'Twas my birthday the other day and a few cut-price DVDs came my way:
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS - clever, beautiful, poignant, and cuts off just as the army is advancing on the Flying Daggers' HQ, giving me a major WTF?! moment. A little too much wirework for my liking, with even ordinary soldiers floating through the bamboo forest and performing inhuman feats. We also shouted "For fvck's sake, just die!" a lot towards the end. Overall, didn't quite fire on all cylinders, but still had its moments.
BULLETPROOF MONK - failed on all levels to deliver its potential. This could easily have become a classic action film; instead, it belongs at the bottom of the bargain bucket. An infuriating waste of resources and talent.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - having seen numerous comments hereabouts I expected a clucking turkey, but was pleasantly surprised. Not once did Orlando Bloom hug Eric Bana's thigh and sob like a girl.
I'm just saying. Carry on.
-Derek
My Web Page - shameless vampyre fiction & other shameless writings.
This is the crack team that foils my every plan? I am deeply shamed.
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS - clever, beautiful, poignant, and cuts off just as the army is advancing on the Flying Daggers' HQ, giving me a major WTF?! moment. A little too much wirework for my liking, with even ordinary soldiers floating through the bamboo forest and performing inhuman feats. We also shouted "For fvck's sake, just die!" a lot towards the end. Overall, didn't quite fire on all cylinders, but still had its moments.
BULLETPROOF MONK - failed on all levels to deliver its potential. This could easily have become a classic action film; instead, it belongs at the bottom of the bargain bucket. An infuriating waste of resources and talent.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - having seen numerous comments hereabouts I expected a clucking turkey, but was pleasantly surprised. Not once did Orlando Bloom hug Eric Bana's thigh and sob like a girl.
I'm just saying. Carry on.
-Derek
My Web Page - shameless vampyre fiction & other shameless writings.
This is the crack team that foils my every plan? I am deeply shamed.
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