akharvey
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I enjoyed this, mainly because I loved the book as a teenager and enjoyed the TV mini-series with the wonderful David Soul.
It's pretty faithful to the original story, even being set in a mid-70s America that we remember from our childhoods but doesn't seem to exist anymore. Simpler times.
The only criticism I'd have is that while the TV mini-series gave the story a lot of room to build suspense and reveal the horror of Mr. Barlow, this film has to rush through the story which loses a lot. If you've never read the book or watched the earlier adaptation, this may feel like a generic low-budget vampire movie and fail to impress.
For fans, it's like pulling on your favourite sweater and immediately feeling that familiarity.
The cast are relatively unknowns. You'll recognise some of them but avoiding any big stars is a really good choice as it allows you to simply enjoy the movie for what it is.
Overall, it was nice to go back to Salem's Lot!
It's pretty faithful to the original story, even being set in a mid-70s America that we remember from our childhoods but doesn't seem to exist anymore. Simpler times.
The only criticism I'd have is that while the TV mini-series gave the story a lot of room to build suspense and reveal the horror of Mr. Barlow, this film has to rush through the story which loses a lot. If you've never read the book or watched the earlier adaptation, this may feel like a generic low-budget vampire movie and fail to impress.
For fans, it's like pulling on your favourite sweater and immediately feeling that familiarity.
The cast are relatively unknowns. You'll recognise some of them but avoiding any big stars is a really good choice as it allows you to simply enjoy the movie for what it is.
Overall, it was nice to go back to Salem's Lot!
This is one hot mess of a movie. It rips off everything from Star Wars (Cantina Bar, Jabba The Hutt), and Thor: Ragnarok (stupid teenboy humour) to Brendan Fraser's antics in The Mummy.
It's one constant CGI fight after another, over-coloured cinematography, stereotype brooding evil bad guy with snivelling cowardly geek sidekick.
Nothing in this is original. Even the soundtrack is generic and feels like it was put together by a five-year old.
Jason Momoa can't act - let's face it. He and Chris Hemsworth have both been paid way more for their muscles than any acting ability. This was funny in the days of Stallone and Schwarzenegger but now it's tired and dull.
The story? A bad guy is causing climate change havoc... what an unoriginal plot!
And Nicole Kidman doesn't need CGI since her face was frozen in time years ago.
It's one constant CGI fight after another, over-coloured cinematography, stereotype brooding evil bad guy with snivelling cowardly geek sidekick.
Nothing in this is original. Even the soundtrack is generic and feels like it was put together by a five-year old.
Jason Momoa can't act - let's face it. He and Chris Hemsworth have both been paid way more for their muscles than any acting ability. This was funny in the days of Stallone and Schwarzenegger but now it's tired and dull.
The story? A bad guy is causing climate change havoc... what an unoriginal plot!
And Nicole Kidman doesn't need CGI since her face was frozen in time years ago.
It's Wednesday evening and we're in one of the very first screenings of Deadpool & Wolverine in Australia.
The theatre is packed and you can tell we have an expectant audience. Strap in and let's see what this film is all about.
For a start, it is definitely a Deadpool movie - all the usual fourth wall chatter, profanity and wisecracks, gratuitous glorious violence, and wonderful choreography. As a Deadpool movie, it's better than the second movie and only slightly less good than the first one.
Pan out to the bigger picture and that's where the gaping cracks appear. By trying to say goodbye to Fox and say hello to Disney/Marvel, this movie falls flat for me.
Yes, there are cameos from the Fox Universe. And with the first one (intentionally chosen to fool you, say no more), your hopes start to rise that this could be epic. Then you realise that the roster is thin and none of the iconic characters are going to show up, and your hopes fade.
The movie becomes an overblown, too try hard, too smug, and a self-referencing bloody mess. You have to be a mega-fan of Ryan Reynolds to enjoy this properly - it's less Deadpool the character and more "Look at me, Ryan Reynolds, playing Deadpool". It's hard to watch. Look closely and you'll barely recognise a script of any substance at all. It's whisker-thin and you end up feeling like it's a one-liner stand-up show crossbred with a Greatest Hits nostalgia review as opposed to a movie that heralds the start of a fantastic new world of Marvel.
And just in case you didn't work that out, the end credits scene hammers this home as obviously as possible and that left us feeling even more deflated.
I love superhero movies and it's been an incredible 20+ years, through the hits and misses, of both Marvel and DC. I feel blessed to have grown up with the comics and then, as an adult, see those pages come to life through the amazing advances in technology.
However, I simply don't know how Marvel is going to hit gold going forward. DC is possibly about to blow us away with their reboot of their universe. I fear Marvel is screwed and the current slump will continue unless heads roll at the top.
I give this 5/10 because as a Deadpool movie, it's fun. But, you can't ignore the fact this is supposed to lead us into a new, combined and expanded universe. Based on this, it is a steaming pile of Dodo excrement.
The theatre is packed and you can tell we have an expectant audience. Strap in and let's see what this film is all about.
For a start, it is definitely a Deadpool movie - all the usual fourth wall chatter, profanity and wisecracks, gratuitous glorious violence, and wonderful choreography. As a Deadpool movie, it's better than the second movie and only slightly less good than the first one.
Pan out to the bigger picture and that's where the gaping cracks appear. By trying to say goodbye to Fox and say hello to Disney/Marvel, this movie falls flat for me.
Yes, there are cameos from the Fox Universe. And with the first one (intentionally chosen to fool you, say no more), your hopes start to rise that this could be epic. Then you realise that the roster is thin and none of the iconic characters are going to show up, and your hopes fade.
The movie becomes an overblown, too try hard, too smug, and a self-referencing bloody mess. You have to be a mega-fan of Ryan Reynolds to enjoy this properly - it's less Deadpool the character and more "Look at me, Ryan Reynolds, playing Deadpool". It's hard to watch. Look closely and you'll barely recognise a script of any substance at all. It's whisker-thin and you end up feeling like it's a one-liner stand-up show crossbred with a Greatest Hits nostalgia review as opposed to a movie that heralds the start of a fantastic new world of Marvel.
And just in case you didn't work that out, the end credits scene hammers this home as obviously as possible and that left us feeling even more deflated.
I love superhero movies and it's been an incredible 20+ years, through the hits and misses, of both Marvel and DC. I feel blessed to have grown up with the comics and then, as an adult, see those pages come to life through the amazing advances in technology.
However, I simply don't know how Marvel is going to hit gold going forward. DC is possibly about to blow us away with their reboot of their universe. I fear Marvel is screwed and the current slump will continue unless heads roll at the top.
I give this 5/10 because as a Deadpool movie, it's fun. But, you can't ignore the fact this is supposed to lead us into a new, combined and expanded universe. Based on this, it is a steaming pile of Dodo excrement.