/ 10:36:00 PM

FLICK PICK: Underworld



Vampires. Lycanthropes. Guns. Major slayage. Anita Blake?! NOoOoo... *Meowl keels over* And then I found out that Kate Beckinsale's character is called Selene. Only then was I able to breath a sigh of relief. I wasn't prepared for my fave kick-ass Executioner, Anita Blake, to hit the big screens. Not now. Well, come to think of it... not ever. I'd rather that she stay where she is right now, comfortably immortalized in hardbounds and paperbacks.



So anyways, owing to my fascination with the undead and other creatures of the night, I naturally wanted to see Underworld. The reviews I've read were discouraging at best, but then the lack of interesting movies made the choice much easier. Since I was expecting major suckage (pun intended, of course) from this film, I was surprised to find out that it didn't suck that much. Both in the literal and figurative sense.



I'm not saying that the movie's good. Just that my viewing experience wasn't an entirely horrible one. The film certainly has its share of blandness, poor acting and plot deficiency but I also did not have the general feeling of having wasted my time and money on it. Oh, and I didn't fall asleep as well.



Notables:



For a vamp (and werewolf!) movie, Underworld is startlingly clean. I mean, I've seen lotsa flicks with gore levels way, way higher than this. Or perhaps it just takes more goop to reduce me to puking proportions. c",) Anyhow, I loved the muted colors. The gray and bluish hues reeked of sadness, isolation and just cold-blooded precision. Maybe that's another reason why I felt that the movie had this "sanitized" gloss to it.



I liked Kate Beckinsale in this. Not talking about her Matrix-ish costume. Or her uproar over her digitally enhanced uhm, assets. I'm talking about how she sorta held her own against a movie that is evidently more action-driven than character-oriented.



For any conflict to appear authentic, the villains are supposed to be as riveting as the main protagonists. Methinks that the Big Bads lacked presence and were not ominous looking enough to create that sense of danger and urgency for our beleaguered leads. Kraven, with his shocking paleness and greasy hair, looked like the square-faced, slightly bigger version of Severus Snape. Viktor reminded me of Arnold's turn as Mr. Freeze in one of the Batman movies. And Lucien? I can't think of a long lost twin for him right now so I'd just say that he looked wimpy to me.



The publicity slant from the dailies were hinting at the Romeo & Juliet, werewolf and vampire fall in love kind of crap. Gee, I was like.. Asan yung love story?! Either the character interaction was grossly underdeveloped. Or Scott Speedman was horribly miscast as Michael Corvin. Or I was just damned blind to see it.



On the whole, I would have to say that I think the build-up was a bit long and the climax was less impressive than it should have been. Then the unsatisfying ending hinted that the real conflict was just beginning. Well, I've heard that there would be a couple more installments for Underworld. Ahh, so it now makes sense. So this is like what... just an overlong prologue?

PROFILE: I am blah from class here and is born on 00/00/00, time. and so love me like this. I was so cute, I am totally an element that you'd never ever known, you can;t find it in the periodic table cause no one has even found it- I explode in your face just like potassium when it touches water, it's really explosive, you should really run away first before I do spark into flames and burn you alive! I love blasting my music as well, when love sync (elissa) let me hear Cry-Rihanna, i have been like addicted to it like drugs- oh wait. it's worse than drugs, it's better, more addictive than drugs. listen to that song! and this is one of my last blogskin that i will produce until the EOYs of 2008, cause i flunked Biology, ARGHS! OMG I SURE DIE LIKE !@#$% and i am emo now like under ltos of peer pressure and bad seniors.



having been in hwa chong institution (just like make it long so you can preview a long post or wad that fits right down underneath which i think i shall crap all day today) my eyes have been wanting to close since 20:00 (8PM)), I was so tired, cause the syllabus in hwachong is really so hard that no one can sleep really well. The new CSE classes (aka. Centre for Scholaristic Excellence) and is also known for it's famous nickname Cannot Sleep Everyday or Early. Is like even the teachers know, so the homework is reduced, but it's like OMG! will die, this year already so hard, next year i say "die!" mati already lar. arghs!NEXT, A RIOT OF COLORS, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ME. AND I KNOW THAT I BRUISE EASILY. LEAP OF FATE LIKE i never know and i'm learning to fly and a safety net to cushion the blow. and i feel so suicidal and note "I BRUISE EASILY" and be gentle when you handle me.




hello once again, i have been having nightmares,no one is doing work for my project , whcih is true. supposed to do "family planning" is like whatever lar, when will we be able to use it not like very soon we are gonna have kids, settle down, earn money have NSman relief or whatsoever or even Children Relief, is like wtf. I am eating CIGAR ROLLS, they are vilina flavoured and jsut finished my bowl of ice cream which tasted so mixed, haha btu it was ncie to me (: I like mix of flavours liek suddenly a RIOT of colors and A EXPLOSION of taste! I mean like it's really impactful come to think about it, and cause my project has to be handed in by friday so i shall rush typign finish this retarded paragraph. like hello! ello! buhello! darkdegree will go on HIATUS soon. and i am so emo, i feel like slashing my wrist now, it's true adn don't look down on me for that i know people discriminate.

see you there at hiatus land.

/ 10:36:00 PM

FLICK PICK: Underworld



Vampires. Lycanthropes. Guns. Major slayage. Anita Blake?! NOoOoo... *Meowl keels over* And then I found out that Kate Beckinsale's character is called Selene. Only then was I able to breath a sigh of relief. I wasn't prepared for my fave kick-ass Executioner, Anita Blake, to hit the big screens. Not now. Well, come to think of it... not ever. I'd rather that she stay where she is right now, comfortably immortalized in hardbounds and paperbacks.



So anyways, owing to my fascination with the undead and other creatures of the night, I naturally wanted to see Underworld. The reviews I've read were discouraging at best, but then the lack of interesting movies made the choice much easier. Since I was expecting major suckage (pun intended, of course) from this film, I was surprised to find out that it didn't suck that much. Both in the literal and figurative sense.



I'm not saying that the movie's good. Just that my viewing experience wasn't an entirely horrible one. The film certainly has its share of blandness, poor acting and plot deficiency but I also did not have the general feeling of having wasted my time and money on it. Oh, and I didn't fall asleep as well.



Notables:



For a vamp (and werewolf!) movie, Underworld is startlingly clean. I mean, I've seen lotsa flicks with gore levels way, way higher than this. Or perhaps it just takes more goop to reduce me to puking proportions. c",) Anyhow, I loved the muted colors. The gray and bluish hues reeked of sadness, isolation and just cold-blooded precision. Maybe that's another reason why I felt that the movie had this "sanitized" gloss to it.



I liked Kate Beckinsale in this. Not talking about her Matrix-ish costume. Or her uproar over her digitally enhanced uhm, assets. I'm talking about how she sorta held her own against a movie that is evidently more action-driven than character-oriented.



For any conflict to appear authentic, the villains are supposed to be as riveting as the main protagonists. Methinks that the Big Bads lacked presence and were not ominous looking enough to create that sense of danger and urgency for our beleaguered leads. Kraven, with his shocking paleness and greasy hair, looked like the square-faced, slightly bigger version of Severus Snape. Viktor reminded me of Arnold's turn as Mr. Freeze in one of the Batman movies. And Lucien? I can't think of a long lost twin for him right now so I'd just say that he looked wimpy to me.



The publicity slant from the dailies were hinting at the Romeo & Juliet, werewolf and vampire fall in love kind of crap. Gee, I was like.. Asan yung love story?! Either the character interaction was grossly underdeveloped. Or Scott Speedman was horribly miscast as Michael Corvin. Or I was just damned blind to see it.



On the whole, I would have to say that I think the build-up was a bit long and the climax was less impressive than it should have been. Then the unsatisfying ending hinted that the real conflict was just beginning. Well, I've heard that there would be a couple more installments for Underworld. Ahh, so it now makes sense. So this is like what... just an overlong prologue?