Theater Trip

posted on march 2, 2003, tag: entertainment

I saw Daredevil on Friday. Meh. After a film like Spiderman, this film just felt so dry. The feeling of grandeur that usually comes from a superhero story, an immenseness almost, was completely missing. I felt as though the entire story of Daredevil took place within a 5-block radius, in one of the most aesthetically boring parts of Manhattan. Some of the effects were well done, but most of them were terrible. Apparently ILM and Manix Entertainment are the only CG companies capable of matching black to black these days. Whoever did this film made some really bad mistakes. Also, frankly, Daredevil's story and abilities are sorta boring. I mean, the radar vision was well handled and cool, but the fact that they claim his heightened sense of touch allows him to jump 40 feet in the air and fall from buildings and land on his feet is just bullshit.

Also, yesterday, I saw Shanghai Knights, which was good but not as good as the original. Jackie Chan felt a little old in this film. There were no stunts, and the movie jumped around a little too much. There were still some amazing scenes (one involving a revolving door, Chan and five police officers, the other involving Chan, a bunch of umbrellas and street thugs), the kind of which make you wonder how someone can do the things Jackie does.

Having not seen very many movies lately, I was happy to be in a theater for these two films—but I wouldn't recommend spending the money to see either until video.

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