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Babylon A.D. (DVD, 2008)
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My first reaction to Babylon A.D. was that it's not nearly as bad as its own director, Matthieu Kassovitz, has been claiming it is, although that reaction came to me before I got to the end of the movie. The movie has a cool set-up and a few good action sequences, although they suffer from that all too modern symptom of having been put together by editors who must have been on some kind of amphetamines. Like so many other recent action films (Death Race, for example), the fight scenes and chase scenes and whatnot are cut together so fast that they fly by with dizzying speed, and you move on with the rest of the movie with only a vague impression of what just happened. I have to say that Babylon A.D. left me with the feeling that it could have and should have been so much better than it was, and I'm guessing that was the money-hungry hand of the studio that swept away all of the good parts of the movie. I'm hoping that when Babylon DVD comes along it will include the uncut, 160-minute version that the Europeans saw, along with an explanation of why it was so badly butchered before released to American audiences. At any rate, any Director's Cut is sure to be a different movie entirely.Read full review
The question that always seems to pop into my head first is this. Does Vin Diesel pick these roles because he better relates to the people he plays, or, do the people making the movie want to type cast him as a real ruthless mercenary with a tiny soft spot who will save the day? I don't know. Babylon A.D. takes place in the crappy version of the future where everyone who is living in Russia is barely scraping by and New York is still prospering. I'm not sure what kind of message this sends to us yet, BladeRunner's Ridley Scott had a similar vision of a heavily populated chinese base in the San-Francisco future. The story line was pretty engrossing at times yet kept us wandering whether we where really just wasting our time trying to care for the Girl and Guy trying to get to New York City. A lot's of action but would have been alot better to start the movie in New York City a bit sooner instead of wasting our time wondering whether they were ever going to get out of the God-Forsaken area they started within the script. There is definitely a reason to see this movie at least once or twice, but nothing like other thrillers like "Event Horizon" or "Blade Runner" where you want to watch it at least 1 a year. I would say very interesting and intriguing enough to keep you guess but borders on making you wish you were on the set of the movie to give more advice to editing and direction. I'll give this a 4 out of 5 though.Read full review
This is a well made movie with good photography. The castining is poor with alot of over-acting by the lead young lady. Vin Diesel does a convincing job but his acting skills have not improved with time as one would expect. At times this futuristic movie seems to be made up of several older movie plots and only has some very faint originality. All in all it is not going to develop much of a following or be remembered very long but for a "B" movie it is good to watch once or twice a year. Like all of Vin Diesels movies you enjoy his performance but it would be great to see him develop more skills and range even if he never plays a different role other than the confused dedicated tough guy.
We give BABYLON A.D. a Rating of AVERAGE. It was interesting, and somewhat held our attention throughout the movie, but was much less than what we had expected. The movie could have been so much more, especially with Vin Diesel as the leading role and the enticing plot. It was an alright movie, with some VERY good futuristic ideas and decent writing, but was somewhat BLAH in some scenes. We lost interests several times when watching it and didnt always know what was happening and why. It offered good graphics and Special Effects. Even though we give it a "C" Rating, we watched it twice this evening and would watch again, but wouldnt buy it. We really expected SO much more. It sounded very interesting! Alright Movie Our Overall Rating: 6 out of 10 Rent It or Buy It? Rent It first. We hope that you found this Movie Review HELPFUL. If you did, please let us know and CLICK YES below! We write all of our Movie Reviews for those that havent yet seen the movie to know what theyre in for, and if the movie is worth watching/buying. THANKS FOR READING OUR REVIEW!!Read full review
Considering this movie has Vin Diesel in it, it could have been a lot better. I kept expecting more action. The reviews I had read led me to believe it was a horrid movie. So, I had to see for myself. The story line had a lot of possibility. Someone dropped the ball a little. I liked the story line. I liked the questions that came up in my head as the story progressed. This movie just lacked the action I would expect from a Diesel movie. I still think he's a great actor. Every movie needs a visionary behind it. This movie had a lack of vision by the director, not the actor. You can only do so much with what you have been given.
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