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Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Could have been oh-so-much better
Ok, I wasn't expecting a whole lot when I plopped down US$7.50 to see this movie. I played the game a lot when I was young and I knew that no movie could capture the experience of playing the game. So yeah, we used pieces of paper and dice...what I'm saying is that no CG effects can duplicate the imagery that we conjured in our heads. So my expectations weren't high. Well, this movie pretty much blows, which is sad because the source material (AD&D) is so rich and robust. There's so much wrong with this movie that I don't even want to go into it.
Let me just say this: If you want to see some cool dragon CG effects and some halfway decent swordfights, go see this. If you want to see a fantasy film that is more in the vein of the game you played as a youngster, go rent Krull. If you want to see a fantasy film that is true to the D&D legacy, sit down at your word
processor and start writing.
Apt Pupil (1998)
The book was good...
So how bad can the movie be? It's either going to knock my socks off with visual representations of Stephen King's words, or it's going to entertain me for two hours while I mentally point out all of the differences (David Schwimmer as the counsellor? Why?!?).
The Last Starfighter (1984)
What do you expect?
Almost all of this movie's budget was spent on computer graphics rendered by a Cray supercomputer (which is easily outdone on a Pentium II machine now). The characters are pretty one-dimensional and annoying, notably the earthbound individuals. The movie as a whole is predictable. But you know what? I love it. I love the story, the special effects, and the otherworld characters, especially Xur and his minions. I'm still dazzled by the Gunstar battle scenes. It just goes to show you that it doesn't matter how poor the acting is, as long as the movie entertains, it's good.
Liu he qian shou (1979)
The coolest display of multiple styles in one flick!
This movie is so cool because you have seven kung fu masters, each with a unique fighting style, duking it out with a Japanese karate master. The coolest part is that each style--Hun Gar, Wing Chun, Monkey Fist, Choy Lee Fut, and others--gets its own part of the spotlight and a neat description to accompany it. The opening credits provide an impressive display of masters and these styles that I still love to this day.
Ok, it's not the best movie, but it's fun...and fun to laugh at.