OK, anyone who has seen the previews knows what this movie is about. Truth be told the plot doesn't go much deeper than what you've seen in the previews, that does not mean this is a lousy movie, quite the contrary. However, if your wondering if you should see this ask yourself which of the two following phrases best describes you:
1) "I am a self righteous, pretentious ass who only enjoys movies if they are artsy and about subjects that couldn't hold the attention of a lobotomized autistic geriatric. I pretend that I understand complicated plots, even if the plot doesn't make sense to anyone and only seems complicated because writer uses big words to make things seem intelligent. I will in turn write a review showing my intelligence by basically copying what a big name critic, who is too full of himself to actually enjoy a movie, said and using my thesaurus to hide the fact I really have no talent or creativity. I mean because I have great talent and creativity, because I am an art major which makes me superior to all those science majors and their so called "jobs" they will get upon graduating."
2)"I like a good action movie from time to time. You know like back in the days of Chuck Norris, Steven Segall, Van Damme, and Mel Gibson before the psychotic anti-semitism. Back when a plot wasn't strong, but it was still enjoyable to watch a couple of people lay waste to everyone in their path of righteous destruction. Back when one person could smash through everything and in the end not have a scratch on their face, their guns had infinite ammo, and their car still runs despite the fact it should have been destroyed by now. Perhaps even just seeing people beat the crap out of each other, like remember that Bruce Lee movie where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar kicked him in the chest and left that foot print, that was bad-ass!"
If you answered 2 you might enjoy this movie. If you answered 1, go choke on something, and if your up to it, DIE!!! This movie feels like an old action movie brought up to date, a lot of violence, a lot of blood, and even a gratuitous boob shot near the beginning. The people do run out of ammo, but there is still the impossible indestructible car chase scene from days of old.
If you do like solid plot or storyline, this isn't for you, as there are a lot of issues. For instance, one scene uses a underground military facility sort of thing guarded by "12 inch thick blast doors." Problem is though it can be accessed easily by any two rusty old gates on either side of a mountain. If you think the doors are guarding something your wrong, they just lead to the road. I guess during an attack people will only hit facilities in Britain if accessible by road because, I guess, invading countries are too lazy to go around to the back door... And let's not forget bullet proof APCs that can have their windows smashed in with a baseball bat.
Also there's this issue where the movie doesn't seem to know where it wants to be, in a Mad Max knock-off or some strange life back to a cast system due to collapse of society thing. There is actually a scene involving castles and knights on horses with armor, don't get me wrong I got the idea, but that's a hell of a concept mixed in with the Mad Max genre isn't it? Oh and when I say "like Mad Max," I mean exactly like Mad Max. There is a car chase scene in the movie where a mohawked, leather clad, post apocalyptic punk gang chases the protagonists in cars like those out of Mad Max. Let me point out here these cars not only look like vehicles from Mad Max, I could honestly believe they were used in Mad Max. It's like the designer plugged in the Road Warrior and Beyond Thunder Dome and said, "If I change this I could.... Screw this we'll just copy those." I honestly felt disappointed the main actress didn't fight a giant retard with a midget on his back.
Not original, but not bad. Yeah the plot stinks, but there's lots of good ole wholesome face smashing action and a lack of realism that brings back such fond memories of a time when toy guns could rob banks and dodging Jarts was a pastime enjoyed by children who openly practiced Darwinism...
1) "I am a self righteous, pretentious ass who only enjoys movies if they are artsy and about subjects that couldn't hold the attention of a lobotomized autistic geriatric. I pretend that I understand complicated plots, even if the plot doesn't make sense to anyone and only seems complicated because writer uses big words to make things seem intelligent. I will in turn write a review showing my intelligence by basically copying what a big name critic, who is too full of himself to actually enjoy a movie, said and using my thesaurus to hide the fact I really have no talent or creativity. I mean because I have great talent and creativity, because I am an art major which makes me superior to all those science majors and their so called "jobs" they will get upon graduating."
2)"I like a good action movie from time to time. You know like back in the days of Chuck Norris, Steven Segall, Van Damme, and Mel Gibson before the psychotic anti-semitism. Back when a plot wasn't strong, but it was still enjoyable to watch a couple of people lay waste to everyone in their path of righteous destruction. Back when one person could smash through everything and in the end not have a scratch on their face, their guns had infinite ammo, and their car still runs despite the fact it should have been destroyed by now. Perhaps even just seeing people beat the crap out of each other, like remember that Bruce Lee movie where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar kicked him in the chest and left that foot print, that was bad-ass!"
If you answered 2 you might enjoy this movie. If you answered 1, go choke on something, and if your up to it, DIE!!! This movie feels like an old action movie brought up to date, a lot of violence, a lot of blood, and even a gratuitous boob shot near the beginning. The people do run out of ammo, but there is still the impossible indestructible car chase scene from days of old.
If you do like solid plot or storyline, this isn't for you, as there are a lot of issues. For instance, one scene uses a underground military facility sort of thing guarded by "12 inch thick blast doors." Problem is though it can be accessed easily by any two rusty old gates on either side of a mountain. If you think the doors are guarding something your wrong, they just lead to the road. I guess during an attack people will only hit facilities in Britain if accessible by road because, I guess, invading countries are too lazy to go around to the back door... And let's not forget bullet proof APCs that can have their windows smashed in with a baseball bat.
Also there's this issue where the movie doesn't seem to know where it wants to be, in a Mad Max knock-off or some strange life back to a cast system due to collapse of society thing. There is actually a scene involving castles and knights on horses with armor, don't get me wrong I got the idea, but that's a hell of a concept mixed in with the Mad Max genre isn't it? Oh and when I say "like Mad Max," I mean exactly like Mad Max. There is a car chase scene in the movie where a mohawked, leather clad, post apocalyptic punk gang chases the protagonists in cars like those out of Mad Max. Let me point out here these cars not only look like vehicles from Mad Max, I could honestly believe they were used in Mad Max. It's like the designer plugged in the Road Warrior and Beyond Thunder Dome and said, "If I change this I could.... Screw this we'll just copy those." I honestly felt disappointed the main actress didn't fight a giant retard with a midget on his back.
Not original, but not bad. Yeah the plot stinks, but there's lots of good ole wholesome face smashing action and a lack of realism that brings back such fond memories of a time when toy guns could rob banks and dodging Jarts was a pastime enjoyed by children who openly practiced Darwinism...
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