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reign of fire - pretty bad IMHO

Posted by brewthunda (A) on January 6, 2003 at 11:56:10

In Reply to: best films of 2002 (from the local video store) posted by njjohn on January 3, 2003 at 15:15:33:

I personally found it to be a pretty dumb movie. Great concept, fantastic scenery design, but an awful script and worse acting.

It's not really "british sci-fi". "blockbuster american sci-fi set in post-apocalyptic England" is more accurate. The director is the same guy who did the X Files movie and his primary work is on episodes of Star Trek - Next Generation.

The Matthew McConaughey and Izabella Scorupco characters ruined the movie for me - lots of poorly written dialog and script flaws. Biggest flaw for me was the use of guns. First: why do they bother with small arms at all? Second: the shooting from the hip thing - somehow I have a feeling that the Army teaches you to aim when shooting at flying objects. Third: McConaughey constantly telling people to "lock and load". If someone needs to tell you to load your gun before trying to shoot a dragon, you shouldn't be out there in the first place.

Ok, venting over.

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On a side note, a couple of blockbuster-rental type DVDs I enjoyed recently were:

Mothman Prophecies (Richard Gere. Good suspence. Very spooky. An ultimately forgettable movie . . but lots of fun.)

The Black Adder (the BBC series - just watched the 1st, second and third series . . very funny stuff)

Malcolm in the Middle (the TV show .. brilliant stuff . . and better when you can watch 16 episodes straight without commercials)

Zoolander (had to rent this twice - One of Ben Stiller's best)

Band of Brothers (the 5 disc set is awesome)

Death to Smoochy (very dark, very funny . . the role that Robin Williams is meant to play: the sad clown that you're supposed to hate)

Brotherhood of the Wolf: (dumb but fun monster movie - pretty brutal)

Oh, and Lord of the Rings I - just watched it for the 3rd or 4th time and it's steadily growing on me as a great movie. I like the balance between camera tricks and CGI for the special effects.

ok, back to work . . .

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