Witchblade

I am a big fan of Witchblade. I have every single issue on my shelf. And I always thought, as far as comics go, Witchblade had the potential of being pretty good movie. It doesn't have people running around in spandex and it doesn't have 30 years of story line like Batman, Superman and X-Men have.

But I was skeptical when I heard this movie was being made. If you look at the most of the witchblade comic covers you will Sara Pezzini nearly naked with stratigicly places green vine stuff. So my many concerns were a)are they gonna end up casting some baywatch bimbo and b) how are they gonna do the Witchblade?

My fears were averted. Yancy is an excellent Sara and offered a great performance. Second, they simplified the Witchblade so it still has it's main purpose but not as much special effect. It sets up for a series perfectly, and I hope it becomes a series.

My only grip is Nottingham. If you have read the comic, nottingham is suppose to be tall dark and super sexy. The Nottingham in this film is tall and dark, but doesn't have the sexy. Oh well, Maybe they'll get rid of the hat in the series.

the best thing about the show was the low amount of digital effects they would use. Yes, they dropped in the Matrix freezes and did not overuse the bullet time effects. Yancy Butler not only looked a lot like the comic version, but her eyes and voice was exactly what the character needed. You could never put a blonde with a sqeaky voice in the same role.

If you have never seen the show, the location shots were beautiful. Plus the skyline shots with the Twin Towers hits close to the heart. I hate all those people who wanted to remove Tower visuals from movies in the DVD versions.

Oh, and the action and belly shirts were great.

this 2 hour tele-film is better than most big-hollywood action films. it is very epical. the effects arent all that bad and the acting is very good. YANCY BUTLER is the sexiest woman alive. her acting is much better than angelina jolie who played a similar role in tomb raider. her eyes reflect so many emotions that many actors have to express in paragraphs. if you are going to watch one film in your life make it witchblade.

Bullets that make ripples in the air as they fly, A mysterious man teaching the main character that 'they are the chosen one,' a final battle that takes place in a subway with the villain punching through concrete pillars. No, its not The Matrix, it's Witchblade. This movie was very boring, filled with incredibly cheesy moments and mediocre gun battles. This movie was such a rip-off, I was laughing throughout the entire movie. You might want to watch it just for the laughs.

Regardless of other comments, Yancey is not the classic beauty queen, but she is plumb sexy. I have enjoyed her in Mann and Machine, and Brooklyn South, in addition to several movies. This is entertainment folks, not literature. Rate it for what it is. I would hope that someone has sense enough to make this a series. It sure would beat some of the garbage out there such as Dharma and Greg, etc, others of that genre.