I'm probably in the majority in saying that the first film took itself too seriously in projecting character development. Whilst Wrath is a visually stunning piece of work in 1080p, it didn't leave much to the imagination.
Don't keep your hopes up for the action as much as I did since the trailer pretty much gives away all the best parts. That was a real downer to say the least. I felt that their could've been more CGI monster scenes than actual storytelling since this is one of those types of movies. The soundtrack gets old real quick as the same tones are repeated when contrasting from one characters journey to the protagonist's. This downplays the continuity of screenplay as the minutes trail.
Just my opinion but the creatures looked kind of goofy, in terms of their presentation. Not something that insights fear but more comical than aggressive. I did however appreciate the story revolving more around an action flick than to have dragged out making-out scenes to kill time and make your girlfriend feel welcome at the theatre. From the looks of it this seems to be the build up for another sequel. Which isn't a good feeling to figure out when your half way in without a cliffhanger. Since that sets up any anticipation level to dip severely low.
It had a good cast, great camera work, smart budgeting with its production and editing. Yet it missed out a lot of the visceral intensity most mythical epics have. For that reason I down-rated it to a 5. With the stand alone story on it's own? probably a 7. To sum it up in 6 words:Wanted more violence, got more drama.
Don't keep your hopes up for the action as much as I did since the trailer pretty much gives away all the best parts. That was a real downer to say the least. I felt that their could've been more CGI monster scenes than actual storytelling since this is one of those types of movies. The soundtrack gets old real quick as the same tones are repeated when contrasting from one characters journey to the protagonist's. This downplays the continuity of screenplay as the minutes trail.
Just my opinion but the creatures looked kind of goofy, in terms of their presentation. Not something that insights fear but more comical than aggressive. I did however appreciate the story revolving more around an action flick than to have dragged out making-out scenes to kill time and make your girlfriend feel welcome at the theatre. From the looks of it this seems to be the build up for another sequel. Which isn't a good feeling to figure out when your half way in without a cliffhanger. Since that sets up any anticipation level to dip severely low.
It had a good cast, great camera work, smart budgeting with its production and editing. Yet it missed out a lot of the visceral intensity most mythical epics have. For that reason I down-rated it to a 5. With the stand alone story on it's own? probably a 7. To sum it up in 6 words:Wanted more violence, got more drama.