.
For a British type Indian Jones character, Jolie does not portray a tuff, dive into action women, at all, but I constantly wonder if that's because of the script that's loaded with bullshit to the highest degree. Explanation after explanation after explanation, and none of it is even engageing. This is one movie that failed from the get go and should have been rewritten, crazy enough there is a sequel.
David's Score
2.0 out of 5.0
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Doom Movie Review
Doom was definatly a memorable game, so this movie had a real chance to be memorable as well. I feel that although it was a good movie, came up short on some aspects.
The Story was actually intriguing and solid enough to keep you tagging along. However, some of the backround or diaolouge of characters in the end seemed very pointless. It really added nothing to the movie, nor did it take away. That's not to say the acting was bad, in fact the cast for this movie was very well picked. I thought it was funny when "The Kid" dies and there are maybe 30 seconds where everyone feels remorse. The plot picks up right after though, like what just happened didn't matter.
The design of the movie was cool, but I really was hoping for a big feel or large environment, They seem to use the same 3 or 4 sets over again. The lab, The Arc, The Sewers, and Hallways. On top of that you dont see any major amount of eniemies till the end. A small complaint for a movie that tries to give a feel of something BIG. The BFG (Big Fucking Gun) is about the only thing thats huge here.
At 1 hour and 26 minutes is probably the most noticable and creative part of this movie. It's short and the FPS (First Person Shooter) look is only used for about 5 minutes here, and maybe a few seconds if you look closely throughout the movie. The Scene pays homage to the original series in the coolest way. This scene was so genious it makes me wonder, why not do something original and have a good majority of the movie from this viewpoint? They really hit on something big here but just like this movie it got downsized.
David's score
3.0 out of 5.0
The Story was actually intriguing and solid enough to keep you tagging along. However, some of the backround or diaolouge of characters in the end seemed very pointless. It really added nothing to the movie, nor did it take away. That's not to say the acting was bad, in fact the cast for this movie was very well picked. I thought it was funny when "The Kid" dies and there are maybe 30 seconds where everyone feels remorse. The plot picks up right after though, like what just happened didn't matter.
The design of the movie was cool, but I really was hoping for a big feel or large environment, They seem to use the same 3 or 4 sets over again. The lab, The Arc, The Sewers, and Hallways. On top of that you dont see any major amount of eniemies till the end. A small complaint for a movie that tries to give a feel of something BIG. The BFG (Big Fucking Gun) is about the only thing thats huge here.
At 1 hour and 26 minutes is probably the most noticable and creative part of this movie. It's short and the FPS (First Person Shooter) look is only used for about 5 minutes here, and maybe a few seconds if you look closely throughout the movie. The Scene pays homage to the original series in the coolest way. This scene was so genious it makes me wonder, why not do something original and have a good majority of the movie from this viewpoint? They really hit on something big here but just like this movie it got downsized.
David's score
3.0 out of 5.0
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