Post by lynn on Nov 13, 2010 5:18:02 GMT -5
Saw Skyline today. It was painfully bad in almost every way, which is disappointing because it looked good. Thing is, the guys who directed it are special effects dudes who think they can make movies, when all they can make are big messes (they also did Predator v Alien: Requiem). Quite telling is the fact that one of the characters is a special effects producer who lives "like a gangster". The story was really lackluster, nothing much really happens apart from the whole alien invasion thing which in the end makes no sense. There's a lot of running about, but since it all happens in one building it gets old pretty quickly. There's also loads of scenes where people argue for no reason. The effects are good, but the actors aren't great, script lackluster, and the ending quite frankly made me angry. Apparently they're wanting to do a sequel. I hope they don't.
Similar to Cloverfield in the idea of being the nobodies in the apocalyptic scenario, without that movie's characters, acting, drama, restraint and ending. I like Cloverfield well enough, but Skyline makes it look like a masterpiece.
But you know, the aliens were really cool even if they made no sense at all, the effects great, the acting did well enough and it's fun enough if you don't think about it. Not a dead loss I guess.
Similar to Cloverfield in the idea of being the nobodies in the apocalyptic scenario, without that movie's characters, acting, drama, restraint and ending. I like Cloverfield well enough, but Skyline makes it look like a masterpiece.
But you know, the aliens were really cool even if they made no sense at all, the effects great, the acting did well enough and it's fun enough if you don't think about it. Not a dead loss I guess.
