Ever see one of those movies that surprises you, then lets you down, then surprises you some more, then lets you down some more? So here's this LA alien invasion movie (LA being popular with invading aliens) and I've given it a wide berth for a while now, hearing so many mixed reviews. And immediately I'm saying to myself 'I love what they're doing here, bringing their own concepts to a pre-loved genre,' but then where it excels, it seems to fall short in equal measures elsewhere.
My gripe is that it's one part character building for characters you can't possibly care about and then two parts shallow spectacle (bringing back those cool concepts, lashings of action, really well done CGI with great texturing etc) where we ask ourselves how much of the beginning of the movie could we have done without if only to have more of a final act?! Do you get me? It teased rather than gave. After all it delivered, it was all just a tease to say "give us more money and we'll give you more movie" only it's not the ending I didn't like. It's that they took a whole movie to get to a point that could have been reached within the space of half a movie (if it was up to a certain Mr Blomkamp).
And that reminds me that I've been watching the lovechild of Independence Day and District 9.
Eric Balfour was in his element for action, David Zayas stole it and Donald Faison seemed wasted, if not out of place. In fact, the way the movie goes everybody seemed a bit of a waste.
Startling, dazzling, exciting, cool, grisly, edge of your seat...
For part of the duration at least. I wonder if they're releasing that sequel or do they still want more money?!
My gripe is that it's one part character building for characters you can't possibly care about and then two parts shallow spectacle (bringing back those cool concepts, lashings of action, really well done CGI with great texturing etc) where we ask ourselves how much of the beginning of the movie could we have done without if only to have more of a final act?! Do you get me? It teased rather than gave. After all it delivered, it was all just a tease to say "give us more money and we'll give you more movie" only it's not the ending I didn't like. It's that they took a whole movie to get to a point that could have been reached within the space of half a movie (if it was up to a certain Mr Blomkamp).
And that reminds me that I've been watching the lovechild of Independence Day and District 9.
Eric Balfour was in his element for action, David Zayas stole it and Donald Faison seemed wasted, if not out of place. In fact, the way the movie goes everybody seemed a bit of a waste.
Startling, dazzling, exciting, cool, grisly, edge of your seat...
For part of the duration at least. I wonder if they're releasing that sequel or do they still want more money?!