Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (13 April 2001)

I went to see the movie the other night, expecting to see a movie similar to the Matrix and some other movie that I cannot currently remember. But, much to my dismay, the movie did not meet my expectations (or hopes).
Firstly, the fight scenes were excellent. Everything was so fast that they were hard to follow. And people have complained that the movie was not realistic (i.e., people gliding through the air, running on walls, etc.), but it wasn't supposed to be. This was back in an age where Chinese monks/warriors were supposed to have possessed mystical powers and should have been able to perform feats incapable of performing by the average human. Personally, I would have liked to see more of these abilities like using electricity in battle like in the movies "Big Trouble in Little China" and "Mortal Kombat." But I suppose that if the movie had more mystical aspects to it, then I imagine it wouldn't have won the four Oscars.
Also, the movie did have subtitles, but that did not bother me. It added to the authenticity of the era by hearing them speak Chinese (although perhaps in the wrong dialect, since this movie was supposed to have been taken place many years/centuries ago).
I suppose what I found disappointing was the lack of action and suspense in between the fight scenes. Typing these comments now, the movie is but a blur to me, but I do recall thinking that the movie was slow and uneventful, that is until the fighting began. But really, excluding the fighting scenes, the movie was just a bunch of love stories and, at least to me, quite boring. I have to admit that I actually fell asleep watching the movie, but only for a few minutes until the next battle sequence began.
Overall, I gave this movie 5 stars out of 10. But don't listen to me...I'm probably one of the few people who actually like "Battlefield Earth."