A friend and I set out to watch this movie last night with little hope that it would be more than just eye candy with minimal plot & substance, & some questionable acting. Suffice it to say DOA lived up to - & in parts exceeded - our expectations.
As I watched the opening scene with Devon Aoki's cardboard/robot like acting, I realised what we were in for, sighed, and slouched a bit lower in my comfy chair. The only actor/actress in the whole movie that was in the slightest bit entertaining was Jaime Pressly, the others being totally over the top & totally unbelievable - and that's before their poor delivery.
I was astounded at just how many times I was looking at a scene and thinking 'holy crap, they have blatantly (& poorly) copied that from (entermovie name)'. Several scenes were clearly attempts to recreate the visual brilliance of Hero, not surprisingly falling far short. There are too many scenes clearly copied for me to make a list - the most obvious being Kill Bill, Charlies Angels, Enter the Dragon & Hero.
Here is the clearest way I can describe the entertainment value: We are probably 3/4 through the movie & it's at the part where the bad guys are starting to make their moves and it's starting to look perilous for our heroes. I look ruefully over at my friend with a 'how ridiculous is this movie' look on my face and see that he has fallen asleep.
I considered rating this movie as 1 out of 10, but the director made a big effort to ensure the ladies were dressed in bikini's for the majority of the movie - even when they were fighting? Also for the gamers out there, they were kind enough to add a bit of DOA beach volleyball. Basically you would enjoy this movie more with the volume off.
As I watched the opening scene with Devon Aoki's cardboard/robot like acting, I realised what we were in for, sighed, and slouched a bit lower in my comfy chair. The only actor/actress in the whole movie that was in the slightest bit entertaining was Jaime Pressly, the others being totally over the top & totally unbelievable - and that's before their poor delivery.
I was astounded at just how many times I was looking at a scene and thinking 'holy crap, they have blatantly (& poorly) copied that from (entermovie name)'. Several scenes were clearly attempts to recreate the visual brilliance of Hero, not surprisingly falling far short. There are too many scenes clearly copied for me to make a list - the most obvious being Kill Bill, Charlies Angels, Enter the Dragon & Hero.
Here is the clearest way I can describe the entertainment value: We are probably 3/4 through the movie & it's at the part where the bad guys are starting to make their moves and it's starting to look perilous for our heroes. I look ruefully over at my friend with a 'how ridiculous is this movie' look on my face and see that he has fallen asleep.
I considered rating this movie as 1 out of 10, but the director made a big effort to ensure the ladies were dressed in bikini's for the majority of the movie - even when they were fighting? Also for the gamers out there, they were kind enough to add a bit of DOA beach volleyball. Basically you would enjoy this movie more with the volume off.