Because I don’t feel like writing full-length reviews, I’m
going to deviate from my usual modus operandi this time with these
'quick and dirty' reviews of the three movies I saw over the last couple of weekends. And no graphics this time. Sorry.
Prometheus: Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated "is-it-or-isn’t-it?" prequel
to ‘Alien’ is a visually stunning classic sci-fi movie. 33 years after Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley
found to her dismay that “in space, no one can hear you scream,” we finally got some
answers as to where these hell-spawned horrors came from. It is too bad the movie also proved to be unsatisfying. A group of
scientists discover that humans were created or engineered by ‘gods,’ who later
sought to destroy their wonderful creations with the perfectly bioengineered
weapon. While I can overlook the
fact that many of these so-called scientists behaved irrationally and immaturely in the movie, what
I can’t forgive is that the movie resorted to its Deus ex machina
device only to deprive us the answer to its central question. Such conceit!
Noomi Rapace was passable as the main scientist, even though she’s not
quite as kickass as Sigourney Weaver.
Instead of killing aliens she had to get one out of her. Michael Fassbender as the wondrously curious
android David provided the movie with its only memorable character.
Snow White and the Huntsman: The second of two ‘Snow White’ movies released this
year, SWATH took a much darker spin on this classic Disney tale. Kristen Stewart played the titular princess
whose father was murdered by the Evil Queen (deliciously played by
Charlize Theron) to usurp the throne.
Forced to seek refuge in the dark forest after being declared the ‘fairest of
them all’ by the Mirror and hunted by the EQ, Snow allied herself with the oft-drunken Huntsman
(played by Chris Hemsworth) and seven dwarves to win back what’s rightfully
hers. Billed as what ‘Snow White’ might
have been like if penned by J.R.R. Tolkien, SWATH sought to make Kristen
Stewart look like Joan of Ark. But
lacking the charisma and gravitas for such a role, she only managed
to look bland and sulking throughout the movie.
And Edward fans can rejoice! There is
zero chemistry between Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth. Even Charlize Theron couldn’t save this movie
from being a complete disaster.
MIB3: The latest installment of the Will Smith/Tommy Lee
Jones-starred buddy sci-fi comedy took us back in time to
1969. An evil alien named Boris the
Animal escaped from a maximum security penitentiary on the moon and traveled back in
time to kill Agent K (Jones), so Agent J (Smith) must go back in time to prevent
that from happening. Can you do the time
warp? Josh Brolin, as the young K,
played the role with gusto. Though MIB3
is as campy and cheesy as you might expect, it is also fun for the whole family with a charm that's hard to resist. MIB3 went a long way in
explaining how K ‘chose’ J as his protegé in the first movie. As much as I would like to call this just another
shameless sequel, it’s actually not too shabby.
Prometheus - 7 out of 10
SWATH - 4 out of 10
MIB3 - 7 out of 10
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