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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
oh, mr. academic, there are good action & comic book based movies that don't suck. i recommend you watch blade II (which i already mentioned in my post); that should put a sock on it.
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I like comic book movies and I like action movies. I have not seen this one and as such I cannot comment, but I do know that when I go to a movie of this type, I am expecting mindless entertainment and I am not expecting historical accuracy or an "artistic statement." It's a nice surprise when an action movie is artistic, well-written and has some consideration to its setting, but it is rare. Almost every action movie will have some painfully cheesy dialogue and unintentional humor, and I have learned to suspend certain standards in these areas in order to enjoy movies of this type.
Anachronisms are still hard to swallow though, like hearing current slang or fad jokes in a Sword-and Sorcery cheese epic set in the Middle Ages.
It does look like an exceptionally cheesy movie though. I did love Sin City, with the exception of Alexis Bledel's completely unconvincing performance. You know you're in trouble when Brittany Murphy outshines you in a movie.