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The Last Legion (2007)
Quite a poor adaptation of the original book
I read the book and it wasn't that bad either. Sure it had quite some clichés and was very predictable...we could say Hollywood-ish, but was decent enough fun.
Seeing the movie i'm quite disappointed. It's not just that the plot is almost entirely different, many parts changed, a lot of them discarded. What is much worse than that, is that it has quite poor directing. Events just hope around with very little intermezzos, the story is poorly shown and it has even more clichés than the book. Many times it just gets annoying and confusing. The whole move feels extremely rushed forward.
The acting isn't bad, in my opinion it has lots of potential, but it's just a shame how badly executed it was.
I'm really disappointed by this movie, it had potential to be a decent piece on par with gladiator and king Arthur, but it falls very short.
I highly recommend you get the book first and watch the movie after.
Doomsday (2008)
It had potential...but sadly it's just a shitty action movie
Such a pity really, started out interesting but it quickly turned in a total shitfest. Full of clichés, illogical directions, over the top nonsensical action scenes, lousy characters, annoying, ...
Really it angers me how a good idea is turned in to such a cringing and facepalming orgy.
It is slightly better than Terminator 4, but considering how bad T4 was don't get your hopes up. The only way this movie could have worked is if it was released in 1980 and even then it would make you squeak in pain.
If you like this genre i do recommend seeing it, maybe it will excite you a few times, but mostly to see how a good movie doesn't look like.
Skyline (2010)
Don't let the low score deceive you, it is a good movie!
I don't know what got all the viewers to give the movie so much flak. I consider myself a staunch critic in the area of sci-fi flicks and i know much worse movies that this. As a matter of fact this movie doesn't even deserve to be thrown alongside bad movies. My reasons why: 1. It is quite realistic in the sense who gets the the major "pwnage", in a real alien invasion, humans would be swept off like insects, which is something the movie stays true to 2. Realistic enough that the main characters don't go superhero implausible often, actually...never really 3. The flow of decisions stays mostly logical 4. The aliens seem much more plausible than in some other movies...destroyable, but not quite. Something i would expect from an alien on a technological level portrayed. 5. The actions scenes also fit quite nicely in. Strong enough to excite you, but realistic in their results 6. It never really goes full blown clique. When you think it will, it doesn't really and you keep your piece of mind. 7. Great FX
Bad parts:
1. the story is lacking (but it's not really what this movie is about) 2. characters are underdeveloped and not used enough 3. there are a few clique moments that leave a bad taste 4. the very end was...well, it could have more action 5. it was way too short for my tastes
All in all...this movie is not really about the characters or story, but a plausible depiction of a part of an alien invasion. Few movies actually match the technicalities of this movie. People that expect Avatar type climaxes and resolutions will feel disappointed yes. If you want to watch a bad movie on all fronts then go watch Terminator 4. That is what i call a "come on guys...seriously?!?!" movie. At least Skyline doesn't pretend to be more than it is.
People that appreciate technicalities will enjoy Skyline!