I came here for Juliette Binoche
Not much of a comedy more so than a political satire and nods to various other movies.
Its like a tribute to Romero at some points (especially with the cars, the clothing, etc) and the underlying political jabs (which Romero did). And Tilda Swinton's character is a nod to Phantasm (although a samurai sword wielding one). You can see the jabs about how the government avoids climate change, ignores how minorities are treated and even the separation of children under white dominant males (if they are in Centerville Juvenile Detention Center, why label their clothes just CDC).
I prefer the first one but this one is fun because of the cast - Wesley, Ron Perlman, Norma Reedus, Donnie Yen, Danny John-Jules, and so on...
Oh the days of the 1970's made for TV cult films.
Dig the white bellbottoms that Pam Franklin wears for the last third of the movie. Man the clothing of the times.
This has Aaron Spelling producing and pre-Charlie's Angels Kate Jackson (main supporting) and Cheryl Ladd (supporting). On a lighter note, it's funny to hear Kate Jackson say "Damn" in one of her lines.
I was getting "Man from Atlantis" initially. Then it kind of got really slow on the genetic alteration aspect. Then no longer human....
Did I mention slow?
Sorry folks - enough about Carl already.....
At moments it was really good and then others were not. An interesting cast to be associated with it as well.
I felt it was an 80s direct to video at times.
I only gave this a try because of Sam Rockwell and Jared Harris. The original from 1982 is one of my favorite movies of all time. That being said:
1- This version didn’t get me to love the family like the original cast of Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins and Heather O’Rourke did.
2- The original actually made me consider going into Paranormal Research/Parapsychology. This one just kind of made me happy I didn’t.
3- The jump scares just seemed predictable and borrowed from other films.
I could do a 2nd season. I think as the season progressed it got better. The characters become more than two dimensional. Yes it's been done in various forms or fashion, the struggle of humanity after catastrophic events always has many turns.
So I’ve just watched a 4th episode on Amazon Prime or Britbox even though nothing shows a 4th episode on Season 2. :thinking::thinking:
So it follows the traditional Bond theme.
Bond girls are the normal "hotness". Although this is the first time I remember actually catching brief nudity in a Bond movie (at the beginning when he takes the bikini top off of the first woman).
Cheesy effects but it is the 70s.
Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd are quite funny in an odd kind of way and it's hard to tell if they are really just odd or if there really is a homosexual aspect of them. Violent and murderous regardless.
