Oct
28
06
Official movie website.
Internet Movie Database link.
After the latest stiff and soulless Star Wars episodes, Serenity is a
welcome breath of fresh air. If it were set in the Star Wars universe,
it would be titled “The adventures of Han Solo, if he had never come
across those pesky Rebels”.
Serenity thankfully dismisses meetings, political intrigue and deep, brainy
analyses to concentrate on fighting, low-atmosphere
combat, and the unraveling of a significant mystery. This mystery
involves, of course, a race of berserk cannibals and a pretty young
girl “conditioned for combat” and “of extraordinary grace”. Just like it
should be.
Rating: Very good.
Filed under Very Good, S, Science Fiction.
Oct
22
06
Internet Movie Database link.
Official movie site.
The setting is the near future, and a conflict between virus-infected, mutant vampire super-soldiers and the totalitarian human government is raging. Violet, a mutant, is set to save a child and, with it, her humanity.
This film’s true protagonist is Milla Jovovich’s bare midriff, with her lips and eyes as secondary characters. Besides that, there’s not much more on offer: a simplistic yet unintelligible script, remarkably bad acting, and special effects that are an embarrassment to the XXIst century. Some fight scenes are halfway decent, though I’m still wondering why futuristic soldiers would use glass armor.
Rating: Avoid.
Filed under Avoid, U, Science Fiction.
