February 20, 2005
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I went to see Constantine
and I enjoyed it. This is primarily due to the fact that I like
stories about redemption / heaven / hell / apocalypse / occult and
stuff, which this movie has. The thing about the movie is that
people have to get over the fact that this is based on a comic book
(there’s no flying super heroes here), and that Keanu Reeves is playing
John Constantine. For those of you who don’t know, Constantine is
suppose to be a blonde british guy, which this movie obviously goes off
track there. A lot of comic book purists seem to have blinders
going in this movie, and are easy to attack on it’s faults because of
the changes it’s made from the books. But that’s just the thing
though. Since this is a movie, the first and foremost rule is
that you have to judge the movie on how good it is AS a movie.
After that fact, then you can complain about how well the adaption
turned out. This movie isn’t bad, but it isn’t incredibly
spectacular either. It is however a good blend of fantasy,
horror, and action, mixed in one movie. Constantine is definitely
worth checking out, and I would give it a “B.”
For more on the graphic novel versions…
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/h/hellblaz.htm
http://www.grovel.org.uk/reviews/hellbl01/hellbl01.htm
Hellblazer @ Barnes & Noblesp.s. For those who hasn’t watched it yet, there is a small sequence after the end credits of the movie.
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I also ended up watching Harold & Kumar Goes to White Castle
again, but this time on DVD. This is seriously a movie that I believe
will go down as a future cult classic, because of it’s random wackiness
and all. It’s just an enjoyable movie to watch if you like the
kind of humor that this has. Just remember to throw away some
logic when watching the movie or it just won’t work. Definitely worth
checking out, and worthy of a “B” grade.
