If I were not a Spider-Man fan, I would say that this movie took on a different tone than the other two and that they ambitiously packed a lot into one movie. As a Spider-Man fan I can say the same and say that they did it well. They took Spidey's emotions and flaws to the forefront more so than ever before and managed to pack a WHOLE lot of accurate Spider-Man lore into the film while at the same time not being insulting or stupid with the parts there weren't accurate. They tied everything together very effectively and even though they had to rush the character development they managed to properly and appropriately develop the parts that were important to the story. They established Eddie Brock and the symbiote's reasons to hate Spider-Man and even managed to show all of the emotional vibes the both Harry Osborn and Sandman have gone through over the years and somehow manage to tie it all in to the story. All in the all, they did Spidey justice and gave such a great mix of action, romance, drama and told a story of love, revenge, inner conflict, redemption, forgiveness, friendship, jealousy, I could go on and on. It really had something for everyone and again even if I weren't a Spider-Man fan, I could appreciate it for what it was. Is it perfect? Of course not, but it's a good time that will show you so many different aspects and life and fantasy that it has something for just about any mood you could have and THAT makes for a very good film.
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Robin Hood
(1991)
Not better than RH- Prince of Thieves by far
1 December 2005
For those that say this version that came out the same time as the Kevin Costner version was better, I don't know what movie you saw. While it put a different spin on the story as it added a lot of focus to the historical conflict between the Saxons and the Normans, it was simply an inferior films in all facets. By itself, it's a decent film but when you try and compare the two, I see obvious reasons why they chose to release the Kevin Costner version and limit this one to Europeon and video release. If I hadn't seen the KC version, I might have enjoyed it better but it just can't compare. The characters in the KC version were much more entertaining and memorable, I barely cared about some of the characters in this one and they made one the main villains a sympathetic character which I didn't particularly care for. While Patrick Bergin's Robin Hood might have been more enjoyable on it's own and Marian a stronger character in this version, the overall movie wasn't good enough to make it better than the Kevin Costner version. In Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves, the story and Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham were VERY entertaining as was Little John, Friar Tuck and the other members of Sherwood Forest much more so than the ones in this film. I think if it had been about something other than Robin Hood and been more a historical focus on the Norman and Saxon struggle, I would enjoyed it more. Like I said, this movie by itself is decent but if someone said I had to watch a Robin Hood movie and gave me a choice between this one and Kevin Costner's, I would pick KC's every time. And trust me, this is coming from someone who is not a Kevin Costner fan.
Alien vs. Predator
(2004)
Did both franchises justice
12 August 2004
Warning: Spoilers
Okay, I read the first review on here and unfortunately it is going to ruin the image of a very entertaining movie. So in a few words, I will say the first reviewer has no idea what he's talking especially since he admitted he hasn't seen any of the Alien movies. He just wanted his poor little precious Predator to just bogard through everything. So let's address his issues to give you a BETTER and more THOROUGH review from someone who is a fan of BOTH franchises.
First off, the human element is TOTALLY necessary. We're not talking elitist inclusion like in LXG where they just HAD to have an American character. But think about it, Predators can't talk! Neither can Aliens so how in the world did you expect to understand what was going on. If you want blood and gore and endless fighting, go play an Alien Vs. Predator video game! I'm sorry but I just can't stand when people trash a good story just because they wanted mindless action. Why not just enjoy the action there was and let people who know how to appreciate a story enjoy it.
I thought the story was very well crafted and ALMOST made total sense. Really the only problem I had with it was the character Charles Bishop Weland was of course the model for the Bishop android in Aliens. If I remember correctly, and I could be wrong, they said that the Bishop android was modeled after it's creator. I guess it could be Weyland's grandson or something as Aliens took place AT LEAST 75 years after AVP. But that was pretty much it as far as complaints.
If you're such a big fan of Predator, wouldn't you know that the Predators as hunters show respect for anyone who can take one of them down? It's part of their culture. Call it the code of the hunters. (SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PREDATOR) In the first Predator, it was obvious the he respected Arnold's character but he was all beat up and his only choice was to blow himself up. Had he been bested without being fatally injured, I'm sure he would have shown the same respect they showed in Predator 2 and AVP. Also, Mr. Predator fan, Predators only hunt and kill something that is a threat to them. (SPOILER FOR AVP) Sanaa Lathan's character was not threatening him AND he respected her for killing the Alien right in front of him.
No one can expect the Predators to just kick the crap out of the Aliens, especially in hand to hand combat. The Aliens are savage and savie and have many built-in weapons and just live to kill so they can breed. You take the best game hunter in the world and arm him some blades and a Glave (ala Krull) and put him up against a lion. He might win, he might not, probably not, but if he won it certainly wouldn't be easy at all!
This was a very solid and entertaining movie with great action and a pretty good story to explain why all of this was happening. There were elements of humor, terror, suspense and some great fight scenes. I think I would have wanted to see a little more fighting but overall I thought it was a solid effort and this is coming from someone who has watched all 6 Alien and Predator movies over and over and knows what's what with their respective universes. So over all I would give it maybe an A-/B+. I thought it was a little short and I wouldn't have minded seeing a little more gore but it really wasn't necessary. The whole point of a movie is to be entertained and this one did it very well. Go see it yourself and judge, don't the word of a biased teenager or even a fan of both. Judge for yourself.
First off, the human element is TOTALLY necessary. We're not talking elitist inclusion like in LXG where they just HAD to have an American character. But think about it, Predators can't talk! Neither can Aliens so how in the world did you expect to understand what was going on. If you want blood and gore and endless fighting, go play an Alien Vs. Predator video game! I'm sorry but I just can't stand when people trash a good story just because they wanted mindless action. Why not just enjoy the action there was and let people who know how to appreciate a story enjoy it.
I thought the story was very well crafted and ALMOST made total sense. Really the only problem I had with it was the character Charles Bishop Weland was of course the model for the Bishop android in Aliens. If I remember correctly, and I could be wrong, they said that the Bishop android was modeled after it's creator. I guess it could be Weyland's grandson or something as Aliens took place AT LEAST 75 years after AVP. But that was pretty much it as far as complaints.
If you're such a big fan of Predator, wouldn't you know that the Predators as hunters show respect for anyone who can take one of them down? It's part of their culture. Call it the code of the hunters. (SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PREDATOR) In the first Predator, it was obvious the he respected Arnold's character but he was all beat up and his only choice was to blow himself up. Had he been bested without being fatally injured, I'm sure he would have shown the same respect they showed in Predator 2 and AVP. Also, Mr. Predator fan, Predators only hunt and kill something that is a threat to them. (SPOILER FOR AVP) Sanaa Lathan's character was not threatening him AND he respected her for killing the Alien right in front of him.
No one can expect the Predators to just kick the crap out of the Aliens, especially in hand to hand combat. The Aliens are savage and savie and have many built-in weapons and just live to kill so they can breed. You take the best game hunter in the world and arm him some blades and a Glave (ala Krull) and put him up against a lion. He might win, he might not, probably not, but if he won it certainly wouldn't be easy at all!
This was a very solid and entertaining movie with great action and a pretty good story to explain why all of this was happening. There were elements of humor, terror, suspense and some great fight scenes. I think I would have wanted to see a little more fighting but overall I thought it was a solid effort and this is coming from someone who has watched all 6 Alien and Predator movies over and over and knows what's what with their respective universes. So over all I would give it maybe an A-/B+. I thought it was a little short and I wouldn't have minded seeing a little more gore but it really wasn't necessary. The whole point of a movie is to be entertained and this one did it very well. Go see it yourself and judge, don't the word of a biased teenager or even a fan of both. Judge for yourself.
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