03-30-2021, 02:42 PM
FLAWLESS VICTORY!
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This delivers exactly what it promises. The plot is minimal and we are catapulted into the fight scenes. The script and performances are just enough to keep things moving. Not a lot of down time. What can I say? This had me at those first 15 mins, which is Taslim v. Sanada. It's a lot about them. Taslim rocks Sub-Zero. And Sanada is always so cool.
My ol' Badlands buddy, Lewis Tan, did well. He acts just enough - not mind-blowing acting, but not dumb. And this film is a whole lotta dumb in the sense that it's a videogame, one of the first and foremost fight games. Lewis did well.
I don't know the game well enough to catch many of the Easter Eggs. It seems thick with them. I caught a few - like lines like 'Finish Him!' but I'm betting there's a lot more for fans. I didn't recognize any of the characters until they were introduced, and then I kinda knew who they were.
Kung Lao's hat is a hybrid of Oddjob's hat plus Capt. America's shield. Lord Raiden's lightning reminds me of Lightning in Big Trouble in Little China. There are other derivative moments.
It's fairly cinematic. I'd have enjoyed it on the big screen. They may offer in-house screeners and I might consider that if it times out with my vaxxes.
The fight choreo is decent. It was hard to watch on the tiny iPhone screen, but it looked sharp. And the gratuitous violence so characteristic of the game was super sanguineous but not to the level of Lone Wolf and Cub. The 'Flawless Victory' got a good chuckle out of me for its ridiculous exploitive tone.
This is the kind of film that amuses DM and the Yeti but offends Greg for its dumbosity. Too bad Greg. You weak pathetic fool.
Sword fights - YES! Taslim v. Sanada. 'nuf said. DOOM recommended.
Screener unlocked.
It helps to have an up-to-date phone.
This delivers exactly what it promises. The plot is minimal and we are catapulted into the fight scenes. The script and performances are just enough to keep things moving. Not a lot of down time. What can I say? This had me at those first 15 mins, which is Taslim v. Sanada. It's a lot about them. Taslim rocks Sub-Zero. And Sanada is always so cool.
My ol' Badlands buddy, Lewis Tan, did well. He acts just enough - not mind-blowing acting, but not dumb. And this film is a whole lotta dumb in the sense that it's a videogame, one of the first and foremost fight games. Lewis did well.
I don't know the game well enough to catch many of the Easter Eggs. It seems thick with them. I caught a few - like lines like 'Finish Him!' but I'm betting there's a lot more for fans. I didn't recognize any of the characters until they were introduced, and then I kinda knew who they were.
Kung Lao's hat is a hybrid of Oddjob's hat plus Capt. America's shield. Lord Raiden's lightning reminds me of Lightning in Big Trouble in Little China. There are other derivative moments.
It's fairly cinematic. I'd have enjoyed it on the big screen. They may offer in-house screeners and I might consider that if it times out with my vaxxes.
The fight choreo is decent. It was hard to watch on the tiny iPhone screen, but it looked sharp. And the gratuitous violence so characteristic of the game was super sanguineous but not to the level of Lone Wolf and Cub. The 'Flawless Victory' got a good chuckle out of me for its ridiculous exploitive tone.
This is the kind of film that amuses DM and the Yeti but offends Greg for its dumbosity. Too bad Greg. You weak pathetic fool.
Sword fights - YES! Taslim v. Sanada. 'nuf said. DOOM recommended.
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