I was sceptical . but really enjoyed the film.
Might have to revisit it, now that I know it was filmed in Detroit.
I thought it was based very closely on George Lucas first film THX-1138
.. with some modern evolution of the concept.
But yea, totally surprised by the film, after expecting it to be
another sci-fi wet biscuit .. all flash and no pants.
Compared to alot of recent sci-fi attempts I felt the island was
quite strong, telling a decent story in a managable fashion.
I think it could stand the test of several viewings.
.simon
theREALmxyzptlk wrote:
Cyclone Wehner wrote:
Has anyone seen this sci-fi movie? I know it was shot in Detroit and
from the promo clips I've seen Detroit features quite prominently
(albeit no
Belle Isle)? Is it any good? ;)
My wife and I went because there wasn't much out and we wanted to see a
movie she hadn't seen - I rarely get to go to movies, so what the hey.
The acting was decent (Obi Wan, Boromir and Steve Buscemi!), and it had
an interesting premise. Can't recall, but I think it's a Michael Bay
film. Lots of action sequences. What I found fun was the way the action
sequences were shot (nice cinematography). The best way I can describe
it is that instead of focusing the flight of the cars in the air in the
obligatory 'cars flying through the air' scenes - which are ubiquitous
in action films these days - there was a lot of up-in-it focus on the
crash down in that sort of "you are there in the middle of it" crazed
confusion/movement which reminded me of Ridley Scott's battle scenes in
"Gladiator".
The problem in most films of this ilk is that it's easy to tell who the
expendables are pretty quickly and also how things are going to turn out.
I wouldn't beat a path to the theater for it, but I wasn't angry I'd
seen it or anything. I'd say it will fare better on the big screen than
it does as a rental.
It all depends on if you like futuristic action films, I guess. Not a
bad ride, all said.
