Super-Duper Movie Review Catch Up
So, for the 3 of you out there that might actually read my blog, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been slacking big time on my movie reviews these past few weeks… So to make it up to you, I’m going to do a quick set of micro-reviews of all the cool (and not so cool) flicks I’ve seen lately. I’m going to do them in chronological order, with the most recent on top… woohoo!
Hancock (3.5 of 5 stars)
I went into this movie with very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. The story is quite different than they insinuate in the preview, and has a pretty interesting twist in the end. Despite it’s corny beginning, It’s actually a pretty decent story with a rather redeeming conclusion.
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (3 of 5 stars)
This movie was pretty disappointing. I really liked the first Hellboy movie, and I probably made the classic error of getting my hopes up too high on this one. There were a LOT of things that I didn’t like:
1. First off, they open the movie with a flashback of Hellboy as a child begging his dad to read him a bed time story… He basically looks like a red Eddie Munster, and is a total whiner. C’mon! Hellboy is supposed to be a huge indestructible demon… It’s like picturing Wolverine getting his diaper changed as a baby… This is not how I want to picture Hellboy.
2. They took the campy humor from the first movie, and pushed it way too far. It felt more like a Men in Black movie than the first Hellboy. It was almost like they were making fun of the idea, rather than balancing the story with some well placed humor. As stupid as this may sound, the first movie had such a good balance with the dark and sinister feel to it, that it felt more “believable” somehow.
3. The bad guys were not nearly as cool as those from the first movie. The Prince in this movie was pretty cool, but he basically looked like an elf from LOTR or WoW, or maybe a Wraith from SG:Atlantis. Whereas, Rasputin, Sammael and especially Kroenen from the first movie were totally cool!
4. They casted a new voice actor for Abe Sapien, instead of David Hyde Pierce. I hate it when they do that!
There’s probably more, but those are the main things. It did have a couple of redeeming qualities. The special effects were pretty cool, and as expected there is a lot of action. It still left me wanting more of the first movie though. I may have to see this one again, so I can try to appreciate it for what it is, and not what it isn’t… QQ
Wanted (3 of 5 stars)
This movie could have been really, really cool… but wasn’t. Instead, it was just OK. The story was all over the place. Their gratuitous use of slow-motion blood splatter and the F-bomb seemed to cheapen the story, and made it harder to take serious. The special effects were pretty darn good overall, and there is lots and lots of action and fighting. Angelina Jolie is always a bonus too! Definitely worth seeing, but don’t expect more than a good action flick.
WALL-E (4 of 5 stars)
This movie was great! Very fun and cute. Excellent animation. The fact that the vast majority of the movie has no dialog in it, yet you hardly notice, is amazing. They do such a good job of communicating emotion and feelings through these robots, without ever saying a single word in many scenes. That’s hard to do with humans, let alone with animated robots… My whole family loved it, and I’m sure we’ll be adding this one to our home collection.
Get Smart (3.5 of 5 stars)
This movie was hilarious. It’s basically just a 2 hour version of the preview though. There are a few more scenes that are particularly funny, but most of the best scenes were blown in the trailers. However, there is definitely something to say for the fact that Steve Carell is funny even when he’s just standing there… So if you feel that way about him, you’ll surely enjoy this movie.
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