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Catwoman (2004)
Words almost fail to describe how bad this movie is...
I can honestly say that I have never seen a movie this bad, and I've watched both of the "Mortal Kombat" movies. I managed to catch this for free on my friend's cable, so I don't feel as violated as I could if I had been paying to see the film. That doesn't mean I didn't feel plainly insulted by the garbage that this film tried to pass off as watchable. One can plainly see just by looking at this movie how horrible it is. The movie makers seem to have been trying to take the cheesiness of the final batman movie (which, might I add, made it bad) and mix it with a blatant feminist 'a-woman-is-as-good-as-a-man' mentality. The result of this cross-pollination is a blossom of something that goes far and beyond the level of asininity that any work of media should ever attempt.
Halle Berry, who I don't like to begin with, acts about as well as a freshman high school student in their first school play (I wonder if she pictures the audience naked when she gets nervous?). Often times, what can help a movie recover from a poor lead are it's supporting actors. However, if by supporting actors, one means actors that help support the lead and tell the story well... then this movie had slim to no chance of recovery. Particularly rank were the performances of Sharon Stone (who always seems to be a detriment to whatever movie that was unfortunate enough to cast her) and Frances Conroy (who makes it feel like her character would do better as the insane Seer from J.K. Rowling's writing and not as the wiser woman she is supposed to be portraying). Benjamin Bratt seems to be the only one doing a halfway decent job of acting, and that is most likely due to the fact that he is once again cast as the same thing he seems to be in every work he does: a cop. With a cast that obviously doesn't have their heart in the work that they do, one can't help but wonder why they are even doing it. And that isn't even mentioning the poor writing and hideous (yes, HIDEOUS) costume design of Catwoman herself.
It certainly makes me yearn for the days of yore, when Michelle Pfeiffer played a Catwoman who was more about the crime, or the 'hunt' if you will, than about the possible feminist aspects of being a strong and independent woman. The times when feline prowlers didn't have to prove themselves, and had the nine lives to back them up.
Gyeoul yeonga (2002)
I rather enjoyed it
I thoroughly enjoyed this series, though I won't try to say that it is one of the best series I have seen. Far from it, actually. However, the acting of both Yong-Jun Bae (who played both Jun-Sang Kang and Min-Hyung Lee) and Ji-Woo Choi (playing the part of Yoo-Jin Jung) make the series worth watching, as both can very convincingly convey the emotions that can haunt the human condition. The overall plot of the series is somewhat stereotypical of the genre, a bit thin to be honest. With that said... I hate how this series ended *lol* It's far too... perhaps proper, for me. Emphasis is placed on the 'right' thing to do for someone else, instead of the right thing to do for oneself. I think, though, that that may be a more eastern belief. And there's nothing wrong with that. I just feel that, with matters of the heart, one has to do what is right for his or her own self. I don't know. You might differ on opinions from me, but I liked it and would recommend it. And whether or not I have bad taste... well that's a matter of opinion as well.
Serenity (2005)
A Quick Comment on Serenity
This movie was absolutely amazing. It was visually stunning and the acting was really impressive. The score was also very well rounded and suited to the movie, an important aspect as music very often makes a scene. Joss Whedon was finally able to do what it was he wanted to do with the world of Firefly and I'm glad to see that it worked out so well for him. He was able to expand on the characters, and treat them as he had originally wanted to treat them, as opposed to what certain people wanted him to do with them. I plan on seeing it quite a few more times in theaters if possible, as it's very much worth every penny spent on it.