'Pompeii': A disturbing lack of body oil . . . .

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Limburger on celluloid. I expected more bristling pecks as in TV Spartacus but it was not to be. The arena blood lettings had a surprising lack of blood for all the slashing and stabbing that took place. This B-tier cast (Sutherland, Jared Harris, Carrie-Anne Moss, et al) walked through this as supporting cast to the CGI holocaust that couldn't happen soon enough. Once Vesuvius awoke things shifted from gladiators, Roman politics, and slave-aristo love to get-the-hell-out-of-Dodge with sword fights. The pyrotechnics were formulated for 3D and the actual combat-escape through the avenues showed Pompeii to be as large as Rome...a noticeable exaggeration.

The CGI was nice with a few flaws but the power of the event just wasn't emotionally conveyed as it could have been with a larger budget. You could add it to your guiltiest of guilty pleasure list via DVD.

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Topic - 'Pompeii': A disturbing lack of body oil . . . . - Billy Wonka 12:44:37 02/22/14 (3)

dude, you are a movie going machine, Limburger on celluloid no thanks... - PhilJ 13:51:37 02/22/14 (0)

RE: 'Pompeii': A disturbing lack of body oil . . . . - Ladok 13:12:05 02/22/14 (1)

I didn't even catch the rating, but . . . - Billy Wonka 16:22:09 02/22/14 (0)

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