Legion 2010

Legion 2010

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When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner with the Archangel Michael. CAM VERSION - BETTER QUALITY WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

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ON JANUARY 22, 2010

Angels with machineguns? More like ex-angel with machineguns. As in, one lonely angel against the armies of God. Who ya got?

In this case, the fallen angel is one Michael (Paul Bettany, taking a break from more high-minded stuff to go genre), who has gone rogue in order to save mankind. As Michael relates, God has given up on us lowly humans, and has sent his angels down to Earth to take out the trash. It’s not an apocalypse, with rain, fire, brimstone and all that good stuff, but more of an extermination, and the angels are God’s exterminators. The first to go are the weak-minded among us, who are taken as vessels by the angels to do the dirty work. So basically you’re screwed if you watch the E! Channel for more than 10 minutes a day, or thinks “Two and a Half Men” is funny. Zing! But back to our movie.

A wingless Michael lands in L.A. in the midst of God’s housecleaning, promptly grabs two duffel bags fill with machineguns, and hightails it out into the California desert. Meanwhile, at the lonely, isolated diner of Paradise Falls, gimpy proprietor Bob (Dennis Quaid) and his son Jeep (Lucas Black) eke out a miserable existence, both financially and emotionally. Jeep only has eyes for Charlie (Adrianne Palicki), a waitress at the diner who is eight months pregnant, the father of the child having gone with the wind. It’s here at Paradise Falls that the final battle for mankind is about to take place, involving a select group of disparate people, including lost traveler Kyle (Tyrese Gibson), short order cook Percy (Charles S. Dutton), and couple Howard (Jon Tenney) and Sandra (Kate Walsh) and their rebellious daughter Audrey (Willa Holland).

Parts “The Prophecy” and parts “Terminator”, “Legion” is not what you would call overly original. Co-written and directed by former special effectsman Scott Stewart, the film follows the plot beats of James Cameron’s two “Terminator” films so closely that I half expected to see Cameron’s name in the credits. Whereas Cameron concerned himself with time travel and unstoppable cyborgs, “Legion” goes the supernatural route, with possessed humans and a winged angel (Kevin Durand) armed with a tricked out mace. But unlike Cameron, Stewart doesn’t quite seem to have his bad guys all figured out. The legion of angel-possessed attackers, in particular, are incredibly easy to kill and their abilities vary greatly. Sometimes they are inhumanely fast and can defy gravity, and other times they act like hooligans that can be taken down with a single punch to the face. A perfect example: Doug Jones has a cameo as a possessed ice cream man who gets taken out a minute after showing up.

“Legion” starts off with a bang, but does lose a lot of steam in the middle part, where Stewart, a first-time feature film writer/director bogs the narrative down with so much pointless character pathos that each time one character gets his five minutes to recount something from his youth, it invariably leads to another character getting his five minutes. There are a lot of five minute moments during this part of the movie. It’s very rare that a horror movie (or an action movie) takes so much time out to “get to know” its characters, but let’s face it, there’s a reason why we don’t really need to know too much about these people. For one, they’re fodder, to be picked off as the film goes along; and secondly, they just don’t matter in the larger scheme of things. Besides, Stewart kills the characters off in such “blink and they’re dead” moments that you wonder why we even bothered to learn their names in the first place, much less where and how they grew up.

One of “Legion’s” main draw for me was seeing dramatic actor Paul Bettany try his hand at an action role. It’s no wonder Stewart quickly cast Bettany in his upcoming film, the horror-action movie “Priest”, because Bettany has just the right combination of leading man good looks, physicality, and acting chops that most actors in the genre simply lacks even at the pinnacle of their career. Bettany easily and effortlessly brings all of that to bear the first time out. The added benefit is that he looks just as credible taking a punch and going Rambo as he is delivering some of Stewart’s very earnest lines. Without a doubt, Bettany’s presence keeps “Legion” from being forgettable. Don’t get me wrong, this is a film that may eventually find a loyal following on DVD or cable, but I’m doubtful it will stick in the general consciousness long after it’s faded from theaters.

“Legion” has assembled a nice, balanced cast of newcomers and old vets to surround Bettany. Dennis Quaid and Charles S. Dutton keep the kids honest, and the film is better for it. I would have liked to see more done with the various characters, especially Dutton and Quaid’s, but I suppose the story was always going to be about Adrianne Palicki’s Charlie and Lucas Black’s Jeep, with everyone else providing filler material. Although I like Black and Palicki (“Friday Night Lights”), they are mostly overshadowed by the explosions, flying bullet casings, and Paul Bettany keeping everyone alive. Stewart pulls a last-minute deus ex machina towards the end that I found to be unnecessary because it doesn’t work in the context of the story, and seems to undo a lot of what’s come before. Then again, it’s definitely a crowd pleaser moment, and I don’t fault Stewart too much for it.

I didn’t expect “Legion” to break the mould, and for the most part it did meet most of my expectations. Ironically, had the film been a direct-to-DVD release, “Legion” would have met and exceeded all expectations. As a theatrical release, though, it probably needed just a little bit more to hit a home run. Confining much of the action to the Paradise Falls diner greatly limits Stewart’s ability to deliver an “epic” feel, but I suppose a combination of a limited budget (at least by Hollywood standards) and this being Stewart’s first film, it was probably very wise to limit the scope while hinting at a much bigger picture offscreen. For a former special effects man, there’s surprisingly very little monster make-up in “Legion”. Mind you, not that there aren’t any, but I had expected that someone who has been making a living in the field for as long as Stewart has (he’s worked on everything from “Iron Man” to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films) to bring more in terms of monster action.

If the comments in some of our “Legion” threads are any indication, the film won’t find very many fans among those who read the Bible more than once a year. As a movie – a horror/action entry at that – “Legion” shows promise, but does falter in execution, especially in the middle section where the character pathos just seems to go on interminably. I would have liked to see more angel action, and have them be more fantastical in feel, but alas, that’s not to be. And as mentioned, Stewart’s film follows the plot beats of James Cameron’s two “Terminator” films closely, right down to the final scene, which leaves plenty of room for a sequel. I can picture the franchise continuing in direct-to-DVD form, but the box office numbers will tell the final tale.

Scott Stewart (director) / Peter Schink, Scott Stewart (screenplay)

CAST: Paul Bettany … Michael

Lucas Black … Jeep Hanson

Tyrese Gibson … Kyle Williams

Adrianne Palicki … Charlie

Charles S. Dutton … Percy Walker

Kevin Durand … Gabriel

Jon Tenney … Howard Anderson

Willa Holland … Audrey Anderson

Kate Walsh … Sandra Anderson

Dennis Quaid … Bob Hanson

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Planet Hulk (2010)

Planet Hulk




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Will he save their world or destroy it? When the Hulk becomes too dangerous for the Earth, the Illuminati trick Hulk into a shuttle and launch him into space to a planet where the Hulk can live in peace. Unfortunately, the Hulk's struggle to escape makes a malfunction in the shuttle causing Hulk to land on the planet Sakaar where he is sold into slavery and trained as a gladiator.

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“Planet Hulk” is Marvel Animation and Lionsgate’s latest full feature offering based on the Marvel Comics’ storyline “Planet Hulk,” which ran predominately through issues of “Incredible Hulk” (#92-105) published in 2006 (with prelude in Fantastic Four #533-535). If you’re reading this review hoping to find out how faithful this adaptation is to the book then you’re out of luck. Yes, I’m a geek and I read a lot of comics but for whatever reason I missed out on the “Planet Hulk” storyline entirely. While there is no excuse for not having read one of Marvel’s, not to mention Hulk’s, more epic storyline, I did however read its sequel “War World Hulk.” With that confession out of the way, let’s look on the bright side. As a result, I went into this film without any expectations, so I guess there’s always a sliver lining to everything.

I’ll end the suspense and just begin by saying that “Planet Hulk” is a great movie. Moreover, from what I am assume. It’s also very faithful to the source material. Hey, what kind of a reviewer would I be if I didn’t at least flip through the trades first right? Anyway, this is probably the best direct-to-DVD Marvel film to date. It’s a great stand alone story. You don’t need to know much about Hulk or Hulk’s continuity. It is story driven, not watered down and action packed! One of my biggest grips about previous Marvel films had always been how plotless they were. But not “Planet Hulk.”

Sure, Hulk smashes a lot of things, but it wasn’t just 120 odd minutes of Hulk slugging aliens in the face and whining about wanting to be left alone — although we do get a little bit of that.

For those unfamiliar, “Planet Hulk” is really about HULK IN SPACEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! (I really wanted to say that!). Having deemed too dangerous for Earth, the Illuminati lead by some of Earth’s highest heroes (Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Mr. Fantastic, Black Bolt) decided it was a brilliant idea to send Hulk (voiced by Rick Wasserman) into space in a preprogrammed ship so he can live on some desolate planet in peace. Unfortunately, Hulk alters the destination course when he damages the ship and crash lands on what is planet Skaar. Weaken by the crash, Hulk is captured and sold into slavery to fight as a gladiator for the amusement of the people and the corrupt Red King. In bondage, he meets and fights along side fellow captive gladiators, Hiroim, Elloe Kaifi, Korg, and Miek. The group bands together and becomes Warbound (brothers and sisters in war), and eventually escapes to lead a rebellion with the Sakaarian rebels to overthrow the Red King.

Another pivotal character is Caiera, a high ranked lieutenant to the Red King who serves as his personal body guard. Born with “Shadow Strength,” Caiera was the last remaining survivor of her village after it was invaded by The Spikes, a virus that turned people into zombie savages. She was eventually discovered and rescued by the Red King, who at the time was just a child. He convinces her that he is the true savior of Skaar as oppose to the mythically one spoken about in the Skaar prophecies (We’re lead to believe that Hulk is this savior). According to Wikipedia, some changes were made with Caiera’s back story between book and film. If anything, I think the film handled it pretty well and the changes were done for the better as it cleaned up her convoluted origin. Additionally, the changes paid off making her character more sympathetic as we get to learn why she’s so fiercely loyal to the Red King despite coming off as a complete tyrant throughout the film.

Another significant change from book to film is the character swap between the Silver Surfer (Savage Surfer) and Beta Ray Bill. I can think of several reasons why Marvel felt it was necessary to make the change, but I can also think of more reasons as to why it was unnecessary at all. The plot line is virtually unchanged from the book. Beta Ray is held captive via device control and forced to do battle with Hulk in the gladiator arena. Eventually he is freed after Hulk smashes the device. In favor, he frees Hulk and his Warbound friends and then goes on his merry way. End cameo. Exit stage left.

In terms of animation, “Planet Hulk” is not the best animated film. If you’ve seen previous Marvel films, the quality is about the same, maybe a little better. Some corners were definitely cut, but it’s not completely horrible. Character designs are simple and they reminded me of designs from “Avatar: The Last Air Bender.” But it’s also painfully obvious that the quality of animation is no where near as good as “Avatar” in terms of both the regular animation and the direction of the action sequences. If I have any complaint about the style, however, it’s that Hulk himself looks rather young. I would have preferred a much more seasoned and intimidating “Green Scar.”

Overall, “Planet Hulk” is a solid and enjoyable experience. It has some smart dialogue lifted straight from the comics and enough of a storyline to not completely bore or alienate audiences unfamiliar with the comics. Action scenes are plentiful and paced well with purpose throughout the film so they don’t come across as gratuitous or pandering just to kids. The ending to “Planet Hulk” is left open for a possible “War World Hulk” sequel, although I can’t image it being made especially with its darker tone and the fact that Lionsgate may soon lose their Marvel license as a result of the Disney-Marvel buyout. Whatever case, if you’re a fan of the “Plant Hulk” storyline, the Hulk or the Marvel universe, “Planet Hulk” is a must see. While it doesn’t raise any bar, it does enough to be a faithful adaptation and comes out as one of Marvel/Lionsgate’s better animated films.

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