sábado, 17 de noviembre de 2007

he slash, he reap, all in 3D


Robert Zemeckis have always love to experiment with he's film, lately he did, with 205 Polar Express, and the produce Monster house(creepy kids), now he have joint with the re own writer, and author, Neil Gaiman. To bring us a imaginative vision of epic cg movie call beuwolf. But now that is been shown in 3d, is it worthy pay 2dllrs more for the lens. Well here the review:
In the Denmark 502 A.D. Kingdom celebrated by building a new hall, with his king(Anthony Hopkin) and her"who don't want to bear her child, cause cheat on her"queen (Robin Wright Penn), when outside, in the mountain a beast awaken, while the kingdom drink, eat, and do the hunky panky. The dogs hear the warning of danger, by that time the door are broken. Revealing the beast that call Grendel, for which the flames of the hall, change of color , to blue. every soldier go to him, Grendel hit n through the guard. He disappear, So the king send a warning for a hero that could slay the demon of the mountain. Beowulf come to the story, by then beowulf and he's man would be rewarded by golden horn, if he slay the demon call Grendel. So let make some noise, for which he come, and begin killing. By then beowulf, jump to he back to find hes weak point, for where he take the advantage , by shirking the beast, and ending it, by ripping he arm, and keep in ti. When Grendel come to his cave , her mother(she appear naked, Angelina Jolie) to he aid, for later dye in her arm. Back in the Castle a celebration is in need, for the death of the beast, n the man that kill it, Beowulf have the trust of the people n hes king, but when he man are slaughter by the mother of the beast, he go forth to confront her to the cave he go. Full of riches n darkness, the hero become arouse when he lay eyes to the demon of the beast, seducing him, from a proposition that her sensual beauty cannot deny. When he return, he tell he tale on how he slay the demon, knowing the king knows something for which he give hes kingdom with no heir , beowulf will follow. So the king fall from a cliff of the castle, beginning a new era, that belong to beowulf, the legend of the demon killer, from which some payment are beginning to pay.
The good part, The voice acting are the best thing (hey even the lip syncing, are that good, let see Ashley Simpson to that) but is john malkovich playing the advisor of the king Unferth, he making him act like in a theater play. The king part was most hilarious ye gonna see of Anthony Hopkins, do, but of course he never been funny(except that one where he play as motorcycle driver). The visual are some well rendering seen in 3D, From a pointy spear, to a wild ride from the back of a dragon, the gore factor, should have gone to a R then aPG-13.
That not even the Conan movies couldn't superb this, now that most epic movie are given with the cgi treatment, like it was in 300. More director we take note, from the style of the battle sequences, with The grendel fight it could have make maximus(gladiator) take a bathroom break. And let not forget (naked, naked, naked) Angelina Jolie, to bad is in Cg. By one could dream right.
Now the bad part: There were some scene, that were a little inaproppiate, like when Uferth give Beowulf he's sword and what come out he mouth, which make little gaylish, then there the rating for this movie which i already commented, but this was really violent from Zemeckis part, i mean i ain't no conservator, but this ain't a pixar movie, i mean when ye gonna hear woody talk about fornication. And let not forget the violent that it have, that even the Monster Inc. could do, OK incredible could. And the story, which the were more story of this hero, but knowing that it base of a poem, that only in English class could one recited. But should have give more adventure tale, of what made him the warrior that he is.
So is worth for a 2dllrs more to see it in 3D. But they should have have given it more back story to it. But the movie work more as a 3d spectacle, like it did in shrek 3-D. But from story, and acting is another thing. So this is the future of movie in 3D. For me not really a least they could make it for a theme park. But is Epic, and entertain so this is something the men could joy. Just leave the kids, at home, watching the sleeping beauty movie, is more lighter violent epic movie .

miércoles, 14 de noviembre de 2007

Did somebody saw Horrorfest07?



























Horrorfest is a collection of horror film, view by 1week, that started last year. Now another year is upon us, and new films we be view in theaters, but there's problem. No one is gonna see them, not even the critics. So is up to me, show which were good, all i can say "It was better than last year"





This was my Fav of them all, cause is a mix of Hostel with some Wicker Man. Is like any horror film. The acting from most part have to go to Damian Alcazar as the former detective trying to catch a drug lord, but is the story that drove it to what could be the most strange event of disappearances of the country. Imean the suspense is something that could be made for a budget of 1mill, And the darkness of Sean Astin in the mix, also the shot of Mexico are real one that count , just by showing the building and the people, make me think that their 're director, that know My country well.



This one is produced, by the master of FXmake up, Stan Winton, What i like was the story about this man call Ian that every time he dies, he appear, in another life. In one hes doctor, he dies, now he a hockey player. That how it go. Only problem that i found was about the dark and smoking creature, that kill Ian, every time when he remember. they dont say much of the origin, and how they control the world around them, just they feed out of fear of men. This is a mix of Dark city with Groundhog day, also point out some the death ain't that good , only the torture scene in the hospital, showing the instrument that not even the guys of saw couldn't come up.






With movies showing how the end of the world could come, in many ways. But this one give a different perspective, a world with out gas. So what good about it. The story focusing on the survivors of a hospital been stalk by carnivals. what i like about it was the killing that go on, from a machete in the head, that something that never seen since dawn of the death's the bad ass of Michael Madsen, the only problem was, the story is short, don't show to much background to the characters, and the appearances of madsen was short. I would like him playing the main villain of the story. That could have given more terror to it.

Is been long that i haven't seen a monster movie, the last one was the Korean The host. Now come this one as i like to describe as Alien in the west. The action was fun, and the ways the creature kills, to the explosion of the gas station(was a little exaggerating on the count how the sheriff fly) to the twist that have , when stopping the monster. The bad part come from the special effects, it seem like this movie was made by the Sci fi channel movie of the week. The design of the beast was a cross of a raptor and alien(i to mean the Riddle kind) But overall entertaining.
So those were the one that i like, why i couldn't see the other, well i ain't made of money. with the prices for a ticket, no wonder there's a strike. Horrofest is best way to find the next generation of horror director, i know some of these film look to be made to DVD, but hey see just one and enjoy it, just be sure you're making and ass yer self, when you enter the theater.
See ya on Horrorfes08