tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post110373785333988813..comments2023-10-30T01:52:04.961-07:00Comments on Miniver Cheevy: ConstantineJonathan Kormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1107367962369928302005-02-02T10:12:00.000-08:002005-02-02T10:12:00.000-08:00It is true that the trailer for Constantine promis...It is true that the trailer for <EM>Constantine</EM> promises Rachael Weitz dripping wet. But the trailer for <EM>Alien Resurrection</EM> promised Winona Rider dripping wet, and that was a big fat lie. Recall also that <EM>Catwoman</EM> was a movie entirely about Halle Berry cavorting in skintight leather (and precious little of it!) and the poor souls who saw it <EM>still</EM> warned us all to stay away. <br /> <br />As for <EM>Fantastic Four</EM>, I'll grant that Michael Chiklis is an inspired pick for the Thing, and the effects are obviously lovely. It hadn't occurred to me that getting the physics for the Thing right was one of the hard problems for the effects, but you're right. But comparing the <EM>FF</EM> teaser trailer, which is all superpowers and noise, with the teaser for <EM>Spider-Man 2</EM>, which is a gem encompassing all of Peter Parker's adolescent <EM>angst</EM> ... together with fab effects.<br /><br /><EM>Sin City</EM> is said to include most of the storylines from the original Marv <EM>Sin City</EM> series, plus <EM>That Yellow Bastard</EM> and at least some of <EM>A Dame to Kill For</EM> and bits of the others. Given the way that Miller winks at interlocking narratives, you can see how it would be fun to do. I have a lot of faith in Robert Rodriguez. And apparently every starlet in Hollywood has a walk-on.Jonathan Kormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1107280821495877242005-02-01T10:00:00.000-08:002005-02-01T10:00:00.000-08:00Whoops, sorry - that whole rant was from me. ;^)
...Whoops, sorry - that whole rant was from me. ;^)<br /><br />FinnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1107280753666111022005-02-01T09:59:00.000-08:002005-02-01T09:59:00.000-08:00Thank you for concisely articulating why the movie...Thank you for concisely articulating why the movie bothers me so much. Yes, it looks like a fine action movie. Yes, it's about demons. But why call it Constantine? Delano's creation was about mysterious power, personal failings, clever manipulation, and dry wit. There was a general hostility and world-weariness about Constantine that made him compelling and repulsive at the same time. So call Keanu's thing something different and note the influence somewhere in the credits. <br /><br />I confess that I'm tempted to see it anyway, so I can look at Rachel Weisz for 90 minutes.<br /><br />The trailer for FF is crap (no argument there) but it looks like they got the Thing physics right. <br /><br />Is Sin City going to be a mishmash of the various books or a new story? The characters in the trailer seem like they're pulled from all over the existing books. Visuals are spot-on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com