Saturday, January 14, 2006

Gun fu & broadswords...

Nothing to do with vampires in my fair city, but everything to do with upping the ante after the sublime Equilibrium. Now I know that that film wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but that's because people are idiots. Judging from the trailer Kurt Wimmer has improved on the gun kata and gone one better than all those exploding faceplates by suiting up the guys in black this time round in full body armour that makes for a satisfying SMASH whenever Milla Jovovich gets feisty. No Sean Bean and no puppy rescue, but it looks nice and stark like Equilibrium. Although even a slimmed down Christian Bale couldn't pull this look off: Now if only Wimmer would agree to helm a remake of Blakes 7... The only thing better than girls in tight leather smashing things up are large men in longships smashing things up. Check out the trailer for Beowulf & Grendel. Of course it's been done before - sort of - with The 13th Warrior (aka Eaters of the Dead), but that was very much the hair metal version. This looks more like the thrash metal version... Speaking of which... best use of Anthrax in a trailer ever? [Music: Megadeth - Rust in Peace]

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