"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
5 December 2005Testing my Flux capacitorBefore I look into the future, though, I must reconcile two conflicting visions thereof, both of which emanate from legitimate visionaries. (Placement is by time posted, earlier first.) There's this one:
Aeon Flux, starring Charlize Theron and Marton Csokas, based on the dark, chaotic animated fantasies of Peter Chung, is a great movie.
And there's this one:
If nothing else (and there won't be) Aeon Flux will have the distinction of being the worst movie this year to star two Best Actress Academy Award winners.
Theoretically, I suppose, these two possibilities need not be mutually exclusive, but in the Real World™, in which Sturgeon's Law governs all sort-of-artistic endeavors, I suspect that at least one of these observations may be, if not incorrect, certainly inconsistent with my own findings. Which I will eventually have to find, of course, if only out of an excessive fondness for Charlize Theron. Posted at 6:20 AM to Almost YogurtThe movie is all style, no substance. Lots of hottie Charlize in various Lycra outfits. So, it's a terrific style/special FX/voyeuristic romp. Crappy sci-fi, no character development, dumb as a bag of eggs. Posted by: Mr. Snitch! at 10:57 PM on 10 December 2005Sounds like it's faithful to the animated original, then. Posted by: CGHill at 9:40 PM on 11 December 2005 |