TOO MUCH CGI

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2003)

What makes for a great action movie in my mind is that action sequences could be somewhat realistic. Hence, my enjoyment for most chop socky Jackie Chan style movies. Wide open camera shots (with very few camera angle changes), Clean, clear, and focused... and plenty of light to see the realistic action. (hmmmm Like the first matrix movie!) That and that alone makes for a good fight sequence. If you have close cut, quick camera changes, in low light you might as well be making Daredevil. This movie has two things that made me almost dislike it. That weird green tint to everything.. (What the hell? Filters.. such a Soderbergh thing to do......) And the silly amount of CGI. Remember all of the great action movies when we were kids... Superman, indiana jones, terminator, Jaws, etc.. NO CGI.. remember the horrid CGI movies.. Anaconda, The queer surfing scene in the new James Bond.. and now Matrix Reloaded. if you like CGI that looks like cgi.. Enjoy.. otherwise sit down and watch a LOTR movie again... and don't get me started on the Plot..