Showing posts with label Sean Bean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sean Bean. Show all posts

Friday, October 26, 2012

Silent Hill Revelations (3D)


This is another one of those movies that I didn’t particularly enjoy – in fact, I didn’t even get through the whole thing, I went and worked on other things while Earl finished it – so I’m going to bullet point my thoughts again.



+ Sean Bean doesn’t die (not really). I always hate when Sean Bean’s character dies in a movie…. I feel like its old hat and just, well, boring now.

- Dialog. Oh my lord, the dialog. I really hoped that the dialogue issues would resolve once we got out of the dream…. and I gave it a chance, and there were a few lines that weren’t painfully stilted. But in truth, this is the reason I stopped watching.

-Sharon honestly thought about leaving Vincent in the room with the nurses… and at the end – within that same day – they’re “together.” Maybe that’s just my interpretation based on the fact that I was half listening and maybe I’m reading that wrong… but it really felt like a contrived bit of “happy” for the ending.

+ One thing I am happy about is that they did stick to and pay homage to the game – at least in part.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Mirror, Mirror


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 Why I saw it: Okay, so, I don’t like Julia Roberts, she bugs me and the second I saw that Nathan Lane was in the cast, I knew what sort of a movie it was going to be… but I still went and saw it because I love Tarsem. I knew my eyes would be in for a visual candy fest.
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What I thought: While it was not the best adaptation of the story I’ve seen, I found it enjoyable enough… and the random bollywood number during the credits is just wacky to bump the movie up a little. There are a few moments of comedic gold, but other than that, I found the story straightforward. I don’t know if it’s this could be considered the worst take on Snow White I’ve seen… and as there are two more coming out shortly (One I’m wary of and one I’m actually kind of excited about) I think I’m going to save my judgment on this front. It followed the base guidelines of the story well enough and while I was not a fan of Army Hammer’s performance, Lilly Collins was decent enough. And I loved the Dwarves… but then, I always love the Dwarves. (I think it’s worth seeing if you like fairy tale adaptations – if you’re looking for something more a mix of this and the next item on the list consider Snow White: A Tale of Terror with Sam Neil and Sigourney Weaver.

Run Time: 106 minutes