very general

Vinnie 2022-03-21 09:01:53

Since Netflix stepped into the film industry, it has been a difficult time for traditional filmmakers. Last year it officially announced that its plan for 2019 is 90 original films. When the news came out, there was an uproar. You must know that Warner Bros., which has always been known for its large volume of films in Hollywood, has only 19 plans for 2019... This film is another streamlined film of Netflix this year. I used an experience that is limited to romance films, and I have no idea. A famous third-rate female director, plus a script that was not popular in the 1990s, almost thought that she wanted to make an Olympic bid: the war in Afghanistan, white and black, Asian, feminist, gay, Muslim, undead, technology and business war, and then With some historical and religious metaphors added, all the elements are gathered, and it is simmered in one pot! Political correctness explodes. Sai Huang has also entered the inherent heroine image and cannot be separated from it. No matter how you look at it, she has the shadow of her past movies... "Mad Max + Extreme Cold City + Magic Female Warrior" compilation. The concept of immortals is superficial and boring. When sci-fi action films meet political correctness, the result is a superhero movie that is not too superpowerful. The process is very boring, except for some fighting scenes that can be watched, this is like the super-long first episode of a series. The length of the two-hour film is actually shortened to one and a half hours. However, the overall look and feel is still slightly better than "Arctic City". After all, this kind of movie only needs the scenes, so it is better to delete all the literary dramas other than action scenes to a minimum. Just fight, don't talk, kill from beginning to end properly. . . Therefore, from the current point of view, the film quality has been capped at 6.5 points.

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Extended Reading
  • Elisha 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Theron is awesome. The theme of immortality is good, but it is not too deep. It focuses on action and the plot is weaker. It feels like there will be a sequel. For the series, although a single episode is not necessarily a masterpiece, it can also be bigger and stronger. Does anyone remember the highlander challenger series?

  • Vita 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    【C-】Compared with "Shocking Rescue", the action scenes are very different.

The Old Guard quotes

  • Andy: Well, sometimes you got to work with people, you don't want to eat with.

  • [first lines]

    Andy: [narrating] I've been here before. Over and over again. And each time the same question. Is this it? Will this time be the one? And each time the same answer. And I'm just so tired of it.