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Bäst att vara ledsen [ANT]
...Så får man sig en glad 
överrasking om man trots allt skulle gilla filmen 
...Så får man sig en glad överrasking om man trots allt skulle gilla filmen 
Min första känsla var att det på nått sätt lyckats blanda in nått fanatsymonet i det hela som sedan mixas upp med nån form av Hollywood-spränga-allt-du-ser-grej..
Men Men, vad vet jag.. det kansek blir bra eller inte alls... Det ger sig.
Men Men, vad vet jag.. det kansek blir bra eller inte alls... Det ger sig.
Re: Se likväl ut att bli ett trevligt filmår...
/tobias
Å andra sidan kommer Hellblazer à la Hollywood. Där är mina förväntningar lite lägre än vad som egentligen är fysiskt möjligt.
/tobias
Nightowl
Champion
Recension av Constantine:
Hämtat från:
New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
Devil's in the silly details
Friday, February 18th, 2005
CONSTANTINE. With Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz. Director: Francis
Lawrence (2:01). R: Violence, demonic images.
Given the earnest and persistently grim tone of Francis Lawrence's
supernatural noir thriller "Constantine," its premise is an absolute
howler.
In the distant past, presumably over a table covered with green felt,
God and Satan made a bet over the future of mankind's souls, God
wagering that good would prevail among his finest creations and Satan
staking his rep on the temptations of evil.
In explaining this to Rachel Weisz's doubting cop Angela Dodson, Keanu
Reeves' supernatural investigator John Constantine adds that the
Supreme Adversaries agreed not to interfere personally, but would
allow intermediaries to move among us and whisper in our ears.
When I heard that, I was reminded of the scene in "Animal House" where
a guy was trying to decide whether to take advantage of his passed-out
date, and was getting conflicting advice from an angel on one shoulder
and a devil on the other.
But "Constantine," adapted from the popular adult comic book series
"Hellblazer," is serious business - with suicides, mass killings,
exorcisms, repeat visits to that blazing hell and more Satan's elves
than you could shake a crucifix at.
In fact, the movie crams in so many elements and so much metaphysical
hooey that only a "Hellblazer" reader could follow it, or want to.
There's fabulous imagery throughout the film, including truly ugly
computer-generated demons in hell and some nifty morphing on the faces
of Satan's intermediaries when splashed with holy water.
But for all its spiritual angst, "Constantine" is about as silly as
fantasies get.
At one point, to find out whether the soul of Angela's suicidal twin
ended up in heaven or hell, Constantine puts his feet in a pan of
water while clutching the dead sister's cat and is immediately
transported to the nether world.
"Water," he explains to Angela beforehand, "lubricates the transition
to the other plane."
Seeing is believing, of course, and when he gets back, Angela is ready
to team up in an effort to stop the demons from crossing back over to
their plane. It seems the Devil has been cheating on that bet and is
sending more than intermediaries to Earth.
Constantine is a perversely interesting character. Born with the sixth
sense to see Satan's helpers among the throngs, he committed suicide
to end that curse and his soul went to hell for it. Somehow, he was
spared and returned to Earth determined to qualify for heaven by
chasing the mini-devils away.
But time is now of the essence because he has terminal lung cancer and
a nicotine habit that he can't break. If the threat of eternal
damnation won't make him stop smoking, I'd say a Nicoderm patch would
have no chance.
Reeves plays Constantine with the same sleepy attention he gives to
all of his roles. He gets physical when the spirits move him, but I've
never seen an actor work so hard to suppress whatever charisma his
fans see in him.
Weisz gives her all in a typical damsel-in-distress role, and Shia
LaBeouf has some good moments as Constantine's eager apprentice.
But the best performance is saved for last, when Peter Stormare shows
up as Satan himself to claim the soul of Constantine and rescue his
unborn son from the Spear of Destiny (don't ask) being wielded by the
androgynous angel Gabriel (Tilda Swinton).
I don't know what it says that the Devil's always funnier than God in
Hollywood movies, but Stormare's Lucifer has a malicious, ironic wit.
When Constantine asks to finish his cigarette before giving up the
ghost, the Devil - referring to the tobacco industry - says, "It's
okay, I've got stocks."
It's good, but no savior.
Hämtat från:
New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
Devil's in the silly details
Friday, February 18th, 2005
CONSTANTINE. With Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz. Director: Francis
Lawrence (2:01). R: Violence, demonic images.
Given the earnest and persistently grim tone of Francis Lawrence's
supernatural noir thriller "Constantine," its premise is an absolute
howler.
In the distant past, presumably over a table covered with green felt,
God and Satan made a bet over the future of mankind's souls, God
wagering that good would prevail among his finest creations and Satan
staking his rep on the temptations of evil.
In explaining this to Rachel Weisz's doubting cop Angela Dodson, Keanu
Reeves' supernatural investigator John Constantine adds that the
Supreme Adversaries agreed not to interfere personally, but would
allow intermediaries to move among us and whisper in our ears.
When I heard that, I was reminded of the scene in "Animal House" where
a guy was trying to decide whether to take advantage of his passed-out
date, and was getting conflicting advice from an angel on one shoulder
and a devil on the other.
But "Constantine," adapted from the popular adult comic book series
"Hellblazer," is serious business - with suicides, mass killings,
exorcisms, repeat visits to that blazing hell and more Satan's elves
than you could shake a crucifix at.
In fact, the movie crams in so many elements and so much metaphysical
hooey that only a "Hellblazer" reader could follow it, or want to.
There's fabulous imagery throughout the film, including truly ugly
computer-generated demons in hell and some nifty morphing on the faces
of Satan's intermediaries when splashed with holy water.
But for all its spiritual angst, "Constantine" is about as silly as
fantasies get.
At one point, to find out whether the soul of Angela's suicidal twin
ended up in heaven or hell, Constantine puts his feet in a pan of
water while clutching the dead sister's cat and is immediately
transported to the nether world.
"Water," he explains to Angela beforehand, "lubricates the transition
to the other plane."
Seeing is believing, of course, and when he gets back, Angela is ready
to team up in an effort to stop the demons from crossing back over to
their plane. It seems the Devil has been cheating on that bet and is
sending more than intermediaries to Earth.
Constantine is a perversely interesting character. Born with the sixth
sense to see Satan's helpers among the throngs, he committed suicide
to end that curse and his soul went to hell for it. Somehow, he was
spared and returned to Earth determined to qualify for heaven by
chasing the mini-devils away.
But time is now of the essence because he has terminal lung cancer and
a nicotine habit that he can't break. If the threat of eternal
damnation won't make him stop smoking, I'd say a Nicoderm patch would
have no chance.
Reeves plays Constantine with the same sleepy attention he gives to
all of his roles. He gets physical when the spirits move him, but I've
never seen an actor work so hard to suppress whatever charisma his
fans see in him.
Weisz gives her all in a typical damsel-in-distress role, and Shia
LaBeouf has some good moments as Constantine's eager apprentice.
But the best performance is saved for last, when Peter Stormare shows
up as Satan himself to claim the soul of Constantine and rescue his
unborn son from the Spear of Destiny (don't ask) being wielded by the
androgynous angel Gabriel (Tilda Swinton).
I don't know what it says that the Devil's always funnier than God in
Hollywood movies, but Stormare's Lucifer has a malicious, ironic wit.
When Constantine asks to finish his cigarette before giving up the
ghost, the Devil - referring to the tobacco industry - says, "It's
okay, I've got stocks."
It's good, but no savior.
Re: Recension av Constantine:
En recension jag såg någonstans på nätet beskrev filmen på ungefär följande sätt: "Om inte John Constantine hetat John Constantine och Papa Midnite hetet Papa Midnight hade jag tänkt: 'det här påminner lite om Hellblazer'."
Filmen kan mycket väl vara okej. Jag upphör däremot aldrig att fascineras av Hollywoods iver att betala för att få göra filmer av okända varumärken och sedan ändra så mycket i dem att de hade kunnat göra filmen utan att köpa licensen, bara de ändrat namnen på figurerna. Det är ju inte direkt så att hellblazer-fansen är så många att man kan basera biljettintäkterna på dem, och de hade antagligen uppskattat filmen mer om huvudpersonen hetat William Burton eller något annat Hellblazer-orelaterat.
/tobias
En recension jag såg någonstans på nätet beskrev filmen på ungefär följande sätt: "Om inte John Constantine hetat John Constantine och Papa Midnite hetet Papa Midnight hade jag tänkt: 'det här påminner lite om Hellblazer'."
Filmen kan mycket väl vara okej. Jag upphör däremot aldrig att fascineras av Hollywoods iver att betala för att få göra filmer av okända varumärken och sedan ändra så mycket i dem att de hade kunnat göra filmen utan att köpa licensen, bara de ändrat namnen på figurerna. Det är ju inte direkt så att hellblazer-fansen är så många att man kan basera biljettintäkterna på dem, och de hade antagligen uppskattat filmen mer om huvudpersonen hetat William Burton eller något annat Hellblazer-orelaterat.
/tobias
Blippe
Warrior
Nån som vet vad som hände med dark knight returns?