Sort of a guilty pleasure

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2013)

Ninja cheerleaders with guns fighting robots, zombie Nazis, and dragons. I'm not sure what else you need to say, but IMDb wants ten lines. How about "The Jacket" meets "300" and "Sin City"? All in all, a thrill ride with plot twists that keep you guessing the entire time. The story line is more about crazy situations than plot exactly, but the stunning visual effects more than make up for any plot holes. I would put this slightly ahead of "Sin City" and "300"--also graphic novels--just for the visual effects and cinematography. The originality of the story earned it an extra star from me. There are a couple places where the story is disjointed, but overall it is complex. You can discuss the fine points of exactly what each person thinks really happened around the water cooler. Or, just watch it for the cheerleaders. Either way, it is worth seeing, worth seeing twice, and worth owning.