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Showing posts with label Peter Chung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peter Chung. Show all posts

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Æon Flux (2005)

Æon is a lithe, agile Monican assassin with a stealth ability that lands her the job of assassinating Trevor Goodchild. One problem: Trevor has a secret...
It would be impossible to bring the animation of Peter Chung into live action, so rather than try much has been changed; I’m okay with that. What remains is the wonderfully inventive and impossible technology and Æon’s unique skills.
Go in expecting an action film or a faithful adaptation and you’ll be disappointed. However, strip away the badly executed action scenes and the plot will entertain on its own merits. It isn't as bad as it could have been. Maybe someday we’ll see the 30 minutes that the studio cut before release.

2½ but the animation is superior out of 5

Friday, 9 September 2011

The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)

Pitch Black (2000) was surprisingly good. The sequel was throwaway shit; halfway through it I gave up and went out for a beer or six.
So should you bother with Dark Fury? Yes and no. If you want more Dick Riddick or, if like me, you crave more of Peter Chung's amazing work then it'll keep you happy for half an hour, because that's how long it lasts.

3 eye shine my ass out of 5