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aunt_zeldaWhere do I begin?
I mean, when something's recommended to me because of my "interest in Brick, Zombieland, and Doctor Who" that really outlines why describing my feelings about this is tricky at best.
I don't think I fully understood this movie. Repeat viewings are a must. And I definitely need to check out the books now.
The ... the visuals ... I ... wow, dude, just ... wow. Fantastic. Unique. Awesometastic. Why can't more urban fantasy things have visual effects like that?
I enjoyed how our protagonist took a very Harry-Dresden-like approach to being an urban fantasy protagonist: namely, getting beat the hell up, trying and failing to to the right thing, and being tainted by a Dark Past.
The world-building was subtle but great. I really got the sense that this was a big network of people with histories and relationships and pasts, not just some characters in a movie.
The grungy darkness and bright lights of the city and the modern architecture but the Old-World codes of conduct ... oh, I was squeeing the whole way through!
A man pulled his spine out and used it as a sword. What the flying fuck. (Wasn't squeeing during that bit.)
The final fight scene ... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! The darkness, and Anton holding a sword of light, and Zebulon looking so self-assured that he gets to kill Anton now that Anton doesn't have thekinky protective charm necklace, and then the callback to the first scene, and Anton on his knees about to be beheaded, and everything being revealed and Yegor going over to the 'Side of Darkness' but this leaving me, the audience, confuzzled because I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or a bad thing because the Dark Side seems better organized and raised some really good points but they are kinda evil then again the Light Side is not as flashy but they rule everybody and that doesn't seem right ...
The Owl Lady. Um ... huh. Still reeling from that.
The vampires: FUCK YEAH!
I'm concerned that the version I saw (via the lovely Netflix Instant Play) is different from the original Russian release. Sure, I saw it IN Russian, with the almost comic-bookish subtitles, but according to wikipedia I missed things. I don't like missing things.
I mean, when something's recommended to me because of my "interest in Brick, Zombieland, and Doctor Who" that really outlines why describing my feelings about this is tricky at best.
I don't think I fully understood this movie. Repeat viewings are a must. And I definitely need to check out the books now.
The ... the visuals ... I ... wow, dude, just ... wow. Fantastic. Unique. Awesometastic. Why can't more urban fantasy things have visual effects like that?
I enjoyed how our protagonist took a very Harry-Dresden-like approach to being an urban fantasy protagonist: namely, getting beat the hell up, trying and failing to to the right thing, and being tainted by a Dark Past.
The world-building was subtle but great. I really got the sense that this was a big network of people with histories and relationships and pasts, not just some characters in a movie.
The grungy darkness and bright lights of the city and the modern architecture but the Old-World codes of conduct ... oh, I was squeeing the whole way through!
A man pulled his spine out and used it as a sword. What the flying fuck. (Wasn't squeeing during that bit.)
The final fight scene ... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! The darkness, and Anton holding a sword of light, and Zebulon looking so self-assured that he gets to kill Anton now that Anton doesn't have the
The Owl Lady. Um ... huh. Still reeling from that.
The vampires: FUCK YEAH!
I'm concerned that the version I saw (via the lovely Netflix Instant Play) is different from the original Russian release. Sure, I saw it IN Russian, with the almost comic-bookish subtitles, but according to wikipedia I missed things. I don't like missing things.
