Guest Review – E Randy-Hawk Tenderloin:
I’d heard good things about this film and I have to say I was disappointed. It wasn’t that it was a bad film but lets just say that I was pleased that I got to see the film for free.
The overall problem with the film is that it is a sci-fi film which transparently did not have the special effects budget to match the likes of the recent Star Wars series. Consequently it had the feel of a made for TV movie or a mini series.
The plot had the usual Joss Whedon theme of a central Messianic, (just) post pubescent, girl who has the ability to kick people’s bottoms. She finds herself with a group of misfits who have to band together to defeat a powerful and evil enemy (sound familiar?). The plot had just enough depth to stop me from falling asleep and the dialogue was fairly snappy but I really got the feeling that this was a startrek/wars lite for Buffy fans.
I also get the feeling that the producer was trying to make a political point about the Bush administration so I guess there should be some credit for this.
My comment:
Yea – what he said. It definitely felt more like an extended TV episode up on the big screen (rather than the usual cinematic blockbuster.) Still, I like it when girls kick butt.