ariwriter
Joined Nov 1999
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My first instinct after flipping through the TV and seeing a beautiful woman in a room of young guys?
I thought: "Ok, what reality show is Fox running now?"
I checked the channel, to see Comcast's synopsis of the show, and realized it wasn't Fox but TV Land -- a cable station that typically airs MASH, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Star Trek.
Like other reviewers note, this is reality television at its worst. Granted I only watched for 10 minutes, but that was more than enough. If the content doesn't do it for you, the cable station it's located on will. Lame.
I thought: "Ok, what reality show is Fox running now?"
I checked the channel, to see Comcast's synopsis of the show, and realized it wasn't Fox but TV Land -- a cable station that typically airs MASH, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Star Trek.
Like other reviewers note, this is reality television at its worst. Granted I only watched for 10 minutes, but that was more than enough. If the content doesn't do it for you, the cable station it's located on will. Lame.
A friend invited me to an advance screening last night and I was hesitant at best. I'd only seen a trailer and read minimal previews of the film as a means of walking in with a fresh pair of eyes.
My friend and I were each disappointed. He hoped for more Jet Li action and I hoped for more kick-butt mummy battles.
After a longer-than-usual introduction setting the background, we meet the O'Connell family, 50% of whom are played by new actors. James Bond and Batman are believable with new actors, but Evelyn and Alex O'Connell are not. To me, anyway. If you haven't seen the earlier films in the trilogy (which you don't need to see to understand this new plot), you wouldn't blink.
In favor of the film, I enjoyed the cinematography, costumes, set direction, and stunning visual effects. But acting? As another reviewer wrote here, "Meh!" But I enjoyed it, despite few one-line comedic gags that ruled the earlier films. I laughed last night but nothing I remember today.
The Mummy 3 is mindless entertainment. Nothing memorable, though.
My friend and I were each disappointed. He hoped for more Jet Li action and I hoped for more kick-butt mummy battles.
After a longer-than-usual introduction setting the background, we meet the O'Connell family, 50% of whom are played by new actors. James Bond and Batman are believable with new actors, but Evelyn and Alex O'Connell are not. To me, anyway. If you haven't seen the earlier films in the trilogy (which you don't need to see to understand this new plot), you wouldn't blink.
In favor of the film, I enjoyed the cinematography, costumes, set direction, and stunning visual effects. But acting? As another reviewer wrote here, "Meh!" But I enjoyed it, despite few one-line comedic gags that ruled the earlier films. I laughed last night but nothing I remember today.
The Mummy 3 is mindless entertainment. Nothing memorable, though.
Nikol Leidman is spectacular. Near the beginning of Meduzot, she plays a 5-year-old girl who walks out of the Mediterranean Sea onto a Tel Aviv beach wearing a flotation device around her waist. She may as well be naked. She doesn't speak but her wide-open and captivating eyes convey all that needs to be said.
The girl befriends Batia, a 20-something woman with family problems, a job she hates, and a forgotten past. Social rules don't apply to Batia and the girl, as even the police don't place missing children on their list of priorities.
One day, Batia literally runs into Joy, a Filipino woman who speaks English but is learning Hebrew while freelancing as a caregiver. Joy tries to help Malka recover from a hospital stay but Malka appears mean but that's only because of her relationship with her daughter. Nothing's what it seems.
The hospital where Malka stayed is also where Keren was treated after she slammed her leg into the bathroom floor when trying to climb over a locked toilet stall on her wedding night. She and her new husband Michael stay at the famous Dan Hotel but the only beach-facing suite is taken by a mysterious woman who is writing a novel. Or is she? Walking out of the movie theater, I thought a lot about Meduzot and the translucent nature of jellyfish. The husband-and-wife filmmakers could have provided extra footage and explained more connections between the characters and put questions to rest with who the girl from the sea really is, but why spoil anything? I liked it fine the way it was.
The girl befriends Batia, a 20-something woman with family problems, a job she hates, and a forgotten past. Social rules don't apply to Batia and the girl, as even the police don't place missing children on their list of priorities.
One day, Batia literally runs into Joy, a Filipino woman who speaks English but is learning Hebrew while freelancing as a caregiver. Joy tries to help Malka recover from a hospital stay but Malka appears mean but that's only because of her relationship with her daughter. Nothing's what it seems.
The hospital where Malka stayed is also where Keren was treated after she slammed her leg into the bathroom floor when trying to climb over a locked toilet stall on her wedding night. She and her new husband Michael stay at the famous Dan Hotel but the only beach-facing suite is taken by a mysterious woman who is writing a novel. Or is she? Walking out of the movie theater, I thought a lot about Meduzot and the translucent nature of jellyfish. The husband-and-wife filmmakers could have provided extra footage and explained more connections between the characters and put questions to rest with who the girl from the sea really is, but why spoil anything? I liked it fine the way it was.