I’ve heard good reviews about this movie since last year but was too busy to go to the theatere until recently. When I finally saw this movie, I was disappointed. The good can be read from the reviews, so I’m just going to talk about what I did not like about this movie:
First of all, since it was directed by Tim Burton so I thought I could see a blend of tragedy and dark comedy, instead the movie was plain and dull.
Second, there was too much gore and too much blood but too few explanation on why Todd turns into a merciless serial killer. I understand that he’s angry, I understand that he sees London as filled with vermins, and I understand that he wants to let the rich help the poor (by stuffing pies with their flesh,) but these do not justify him killing random people. In the end, I see Todd as a mad killer who has the thirst for blood instead of someone who seeks vengence with a good reason.
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This should be printed on the movie poster as catch-phrase:
“WARNING: side effects may include nausea and vomiting due to bad camera work. ”
or this movie should have this subtitle: “The Bourne Ultimatum: Blair Witch Project“
The third installment of the series would be a grand success, but was totally ruined by the poor (some say styled) camera work.
The story did not occur exactly after the 2nd film, but rather in between. The first half of the film takes place after Bourne left Moscow and tried to regain his memories. Then the second half successfully connects the plot to the last scene of the 2nd film (Where Pamela Landy told Bourne his real name.) The entire film was packed with good plot and great fighting sequences, so why was the film ruined? It’s all thanks to the camera work. Apparently, the entire movie was filmed on handheld cameras just like the second film. I was expecting the director would not make the same mistake as Bourne Supremacy (or should say film it in the same style.) The action was great, but you cannot see what was going on because the camera was so out of focus it was hard to tell who was hitting who with what. The story was great, but even during a dialogue the camera still vibrates which makes everyone in the audience annoyed and lose concentration. So my suggestion? Do not watch it in the theater, get the dvd or watch it on HBO, because it less painful to watch on small TV.
As for me; whenever I see the name Paul Greengrass next to the word director, I will “probably” not watch that movie.
I saw the movie couple days ago. The last one was entertaining and, but this time they screw up.
First the bad:
The first hours was painful, the story arc did not connect and the drama was way too dragging. The movie tries to present the darker side of the story, but none worked and it just makes you wonder where are the action scene. And finally the scenes did not work towards the end as a whole: for example you will see one scene and when it changes to the next scene it makes you wonder ”wait? is that it?”
Then the good:
In my opinion, only the last 20 minutes was watchable. The final fight scene was spectacular with many characters working different spells, but that was it and the rest was just boring. Nevertheless, I’ll watch the next harry potter movie and I hope the next movie will be better.
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