The Movie: Cyclone, directed by Fred Olen Ray
Recommendation: Von Gauzen
Reason: This movie apparently cost someone $2.99. They paid $2 too much.
Cyclone is the sort of movie that needed to be made, if only to give movie fans something to measure other bad movies against. It's about a motorcycle assembled by the guy who starred in Re-Animator, that looks like it was constructed out of cardboard after hours by preschoolers. It stars a Heather Locklear lookalike, and the plot is so connect-the-dots its not even insulting anymore.
The movie looks bad overall. The set design is godawful, apparently following the noveau cardboard box design theory. The stuntwork is amateurish at its absolute peak. The motorcycle riding was even badly done, by a stuntman who reminded me of the hairy guy I saw in the Emma Peel catsuit in an episode of the Avengers. He even had obviously hairy guy forearms, despite playing a woman.
There's not a lot to say about the acting, the plot, or anything else in the movie. Aside from a couple of richly realised explosions and wicked use of head-mounted lasers, there are no redeeming moments in the feature. It sucked, don't watch it, even for $2.99.
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Saturday, May 19, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Musical cues for the win.
The Movie: The One, directed by James Wong
Recommendation: Broomie
Reason: I apparently needed to see this martial arts movie, due to overwhelming Jet Li and kicking in the face. Therefore, I acquiesced.
I think Jet Li's underrated as an actor. He's really quite talented, as evidenced by The One and Unleashed in particular. Though I can't see him in some of the roles he's been considered for (Li Mu Bai? Really?), he's good enough that I'd have to give the benefit of the doubt. I'm actually a little excited about the upcoming War, where he's reunited with Jason Statham (whose acting chops have grown considerably since The One. For instance, I can usually understand what he's saying nowadays.).
The One was a sort of midrate sci-fi movie that featured people being kicked in the head a lot. The flexibility of the violence potential of the film can be showcased by the original lead-Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. I have no problem with The Rock-like Jet Li, he's a very likeable actor with excellent physical capabilities. I don't think he could have done quite the same job that Jet Li did with this movie, elevating it from a relatively silly premise to a workable face-kicker. There was a little more than kiddy-pool depth to the characters in the film.
Technically speaking...yay! Bullet time done right for once! Bullet time's a cliche now, no longer the OHMYGODCOOL thing it was when Trinity leapt into the air and the camera did a 180 around her. When The One was released, it was still fresh, and the technique wasn't too terribly abused. I think (*gasp, horror*) it was actually well done. Sue me. This was a neat timewaster.
-101/365 down, 264/365 to go
Recommendation: Broomie
Reason: I apparently needed to see this martial arts movie, due to overwhelming Jet Li and kicking in the face. Therefore, I acquiesced.
I think Jet Li's underrated as an actor. He's really quite talented, as evidenced by The One and Unleashed in particular. Though I can't see him in some of the roles he's been considered for (Li Mu Bai? Really?), he's good enough that I'd have to give the benefit of the doubt. I'm actually a little excited about the upcoming War, where he's reunited with Jason Statham (whose acting chops have grown considerably since The One. For instance, I can usually understand what he's saying nowadays.).
The One was a sort of midrate sci-fi movie that featured people being kicked in the head a lot. The flexibility of the violence potential of the film can be showcased by the original lead-Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. I have no problem with The Rock-like Jet Li, he's a very likeable actor with excellent physical capabilities. I don't think he could have done quite the same job that Jet Li did with this movie, elevating it from a relatively silly premise to a workable face-kicker. There was a little more than kiddy-pool depth to the characters in the film.
Technically speaking...yay! Bullet time done right for once! Bullet time's a cliche now, no longer the OHMYGODCOOL thing it was when Trinity leapt into the air and the camera did a 180 around her. When The One was released, it was still fresh, and the technique wasn't too terribly abused. I think (*gasp, horror*) it was actually well done. Sue me. This was a neat timewaster.
-101/365 down, 264/365 to go
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