Chopcloud

I guess when a movie's only saving grace is the fact that it was produced by a guy who produced another mediocre action film .. things are on shaky ground already. Okay, so this movie can fight, at last Mr. Lambert gets to do some action for a change, sarcasm fully intended. But the very poor acting and story let this one down. SFX wise, it's quite nice, but they do tend to stick out a little bit. The fighting doesn't have any sort of fun element in it, which I found boring. Films like .. Guyver 2, although a poor film, have a great sense of get up and kick arse about them. This one just clumps along at the same old predictable pace, leading enivitably to the BIG show down at the end. Yawn. On a side note though, the music does help a lot to bring the fights to life, but only if you are a fan of aggressive techno. So rent this .. fully expecting to see another MK type film, but one that feels a lot worse. And certainly could have used more thought at the development stage.

The only reason I picked up this vid to watch it is I'm an action lover, and this movie certainly delivers. If only there was an edited version, i.e no acting, just action. The SFX are passable, but really this movie is about the 4 set piece fights. Although there is a little bit of obvious wire work, the level of actual hands on fighting is excellent, all of which is executed with finesse, and loads of well deserved violence. And for a film that boasts such terrible "Days Of Our Lives" acting, the costumes and makeup rival anything I've seen recently.