Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[_____V_____]

It's Underworld all over again, but this time the war's between gargoyles and demons. Everyone's favorite monster finds himself bang in the middle of the centuries old feud, just because the demon prince wants his immortality secret to re-animate human corpses as possessed by demons, and the gargoyles will do everything to stop that.

Entertaining for those who like their contemporary horror served to them in dollops of CGI platter, but hardcore fans will be bitterly disappointed. Like the monster, the film simply lacks a soul. I realise the film is based on a graphic novel but bleh...if only they had removed the monster out, maybe the film would have been a bit more bearable.

The slow, lumbering Shelley's creature is no longer hideous and ugly, but now a handsome, muscular, FAST demon hunter, and is named Adam as well!! Aaron Eckhart does his best impersonation, but without the towering presence and the hideous ugliness, simply doesn't convince anyone of being the product of Dr. Frankenstein's experiment. The other cast members (most of them are instantly recognisable from the Underworld series) do their bit, and it was a downer to see the uber-hot Yvonne Strahovski reduced to a lab coat.

If you love CGI eye-wideners, this would be right up your alley. If you have even a little bit of love (and respect) for horror's favorite monster, you will skip this and forget it as an abomination like Van Helsing was.


* ½

[Fearonsarms]

Originally Posted by Geordie9

7/10

I absolutely adore this film. Have you seen Stagefright:Aquarius by the same director? It's another one of my faves.

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Fantastic! Never seen another film with such relentless energy and pace as this one.

They deviated from the original comic storyline a bit, but that simply didn't matter. McAvoy and Fassbender were fantastic, but the guy who played Quicksilver ran circles around the entire star cast from the moment of his entry. It was heartening to see the original team members back in full force, and to see Iceman finally come into his own.

Such a star-studded action-packed film usually ends up having weaker characters and a thin non-existent storyline, but I must whole-heartedly credit Singer for pulling off a great, great storyline with almost equal weightage to all the characters involved. My favorite Jennifer Lawrence has made Mystique all of her own, and makes you forget Rebecca Romijn's take completely. I am a bit miffed at the makers for cutting out Rogue's scenes - but hopefully they will be added in an extended cut Blu-Ray release.

Enjoyed the heck out of it, and going to rewatch it over the weekend. The best X-Men film yet, even outshines the original!


* * * * ½

Wow I look forward to seeing this when I get the chance.

[Geordie9]

Originally Posted by Fearonsarms

I absolutely adore this film. Have you seen Stagefright:Aquarius by the same director? It's another one of my faves

I watched Stagefright Aquarius a couple of months ago, had no idea it was the same director although i did recognize the name. Thanks for that nugget of information, haha. And yes i thought Stagefright was a good film.

[Angra]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

It's not my first language so please explain.

I'll try.

Originally Posted by Angra

I guess you didn't look like your signature pic when you saw it. :D

[Baron Von Marlon]

Wet Hot American Summer(2001)
Starring lots of known actors in their early days.
Movie itself was quite average. It tried to be serious and funny at the same time but it just wasn't working.

Originally Posted by Angra

I'll try.

I misread.
This is what I read, hence my confusion.

"I guess you didn't like your signature pic when you saw it."

[Geordie9]

Drugs & Zombies, cant go wrong!! 8/10

[Baron Von Marlon]

V/H/S (2012)
Had low expectations so I was pleasantly surprised.
Some stories were quite interesting.
But I would have preferred longer stories with a bit more depth.
Overal entertaining enough so I'm gonna watch part 2 soon.

[Baron Von Marlon]

V/H/S 2 (2013)
Less interesting and less clever than part 1. Still worth the watch for the good bits.
There's the main story and 4 tapes.

Main story: meh.
Tape 1: average.
Tape 2: good
Tape 3: good/great
Tape 4: bad and a bit too cheap for this day and age

Didn't have subtitles for the Indonesian bits, don't know if that's normal?

Spoilers/discussion
"-Didn't care much for the first tape. But I'm no fan of that ghost stuff.
-The zombie tape was real fun to watch but the ending was a bit dumb.
-The cult, what the fuck was that?! Pretty brutal and over the top.
-The aliens. What a load of crap that was. Might have been good in the 90's. "

[Mayvock]

That would have to be The Tunnel (2011) - I didn't expect much when I saw the trailer, but it surprised me in a very good way. Especially considering the fact that the movie had a VERY limited budget.

[FryeDwight]

MAY (2002). Very strange but well done story of a socially withdrawn (and that's putting it mildly) girl trying to find the perfect friend. ***1/2.