Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
pointyfilippa
The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Lidia Draper
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Scott Harbison
great film. question- when the machine blasts off to Mars, does that doom the escapees but save the survivors, or am I missing something? Ron P rocks, every film. Legend. I don't do LOTR, never did, but can see the comparison! Check this YT version, but put English autotranslate on- hilarious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3YGC0_6oU ....this is fun! I get to comment on films.... Better than having boobs. yeah. wow. OK, so you want 10 lines. OK. excellent subplot- it took an old idea, and a new format, and melded it superbly. great performances, lovely casting and outstanding cinematography. REALLY hard to get though!
Quebec_Dragon
Sometimes, seemingly simple movies, panned by most of the critics, just grab me. This was one of them. It takes place in the future, but I was gripped from the get-go with World War II trench-like warfare going on at the start. It feels very much like a good war movie at this point with a compassionate officer going up against some kind of Nazis, but things are not really that especially with the steampunk machines and unconventional firearms. It goes even crazier when some long-dormant evil is awakened. After that strong opening, we delve summarily into that society and some kind of prophecy that involves a desperate quest to save the world by a small group of heroes. It sounds pretty cliché, right, but weirdly it works here and the characters are compelling despite not being characterized much. It's the type of suicide mission story where the "heroes" get killed of one by one, and not always in the most heroic manner. However, you kinda grow attached to the multi-ethnic group, want to learn more about them (some intriguing snippets but not much) and their sometimes noble self-sacrificial acts make them likable. I truly enjoyed the heroism on display, but can't say I was particularly emotionally moved by any of the deaths. I also liked very much how the plot sometimes played with our expectations (witness the mother and child trying to evacuate) despite some logical flaws that bugged me a little.The mutants in question are not super-heroes (like X-Men) or standard "zombies", and the title is misleading because it's not really "their" chronicles. Thee mutants are antagonists and besides attacking and being killed, they don't do much. The movie is apparently low-budget (at 25 millions, I'd say medium-budget) but it really doesn't show. You have stunning special effects, decors and vehicles that don't really look computer-generated (and sometimes actually weren't). It's not to say everything is realistic, it's a bit stylized and otherwordly like 300 for example. There were some really spectacular scenes and vistas. The action scenes were exciting and overall I thought the directing was very good. The movie was paced well, and I was never bored. One thing I didn't really care much for was the religious claptrap, but I've seen worse.Please note however that I didn't watch the shorter (by around 10 minutes) director's cut that cuts some of the religious stuff but also a few nice character moments. I did check the differences and suggest watching the theatrical non director's cut version if you can. Before I forget, you do have some bad-ass heroes kicking major butt in satisfying ways (less and less guns and more sword fighting as it goes), and some enjoyable b-movie one-liners by Thomas Jane's character. So it's certainly not the type of movie you haven't seen before, but it's masterfully executed, beautiful in a post-apocalyptic way, but most of all it feels right. A rental is definitely recommended and myself, I'm even thinking of buying it.Rating: 8 out of 10 (Very good).
slayerjmk95
This is definitely one of the best, all-out sci-fi action movies i have ever seen, with all the characteristics of a classic B-Movie; static characters, simple yet effective plot, actually good one-liners, super-digital CGI (helps give the classic feel), and best of all; enough bloody, nasty, and violent action that makes this a great watch! Out of all the characters, Thomas Jane's performance is actually quite good, filling in the shoes of a good character that you can remember and come to like, surprisingly. The run time is good, doesn't drag anything out, but one BIG disappointment was the special "Director's Cut" released on DVD; it's not nearly as good as the theatrical version!! But even so, this is a definite must watch for all sci-fi/action/horror fans because in the end, this movie is a fun ride that needs no expectations except to know that the action and suspense cover for all the flaws 7.5/10 Stars***
Jon Doe
If you take this movie for what it is, its a great movie. This movie crosses into many genres, has and has some decent enough acting mixed in well with its due amount of cheesiness. It also maintains itself by keeping a small sense of humor mixed with darkness through the whole movie that really helps give this movie style. The plot is easy, no clever twists and turns just a good time:) I would recommend this for rental or late night cable, but I probably wouldn't buy it. I can't believe the budget of $25,000,000 and I wonder just where the hell all that money went because the same movie could've probably been made for 2 million.I mean where was the hype because I didn't even know this was released till recently and for $25,000,000, love it or hate it we should all have at least seen it in a million commercials in interviews by now. Yeah someone got ripped off. Anyway, still an enjoyable movie even if it did cost a gazillion dollars to make, but looks independent.
