Hologram Man

After viewing this movie, all I can say is "odd. Very odd." The sci-fi part of it seemed a bit overly-done; but I can't really comment on that aspect since I never advertised myself as a sci-fi expert. There were wayyyyyy too many explosions and shootings. I sometimes got the feeling the writers added all these when they needed time to fill since most of these scenes seemed pointless. The only redeeming quality of this movie was it's quirky plot in which the viewer couldn't help but be confused whether to route for the "good guy" or the "bad guy," since the "bad guy" (in terms of the guy who was the rebel of society) actually had the right idea. Other than that, there were way too many explosions and shootings. Almost to the point that it was sickening. But like a former poster on here said, "Hologram Man" may actually be worth looking at ... just to see what society should "not" be. If society ever got this bad, I wouldn't want to be in it.

PM Entertainment was really starting to roll around this point, and they were probably thinking this was going to be their breakthrough point. They apparently had a sizable budget, great locations, and a screenplay filled with action and a huge body count.

Upon seeing the finished product, it seems something went very VERY wrong. Most of the blame can be put on the incompetent editing (the problem that you usually find on the particular PM movies that went wrong.) Often new scenes start up in what seems to be the MIDDLE of the scene - including the opening sequence! Action sequences sometimes are missing key shots, so that people or vehicles are suddenly in a new position without us seeing how they got there. If a particular action scene isn't confusingly cut like that, it's instead cut in a way that makes all the shooting and explosions boring.

Elsewhere in the movie, a few shots are sliced up and spread throughout the particular scene (in one instance, it results in someone dying, then seen miraculously alive!) And some scenes are utterly useless, like the scene where the hero goes through a virtual reality training course. Sure, the computer graphics (for the time) aren't bad, but this scene serves no purpose except for eye candy.

The rest of the movie is mostly just as forgettable. Having both a hero and a villain look and act like Lorenzo Lamas was probably not a good idea. I admit I did get a few giggles with William Sanderson cast as a computer geek. There are a few other laughs, but otherwise it's an unbelievably dull effort that seems to go on forever. The only possible explanation I can think of is that maybe the work-in-progress cut was mistakenly shipped to the video people instead of the final cut.

Yet another D grade turkey masquerading as Science Fiction. Don't watch this if you have your brain in an active mode.

Wooden acting, a lame script, overdone violence (a body count that puts Arny and Sly to shame!) including scenes where cops behind objects die while bad guys standing in the open live combine to make this turkey one that should end a few careers.

Give it a big miss.

I hope big explosions are your fancy because, like them or not, there are a LOT of them in this movie. And trust me, there are a lot more than necessary. Another thing that was blatantly wrong in this movie, as the guy before me mentioned, there is a LOT of people standing out in the open not being shot and killed, while the cops behind cars are dropping like flies. But, I soon realized that I didn't feel sorry for the cops, considering they didn't use the cars as shields for their upper torso. They would stand straight up behind the hood of the car like total morons, and get shot.

I enjoyed the cause Slash/Norman was fighting for. I think he had the right idea about causing a revolution to overthrow the corporations. I think if I lived in that day and age with my current mind-set, I would join him to the bitter end. I am absolutely against the idea of corporate control. I believe that Slash/Norman was not too evil of a guy, because, as we saw, he was distraught over killing Dakota. In his heart I believe that he felt bad about killing someone who shouldn't be killed. Those other corporation guys Slash iced, they all deserved it, and there's no hard feelings over people who get their just desert. However, when someone who doesn't deserve to be killed is killed, therein lies the problem.

Terrible music, terrible shoot outs, terrible acting other than the Giggles guy, because he was in Blade Runner! I thought I recognized his voice when I first heard it. I was kind of disappointed when Giggles died. I liked him more than I liked any of the other characters. These are all things that killed this movie. The story line was worth the price of admission (or cost of buying the movie) because it's something that I never hope to ever face in my lifetime.

*Final judgement* Watch this movie in order to get a good idea of how you DON'T want the future to be. Good day

-Scott-

From the beginning this film is relentless swearing, dubious shootouts, massive explosions and over the top characterisation. I liked it.

This was broadcast in UK on the Movies4men channel, there are absolutely no romantic elements to this story.

In the future a criminals are kept in cold storage and their minds reprogrammed in holographic stasis (what?). One such criminal escapes in holographic form, it is up to the man who captured him etc etc.

It is easy to see the influence of hit films of the era such as Demolition Man, T2, Robocop, The Lawnmower Man and Virtuosity.

Presumably Bruce Campbell and Lance Henrickson were busy hence their absence from this movie.

Quite why some of the other reviewers are so critical is beyond me. Did the title and synopsis indicate to them that this film would be shortlisted for the Oscars? Unlikely as it isn't about AIDS or the holocaust luvvies.

Technically the film has been quite well shot and very well edited.

The sound quality is passable but nothing special.

Overall this was quite a fun film to with an interesting enough premise, and would be good to watch with friends with a few beers