Give me a break; this movie ROCKED!

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2004)

Okay, I don't know where those who are critical of this movie come off... I just got back from seeing it, and am happy to report that the movie was awesome. All of the negative comments I'd read before seeing it were disproved as far as I'm concerned. The score was great, the sound engineering fabulous, and overall the sound was no louder than any other action movie (Matrix anyone?). The CG was absolutely incredible. I went in knowing (from an interview with Stephen Sommers) that Frankenstein was entirely CG ALL the time, and was blown away to find that he looked and acted more real than a REAL Frankenstein (i.e. guy in a body suit) would look. I personally liked the lines that others are complaining about. They were comfortable, humorous, timely, well-delivered, and often sarcastic in just the right measure. This is one film that will be looked back on highly, but that some like to bash simply because it has all their favorite classic creatures in it but in a different context then some viewers like. It also is an unapologetically fun, playful film, and I appreciated the thrill ride it delivered. I also was not annoyed by the use of FX.

All in all, I think it's far and away the best Stephen Sommers film EVER. I pretty much hated Return of the Mummy II - mostly because of the horrendous "scorpion king" CG at the end. But for the most part both Mummies were fun, but nearly as fun as Van Helsing.
So, lighten up guys. Don't be so arrogant as to think you're above this kind of fun film. You can't honestly tell me that you think the dialogue, story, and even CG were nearly as bad as they were in the Matrix trilogy. Granted, the Matrix trilogy got away with a passable story, and horrendous dialogue only because of its marvelous CG...
*sigh* I'm done ranting. I loved the film for being just what I was hoping it would be - a fun, epic, cool, thrilling start to the summer. If this film doesn't make more than any of Stephen Sommers other films I would be VERY surprised.