| Sep. 21st, 2007 @ 11:06 pm In which sucking is discovered as an artform |
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Current Mood:  hilarious
Current Music: Human Waste Project - Shine
Oh, my goodness.
Oh, dear me.
John and I just went to see Dragon Wars at the cinema in Union Square.
Ladies and gentlemen, this was a bad movie. I cannot communicate its badness. It was so bad that the audience was laughing at the sheer idiocy and incogruity of it all. It transcended badness and reached a whole new upper plane of pure entertainment, simply because we were so bemused.
I am now going to detail a rundown of the movie and my impressions, because, my people, it was so bad that I literally must share. I cannot contain the bad. The bad needs to be free, to share its bad self with all of you. Massive spoilers to follow, so if you're planning to see this movie and don't want it spoilt for you (inasmuch as a movie called Dragon Wars can really be spoilt), let your eyes wander away; but if you want to take a journey with me through a hilarious land of mistaken ideas and intensely bewildering execution, by all means continue.
( I wasn't going to cut this because I hate cutting entries, but then it turned into a monster. A monster, I tell you, and I didn't want to bomb everyone's friends lists. )
On the positive side, I haven't seen someone really seriously render an Asian (in this case Korean, though I think the design borrowed from a few cultures) dragon in CGI, as opposed to all the Western dragon movies there have been. It was very nicely done, and the effect believable and rather gorgeous, all things considered. Another thing I thought I would mention is that I am not Korean (I know, I know. Quelle suprise), and thus I am aware that anything having to do with the original folklore probably sailed right over my head. It'd be interesting to hear from someone who knew the myths and to discuss what they thought of their treatment (though no amount of folklore accuracy can help the acting or the lack of coherent plot).
A lot of people were grumbling about demanding their money back for how incredibly awful this movie was, but you know what? I don't need my money back. I paid for a ticket to be entertained. It's not like I was expecting a lot of philosophical debate in a movie called Dragon Wars. And this movie was gosh-darn entertaining as hell--not because it was a fun movie, but because it was just so hilariously bad that I couldn't help enjoying watching it discover so many new ways in which to suck. If you have a few extra bucks and a free afternoon, I would say give it a shot. Be like John and me, the cool kids, and MST3K it in the theatre. |
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