Yeah screw it, I'm going all out my way.
http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2693010/1/The_House_of_Dawkins_Preview_For_Next_Week
Oh, and the blog is moving again, sorry v___v...
I must rest now *collapses* x_x...
PS. North Korea still ='s FAIL.
The Speculative Playlist
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Announcements and Updates!
Okay so I've been gone for a few weeks, let's get the big issue out of the way and get to the announcement.
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North Korea vowed a "Nuclear Firestorm" on The United States last month after openly opposing U.N. sanctions caused American and South Korean to begin shadowing and checking cargo ships that have lethal payloads on board. A few weeks later they made themselves far more clearer by saying on our Independence day they would drop a the first of many long-range nukes on American Soil, claiming "If the U.S. imperialists start another war, the army and people of Korea will … wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all,” (AP)
Days later they made their target known to all claiming that they had their crossheirs on Hawaii and even went as far as holding a rally-
(NOTE TO SELF: Not sure if any of it is in English or if the Korean people are so starved they can't form words anymore, remember to verify and erase this before posting... Oh and buy more root beer.)
We then recieved yet another word last week that, well, we may have misheard them and that rather than the "Nuclear Firestorm" coming in the form of a secret Korean dong-warhead, it would be in the form of long-range missiles...
Oh, and they wouldn't be shot directly at Hawaii....
Oh! And it would be in the general direction from their nation just to show that they COULD theoretically hit Hawaii with a long-ranged missile.
Oh- and the missile would impact just before the line of their own coast, a warning shot to the American people of the impending Nuclear Firestorm...
Well, this morning, July 4, 2009, North Korea shocked us by not firing one missile, but 7.
I... There is not any known coverage of the missiles launching or what exactly became of their crucial targets but to illustrate the raw tension in the air before the launch, we were able to secure this frame-by-frame dramatization of the (non)Nuclear Firestorm on American Soil...
In the name of all that is awesome, North Korea, you fail....
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North Korea vowed a "Nuclear Firestorm" on The United States last month after openly opposing U.N. sanctions caused American and South Korean to begin shadowing and checking cargo ships that have lethal payloads on board. A few weeks later they made themselves far more clearer by saying on our Independence day they would drop a the first of many long-range nukes on American Soil, claiming "If the U.S. imperialists start another war, the army and people of Korea will … wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all,” (AP)
Days later they made their target known to all claiming that they had their crossheirs on Hawaii and even went as far as holding a rally-
(NOTE TO SELF: Not sure if any of it is in English or if the Korean people are so starved they can't form words anymore, remember to verify and erase this before posting... Oh and buy more root beer.)
We then recieved yet another word last week that, well, we may have misheard them and that rather than the "Nuclear Firestorm" coming in the form of a secret Korean dong-warhead, it would be in the form of long-range missiles...
Oh, and they wouldn't be shot directly at Hawaii....
Oh! And it would be in the general direction from their nation just to show that they COULD theoretically hit Hawaii with a long-ranged missile.
Oh- and the missile would impact just before the line of their own coast, a warning shot to the American people of the impending Nuclear Firestorm...
Well, this morning, July 4, 2009, North Korea shocked us by not firing one missile, but 7.
I... There is not any known coverage of the missiles launching or what exactly became of their crucial targets but to illustrate the raw tension in the air before the launch, we were able to secure this frame-by-frame dramatization of the (non)Nuclear Firestorm on American Soil...
In the name of all that is awesome, North Korea, you fail....
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Illustrations Are Complete!
Yes, illustrations with brief commentary are due on deviant art by Saturday at the latest. Link and general comments will be posted here soon thereafter.This new set features members of the House, some old faces some new some even updated for the current draft, along with a couple of antagonists for my next intiative, the Speculative Universe Rogues Gallery.
Until then, keep a watch for that update o.o...
-J
Friday, June 12, 2009
Flame On! #1: Miss California
Really?
Since when was it detrimental for someone who is asked their honest opinion to give an honest answer?
So she doesn't approve of gay marriage. Big fucking deal. So lemme get this straight (so punny), Sage can take it up the ass from his life partner Julio- walk down the street hand in hand- lobby for equal rights, marriage, the right to be legal guardians for children, and also for the authorities to protect them from harassers with the idea that they're merely living along their own set of beliefs, values, and opinions, yet Miss California can't have one inconsequential opinion based on her own beliefs founded upon the values set by her parents???
Fuck off... Why isn't there this much media backlash on the GOP? Perhaps the governors who keep giving and taking? The Christian Fundamentalists who condemn the gays for being born the way they are, the Church of The Latterday Saints for having FUND RAISERS to donate to anti-gay lifestyle foundations lobbying for marriage (because you have many brides for sake of religious salvation, so long as they are of the opposite sex and willing to give you babies)? Ohhh no, we're not going to call shit on them- we're going to pick on the only pageant queen that had the BALLS to be just a little more than a wank fantasy for the judges.
You ask someone a question, they give an honest answer, they then EXPLAIN their platform and assert that it's okay that it exists, it just isn't their cup of tea, yet they still get harassed and chastized- BY PEREZ HILTON. Look, I'm the most lifestyle friendly type of person, so long as you aren't hurting anyone or yourself, I'm cool what whatever you want to do, but that fuckin' fairy isn't doing ANYTHING for his cause by drawing dicks on tabloid pictures and caling everyone "bitch" and "cunt" from behind his keyboard. He's little more than a glorfied troll.
As for Miss California herself, she actually pointed out a trait of most traditionalists I have been calling for years.
Ambition vs. Tradition.
You either have enough drive and ambition to branch out on your own and do what you feel is right for you at the expense of the judgement and scrutiny of your friends and family-
OR-
You stick with your family's opinions and values, continue to uphold the traditions and values that they handed down to you that you may hand down to your own children.
Is either of these paths wrong?
No.
Is it Miss California's parents fault for not raising their children right?
Fuck you.
We're looking at this as if "Oh well it has to be Miss California's fault, she's intolerant"
That gives way to:
"Well gays don't need to be married, you have to be a sick fuck to want to walk the aislewith another guy- HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW- keyboard cat"
It's the pageant director's fault for setting this whole scenario up. You have that idiot Perez Hilton as a celebrity judge (If this is what constitutes a celebrity, my suspicions for the credibility of this entire establishment is pretty much confirmed to begin with.) probably the most gayest figure out right now who is notorious for wanting to out every closetted actor in hollywood based on his gay-dar asking her about gay marriage.
What in the fuck did you think was going to happen?
Pageant Queens either give some PC bullshit answers or... Well... That's about all they're capable of at first glance. Until Miss California at least. The fact that the backlash has been so severe that tabloids are arriving at every function she's supposed to be at and that people will continue to bash her as if she's the sole reason gay marriage isn't allowed is just sad. And it's complete bullcrap that she would be booted from the crown for not wanting to deal with that- yet you'll allow that other coke whore a few years ago to keep her title with the reasoning of Donald Trump for her to be a "role model" to troubled children.
Apparently we don't need Miss America to be a role model that reinforces this nations' greatest privilege, the first amendment, the right to free speech and perspective.
Look, my point is that this is a big steaming pile of shit and an embarassmentto Miss California not only for the incessant harassment from tabloids who can't find anything else to talk about, but also for the so called "representatives" of the gay community for exhibiting just as much intolerance as the Fundamental Right is when it comes to views they don't agree with and people having their own belief system that happens to conflict with their own.
---
And now, because I know I've had issues with burning hot rage in the past, after every Flame On! I will have a palette cleaner or two to wipe the slate... Enjoy...
-J
*with apologies to keyboard cat...
Since when was it detrimental for someone who is asked their honest opinion to give an honest answer?
So she doesn't approve of gay marriage. Big fucking deal. So lemme get this straight (so punny), Sage can take it up the ass from his life partner Julio- walk down the street hand in hand- lobby for equal rights, marriage, the right to be legal guardians for children, and also for the authorities to protect them from harassers with the idea that they're merely living along their own set of beliefs, values, and opinions, yet Miss California can't have one inconsequential opinion based on her own beliefs founded upon the values set by her parents???
Fuck off... Why isn't there this much media backlash on the GOP? Perhaps the governors who keep giving and taking? The Christian Fundamentalists who condemn the gays for being born the way they are, the Church of The Latterday Saints for having FUND RAISERS to donate to anti-gay lifestyle foundations lobbying for marriage (because you have many brides for sake of religious salvation, so long as they are of the opposite sex and willing to give you babies)? Ohhh no, we're not going to call shit on them- we're going to pick on the only pageant queen that had the BALLS to be just a little more than a wank fantasy for the judges.
You ask someone a question, they give an honest answer, they then EXPLAIN their platform and assert that it's okay that it exists, it just isn't their cup of tea, yet they still get harassed and chastized- BY PEREZ HILTON. Look, I'm the most lifestyle friendly type of person, so long as you aren't hurting anyone or yourself, I'm cool what whatever you want to do, but that fuckin' fairy isn't doing ANYTHING for his cause by drawing dicks on tabloid pictures and caling everyone "bitch" and "cunt" from behind his keyboard. He's little more than a glorfied troll.
As for Miss California herself, she actually pointed out a trait of most traditionalists I have been calling for years.
Ambition vs. Tradition.
You either have enough drive and ambition to branch out on your own and do what you feel is right for you at the expense of the judgement and scrutiny of your friends and family-
OR-
You stick with your family's opinions and values, continue to uphold the traditions and values that they handed down to you that you may hand down to your own children.
Is either of these paths wrong?
No.
Is it Miss California's parents fault for not raising their children right?
Fuck you.
We're looking at this as if "Oh well it has to be Miss California's fault, she's intolerant"
That gives way to:
"Well gays don't need to be married, you have to be a sick fuck to want to walk the aislewith another guy- HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW- keyboard cat"
It's the pageant director's fault for setting this whole scenario up. You have that idiot Perez Hilton as a celebrity judge (If this is what constitutes a celebrity, my suspicions for the credibility of this entire establishment is pretty much confirmed to begin with.) probably the most gayest figure out right now who is notorious for wanting to out every closetted actor in hollywood based on his gay-dar asking her about gay marriage.
What in the fuck did you think was going to happen?
Pageant Queens either give some PC bullshit answers or... Well... That's about all they're capable of at first glance. Until Miss California at least. The fact that the backlash has been so severe that tabloids are arriving at every function she's supposed to be at and that people will continue to bash her as if she's the sole reason gay marriage isn't allowed is just sad. And it's complete bullcrap that she would be booted from the crown for not wanting to deal with that- yet you'll allow that other coke whore a few years ago to keep her title with the reasoning of Donald Trump for her to be a "role model" to troubled children.
Apparently we don't need Miss America to be a role model that reinforces this nations' greatest privilege, the first amendment, the right to free speech and perspective.
Look, my point is that this is a big steaming pile of shit and an embarassmentto Miss California not only for the incessant harassment from tabloids who can't find anything else to talk about, but also for the so called "representatives" of the gay community for exhibiting just as much intolerance as the Fundamental Right is when it comes to views they don't agree with and people having their own belief system that happens to conflict with their own.
---
And now, because I know I've had issues with burning hot rage in the past, after every Flame On! I will have a palette cleaner or two to wipe the slate... Enjoy...
-J
*with apologies to keyboard cat...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Updates!!!
ROWR...
Anyway...
-Illustrations are coming on surprisingly smooth. I complete three yesterday within a 2 and a half hour period with enough time to spare and go back to touch up the others!!! Crazy. That makes 9 so far! It's been fun toggling with ages and the diversity of height, stature, and personality of each character.
- As alluded before, this November I will be releasing what will be expected to be a CONDENSED version of Buzz Kill. One-sheet and more coming soon, though an outline is already complete and little by little I will be writing it up. The format will be akin to 'Perfect Day' last summer.
- I have MANY reviews coming up, some old and a few recent, though my photoshop is giving me issues, so the intro banners will be nixed for the time being.
-I ran into an old friend who I had forgotten I gave a PRINTED copy of the first draft of ROTA. Re-reading it, I cannot believe I paid 20 bucks to get it printed, but you can sure as hell bet I'll be sharing the more lulzy details in the near future... Just as soon as I can settle my stomach enough to continue reading passed page 10... It's that bad... v_v...
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So, that is that. Between the job hunt, girlfriend, drawing and writing I'm a little neglectful, but I'll try and have some new content up at least once every other day if not every day x___x. It seems like everytime I leave my post I take longer and longer to get back. By the time I get around to my 'recent' reviews, the summer blockbusters will already be coming out on DVD!
rowr.
-J
Anyway...
-Illustrations are coming on surprisingly smooth. I complete three yesterday within a 2 and a half hour period with enough time to spare and go back to touch up the others!!! Crazy. That makes 9 so far! It's been fun toggling with ages and the diversity of height, stature, and personality of each character.
- As alluded before, this November I will be releasing what will be expected to be a CONDENSED version of Buzz Kill. One-sheet and more coming soon, though an outline is already complete and little by little I will be writing it up. The format will be akin to 'Perfect Day' last summer.
- I have MANY reviews coming up, some old and a few recent, though my photoshop is giving me issues, so the intro banners will be nixed for the time being.
-I ran into an old friend who I had forgotten I gave a PRINTED copy of the first draft of ROTA. Re-reading it, I cannot believe I paid 20 bucks to get it printed, but you can sure as hell bet I'll be sharing the more lulzy details in the near future... Just as soon as I can settle my stomach enough to continue reading passed page 10... It's that bad... v_v...
---
So, that is that. Between the job hunt, girlfriend, drawing and writing I'm a little neglectful, but I'll try and have some new content up at least once every other day if not every day x___x. It seems like everytime I leave my post I take longer and longer to get back. By the time I get around to my 'recent' reviews, the summer blockbusters will already be coming out on DVD!
rowr.
-J
Sunday, June 7, 2009
J-List movie review: Underworld 3
(Official title card coming soon x___x.... Sorry)
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
Viktor, the ruthless king of the vampires, has captured werewolves and turned them into slaves that would toil for him and guard his vampire clan during the day. These lycanthropelycans are less volatile than the original breed, which cannot revert back to human form. The first of these Lycans was Lucian, whom Viktor spared after killing his werewolf mother. As Lucian grows up at Viktor's home, he and Viktor's daughter Sonja are attracted to one another and secretly become lovers.......Then hilarity ensues as Viktor cleans house and Lucian gets pissed.
The thing about prequels that I always try to keep in mind for if I was to write one is that a prequel, in essence, is meant to be a modifier for the movie to which it was based. Underworld was a horror/thriller film riddled with action and gothic style that captured most youthful audiences as well as the matrix kids in all of their BDSM glory. What, to me, was a movie that I would say was worth your time and money teetered into a 3.5 when a big revelation at the end turned the entire movie on it's ear, the fact that Viktor was indeed the villain of the story and the Werewolves were in the right.
Now, the reveal along with another ending sequence definitely set this movie into a 'highly reccommended' area for me, but it was set into motion by the "reveal". Underworld 1 was fast-paced and the only parts that really dragged for me was the contrived exposition flashbacks that cut away from what was otherwise a decent flick. So, they're idea is that they're going to make a movie OF those exposition sequences, which spoil a great reveal of the first movie, in detail?
Well, they did.
To me, a great story is one that you journey through and upon your first read you're a newbie trying to understand the world you've treaded into. By the end of the story there should be some sort of growth and learning curve to the point where, if the author was perceptive enough, you can re-read the book in a different context and interpret a different story, then read through it again knowing the world like the back of your hand. A prequel should serve this purpose. I mean, you know how the story is going to end, you know who lives and who dies, all you can do is set a context and a foundation through a timespan and resourcefulness which you didn't have in the allotted time during the initial movie.
Did this movie do that? No.
Is it a bad movie? Not necessarily.
---
PROS:
- The look and feel of the movie was quite different from what we've been introduced to in the past two incarnations, yet they still managed to retain much of the original "immortal" cast of characters. In a generation of films where continuity is based on the all-powerful dollar, it's good to see that production could lock in 99% of the cast and big props to Rhoda Mitra, whose physical resemblance/voice is nearly a doppleganger to Kate Beckinsale....Who was technically cast in the movie for the beginning and ending narration as a voice actress? O_o...
- Though the first 3/4ths drag longer than a 14 year old girl trying to fit in with the stoner crowd out of some misplaced sense of approval that she lacks from her father, the last fourth does pick up and the final fight (not so much the grand battle) is driven enough that I was invested to see it through to the........end?
- The glowing eyes CG effect gives me hope in case 'The Murderess' is ever brought to the big screen, it's enough to be noticeable but not blaringly overt enough to lose subtlty...
CONS
-Much of the look and atmosphere in the movie is convuluded. Whereas much of the original movies were on-location or at least had well-crafted set pieces, it was almost too obvious that many shortcuts and provisions were taken to assure the audience "hey, this isn't a soundstage, this is actually a cave!!!". I mean, the movie is DARK and not in a shocking or emotionally affecting way, I mean I was watching this film with no lights on and I still had to squint to distinguish any stray items in the kingdom aside from what the camera designated as a focal point. The outside locations, I'm convinced, were shot either last or within the span of a couple of days because the weather doesn't seem to change at all and it's always taking place within the early mid-morning hours.
- From nobleman to commoner to dog-slave, everyone seems to speak in a respectable, articulate, and educated manner. Write any piece of dialogue down from the film of a character during a brief or informative conversation and I honestly cannot distinguish it from the other. The characters were rather stagnant until the plot called for them to organize and move out. I suppose this is just a criticism on the writing in itself as one scene is meant to provide exposition as to how "wrong" or "impossible" a certain task or action is, yet the very next scene is one of the protagonists DEFEATING ALL ODDS and doing just that! Plus, remember my complaint above about exposition cutting into the flow of a fast-pace film? Well the pacing is slow and STILL WE HAVE EXPOSITION. Why?!?!?!!? This is a movie that is complete exposition and yet there's STILL things we have to flashback or dance over really quickly? The ending is also a big "Okay, for you out there who don't understand what just happen, we're going to spell it out for you to show you how intuitive this plot is to the movie, hopelessly spoiling any reason for you to check out the good films of the franchise."
- Cliches abound! Anytime there was a bit of intriguing dialogue, there was a shakespearean quip or wink that took me out of the film. Is there some sort of clause that states anytime you write about werewolves or vampires you have to include the joke "I won't bite...".
Along with this gem, you can expect:
"YOU DARE STRIKE YOUR FATHER?!"
"This isn't the end...................................It's just the beginning."
"No my love! You must'nt go, I cannot bare the thought of losing you!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
v___v;;
------
FINAL VERDICT:
1 out of 5: KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!
2 out of 5: All Style, No Substance
3 out of 5: Worth Your Time And Money
4 out of 5: Highly Reccommended
5 out of 5: Contemporary Classic
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
2 out of 5: I was seriously thinking about putting this under the 'KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!' category, but I have to admit. The fact that they were able to retain the old cast and offer at least a sample of empathy into the last scenes ( albeit before the dialogue reaped everything it had clumsily sewn), does deserve some credit. Normally I reserve this category for movies that were deceitful such as Transformers in which the special effects and grandeur overshadow the fact that the story is utter crap. Rise of the Lycans did have a solid story from a distance, but the exectution was poor and the core of the story didn't come across until the last 25 minutes. If somehow they would have focused on the journey of a love-stricken and vengeful slave's rise to the helm of a guerilla army of beserkers ala Gengis Khan, I would have been all for this film... Though the reality is that it was dumbed down to appeal to the 15 year old demographic, and apparently subsidized to accomodate a sharp budget cut. Also, if you put a sex scene in a rated R film, show something besides well-placed arms and shoulders v__v...
All Style, No Subtance to be found...
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
Viktor, the ruthless king of the vampires, has captured werewolves and turned them into slaves that would toil for him and guard his vampire clan during the day. These lycanthropelycans are less volatile than the original breed, which cannot revert back to human form. The first of these Lycans was Lucian, whom Viktor spared after killing his werewolf mother. As Lucian grows up at Viktor's home, he and Viktor's daughter Sonja are attracted to one another and secretly become lovers.......Then hilarity ensues as Viktor cleans house and Lucian gets pissed.
The thing about prequels that I always try to keep in mind for if I was to write one is that a prequel, in essence, is meant to be a modifier for the movie to which it was based. Underworld was a horror/thriller film riddled with action and gothic style that captured most youthful audiences as well as the matrix kids in all of their BDSM glory. What, to me, was a movie that I would say was worth your time and money teetered into a 3.5 when a big revelation at the end turned the entire movie on it's ear, the fact that Viktor was indeed the villain of the story and the Werewolves were in the right.
Now, the reveal along with another ending sequence definitely set this movie into a 'highly reccommended' area for me, but it was set into motion by the "reveal". Underworld 1 was fast-paced and the only parts that really dragged for me was the contrived exposition flashbacks that cut away from what was otherwise a decent flick. So, they're idea is that they're going to make a movie OF those exposition sequences, which spoil a great reveal of the first movie, in detail?
Well, they did.
To me, a great story is one that you journey through and upon your first read you're a newbie trying to understand the world you've treaded into. By the end of the story there should be some sort of growth and learning curve to the point where, if the author was perceptive enough, you can re-read the book in a different context and interpret a different story, then read through it again knowing the world like the back of your hand. A prequel should serve this purpose. I mean, you know how the story is going to end, you know who lives and who dies, all you can do is set a context and a foundation through a timespan and resourcefulness which you didn't have in the allotted time during the initial movie.
Did this movie do that? No.
Is it a bad movie? Not necessarily.
---
PROS:
- The look and feel of the movie was quite different from what we've been introduced to in the past two incarnations, yet they still managed to retain much of the original "immortal" cast of characters. In a generation of films where continuity is based on the all-powerful dollar, it's good to see that production could lock in 99% of the cast and big props to Rhoda Mitra, whose physical resemblance/voice is nearly a doppleganger to Kate Beckinsale....Who was technically cast in the movie for the beginning and ending narration as a voice actress? O_o...
- Though the first 3/4ths drag longer than a 14 year old girl trying to fit in with the stoner crowd out of some misplaced sense of approval that she lacks from her father, the last fourth does pick up and the final fight (not so much the grand battle) is driven enough that I was invested to see it through to the........end?
- The glowing eyes CG effect gives me hope in case 'The Murderess' is ever brought to the big screen, it's enough to be noticeable but not blaringly overt enough to lose subtlty...
CONS
-Much of the look and atmosphere in the movie is convuluded. Whereas much of the original movies were on-location or at least had well-crafted set pieces, it was almost too obvious that many shortcuts and provisions were taken to assure the audience "hey, this isn't a soundstage, this is actually a cave!!!". I mean, the movie is DARK and not in a shocking or emotionally affecting way, I mean I was watching this film with no lights on and I still had to squint to distinguish any stray items in the kingdom aside from what the camera designated as a focal point. The outside locations, I'm convinced, were shot either last or within the span of a couple of days because the weather doesn't seem to change at all and it's always taking place within the early mid-morning hours.
- From nobleman to commoner to dog-slave, everyone seems to speak in a respectable, articulate, and educated manner. Write any piece of dialogue down from the film of a character during a brief or informative conversation and I honestly cannot distinguish it from the other. The characters were rather stagnant until the plot called for them to organize and move out. I suppose this is just a criticism on the writing in itself as one scene is meant to provide exposition as to how "wrong" or "impossible" a certain task or action is, yet the very next scene is one of the protagonists DEFEATING ALL ODDS and doing just that! Plus, remember my complaint above about exposition cutting into the flow of a fast-pace film? Well the pacing is slow and STILL WE HAVE EXPOSITION. Why?!?!?!!? This is a movie that is complete exposition and yet there's STILL things we have to flashback or dance over really quickly? The ending is also a big "Okay, for you out there who don't understand what just happen, we're going to spell it out for you to show you how intuitive this plot is to the movie, hopelessly spoiling any reason for you to check out the good films of the franchise."
- Cliches abound! Anytime there was a bit of intriguing dialogue, there was a shakespearean quip or wink that took me out of the film. Is there some sort of clause that states anytime you write about werewolves or vampires you have to include the joke "I won't bite...".
Along with this gem, you can expect:
"YOU DARE STRIKE YOUR FATHER?!"
"This isn't the end...................................It's just the beginning."
"No my love! You must'nt go, I cannot bare the thought of losing you!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
v___v;;
------
FINAL VERDICT:
1 out of 5: KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!
2 out of 5: All Style, No Substance
3 out of 5: Worth Your Time And Money
4 out of 5: Highly Reccommended
5 out of 5: Contemporary Classic
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
2 out of 5: I was seriously thinking about putting this under the 'KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!' category, but I have to admit. The fact that they were able to retain the old cast and offer at least a sample of empathy into the last scenes ( albeit before the dialogue reaped everything it had clumsily sewn), does deserve some credit. Normally I reserve this category for movies that were deceitful such as Transformers in which the special effects and grandeur overshadow the fact that the story is utter crap. Rise of the Lycans did have a solid story from a distance, but the exectution was poor and the core of the story didn't come across until the last 25 minutes. If somehow they would have focused on the journey of a love-stricken and vengeful slave's rise to the helm of a guerilla army of beserkers ala Gengis Khan, I would have been all for this film... Though the reality is that it was dumbed down to appeal to the 15 year old demographic, and apparently subsidized to accomodate a sharp budget cut. Also, if you put a sex scene in a rated R film, show something besides well-placed arms and shoulders v__v...
All Style, No Subtance to be found...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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