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aslouie -> RE: I Just Saw... (6/29/2008 7:55:29 PM)
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ORIGINAL: stateofgrace
Wanted
Well, I WANTED to see this film because I really liked Night Watch and WANTED to see the director's move to American films. Also, the film had gotten some good reviews among SF&F fans and the cast seemed good (not a big fan of Angelena Jolie, but she did seem a good choice for the role).
I dunno. I have such mixed feelings about this film. I would have really preferred they remove the frequent use of the F-word and cut down the level of the violence and go for a solid PG-13 instead of R. The violence is really quick, and that reduces a lot of it's impact, but...(spoiler in white)...
The main character's training is really, really sadistic and takes up way too much of the film. They could have gotten the point across in about 1/4 of the time..
Some of the action sequences are really breathtaking, but I can't totally recommend the film. Wait till an edited version is shown on TNT. And maybe watch it on a big screen in HD so you can appreciate the filming/editing of those action sequences.
I saw The Other Boleyn Girl on DVD this week. Considering much of this story was also covered in The Tudors...the cast of The Tudors is much, much better. And I hope that a slightly edited version of THAT will show up sometime on PBS.
I think the primary reason behind WANTED's insane visuals is part that it's based on a graphic novel, a.k.a. comic book. And interestingly enough, I've read that this Angelenie Jolie flick is part of the official selection of The Los Angeles Film Festival: yup... this popcorn muncher is slated alongside the more higher-brow stuff of the arthouse circuit!
Must be the whole L.A. cineaste philosophy of seeing all movies--both studio and independent, within the same spotlight, provided there's context... sort of like why Turner Classic Movies have been showing lots of more recent, sometimes studio fare like Out of Africa, (George A. Romero's) The Crazies--AND the original Austin Powers movie![&:]
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