ecto1ajon
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After watching this movie my father asked me what it was like. I simply replied - "imagine Amelia on crack and you got the jist of it". This was by far the craziest, most drugged out movie I have ever seen and I loved every minute of it. Ron Perlman was superb as the strongman and the little girl as Miette was adorable. The sets were incredible as well (I think Terry Gilliam would have found himself right at home in them). In fact, the sets were so convincing I almost felt as if I was truly watching a dream.
I think the main reason I was reminded of Amelie as I was watching this film was not because it was French, but because it had the same dark, quirky humor. If you're a fan of movies like 12 monkey's or Brazil then this is the right movie for you. ***1/2 out of ****
I think the main reason I was reminded of Amelie as I was watching this film was not because it was French, but because it had the same dark, quirky humor. If you're a fan of movies like 12 monkey's or Brazil then this is the right movie for you. ***1/2 out of ****
Syke - this movie was a complete and utter joke. The only reason I mentioned Ben-Hur and LOTR in my summary line is because this movie felt about as long as the two combined - IT WAS THAT BAD!! The acting was horrible even for a cheesy B-movie like this. The story was lame, the sets were lame, etc. etc. Some of the scenes were so utterly ridiculous that I felt the strong urge to stick syringes in my eye. Here is an example: The pathetically lame killer is in the house going on his rampage. Two girls from across the street go in the house to investigate and find the killer slaughtering one of the girls. Instead of running outside the two girls run into the basement and lock the door. Does the killer come after the two girls like anyone with common sense would - NO!!! Instead he lies down in the middle of the floor, puts a blanket over his face and starts to take a nap. Wait, it gets even better. A moment later the girl's softball coach comes over to the house, enters when no one answers her knocks and calls out "Hey girls, It's me coach Jan. Just wanted to tell you practice is canceled tommorow", then she just turns and leaves. That's it. I don't know about you guys but I've never had a coach come over to my house, walk in, yell practice is canceled and then just leave. Well I'm going to stop now because writing this is giving me a killer migraine. My rating - Negative 1billion out of ten stars.
I don't care what anybody says, this movie was not a remake. The only thing the new Dawn has in common with the original is the fact that it is a zombie movie that is set in a shopping mall at one point. Romero, however, used the shopping mall as a means of creating a social satire while Snyder on the other hand seemed to use the shopping mall location simply so he could stamp the name "Dawn of the Dead" on his piece of celluoid to increase fan base and profits.
Now despite my gripe with it being labeled a remake, I still found the film to be fairly enjoyable. It was a very slick blood and guts horror movie but tastefully done. I was a little dissapointed with the character development though. In the original Dawn, we are introduced to the four primary characters within the first fifteen minutes and find ourselves spending personal, intimate moments with them as they struggle with themselves and the elements for the next two hours. In the remake there were just too many characters for me to become attached to any particular one and consequently, I found myself not caring whether many of them lived or died.
One advantage the "remake" had over the original was the fantastic special effects. The zombies in the "remake" were very believable and terrifying while in original they were simply people with blue face paint on. This brings me to my next point - the running zombies. All I can say to that is - not cool Snyder, not cool.
Now despite my gripe with it being labeled a remake, I still found the film to be fairly enjoyable. It was a very slick blood and guts horror movie but tastefully done. I was a little dissapointed with the character development though. In the original Dawn, we are introduced to the four primary characters within the first fifteen minutes and find ourselves spending personal, intimate moments with them as they struggle with themselves and the elements for the next two hours. In the remake there were just too many characters for me to become attached to any particular one and consequently, I found myself not caring whether many of them lived or died.
One advantage the "remake" had over the original was the fantastic special effects. The zombies in the "remake" were very believable and terrifying while in original they were simply people with blue face paint on. This brings me to my next point - the running zombies. All I can say to that is - not cool Snyder, not cool.