Yojimbo + The Road Warrior - (the water part of) Waterworld = The Book Of Eli
This movie is totally unoriginal, but you know what? I really didn't care. It is a post-apocalyptic western with plenty of samurai overtones. If that doesn't sound wild enough here are a few more observations:
- As great as Gary Oldman is as the new Commissioner Gordon, he seems back at home here doing what he does best as a villain named Carnegie. Calm and ruthless with bursts of rage very reminiscent of his greatest role ever: Stansfield from The Professional.
- Mila Kunis doesn't quite derail the film, but between her role in this and Max Payne I'm beginning to think that Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a fluke.
- Have you ever laughed the idea of elderly cannibals that keep a frigging arsenal in their couch? You will after seeing this movie.
- The reason everyone wants to get their hands on the book of the title is both simple and ingenious. (I will give you three guesses as to what the book is, but you will only need one.)
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That equation is pretty awesome, but technically, shouldn't it be Eli = Yojimbo + Road Warrior + (Waterworld - water)?
In all seriousness though, I can't wait to go see that movie. It looks stylistically amazing, and if we can forgive Avatar for being more style than substance, then why not this?
Ah yes, that equation is much more accurate. Math was always my achilles heel.
Just saw it this morning. I don't think the twist holds water. Regardless, I don't think he has to be ________ to be able to _____ ______, even though the Hughes bros. want us to think that he was _______ the whole time.
If you can fill in the blank with either "dead" or "Jesus Christ," I'm really going to hate this movie.
LOL. Not to worry. :)
You didn't think he was ______ the whole time?
P.S. I hope that didn't deter you from enjoying the picture as a whole. Did you at least like it, or was the revelation too distracting and nonsensical?
It wasn't nonsensical, but I didn't think it was much of a twist, especially b/c for it to be true there had to have been some near-supernatural skill involved. I did like what happened to the Oldman character, though.
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