was? Well, this underwritten, visually convulsive, hyper-militarized version of the same story somehow manages to make Roland Emmerich’s film seem rich with human emotion and narrative depth. The biomechanical aliens are so indecipherably designed, they’re non-entities and our heroes are all cookie cutter marine stereotypes.
’s rotating roster of bass players and its career-ending clash of punk vs. metal sensibilities is totally ignored in favor of hoary rock-bio clichés of drug use, sex and ego clash. A wasted opportunity.
’s darker tone. Chloe Moretz (as the foul-mouthed Hit-Girl) and Mark Strong are eminently enjoyable in this otherwise muddled superhero-verité.
, this overwrought clump of unadulterated, bubbling testosterone reflects the hormone-addled sensibility of a 15 year-old boy: preening machismo, anti-feline, anti-feminine, chockablock with big cars, big guns, big explosions, imbecilic nicknames and dick jokes. THE LOSERS is beyond stupid, it’s mind-numbingly puerile.
, but this movie suffers from some odd editing of the source material (the uninitiated will be confused) and the weakest animation of any of the DCU films. Decent voice acting can’t salvage a huge disappointment.
