Just seen: Reign of Fire

[Bert Coules]

This is an infuriating film. Some excellent effects and a couple of really impressive set pieces - but also a flabby structure, abysmal dialogue, colourless characterisation and plot holes so large you could fly a dragon through them.

All that time and money and expertise, all thrown away for the want of a halfway decent script.

Sad...

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[pointon]

None of that matters... cos it's got Dragons in it and I got a week off to go see it in hopefully an empty theatre!

[Bert Coules]

I don't think you'll be disappointed with the dragons.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[lmccauley]

Originally posted by Bert Coules
This is an infuriating film. Some excellent effects and a couple of really impressive set pieces - but also a flabby structure, abysmal dialogue, colourless characterisation and plot holes so large you could fly a dragon through them.

All that time and money and expertise, all thrown away for the want of a halfway decent script.

Sad...

Like so many hollywood films these days... sigh!

[Taz]

Ah jeez,

I was going to go and see ROF today, shall I still bother?

How bad is it?


Taz.

[Bert Coules]

Of course you should bother!

Never let someone else's opinion influence you when you've a chance to make a decision for yourself. For all you know, I might be talking through my hat.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[kevb]

I have read very mixed reviews but most seem to like it. I fancy it myself.

[squid]

It may not be the best fil out ther but i do think the dragons are still worth seeing

[Taz]

Originally posted by Bert Coules
Of course you should bother!

Never let someone else's opinion influence you when you've a chance to make a decision for yourself. For all you know, I might be talking through my hat.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

Well after that stern telling off I'm going to see it at 15.30

Will post my own review later.... hmmm.....nachos!




Taz.

[Bert Coules]

Taz,

I'll be very interested in your reaction to the movie.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[Taz]

Just seen it and on leaving I asked the mrs what she thought "Not bad" and she liked the dragons.

As for me, ..... What a load of rubbish! I've seen some bad films and that was one of them! As for the dragons, Draco from Dragonheart was far better animated and dragon like (IMHO).

The film quality itself was another issue, more grain than a packet of Uncle Bens and an annoying line of sparklies about 1/5 of the way in from top to bottom.

All in all I just wasted £17.50 but the Nachos were good


Taz rating 2/10
Mrs T rating 6/10

Taz.

[encaser]

Oh dear, sounds like a Dungeons and Dragons let down - films like that ake you understand bars in cinemas. Hic.

[bobbles]

The mrs and i did a deal i would see the guru if she would watch reign of fire

the guru is a far better film

reign of fire is a very silly film - It uses the Chewbacca defence

but the dragons are very cool indeed

i was not impressed with the flashbacks via newspaper clippings that was disappointing. I think the promotion poster was very misleading

[Bert Coules]

Your reference to Chewbacca is apt. In fairness, I should have mentioned that there is one (and only one) well-written scene in Reign of Fire - but it relies entirely upon a different, and rather better, movie...

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[pointon]

Originally posted by bobbles
It uses the Chewbacca defence

What are you saying?

It makes sense?