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randall 
"I like to watch."
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 Posted - 10/12/2009 : 01:46:04
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Ugh. Pitiful.
And it even resorted to the lame action-film cliche of the hero walking FG to cam in slow motion, while something blows up real good behind him. This was beginning to get tiresome back in TERMINATOR 2, and that was decades ago. There must be some storytelling supporting the shot, a la NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. Here, nada. It's preposterous, even for a comic-book character.
Ever since SPIDER-MAN, which I know many people loved, I've had a beef with CGI fight scenes. These days they're cut so staccato that you never get a sense of where the two combatants are -- and that's all this movie is, two-[once, three-!]guy fights. By now, things only have to move around very fast to make you think you've seen something which you haven't. Lazy. You don't believe anything has weight or mass [which also hurts every single web-swinging scene in every single Spidey movie]; as for jumping onto a flying vehicle, Jim Cameron stated that stunt in TERMY 2 and TRUE LIES, and it looked far better back then.
CGI improves visuals no more than word processors improve prose; they both tempt you into leaving more than you needed to. [Single exception: Peter Jackson's RINGS.] This flick's only for admirers of Hugh Jackman, both girls and boys. |
Edited by - randall on 10/12/2009 01:47:54 |
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
