tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734701.post-1161056045741743762006-10-16T22:03:00.000-05:002006-10-16T22:36:25.300-05:00<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >We love us some Netflix here in the Schutte House. With only the chance to go out to the movies once in a blue moon and being too cheap to spring for the movie channels on cable were it not for Netflix we'd be singing along with the girls Disney movies (oh, wait I DO sing along with those Disney movies). And while there is a link here on the blog you can use to sign up with netflix, our praise for the service is sincere and as a way to thank them (in addition to the $18 a month their already getting) I figured occasionally we could share our thoughts on some of the recent movies. Mostly when I can't think of anything else to write.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/images/AnthonyNield/equilibrium_r2pack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 280px;" src="http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/images/AnthonyNield/equilibrium_r2pack.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >So with out further ado, here's my review for the movie <span style="font-weight: bold;">Equilibium</span>.</span><br /><br />The cast was decent, there was some good action sequences and the idea behind the movie was at least as thoughtful as others in the genre but somehow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_%282002_film%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equilibium</span></a> completely bombs.<br />The movie was about as good as your standard late-night cable Sci-Fi show just without the advantage of having commercials to break up the monotony.<br /><br />Bale does a great job as the stoic hero and convincing kicks butts in the too few action scenes but even out doing the Matrix shoot-out isn't enough to save this movie from the terrible writing and unbearable slowness that pushes Equilibrium into the snooze column.<br />If you're a Christian Bale fan, the movie isn't too bad to sit through. If you're a action movie freak fast forward to the <a href="http://www.equilibriumfans.com/gunkata.htm">Gun Kata</a> scenes. If you're in the mood for a decent movie that you likely missed at the theater, you can easily find much better.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821682534468098993noreply@blogger.com