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The Third Testament: The Antichrist and the Harlot (2009)
Wish this was in the Bible
Another Biblical inspired epic where everyone stands around screaming that the 'end of the world is nigh' then the bad guy comes in and acts weird and the audience is supposed to be amazed. Well this movie is not like that and also it is in a very good way.
If you don't like religious movies then don't be put off by the title. The religious elements are more in the background. This movie is an action-romance then it becomes a chase-thriller then a religious battle.
The story starts with Angus's romance and how heartbreak drives him on to other countries. The foreign footage is clearly seen but I wish there had been more dialogue in those scenes. As the film moves between genres new characters appear. The moving between genres occurs regularly as there are 3 time lines running through the length of the film. The main clue is how Kevin Evan's Angus Young changes appearance and how he acts.
Having seen some sensitive acting from Jaimme Bird and Marceo Bhardji things look very different when Vincent Jerome and Steve Armourae storm onto the screen - and they really do storm on. Scenery chewing could be a description but they do such a fine job that its just powerful acting.
A rare film with a sequel to follow.
Splash (1983)
Splash of its time
Its the 1980's. The representation of the 80's is all there: Tom Hanks doing comedy instead of serious drama. The hair, the clothes, the music. Films like this are a time capsule as they shout they are part of the 1980's period in a way that I don't think any other decade arrogantly declared itself by its display of fashion and peripheries.
Splash is more than a reference guide to recreating the 1908's. Beneath the simple romantic comedy there is a real story of fighting exploitation and treating decent people or mermaids as freaks for wonder and exploitation. Taken out of her environment Daryl Hannah successfully re adjusts until a media circus finds a way of using her to sell products and boost their own fame. A lesson that is still being ignored today and the way Princess Diana was hounded was similar to this.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Revenge of the product placement
I'm a masochist! No to be honest I'm not but sometimes its worth seeing something so bad that it hurts. The worst part of this film that so much money has been thrown at something so shallow. A big blockbuster with endless green screen.
Then there's the hype surrounding this movie. So many people complain about and the predecessor and yet the publicity machine is able to completely ignore this and steam roller ahead as though its another 'Gone With the Wind'. Anyone who thinks this movie is better than 'Gone With the Wind' should be banned from the cinema.
In England there's a film reviewer called Mark Kermode his reviews are available and he has plenty to sat about Michael Bay and the way he makes films. None of it good.
Everything about this film is either rotten or offencive. I found the use of Egyptian scenes offencive as it seemed like the exploitation of national monuments of great importance to try to give legitimacy to one of the worst films ever made. Its one of the worst as it shows such a waste of technical skills by a director who mysteriously gets commissioned, a script writer who appears to have the toys writing the script.
A better film would be explaining how Megan Fox would be with someone like Shia!