Freaktana A Major Disappointment

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

david-sarkies This is a very impressive movie, if only for the special effects. Everything else about it though make it a very poor Hong Kong movie. It is probably a very good movie, and in fact deals with struggles within the main characters, Cloud and Wind, but the two main problems are that the subtitles were really bad and the movie followed a series of comic books, so it is a little difficult to understand some of it as the background is not there.Basically the movie is about two young warriors, Cloud and Wind, whose fathers are killed by the leader of the a great martial arts clan whose master wishes to become the most powerful martial artist in the world. Unfortunately he cannot because he must wait ten years to fight an even more powerful martial artist, but during that time he trains the two boys, plus Frost, a third one, to make a martial arts triad.There are lots of little turns in the plot of this movie which would be much better if the subtitles could be read. Unfortunately I cannot explain them because of the difficulty in understanding the dialogue. For the fights and the special effects then the movie is great, but from watching what I could of the plot one can see an even deeper level with developing characters. In fact the characters are meant to be the heroes, but they are in league with the bad guy, so they must first overcome their loyalty to him.The main comment that I wish to make about this movie is that I see it as the movie that Mortal Kombat should have been. The effects are probably just as good, but the way in which they are used are much better (especially the fist scenes). The plot is also superior (if I could understand it).

percy_smith3 This is by all time ever... probably the worst movie I have ever seen. Not by script, just by pure bad "something". I sat down in my chair for 2hours and saw the whooole movie without having a clue what the story really was all about. The label of the movie said more than the movie itself. It was so bad I will probably have nightmares for many, many years. Though I still enjoyed watching it... very strange. I will regret saying this, is there another movie like this one? Cause I got kind of stuck in the almighty "forward/rewind kung-fu action, with remarkable good effects for what it seems to be a budget movie I could do on the backside of my house with my buddies and grandmas teeths as sound effects". Sorry to say this, These actors deserves better.This movie will always follow me, as a dark, dark shadow... eeek!

peter-856 I bought a DVD of this from a second hand shop because it referred to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon on the box. This is just as lush looking, but the story is from another planet. It's all well acted and brilliantly directed and all that, and the settings are epic and beautiful, but the script has the shudder inducing obviousness of an internet fantasy parody. The fight sequences are strangely detached, and some nice special effects (such as a bamboo walkway rising up and attacking a character) are almost lost in the twitchy editing. Even more distracting is the fact that the character Cloud has a nineteen eighties hair colouring job that kills any sense of exoticism. Actually, as I write this it occurs to me that this might be aimed at children and the UK DVD has been clumsily packaged for an adult market. Anyhow, despite all this criticism, it is a fun DVD for idle minds. Try watching this with vodka, and making farting noises every time someone says "Wind" (it's the name of one of the characters). For the full effect, I recommend the director's cut. My DVD includes this and the international version, which besides being a great deal shorter, is dubbed, which kills it. Deranged, but joyous.

Fox in Socks The DVD case uses the phrase "Final Fantasy" twice, and they're not kidding - moody photogenic youths with perfect windswept hair, a tragic love triangle, outrageous swords, and even a character called Cloud. The starting and closing credits are cut-scenes as well.It's all good though. The film looks gorgeous, has some beautiful set pieces and is very entertaining. Enjoy the trip, this is for people who enjoyed Zu Warriors.A couple of points points - you'll have to be a bit tolerant of Canto-pop if you watch the extended version. Also, fight fans be warned, this is about special effects not choreography, so if you're looking for some fancy moves get a Jet Li movie instead.