First off, I won't include any spoilers seeing how the movie JUST came out.

 

So, just saw it earlier this afternoon. It is a relatively long movie all things considered (just about 120m); and I do sound surprised as I figured it would be too much sensory overload (or not enough to fill that time).

Let me just say that the film doesn't try to do anything more then what you see in the trailers. It is some serious eye candy (settings, guns, and chicks), and I thought it melded together relatively well. The plot and the plot devices also weren't terrible, neither was the acting (though its arguable how much acting was done I guess-- as the story did follow one tone throughout). To me, I was surprised that I wasn't angry at the story after, which usually ruins a movie for me. It was no Schindler's List, but its enough to not make you think about it (think Ninja Assassin, which had fun scenes, but terrible everything else-- which made it unbearable really).

 

But really, chicks and guns, and trust me, there is plenty. I would say arguably more then the Expendables, and what was hotter was that it really seemed like the cast took the time to learn how to "properly" wield everything (to include some melee weapons... AWESOME tomahawk scene for my fellow 'tomahawkers'). And I put that in quotations because maybe it wasn't perfect, but at least it was stylized without being cheesy (think Bale in Equilibrium).

 

My favorite? Has to be Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), and its probably because of her tomahawk scene. How about you guys?

I'll have to tell my wife to pick up the DVD today for us to watch it tonight.

 

What;s it rated, would it be ok for 11 YO (going in 24) to watch, or just my wife and I, or should I really just play some Billiards in the basement and watch it by myself.

 

Harry

It is rated PG-13. I have not seen it yet, but going tomorrow. I know that a lot of reviews have slammed it, I think it’s only 20% on rotten tomatoes, But the one reviewer that I always go by because even if i don't fully agree with his reviews usually is still pretty close to what I end up thinking says it is a must see. Basically according to what he says it sounds like many people are going into the movie with a number of assumptions already determined on what the movie is, and therefore actually failing to analyze it to understand the meaning behind it. It also does not help that its target audience is about 15-30 years old, so the older generations probably would not “get” a lot of it any way. Fortunately for me I am within the target audience and that I enjoy analyzing movies to fully understand them. Of course that can sometimes come back to bite like Star Trek where I left the theater having enjoyed the film but when I got home I was disappointed with it.