... when you see this flick in a video store, which should be something like 'Well maybe this isn't the best plot but there might be some good action to see, it's Sunday evening, why not ...' Just turn around and walk away. Quick.
When a friend of mine chose the movie to watch I was highly skeptical. And within the first 5 minutes of the film, I knew I was right to be so. Read the previous posts for all the shortfalls the filmmakers created including a lame plot, poor acting, very bad editing and so on. And go see 'Apocalypto' if you're interested in such kind of plots.
But what makes this movie nearly impossible to watch for me is the hole style of cinematography the film was shot in. What might look nice on the cover is a pain in the a*** to watch. Almost the entire movie is shot with an annoying amount of back-light to every scene. You can't hardly tell what's actually going on in the foreground in every single take. Combined with the ridiculous editing even the fight scenes are wasted. Oh yeah the fight scenes... they're entirely shot in slow-motion. Probably that's the reason why the editing went out of control trying to add some pace to the action... which failed big time!
In my opinion it seems that neither the creators wanted to make an aspired blockbuster nor an intentional B-movie. It is neither controversial nor fun to watch. They just made a movie that's not worth to mention ever again. It's pure waste. I can only guess that the producers needed a good opportunity to depreciate some money.
When a friend of mine chose the movie to watch I was highly skeptical. And within the first 5 minutes of the film, I knew I was right to be so. Read the previous posts for all the shortfalls the filmmakers created including a lame plot, poor acting, very bad editing and so on. And go see 'Apocalypto' if you're interested in such kind of plots.
But what makes this movie nearly impossible to watch for me is the hole style of cinematography the film was shot in. What might look nice on the cover is a pain in the a*** to watch. Almost the entire movie is shot with an annoying amount of back-light to every scene. You can't hardly tell what's actually going on in the foreground in every single take. Combined with the ridiculous editing even the fight scenes are wasted. Oh yeah the fight scenes... they're entirely shot in slow-motion. Probably that's the reason why the editing went out of control trying to add some pace to the action... which failed big time!
In my opinion it seems that neither the creators wanted to make an aspired blockbuster nor an intentional B-movie. It is neither controversial nor fun to watch. They just made a movie that's not worth to mention ever again. It's pure waste. I can only guess that the producers needed a good opportunity to depreciate some money.