From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Godzilla Bites!
Gonna be lots of disappointed moviegoers this summer.
Greg
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 08:24:12 -0700
From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM>
Subject: [MV] Godzilla Bites! -Reply
I haven't seen Godzilla yet but my enthusiasm is plummeting. Right
now I'm hearing critics wax for the good old days of ID4. This movie
was a no brainer and I hope what I'm reading is wrong.
BTW, I participate in a summer boxoffice contest in which we have to
guess opening weekend grosses as well as final (Sept 15 cut off).
I'm sticking with my original guess of $90 million for the opening
weekend (5 days) but will drastically reduce my final gross estimate
(now 245 million.)
The film is in 25% of all screens in the USA for god's sake. It
can't help but make big bucks this weekend. It will be interesting
how many theatres keep it for how long.
bb
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 12:22:46 -0600
From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com>
Subject: [MV] Godzilla, * (out of 4)
Reviewed by Gregory A. Swarthout
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Hank Azaria,
Maria Pitillo, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer, Doug
Savant. Written by Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich.
Directed by Roland Emmerich. Rated PG-13 for violence,
profanity.
There's gonna be a lot of disappointed moviegoers
this summer. "Godzilla", made by the creators of the
dumb but wildly popular "Independence Day", just
doesn't deliver the thrills that audiences crave. This
stems from a been-there/done-that/got-the-T-shirt
feeling that is ultimately quite unshakable. The
problem is that "Godzilla" seems to mimic several other
movies, most of them being "Jurassic Park". I can't
expand on this any further without revealing a major
plot point, but suffice it to say that if you've seen
1993's dinosaur blockbuster and/or its sequel, you've
already seen this season's most hyped movie.
Nick Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick) is pulled off
of his study of radioactively mutated worms when the
American military discovers the existence of a monster
of gigantic proportions. As fate would have it, this
giant reptile, dubbed Godzilla by the oriental
fisherman who first encounter him, is heading straight
for New York. He crashes through the city, wrecking
buildings and smashing cars, as part of a personal
agenda that is first discovered by Nick. Meanwhile,
the military blunders through a couple of ineffectual
attacks on the beast only to discover that the threat
he poses is much larger than originally thought.
"Godzilla" fumbles on so many fronts that it's hard
to know where to begin complaining. Should I start
with the hackneyed romance between Nick and a former-
girlfriend-turned-aspiring-reporter, or the completely
superfluous subplot which finds the French Secret
Service attempting to destroy Godzilla themselves
without revealing their presence to the Americans? Do
I comment on the huge leaps of logic employed in the
film, or do I point out where logic is completely
disregarded? And, finally, are the feeble attempts at
humor more noteworthy than the absence of excitement?
At least I can praise the quality of special
effects, to an extent. While the state-of-the-art of
computer-generated effects is growing at a phenomenal
rate, the art of miniatures is evidently at a
standstill because although the title creature is
suitably impressive, the buildings he runs past on his
rampages through the Big Apple are utterly
unconvincing. Speaking of Godzilla himself, I was
dismayed to find that he bears little resemblance to
his rubber-suited progenitor and looks more like an
ordinary reptile increased to parade-balloon
dimensions.
This latest film featuring the beloved Japanese
monster lacks the personality and campy fun that marked
his earlier incarnations. While sure to rake in the
big bucks initially, "Godzilla" should fizzle out once
the hype and nostalgia wear off. Where is Spielberg
when you need him?
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 17:30:33 -0400
From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net>
Subject: [MV] I'm still not convinced....
Hi guys (and girls) It's good to be back online!
Been having problems with my server but all's well again.
So what's with all the negative Godzilla reviews!!!?
What were you expecting, War & Peace?
Godzilla is as advertised, not more, not less.
It's a creature feature. Nothing more nothing less.
If you don't like this kind of movie fine.
But in my opinion It's GREAT in comparison to the old Japanese low budget
stuff.
I mean, really, it's gonna be a smash hit where it counts, with kids.
The merchandise is gonna fly out of toy stores.
The people who like Godzilla will see it 3/6/9 times for the FX.
It's gonna make money. Mark my words. How much money is the real question.
I think the important thing (maybe the only important thing with a movie
like this) is that the monster
looks good. And Godzilla does. He's what we're paying $8 to see anyway. If
he's not, then we're in the wrong place.
Let's face it, it's not a great movie, but it's a lot of fun anyway. Like
the last episode of Seinfeld, with such great expectations it can't help
but be a disappointment to some.
Gary
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 16:30:42 -0700
From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM>
Subject: [MV] I'm still not convinced.... -Reply
Even though I haven't seen the movie I can say without question that
there is a lot more important concerns than just how good Godzilla
looks. Warner Bros took that attitude with Batman and killed the
franchise.
It is not unreasonable or even a lot to ask of a studio to make an
effort to develop an exciting storyline to compliment the special
effects (am I the only person that sees the bizarro switch in that
last request?)
I would much rather see the Original King Kong with his twitchy
movements, silly effects and tremendous story than sit through
another crappy Jurassic Park.
It is possible to deliver all of the element of a good movie and
everybody gets paid enough so why not go ahead and make the effort?
Of course I'll put down my money ($8, no way, matinee prices for me
any day) and hope that I end up enjoying it.
bb
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 21:49:07 -0400
From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] I'm still not convinced.... -Reply
>Even though I haven't seen the movie I can say without question that
>there is a lot more important concerns than just how good Godzilla
>looks. Warner Bros took that attitude with Batman and killed the
>franchise.
>
>It is not unreasonable or even a lot to ask of a studio to make an
>effort to develop an exciting storyline to compliment the special
>effects (am I the only person that sees the bizarro switch in that
>last request?)
>
>I would much rather see the Original King Kong with his twitchy
>movements, silly effects and tremendous story than sit through
>another crappy Jurassic Park.
>
>It is possible to deliver all of the element of a good movie and
>everybody gets paid enough so why not go ahead and make the effort?
>
>Of course I'll put down my money ($8, no way, matinee prices for me
>any day) and hope that I end up enjoying it.
>
>bb
>
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Bruce-
Let's think about this for a second! First you say that it is not
unreasonable to expect a good storyline
along with the fx. Then you say of course, I'll put down my $8 anyway and
hope I end up enjoying it. My point
exactly!!!!! The studio knows you (and the general public) feels this way.
Bottom line it: As long as THEY KNOW YOU WILL pay
the $8, they don't have to give you much. With Godzilla this is a gimme.
People want to see the monster!
They will pay the $8 (the smart ones will wait until the maxi-saver, for
half-price) whether the movie is
good or not. That's why it's guaranteed to be a moneymaker. They got
something no other movie has.
What I can't wait to see is the new King Kong next year! It will be
interesting to see which movie does better
in the theatres, Godzilla or King Kong. I'm betting on Kong. I think it
will be a better story as well.
GRZ
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:55:34 -0700
From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca>
Subject: [MV] Godzilla review
Well...what can I say. Big monster, loud monster, boring monster. Lots of special effects - and I mean a lot - if that's what you are going for then you won't be disappointed. If you are going for some semblance of a storyline, character development and witty dialogue then you should probably stay home and rent an Ernst video. There are chase sequences and things blow up and destruction is everywhere. That's about it though - no suspense or thrills. Go see this if you need to see what the new Zilla looks like otherwise - wait for some more Americana Summer Fare....fail or 66%.
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 11:15:55 cet
From: "greuel" <greuel@main.eifel-net.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] I'm still not convinced.... -Reply
> Bottom line it: As long as THEY KNOW YOU WILL pay
> the $8, they don't have to give you much. With Godzilla this is a gimme.
> People want to see the monster!
> They will pay the $8 (the smart ones will wait until the maxi-saver, for
> half-price) whether the movie is
> good or not. That's why it's guaranteed to be a moneymaker. They got
> something no other movie has.
I am not so sure that this one will be such a great moneymaker. The
reviews I have read so far are incredibly bad. How many people will
be interested in seeing a film that gets no positive feedback
whatsoever? plots are lame, Zilla looks like T-rex. We had two
dinosaurs recently, we had a whole lot of catastrophies. Do we need
to see another one? I wouldn't be surprised if people realised that
they have seen it all before.
This one will presumably be awfully popular with kids, but can
children and mentally rather plain people (in other words: men) push
this film so far? Can the fx lure a lot of people into the cinema? I
heard they are ok but not outstanding (at least not more outstanding
than those of the other outstanding fx recently).
If I recall correctly I think the initial reviews for ID4 were not
all that bad largely because there hadn't been an alien-invasion-film
like that for a long time and it was extremely patriotic (if you are
US) and full of impressive fx. Now everything has been there, why
watch zilla?
Maybe this one marks the change of the audience requesting
plot-movies again - I really wonder how long these studios can pull
the same strings and be successful with them.
But of course I was the one who wondered who would want to see a film
about a sinking ship - so don't take this post too seriously -
wishful thinking.
> What I can't wait to see is the new King Kong next year! It will be
> interesting to see which movie does better
> in the theatres, Godzilla or King Kong. I'm betting on Kong. I think it
> will be a better story as well.
Another King Kong? Do you remeber the good ole days where they
actually came up with original stories? I'm getting sick and tired of
this recycling.
thomas
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 00:21:43 -0400
From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net>
Subject: [MV] Carmen Electra's movie/ INFO
A week or so ago, I had asked if anybody knew anything about ex-Baywatch babe
Carmen Electra's upcoming movie. Since then, I have found out that the name
of this movie will be Chosen One: Legend of the Raven. It co-stars model Shauna
Sand Lamas. By the way, for those who care, Carmen is scheduled to be on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday night this week. Presumably, she
will be talking about this movie.
Gary
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 08:06:51 -0700
From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM>
Subject: Re: [MV] I'm still not convinced.... -Reply -Reply
Gary,
I'm not disputing the reality of the attraction of seeing Godzilla
and as I said before I think the weekend grosses will be huge but if
the movie is as bad as I'm hearing then it will not get the repeat
business that puts a film's final grosses in the stratosphere. And
that is what blockbusters have to have.
Look, I have friends that work with Sony and their success is
directly linked to the success of this film. I hope it grosses $500
million dollars. I just refuse to give the filmmakers any credit for
buying the rights to a beloved film icon and thowing together a
product with no creative effort.
The fact that I am going to go see it only proves one thing, that I
am one of the lemmings. Not something that I'm particularly proud
of. And who knows, I may enjoy it and be back here next week
shouting its praises. Perhaps I should just shut up until I see the
damn movie. Sorry.
bb
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 09:20:38 -0600
From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com>
Subject: [MV] 'Titanic' king of Japan
"Titanic" sailed into Japanese movie history by becoming the No. 1
film at the nation's box office with a record gross of 18.35 billion
yen ($135 million), Fox said Monday. The Japan box office high is
one of the more than 50 revenue records set by "Titanic," which
surpassed the previous Japanese box office champ, "Princess
Mononoke," on Sunday. "Princess," from acclaimed animator Hayao
Miyazaki, took in 18.25 billion yen ($134 million). "Titanic" was
released in Japan Dec. 20 and was the No. 1 film for 22 consecutive
weeks and weekends. The James Cameron epic was first shown to the
world at the Tokyo Intl. Film Festival in early November and is still
going strong in Japan. It took "Princess" about 15 years to topple
"E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" as the box office champ in Japan. It
took "Titanic" about five months to claim the top spot.
(Reuters/Variety)
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Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 15:23:51 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 05/22/98
Godzilla star Matthew Broderick has agreed to play the title role in the
upcoming live-action film version of Disney's animated series Inspector
Gadget, according to Variety. Gadget is expected to be Disney's major
film release for summer 1999, and Broderick will reportedly pull down $5
million for his services.
In the film, Gadget is a human crime fighter who is literally blown to
pieces while chasing after a villain, and the beautiful surgeon Brenda
must reconstruct his body using robot parts. Not only can Gadget's new
legs and arms extend to fantastic lengths, they also conceal lots of
cool superhero toys. Gadget will need them to go up against his arch
nemesis Claw (played by Rupert Everett of My Best Friend's Wedding
fame), who sports a high-tech prosthesis of his own.
-=> * <=-
Robin Williams, who earned an Oscar earlier this year for his role in
Good Will Hunting, has chosen the upcoming SF movie Bicentennial Man as
his next project. The movie is based on a short story of the same name
by Isaac Asimov and focuses on a robot who longs to become human.
Bicentennial Man will reunite Williams with director Chris Columbus and
will be the first time the two have worked together since their 1993
box-office hit Mrs. Doubtfire. According to Entertainment Weekly, if
Williams had turned down the film, the starring role would have gone to
Tom Hanks. Bicentennial Man is expected to begin shooting this fall.
-=> * <=-
Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks with Dimension Films to star in Total
Recall 2, the sequel to the former Mr. Universe's 1990 blockbuster SF
movie Total Recall, according to Variety. Screenwriters Ron Shusett and
Gary Goldman, who co-wrote the original Total Recall script, are
reportedly already at work on the sequel, which will be based on the
first movie.
Dimension is also in talks with Star Trek actor/director Jonathan Frakes
to direct the film, which could be Frakes' next project after he
finishes his work behind the camera for Star Trek IX. Although the first
Recall--based on the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for
You Wholesale"--cost about $80 million, Dimension has said the sequel
will cost significantly less to make.
-=> * <=-
Paramount's SF disaster flick Deep Impact premiered over Mother's Day weekend to a whopping box-office take of $41.2 million, which is a new record for a May debut, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The previous record holder was the Warner Bros. movie Twister, which hauled in $41.1 million during Mother's Day weekend in 1996 and went on to gross $242 million domestically.
Although Deep Impact isn't expected to fare nearly as well as Twister over the long run, its strong debut surprised the film industry, which had expected the movie to take in around $30 million. If Deep stays on its present course it will mark the first certifiable hit for Steven Spielberg's high-profile film studio DreamWorks SKG, which co-produced the movie with Paramount.
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Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 14:27:22 -0400
From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net>
Subject: [MV] Mortal Kombat : Annihilation/ Fantasy movies
Just recently saw this movie on PPV( on a projection TV). Thought it was
superb!!!
The 3-D graphics were excellent, and the martial arts scenes(and
soundtrack) rocked!!!
This is definitely one of the best Fantasy type films I've ever seen!
(Along with Beastmaster). If anybody else has an opinion on it, I'd love to
hear it.
I would give this a MASSIVE thumbs-up!!!
Gary
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Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 13:40:01 -0700
From: Bill Code <bcode@ampsc.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Mortal Kombat : Annihilation/ Fantasy movies
>Just recently saw this movie on PPV( on a projection TV). Thought it was
>superb!!!
>The 3-D graphics were excellent, and the martial arts scenes(and
>soundtrack) rocked!!!
>This is definitely one of the best Fantasy type films I've ever seen!
>(Along with Beastmaster). If anybody else has an opinion on it, I'd love to
>hear it.
>I would give this a MASSIVE thumbs-up!!!
>
>Gary
>
>
I agree on the 3-D graphics and martial arts scenes...I own the movie on
DVD and on the bigscreen, the visuals are really impressive. But, I was
disappointed that they lost Chris Lambert and instead cast James Remar for
Rayden. On this fact alone, I think I prefer the first Mortal Combat over
Annihilation.
Just my opinion...
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Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 19:47:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: grasshopper <garrettk@pacificu.edu>
Subject: [MV] fear and loathing, godzilla
I just saw Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas yesterday. It's good- and
amazingly true to the book. The movie starts out exactly the same- it's
really funny. Whole passages of the book made it into the movie.
Johnny Depp made an amazing Hunter Thompson. The movie got to be a bit
long in the end, but it's really funny, and the affects it has- people
turning into lizards, etc- are really well done. I felt like I was on acid
for part of it.
Godzilla isn't bad- it's fun. Overall, the movie doesn't take itself
seriously, which is it's redeamable factor. The people playing siskel and
egbert (egbert for major!) were funny. It's definitly worth seeing. It has
some funny moments, and it couldn't be a disaster movie without a love
story (but it wasn't any worse than the cheeziness of the love story in
Titanic.) The monster was impressive.
I think I am going to see Bullworth tomorrow... I hope I got the title
right... I'll report back then.
kg
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Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 22:18:41 -0500
From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] fear and loathing, godzilla
Its good to hear that someone liked Fear and Loathing. I'm currently
rereading the book in eager anticipation of the film. Initial reviews I've
read have been bad, but believe or not one review criticized the movie for
being too fateful to the book. Personally, I'm looking forward to a couple
of hors of bad craziness.
"My attorney saw the hitchhiker long before I did. 'Let's give this boy a
lift,' he said, and before I could mount any argument he was stopping and
this poor Okie kid was running up to the car with this big grin on his face,
saying, 'Hot damn! I never rode in a convertible before!'
'Is that right?' I said. 'Well, I guess you're about ready, eh?'
The kid nodded eagerly and we roared off.
'We're your friends,' said my attorney. 'We're not like the others.'"
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Subject: [MV] fear and loathing, godzilla
I just saw Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas yesterday. It's good- and
amazingly true to the book. The movie starts out exactly the same- it's
really funny. Whole passages of the book made it into the movie.
Johnny Depp made an amazing Hunter Thompson. The movie got to be a bit
long in the end, but it's really funny, and the affects it has- people
turning into lizards, etc- are really well done. I felt like I was on acid
for part of it.
Godzilla isn't bad- it's fun. Overall, the movie doesn't take itself
seriously, which is it's redeamable factor. The people playing siskel and
egbert (egbert for major!) were funny. It's definitly worth seeing. It has
some funny moments, and it couldn't be a disaster movie without a love
story (but it wasn't any worse than the cheeziness of the love story in
Titanic.) The monster was impressive.
I think I am going to see Bullworth tomorrow... I hope I got the title
right... I'll report back then.
kg
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Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 23:03:51 -0400
From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] Mortal Kombat : Annihilation/ Fantasy movies
>>Just recently saw this movie on PPV( on a projection TV). Thought it was
>>superb!!!
>>The 3-D graphics were excellent, and the martial arts scenes(and
>>soundtrack) rocked!!!
>>This is definitely one of the best Fantasy type films I've ever seen!
>>(Along with Beastmaster). If anybody else has an opinion on it, I'd love to
>>hear it.
>>I would give this a MASSIVE thumbs-up!!!
>>
>>Gary
>>
>>
>I agree on the 3-D graphics and martial arts scenes...I own the movie on
>DVD and on the bigscreen, the visuals are really impressive. But, I was
>disappointed that they lost Chris Lambert and instead cast James Remar for
>Rayden. On this fact alone, I think I prefer the first Mortal Combat over
>Annihilation.
>
>Just my opinion...
>
>Bill Code
>The Associates of Victoria
>http://tourvic.com
>http://retailad.bc.ca
>#109-3347 Oak Street, Victoria, BC Canada V8X 1R2
>ph: 250-475-2301 // pg: 250-995-4191
>cell: 250-216-7135 // fx: 250-475-3073
>
>
>
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Interesting comments.
I have not seen the first Mortal Kombat, but a friend has it on tape, and
I'll be watching it soon.
Here's a quote from the January 1998 issue of Femme Fatales magazine about
the 2 movies,
by the producer of both Larry Kasanoff:
"The sequel is more advanced 3-D effects, more fighting women, more plot...
everything I wanted to do in Mortal Kombat but budget did not allow." He
goes on to say that he " took everything from the first movie and rated
everything excellent, good, fair, and poor. Everything below excellent, I
threw out."
But of course, Bill, if you preferred the actors in the first one, that's a
valid point.
All I know is, I liked Talisa Soto, Irina Pantaeva, and Musetta Vander in
Annihilation. And the mud fight between
Dana Hee and Sandra Hess was AWESOME, I thought.
Gary
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 00:24:33 -0700
From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca>
Subject: [MV] Fear and Loathing review
I have to begin by saying that I have never sampled any type of substance=
mentioned in this movie. This made the first half of the movie quite=
enjoyable as I got to witness things that I would never have had the chance=
to - that is witnessing the effects of a drug trip personally. The movie=
does a wonderful job at making you feel as if you have had a little too=
much of a lot of drugs. The paisley carpets come alive, characters flicker=
and morph, camera angles are twisty and zoomy...But then comes the halfway=
point. This is where the "fun" stops and the disgusting starts. It became=
not fun to watch as these two characters trashed hotel room after hotel=
room in their stoned out sense of being. Anywho - I can't really recommend=
this film to anyone - in the same way I can't recommend anyone see Bad=
Lieutenant (which is a good movie compared to this one!) It is directed by=
Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, Fisher King, Brazil, Time Bandits etc...) but=
I'm afraid I have to give it a 66% based on reasons previously mentioned.
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 20:20:05 -0700
From: "Bradley Toy" <brad@nb.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] Mortal Kombat : Annihilation/ Fantasy movies
> >Just recently saw this movie on PPV( on a projection TV). Thought it was
> >superb!!!
> >The 3-D graphics were excellent, and the martial arts scenes(and
> >soundtrack) rocked!!!
> >This is definitely one of the best Fantasy type films I've ever seen!
> >(Along with Beastmaster). If anybody else has an opinion on it, I'd love
to
> >hear it.
> >I would give this a MASSIVE thumbs-up!!!
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >
> I agree on the 3-D graphics and martial arts scenes...I own the movie on
> DVD and on the bigscreen, the visuals are really impressive. But, I was
> disappointed that they lost Chris Lambert and instead cast James Remar
for
> Rayden. On this fact alone, I think I prefer the first Mortal Combat over
> Annihilation.
>
> Just my opinion...
>
> Bill Code
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I agree with Bill Code, the graphics were excellent, and the soundtrack was
awesome. But I didn't like how they cast Raiden either. And I felt that
the first MK movie was much better than this one. Because the first one
really had a good plot to it, and a story. In the second one, as soon as
the movie begins, they start fighting. And it's almost as like that's all
they did the entire movie was fight, and granted it is a movie about
Kombat. But we do need a good plot.
Thanks,
Brad Toy
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