Well now, I made the mistake of reading some of the earlier reviews about this film and I have to say that some of these people should stick with their Mortal Kombat 2's and Terminators because this film is light years ahead of both of them. Well I suppose Terminator isn't that far behind because it started the 'killer-robot-bleak-future'-trend but the fact that Hardware surpasses it in about every level makes the difference. Ok, some people prefer the mother, some the daughter, I prefer Hardware because it delves deeper into the themes and highlights many philosophical aspects that Terminator fails to grasp.
But about the film itself, the plot should be clear to the readers of this review, if not go see the film. It's a great plot and perhaps the best post-apocalyptic-film around. The cameos are great, the soundtrack is effing superb, acting is great, casting is great, technicalities are great, directing is effing superb. The effects might not look so great to todays CGI-bred hordes that go look at the Jurassic Park 7's and Mortal Kombat 9's and whatnots that Hollywood churns out like spam. To me the metallic, REAL, steamy and grimly industrial look of this film is what makes the difference between it and the cartoon-like CGI-effect films.
If you walk out on this film you only have your popcorn-fed brain to blame, and make sure you see it more than just once. Oh and BTW, I don't think that this film is too 80's looking or anything like that, people who say things like that obviously have a very narrow perspective on the visual outlook of films.
So why the f*** isn't Richard Stanley making a sequel to this one?
But about the film itself, the plot should be clear to the readers of this review, if not go see the film. It's a great plot and perhaps the best post-apocalyptic-film around. The cameos are great, the soundtrack is effing superb, acting is great, casting is great, technicalities are great, directing is effing superb. The effects might not look so great to todays CGI-bred hordes that go look at the Jurassic Park 7's and Mortal Kombat 9's and whatnots that Hollywood churns out like spam. To me the metallic, REAL, steamy and grimly industrial look of this film is what makes the difference between it and the cartoon-like CGI-effect films.
If you walk out on this film you only have your popcorn-fed brain to blame, and make sure you see it more than just once. Oh and BTW, I don't think that this film is too 80's looking or anything like that, people who say things like that obviously have a very narrow perspective on the visual outlook of films.
So why the f*** isn't Richard Stanley making a sequel to this one?