navyfrog

I just rented eXistenZ last night, and got a huge kick out of it. It reminded me somewhat of "The Game" (are we in? are we out?) The first reason I rented this movie was because of Callum Keith Rennie. The second was Don McKeller. The third was because I'm studying existentialism in Philosophy and thought existenz -- existentialism... connection?

I was rewarded with happiness on my first two points, although not on my last (one brief reference to free will, but not even in the proper context, really).

Rennie was wonderful, and instantly recognizable. McKeller's accent was amusing, as well as his hair. Overall, the movie was quite sad (in the sense of not being good). :) But I got a kick out of it. A big kick. The acting was amusingly bad in parts. I have a strange sense of humour, I'll admit that, but I found it funny. Like I said, it's a good kick.

This movie is my favourite action flic to date. I thought everything from the story to the characters to the effects were wonderful. I've grown up with my share of action/adventure movies -- they used to be all my older brother would watch -- and I enjoy them fine. I have nothing against them. Except after a while all the plots get a little too similar, the endings become quite predictable. I find action movies are often full of cliches.

But I really appreciated Blade. Stephen Dorff put in a solid performance -- he's the most believable vampire I've seen on the screen (big or small) so far. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for some great fight scenes and an interesting plot, along with some fun characters. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how entertaining it is.