A blog about one man trying to make his way in the deadly world of writing comics and prose; truly a dangerous lifestyle choice. The man is part Indiana Jones, part Professor Frink...and if you don't know who either of those people are, then you're probably not going to like this blog at all.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Sucker Punch...kicked ass
So I went out with a couple buddies of mine on last night and caught a showing of Sucker Punch. I'll be the first to admit that the reason I wanted to see this was not because I'd heard the acting performances or the writing was spectacular; far from it to be straight with you. From several trusted (internet) sources I'd read that the movie lacked substance...well, duh. If you went in to Sucker Punch expecting a movie of substantive quality, then you deserve to feel cheated, because you're an idiot.
Sucker Punch did exactly what I wanted it to do. It delivered on two main components that one looks for in a movie of this type. First, have hot chicks dressed scantily for my enjoyment. CHECK. Second, have some kick-ass fight scenes with said scantily clad women performing unbelievable acts with guns, swords, mechs, etc. CHECK. Sucker Punch delivered on both fronts, big time. And on top of that was the added bonus of seriously amazing visuals, like this arbitrarily-set-in-space scene. It's fabulous!
The visuals are combined splendidly with the action scenes in several over-the-top epic battles. They jump right into it with the main character, Baby Doll, fighting these three giant Asian stone warriors (picture below) and then move on to fighting Dragons and Orcs, Nazi's and Robots. There's literally no stone left unturned in this movie when it comes to something to kill.
The story leaves something to be desired when it comes to cohesiveness, though. There are parts that make less-than perfect sense, but if you don't let that bug you, then overall the movie is quite good. I'd easily give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5.
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