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mattb-12
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Silent Hunter (1995)
on the surface
I agree, reading the description it sounded like a decent movie with a very normal plot.
But then it started. Ex-Navy Seal runs into these guys three times before he recognizes them. And really, what are the chances they will show up to do a job in some small town? Ok, I'll overlook that. Everyone else described the acting as wooden. Giving them some decent lines would have helped, but I totally agree with the wooden. Good acting can sometimes overcome poor writing. Unfortunately, it didn't exist. And that last 10 minutes. Come on, couldn't they come up with better ways to kill the bad guys? Wearing white with a brown backpack when he's trying to not be seen? Going back to the rest of the show, nice to know that cops are just cannon fodder and extremely stupid.
Arggh. I'm glad I didn't rent or buy this one. I just get frustrated with movies that seem like they could be so much better, but just fail.
This movie makes Steven Segal movies look good. (ha!)
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
The Game
Well, this movie takes a stab at being slapstick and fails. Wayans should have been written out. How the hell could someone as stupid clumsy as him ever even think of becoming a thief and still have both hands! Hell, he'd be dead in modern day <name big city of your choice>.
The Comic relieve that he was suppose to add, was just plain stupid. Solomon must of really liked him to continue to feature him.
Too many pauses during battles, yeah, the fights would stop, the characters would look at each other intently, then at something like a sword, map, rock, etc., then the fight would continue.
Over acting is the word that everyone says here. I agree. And WHY the blue lips?
Mages fight? I didn't know D&D or AD&D had so many fighter-mages. A mage not casting a spell in battle is a dead mage in the game.
Anyway, this movie had great potential, but fell far short. Lack of character building, which is, in part, the script. Which is why the script was so horrible. All I can guess is the actors were all D&D fans that just wanted to see a movie made. If this movie was made in the early 1960's, it would have been marvelous...sorta.