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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
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As a lot of you guys know, I am an "old" dude. Considering this, some of you might be surprised that I didnt write this off a video game/music video lame ass mindless action flick.
To the 100% contrary, I am tempted to descibe it using the "M" word.
There is a heart breaking, gut wrenching, meaningful, heavy and deep story here. If you dont "get" it, or if you "miss" what Snyder is trying to say, the film may fall flat for you. And I'd call the storytelling itself, Expertly handled. If all you see is scantily clad hot chicks kicking ass, you have entirely missed the point.
The visuals, the worlds, the effects and the choreography are all at the next level of jawdropping. Yep, next level IMO.
Does it look like a video game? Sort of. So what? It looks beyond excellent.
Does it stream a constant barage of contemporary and classic rock in weird mixes? Yep. So what. Every tune is very fitting both in rythm, mood and lyrics for each scene. Awesome.
Right from the opening montage (which was awesome) I had great empathy for the lead protagonist Baby Doll. As the film progressed I learned more about the characters that joined Baby Doll in her quest and I cared about them too.
The acting by all the girls was top notch. Especially Sweet Pea. Damn good. And the lead villain did a fantastic job too.
I have read some people (who liked it) saying it was a bit messy and the deleted dance scenes hurt the film. NOT for me. The storytelling flowed so well that a rythm occurs and I sat with anticipation through the ebbs and flows. I believe that the way Snyder handled his (forced) edits of the dance scenes actually enhanced the mystery of those scenes.
Snyder took a truly powerful and tragic tale, violently combined genres, and told it using insane visuals.
It's kind of funny. I am far from the target demographic for this film, but I actually think an older audience will be able to appreciate the weight of the subject matter better than teen-twenties audience. Maybe. Depends on ones life experiences I suspect.
I will buy this on Blu-ray. The visuals and music are great, but I will enjoy revisiting this mostly for the story. Yep, the story.
4.5/5
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I'm surprised like others that you rated this so high, but that's a good thing. I hope I am able to at least come close to liking it as much as you did when I see it Saturday night. I would be very surprised if I didn't.
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Originally Posted by Diesel
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I dunno if I would go that far, but it was a pretty damn funny scene. I almost wish I bought Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs when it was on sale late last year. I liked it better than I thought I would and I know I'll have the urge to watch it again. Maybe one of these months...