Hero: Slow, artsy-fartsy fantasy martial arts film. The story was decent, seeing each event through multiple perspectives with each person's own views and with that person's motives coloring the portrayal of events was neat. Tedious, but neat.
I am not a fan of wire fighting. If used properly it is a usefull tool to show extreme ability, i.e. The Matrix and some of the bullet time stuff, where the characters were able to bend some rules and break others, and when wires are used to increase jumps or other moves without resorting to CGI or moving into the realm of total implausibility.
12 Monkeys: An intriguing scifi out-of-order film. With a bit of patience excercised while viewing this is a good film.
Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair is the 4th book ;) I believe the original t.v. series was put on by the BBC. There was use of puppets and some animation, if I recall correctly. It was a decent effort for the times and budget. The trailer in front of Star Wars Epsiode 3 had my wife tugging on my arm too. The more of the preview I saw the more I wanted to see. Hopefully Disney doesn't take too much dramatic license and depart from the original too far.
EDIT: Just adding that the artsy-fartsyness of Hero during the fight scene with all the leaves was fantastic!
I am not a fan of wire fighting. If used properly it is a usefull tool to show extreme ability, i.e. The Matrix and some of the bullet time stuff, where the characters were able to bend some rules and break others, and when wires are used to increase jumps or other moves without resorting to CGI or moving into the realm of total implausibility.
12 Monkeys: An intriguing scifi out-of-order film. With a bit of patience excercised while viewing this is a good film.
Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair is the 4th book ;) I believe the original t.v. series was put on by the BBC. There was use of puppets and some animation, if I recall correctly. It was a decent effort for the times and budget. The trailer in front of Star Wars Epsiode 3 had my wife tugging on my arm too. The more of the preview I saw the more I wanted to see. Hopefully Disney doesn't take too much dramatic license and depart from the original too far.
EDIT: Just adding that the artsy-fartsyness of Hero during the fight scene with all the leaves was fantastic!
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein