Thursday 27 June 2013

World War Z: Utterly Rubbish Zombie Movie


Movie Title:
World War Z
Strong Point:
Pace was ok, beginning was ok. Action was breathtaking especially in Jerusalem
Weak Point:
Aplenty. Incoherent plot and some does not make sense. Didn't state why Brat Pitt as UN Lead Investigator suddenly drop out from UN, why he is suddenly called up again and why he is suddenly the important person in finding the cure although not a  scientist and etc. Brat Pitt performance here is a waste and i as a viewer felt that he didn't put much performance into it. It is one of the weakest acting from him yet.
The action was chaotic especially in the beginning of the movie. The past paced and held-cam type action was a headache as we do not know who is chasing what and who is screaming. Since it is a large scale zombie attack, the cam should have been panned out and let us see the full destruction. Even if it happens, it only happens for a short period.
If we were to compare the gore in The Walking Dead with World War Z, it will be like The Walking Dead = High School level while World War Z = Pre-shool level. There is no blood at all in World War Z nor any decapitation shown on screen. At least a bit of gore must be shown to depict the violence and horror of the virus epidemic but these were not shown at all. Disappointing at all.
To see or not to see:
Better rent a video once available. No point in buying movie tickets

Man of Steel : Too much = Not better


Movie: 
Man of Steele
Strong Point: 
Good start to the Superman franchise. A good 10~15 mins of great action sequence at the beginning of the movie showing planet Krypton. So don't miss coming in late. A good fighting scenes of Superman against Faora and another massive huge guy. It's like OK Coral in a western gun fight. Great & destructive CGI sequence of fighting scenes similar to comic book tunes.
Weak Point: 
Too many flashback .. Once in a while is good but too many is extremely irritating. Henry Cavill is great as Superman but he doesn't show much expression in the face and it is almost like he is a robot or something. I would like to see more of Kevin Costner and Clark Kent relationship with their adoptive parents but it wasn't shown. The plot and storyline is rather weak and some scenes are just plain nonsense like why the Army with massive weapons afraid of a broadcast signal by Zod? The CGI fighting is a bit too much. Almost like you feel that this is the beginning and end of a Superman franchise. The 1st genuine fight with Faora is spectacular but the fight with Zod is extremely disappointing and too much smashing and crashing inside building that it almost made people feel a id bored.
To See or Not to see:
See it only once for the CGI fight sequence. Not so watchable on second time round.

Fast & Furios 6: Keep the Engine Revving


I will comment most of the movies from now onwards in more structured and point based so that people might not think this article as too long-winded and based on the review - either a must see or down the toilet bowl. So lets start with the 1st real summer blockbuster movie:
Movie: 
Fast & Furious 6 aka Fast 6
Weak Point: 
Less street racing across the town, change tune to cop-robber car chase. Less heavy R&B music to kick start the racing momentum. The so-called bad guys equivalent to Fast 6 group are weak despite beginning of strong showing. Too many outrageous CGI stunts involve and now car jumping out of burning plane??
Strong Point: 
Good movie plot to link Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift till Fast 6. Kudos to director Justin Lin. Great to change plot from illegal car racing to fugitive evading to busting international terrorist. That is why this movie franchise is still burning hot and hotter on each sequels. I'm waiting for the next Fast 7 featuring an all new and exciting bad guy in Jason Statham. So, please stay back during the credits roll to see his introduction. Chris Evans is just okay in this movie as baddie but i think Jason Statham has more charismatic features.
Great girl fight cat fight scenes too. 
To see or not to see:
A must see movie. Go see if you have not seen.