Watched this last weekend. It was made of win and awesome.
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Watched this last weekend. It was made of win and awesome.
It's pretty damn brilliant.
Saw it today. I very much enjoyed it. It was a little less extreme in the film versus the comic and I guess if they actually went those said scenes in the comic it might've been too explicit for audiences.
As far as presentation goes I give it an 8/10.
It was completely awesome.
I felt an odd disconnect watching this movie.
The title character seems to belong more to the tradition of Spiderman or Superman where they make it a point to use non-lethel force. Kind of like a Mystery Men low-rent version. The fights with him are framed fairly realistically with real life consequances.
On the other hand Big Daddy and Hit Girl seem to belong more to the revenge fueled Punisher-style vigilantes, who only seem mildly psychopathic compared to the villain who's really psychopathic. Their fight scenes seem more akin to gun-fu where they perform stunts that are physically impossible.
I enjoyed both elements on their own, but when the three of them crossed path, it was jarring to watch. Since Big Daddy and Hit Girl are far more compelling characters I wonder if it would have better to just have them the main characters and be done with it.
Maybe the contrast in style was the point. But for me it was the difference between liking it and loving it.
You do remember(SPOILER)at the end of the movie, he killed about five guys. I guess at first he wanted to be more like Batman and them, but at the end of the movie and book he ignored that fact and basically said, smurf it!Quote:
Originally Posted by BG-57
Nah, then it wouldn't have done the comic justice.Quote:
On the other hand Big Daddy and Hit Girl seem to belong more to the revenge fueled Punisher-style vigilantes, who only seem mildly psychopathic compared to the villain who's really psychopathic. Their fight scenes seem more akin to gun-fu where they perform stunts that are physically impossible.
I enjoyed both elements on their own, but when the three of them crossed path, it was jarring to watch. Since Big Daddy and Hit Girl are far more compelling characters I wonder if it would have better to just have them the main characters and be done with it.
He does it basically as a favor to them along with using their equipment which he would never be able to do on his own. It's not I felt sorry for the bad guys either, although I liked the bazooka guy. But this is hardly something the 'hero' would do on his own initiative.Quote:
Originally Posted by Depression Moon
Spoony's review of the movie killed any interest I had in the comic when he revealed the plot twist involving Big Daddy's real motivation to become a vigilante. Glad to say that element didn't survive the transition to film.Quote:
Originally Posted by Depression Moon