tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6260842545939642523..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: A Rare Review On This BlogAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-54970344349895426462012-05-17T01:53:27.397-06:002012-05-17T01:53:27.397-06:00Very few people got this movie. You did.Very few people got this movie. You did.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649420272387984400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-44829708887155226712011-04-05T21:38:58.789-06:002011-04-05T21:38:58.789-06:00I, for one, would like to thank you, Alexis: you&#...I, for one, would like to thank you, Alexis: you're the first person I've heard praise the film since seeing it.<br /><br />It certainly wasn't a perfect movie, and I think there are plenty of kinks that could have been worked out with a little more thought or effort. Unfortunately, no one seems to want to look beyond any of the superficial blemishes and see that there is more at play here. There are interesting themes touched upon, as you said, and some absolutely stunning cinematography besides, but too often these things seem to get lost behind the idea that it's just a poorly-conceived porn/action movie.<br /><br />I may have to reference this post, now, when people aren't willing to believe my impression of <i>Sucker Punch</i>.SupernalClarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924073308865685382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-86264357945778159082011-04-05T09:03:26.664-06:002011-04-05T09:03:26.664-06:00The impression I got sitting in the theater was th...The impression I got sitting in the theater was that Sucker Punch was basically a vehicle for unrelated action sequences absent of context. It's true that the elements you mentioned were there but... not really.<br /><br />I think what you've described here is the movie Zack Snyder thought he was making, but it's certainly not the movie that was made. There is a vestige of depth, suggested by the multi-layered nature of the fantasy and all that hogwash about "who's story is it?" The film teases at deep questions, like the nature of Baby Doll's mental state, or insanity in general, and it almost makes a statement about the role of women in society. But if it has anything interesting to say on these matters, it chooses to stay silent.<br /><br />You point out that this is a chick flick in that women talk and they have women's motivations. I don't know if I fully understand these motivations. I don't think I fully understand any of the characters, for that matter, since none of the characters are, you know, characterized. Basically all we have is Baby Doll with her desire to break free (breaking free from a male-dominated culture can be seen as a feminist message, but I don't think breaking free from a place like that is uniquely a feminine motivation), and Sweet Pea and Rocket with the closest this film gets to a believable, meaningful relationship. The other two girls are only there to fight, cry, and die.<br /><br />Like Martin said, there was a kernel of a good idea. But ideas are worth nothing if they get lost in the noise, which is precisely what happened with Sucker Punch.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230771185847845742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-39907746564221441912011-04-04T12:10:26.942-06:002011-04-04T12:10:26.942-06:00I'm one of the people who saw this movie and d...I'm one of the people who saw this movie and didn't like it. It's not because it features women as the lead characters. I frankly just thought the story-telling was disjointed. <br /><br />I did think that there was a very good raw kernel of an idea in the film, but it wasn't fully developed enough to be interesting. And the fight scenes were sadly underwhelming mainly because, right after the very first one where it's just Baby Doll solo against the giant Samurai things, there is no sense of <i>danger</i>. She gets slammed around but then just stands up like nothing happened at all and fights back automatically. Once the viewer loses the sense that the good guys ("good girls?") can be hurt or fail, all sense of drama is lost and it became a little boring.<br /><br />I know that later in the movie, there <i>are</i> some consequences for some of the characters, but it was too late for me by that point.Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.com