Characters of Watchmen:
Heroes of Watchmen:
The Minutemen:
Captain Metropolis
Hooded Justice
Nite-Owl I
Silk Spectre I
The Comedian
Mothman
Dollar Bill
The Silhouette
The Criembusters:
Captain Metropolis
Dr. Manhattan
Nite-Owl II
Silk Spectre II
The Comedian
Ozymandius
Rorschach Question, Mr. A
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Big Touble in Little China: the best worst movie ever
If there was ever a movie that really was so bad that it was good, then it would be Big Trouble in Little China. The special effects, dialogue, directing, plot, and acting (0r lack of acting, I should say) are so absurd that one can't help but wonder why this movie was even made. And yet this madhouse of a film never gets old and never loses its cheesy charm.
The film starts with an old man named Egg Shen trying to hire a lawyer because of something that has to do with "half a city block exploding in a ball of green flames".Egg Shen insists that the lawyer must beleive in magic, then proves that magic in real by creating a bolt of electricity appear between his hands. This short introduction has NOTHING to do with the rest of the film, save for Egg Shen, who is later a character.
Now we are introduced to Jack Burton (played by Kurt Russel), a truck driver whose friend Wang Chi is about to be married to the green eyed Miao Yin. Miao Yin is kidnapped as soon as she arrives at the Los Angeles airport (she has jsut come from China), so Jack and Wang follow her abducters into Chinatown.
From here, things just keep getting stranger. It turns out a 2,000 year old being known as David Lo Pan has a curse upon him, making it so that he has no flesh, and can only temporarily reside in an ancient, crippled body before turning back into a spirit.The only way to return to his true form is to marry a girl with green eyes, then sacrifice her to a god. He wants to marry Miao Yin, but does not want her to be sacrificed, so he is wating until he finds two green-eyed girls; one to love, on eto sacfifice.
Jack and Wang, as well as the mysterious Egg Shen who drives a tour bus yet is adapt at magic, a lawyer named Gracey Law (played by Kim Catrall) who also happens to have to green eyes, and a hilarious collection of supporting characters are now entangled in this absurd legend, and the fun never stops.
Perhaps the best part of the movie are the Three Storms, a trio of sorcerers/martial artists who serve Lo Pan. They are Thunder, Rain, and Lightining. Rain (my favorite character from the movie) provides the funniest moment in the enitre movie, which has to be seen to be believed, so I won't go into details.
MonkeyFarm Judgement:
5 out of 5. (Not really. More like negative 7)
The film starts with an old man named Egg Shen trying to hire a lawyer because of something that has to do with "half a city block exploding in a ball of green flames".Egg Shen insists that the lawyer must beleive in magic, then proves that magic in real by creating a bolt of electricity appear between his hands. This short introduction has NOTHING to do with the rest of the film, save for Egg Shen, who is later a character.
Now we are introduced to Jack Burton (played by Kurt Russel), a truck driver whose friend Wang Chi is about to be married to the green eyed Miao Yin. Miao Yin is kidnapped as soon as she arrives at the Los Angeles airport (she has jsut come from China), so Jack and Wang follow her abducters into Chinatown.
From here, things just keep getting stranger. It turns out a 2,000 year old being known as David Lo Pan has a curse upon him, making it so that he has no flesh, and can only temporarily reside in an ancient, crippled body before turning back into a spirit.The only way to return to his true form is to marry a girl with green eyes, then sacrifice her to a god. He wants to marry Miao Yin, but does not want her to be sacrificed, so he is wating until he finds two green-eyed girls; one to love, on eto sacfifice.
Jack and Wang, as well as the mysterious Egg Shen who drives a tour bus yet is adapt at magic, a lawyer named Gracey Law (played by Kim Catrall) who also happens to have to green eyes, and a hilarious collection of supporting characters are now entangled in this absurd legend, and the fun never stops.
Perhaps the best part of the movie are the Three Storms, a trio of sorcerers/martial artists who serve Lo Pan. They are Thunder, Rain, and Lightining. Rain (my favorite character from the movie) provides the funniest moment in the enitre movie, which has to be seen to be believed, so I won't go into details.
MonkeyFarm Judgement:
5 out of 5. (Not really. More like negative 7)
Saturday, August 18, 2007
DAWN OF THE DUMB - Watchmen Review
Well, I've got this blog now, but I have a problem: I have absolutely nothing to put on it.I've just finished reading Watchmen, a 384-page graphic novel back from 1986-87. It's the greatest super-hero story ever, in my opinion, and I can't wait to read it again. The heroes are really some of the only heroes in comics that are realistic. They're not like Super-man, who shows up, beats the living crap out of normal humans, then leaves while people admire him. In fact, most of these heroes except two don't even have powers!These heroes quickly begin to suffer from their brightly-clad career choices. The police quit their jobs because they believe the super-heroes, or 'Masks', have made them obsolete. With no police, New York City falls into total chaos as mobs and fires spread. And from the viewpoints of the few people with sense left, it's the super-heroes' fault.
Most of the characters are extremely realistic, heroes and civilians alike. The heroes suffer severe problems, because in real life, beating guys up while wearing neon tights sure would screw some people up. Also, the writer wasn't afraid to kill off heroes. If you're a guy who makes a living out of throwing people in jail, you're gonna make some very bad enemies; the likelihood of your death begins to grow.
Of course, Watchmen isn't without its flaws. A few of the characters, the female heroes in particular, seem to be there just to reveal plot points, and don't really have notable personalities.
Monkeyfarm Judgement:
4.5 out of 5.
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