STRANGE SPANNERS being an accounting of strangeness of the warp and woof of my mind For those of you new here, think of this as 1/2 "Night Gallery" Our Motto: Nos somnium quisnam es futurus fatum quod insolitus tutus vos!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Predators
You know you are in for a ride when the film starts with Adrien Brody waking up in the middle of the sky. No back story, no set up. Just wake up in free fall. Saved only because of a pretimed parachute and falls into the middle of a jungle. He gets up and there's Danny Trejo with guns. By the way, "Danny Trejo with guns" is the answer to "Who I don't want to meet in the middle of the jungle," Alex for five hundred.
Before you know it there are others in that same jungle mostly armed to the teeth. Well except for a Doctor, and Walton Goggins who's a crazed con. These are trained professionals so it doesn't take long for them to realize that 1) they are on another planet, and 2) they are being hunted by cloaked, heavily armed, super strong aliens. All this means one thing; GUN FU! They go through so much lead that there must have been an onsite foundry.
First off, this film has an eclectic cast of fine actors and fine badasses. Adrien Brody may not seem like one's first choice to take over from Ahnold, but he is believable smart, accurate with his guns, morally grey enough to survive with a team of killers, and most importantly very fast. I have to give special nods to Lawrence Fishburne and Walton Goggins. Lawrence Fishburne plays a fellow who has spent WAYYYYY TOOO MUCH TIME alone. Walton Goggins who was great in "The Shield" is like a beefier, psychotic Don Knotts. When his big ol' eyes go zing zanging you know it's crazy time.
This is an action packed and mostly intelligent action film. The Predators are bigger and badder than ever but so are the humans so it's a suprisingly evenly matched hunt with some suprises for everyone. Definitely, a must watch if you are a science fiction or action fan.
Before you know it there are others in that same jungle mostly armed to the teeth. Well except for a Doctor, and Walton Goggins who's a crazed con. These are trained professionals so it doesn't take long for them to realize that 1) they are on another planet, and 2) they are being hunted by cloaked, heavily armed, super strong aliens. All this means one thing; GUN FU! They go through so much lead that there must have been an onsite foundry.
First off, this film has an eclectic cast of fine actors and fine badasses. Adrien Brody may not seem like one's first choice to take over from Ahnold, but he is believable smart, accurate with his guns, morally grey enough to survive with a team of killers, and most importantly very fast. I have to give special nods to Lawrence Fishburne and Walton Goggins. Lawrence Fishburne plays a fellow who has spent WAYYYYY TOOO MUCH TIME alone. Walton Goggins who was great in "The Shield" is like a beefier, psychotic Don Knotts. When his big ol' eyes go zing zanging you know it's crazy time.
This is an action packed and mostly intelligent action film. The Predators are bigger and badder than ever but so are the humans so it's a suprisingly evenly matched hunt with some suprises for everyone. Definitely, a must watch if you are a science fiction or action fan.
Banshee
Banshee is about 15% better than the standard Syfy movie of the week. That may not sound like a lot but it is enough. As the old saying goes, "You don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than your friends."
Banshee is pretty simple when you get down to it. Bunch of young people, old geezers, and cops inexplicably encounter a banshee here in America. The Banshee is a case of CGI, and is less a creature of magic and myth than a seriously odd monster. It can make itself look like anyone, even a little girl. It can scream loud enough to blow heads off. It has big big big BIG claws. it's only weakness is that it doesn't like loud noises.
The plot is by the number. The acting ranges from fair to not their. The CGI is par for course. Still, there are some very nice scenes. Seeing a little girl holding an "I" beam over a soon to be dead character's head is visually interesting and thrilling. There are enough scenes like that to make it of interest to the horror fan.
Banshee is pretty simple when you get down to it. Bunch of young people, old geezers, and cops inexplicably encounter a banshee here in America. The Banshee is a case of CGI, and is less a creature of magic and myth than a seriously odd monster. It can make itself look like anyone, even a little girl. It can scream loud enough to blow heads off. It has big big big BIG claws. it's only weakness is that it doesn't like loud noises.
The plot is by the number. The acting ranges from fair to not their. The CGI is par for course. Still, there are some very nice scenes. Seeing a little girl holding an "I" beam over a soon to be dead character's head is visually interesting and thrilling. There are enough scenes like that to make it of interest to the horror fan.
Secret Code for October 22, 2010
"Never walk under a ladder on Friday the 13th as you break a mirror over a black cat, or tell a woman that yes she does look fat in that." Again: "Never walk under a ladder on Friday the 13th as you break a mirror over a black cat, or tell a woman that yes she does look fat in that." Today's colours are bright and smart. Today's author is happier and wiser. That is all, maho maho.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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