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Post by Phoenix on Sept 20, 2004 12:37:59 GMT -5
I had such high hopes for it, that when I saw it I was disappointed. Didn't like Gwyneth Paltrow AT ALL.
Very cool homages to other movies though. That was the best part. And the special effects were great, of course.
Anyone else see it? Thoughts?
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 20, 2004 13:00:01 GMT -5
I had already posted this review in Smitty's "2004 Must See" thread in the Off the Chest section, but here it is again.
I saw it and thought it was pretty good, but not the knock-out I thought it was gonna be based on the trailers. It starts out great, but kinda loses steam in the second half. The look is very cool, part METROPOLIS, part old FLASH GORDON serials and it also reminded me of those old animated Fleischer "SUPERMAN" cartoons from the forties. The story is not that strong, but considering it's paying homage to those old "FLASH GORDON"/"BUCK ROGERS" serials, I guess it's about as strong as it should be. The problem is that with those old serials you only sat through a little bit at a time, so you didn't mind the weak story, here you get the whole thing in one sitting. It does start to get a little old after awhile. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and STAR WARS are much better homages to those old serials. If you're a genre fan though, there are lots of cool in-jokes throughout the movie. 7/10
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