bikeride-2

This movie stinks from the opening scenes to the last. I'm the first to allow a lot of willing suspension of disbelief, but this went too far. The beginning explosion in space features flames and noise - neither are possible in space. The scenes on the asteroid contradict not only common sense but the movies own description of what gravity is like on the asteroid (one minute the characters sail off into space, the next they are jumping around and falling down. And finally the heroic end of the movie is witnessed all over the world, shown with scenes from heartland America to Asia - all during day time! Daylight all over the world in Bay's mind. And you could see it shining through his ears. He's a moron with too much money. Well, I guess that sort of defines Hollywood. Beyond that, the portrayal of 'roughnecks' is the director's own idiotic imaginings, The love story simply got in the way and was infantile anyway. The music blew, too.

I liked the fact that you didn't really know the characters - you are just dropped into the middle of their lives. That gives them a history beyond the movie. And the ending left you wondering even more. It sure bewildered me. And that's not necessarily bad. It wasn't all candy wrapped in a Hollywood pakage. Uncertainty is life. Some people can't grasp that. If you have to have answers spoon fed to you, forget it. The photography and scenes were great. Ashely Judd (sp) was excellent. The soundtrack was the best - from the Massive Attack guy. But it isn't available on CD!! That was a big mistake. Probably some stupid legal crap prevented it.

Other comments I saw were positive, so I tried it. It really is pretty good for its genre and class. The fight scenes were like something from mainland China - Good hands, not just showy kicks. Good, but too short, escrima-like scene. And Hardison is a good actor and there wasn't too much (but a little) of the irritating dialogue as in other movies (like in Rush Hour or Lethal Weapon 4). There were even jokes about this genre of movie - at the end Dacascos makes a typical bad pun ("Time to blow" as some rocket blows up) and Hardison looks at him and says, "Blow?" Another scene Dacascos, on the run, gives police a phony name - "Sammo Hung." Definitely worth the rental price.