12-07-2007, 03:18 PM
I know Scapino saw this before I did. He invited me to join him at a screening that was well passed my bedtime.
But The Queen blew off work today and told me we should go. Since it was well before my bedtime, I aquiesced. Plus I hadn't left the house in a long time.
It was good but the 3-d was distracting. A lot of the characters looked like Prince Charming from the Shrek movies. There was lot's of 3-d blood gushing at the Camera. Angelina has never looked that good, dripping gold and whipping her hair-tail. For some reason, they gave us a full pan down her body as she emerged from the water.
The biggest horror was almost seeing Anthony Hopkins nude as his toga kept threatening to slip off. The funniest moment were the recreation of the Austin Power's hide the penis routine starring Beowulf. He had to be naked for these fight scenes but there was always something in the way of the naughty. I liked John Malkovich's recreation of the Monty Python sketch ("Ooh, we're all really impressed down here") The funniest sex scene was when Grendel's mom grabs the Hero's sword. Who knew epic poetry had so many funny moments.
The final act was great. It made up for some of the draggy bits early on. Dragons fighting. Huge arrows firing. The castle being destroyed. Self mutilation. What fun!
But like I said, the 3-d was a bit distracting. It wasn't hokey, they did shove the occasional spear into the camera, but I'd be getting involved in the story and then I was pulled right out of it by the 3-D. I had a lot of thoughts along the lines of boy doesn't that look cool.
I'd still see in in 3-d in the theaters. I'll probably watch it on DVD when it comes out to see if holds up without the eye candy.
But The Queen blew off work today and told me we should go. Since it was well before my bedtime, I aquiesced. Plus I hadn't left the house in a long time.
It was good but the 3-d was distracting. A lot of the characters looked like Prince Charming from the Shrek movies. There was lot's of 3-d blood gushing at the Camera. Angelina has never looked that good, dripping gold and whipping her hair-tail. For some reason, they gave us a full pan down her body as she emerged from the water.
The biggest horror was almost seeing Anthony Hopkins nude as his toga kept threatening to slip off. The funniest moment were the recreation of the Austin Power's hide the penis routine starring Beowulf. He had to be naked for these fight scenes but there was always something in the way of the naughty. I liked John Malkovich's recreation of the Monty Python sketch ("Ooh, we're all really impressed down here") The funniest sex scene was when Grendel's mom grabs the Hero's sword. Who knew epic poetry had so many funny moments.
The final act was great. It made up for some of the draggy bits early on. Dragons fighting. Huge arrows firing. The castle being destroyed. Self mutilation. What fun!
But like I said, the 3-d was a bit distracting. It wasn't hokey, they did shove the occasional spear into the camera, but I'd be getting involved in the story and then I was pulled right out of it by the 3-D. I had a lot of thoughts along the lines of boy doesn't that look cool.
I'd still see in in 3-d in the theaters. I'll probably watch it on DVD when it comes out to see if holds up without the eye candy.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit