12-14-2008, 06:11 PM
Well it was raining and JCVD wasn't in the theaters, so I ended up here.
Keeanu's acting was as expected. I miss the saucers. CGI Gort is pretty similar to the old Gort. The story diverges a lot from the original. The McDonald's scene is especially hard to swallow. But there are references to the original, like the formula on the blackboard. "Klaatu barada nikto" might have been said, but it was really quiet and I think I missed it. Pairing Keeanu with John Cleese...I never would have imagined that. The power of the destructive CGI swarm is a bit gratuitous at times, yet it conveniently has a difficult time with Keeanu's suit. The very end scene felt like a nod to Cloverfield, and in the end there are a lot of unresolved questions.
It's hard to connect with the characters and the action. It was mostly a curiosity to see how they altered the original. My vote: Meh.
--tg
Keeanu's acting was as expected. I miss the saucers. CGI Gort is pretty similar to the old Gort. The story diverges a lot from the original. The McDonald's scene is especially hard to swallow. But there are references to the original, like the formula on the blackboard. "Klaatu barada nikto" might have been said, but it was really quiet and I think I missed it. Pairing Keeanu with John Cleese...I never would have imagined that. The power of the destructive CGI swarm is a bit gratuitous at times, yet it conveniently has a difficult time with Keeanu's suit. The very end scene felt like a nod to Cloverfield, and in the end there are a lot of unresolved questions.
It's hard to connect with the characters and the action. It was mostly a curiosity to see how they altered the original. My vote: Meh.
--tg