Okay, we've been through the first semester of 2009, actually, I've seen many movies during this period, but I choose six of recently released blockbusters to be reviewed, here they go!
(THE GOOD)
Watchmen: Zack Snyder lived up the dystopian future of Alan Moore's story. The movie adaptation of Watchmen is well-balanced and well-measured, it was fresh enough for casual moviegoers, yet deep and insightful enough for anyone who had literacy in the original graphic novel. Nothing seems out of the bound, even the significant change in the ending is a great addition to the rich and brooding world of Watchmen.
Star Trek: I might be fed up with Lost and slightly disappointed with Mission Impossible 3, but J.J Abrams and his mystery box philosophy keep me guessing. In this reboot of Star Trek, J.J is boldly going where no man has gone before, and outdid himself. From perfect casting for Spock and Kirk (I'm no boy-lover, but I think Chris Pine and ZQ are fit for the role), to the shocking story involved quantum physics and time-travel thing, the new Star Trek could be listed as new classic sci-fi masterpiece.
Drag Me To Hell: Many of my friends complaining about this movie. They said it was horrible and tasteless, but hey, this is Sam Raimi back to the origin! Raimi--a connoisseur in cheap horror--actually revived the genre with his Evil Dead franchise, started back in 1981. With over the top gore, disgusting properties, and shocking scenes, Drag Me To Hell could be counted as something like Raimi taking back his throne over the genre. (Heck, even his trademark and style could even be seen in Spider-man trilogy!!) And now, Raimi back on his track once again, following his bliss and produce a slapstick, humorous, highly-entertained horror movie. Well, I can't blame any of my friend who hated the movie, they might not know about Sam Raimi's historical stuff at all, that's why the didn't 'get' the movie, but for those who do understand a thing about Sam Raimi, the movie was total fun.
(THE BAD)
Transformers Revenge of The Fallen: Michael Bay's fucking epic sequel of 2007's Transformers is--sadly--are just the same old story. I'm not going into contradiction here, I knew about director's trademark: Raimi's cheesy horror, Tarantino's ultraviolence, Guy Ritchie's quick-cut-editing, and Michael Bay's big explosions. And here's the flaw, director's trademark should be adaptable and not fucking immoveable. Raimi went from Evil Dead to Spider-man, Tarantino switched from Reservoir Dogs to Kill Bill, William Friedkin tried everything from The Exorcist to The French Connection, Kubrick went sci-fi in 2001, then horror in The Shining, every named directors are known for their capability of switching genres and high adaptability over the script's and story demand. And that's what missing from Michael Bay: visual effect abuse, bullet-shooting and big explosions are all that he can do. Nothing more.
Terminator Salvation: The war depicted in previous installments of Terminator franchise finally told. And is it good? No! Terminator--in its own terms meant 'a machine sent back through time to prevent something happening.' The three predecessors of Salvation got those time travelled machines (or cyborgs), while Salvation really got nothing to be told except war, war and war all the time. The story was just a micro detail in Salvation, and it got no interesting development. Pathetic.
X-Men Origins - Wolverine: One golden rule in franchise movie-making: don't left out the audience who were having literacy and deep knowledge about the story. Don't treat anyone the same, as if they do not know anything at all. That's why Batman Begins succeed, it gave a refreshment of Batman mythology without stripping the original idea. It redefine, not deconstruct. It embraced new audiences as well as the old fans. But Wolverine? It mocked our intelligence. It's dumb as hell
(AND I’M STILL WAITING FOR PIXAR’S UP!!)
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