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movie: 300 + Torchwood: Season 1, eps 1-2
Dec. 26th, 2008 12:40 amI broke in the new DVD player with 300 and the first two episodes of Torchwood.
300 was enjoyable, but more about the visuals than anything else. I think the queen was the only characters with an actual developed personality or plotline. Which made me happy (well, not that no one else was really developed, but that she wasn’t decorative) but there were elements there that made me want to yell at the TV for Frank Miller to leave his issues with women at home already, though. To be honest, when CGI is trying that hard to be realistic, I’d rather it just be live action. Once the CGI reaches the 300 and Beowulf level, it just starts looking odd to me. I think I’m in the minority with that, though.
And am I the only one who got a little tired of constantly being told how awesome the Spartans were?
Still, pretty fun.
Then there’s Torchwood. To be honest, it kind of bored me. That’s unfortunate, as I really like the idea of it (covert ops team that gathers alien technology to prepare humanity for the future and is led by an immortal who does not appear to be drowning in wangst). I’m inclined to like several characters—Gwen, Tosh, Ianto and whatever-Gwen’s-boyfriend’s-name-is—but that’s eclipsed by my hatred of Owen and irritation with Jack. Plus, it’s kinda skeevy.
( Spoilers: one pretty well known, the others not as circulated in my internet circles. )
Does it get better, or still stay so skeevy? Does Owen die in the next episode? I might watch more to see him die. I really do like the idea of it, and it has potential.
I should have the second disc tomorrow. Should I watch it, or just send it back to netflix?
300 was enjoyable, but more about the visuals than anything else. I think the queen was the only characters with an actual developed personality or plotline. Which made me happy (well, not that no one else was really developed, but that she wasn’t decorative) but there were elements there that made me want to yell at the TV for Frank Miller to leave his issues with women at home already, though. To be honest, when CGI is trying that hard to be realistic, I’d rather it just be live action. Once the CGI reaches the 300 and Beowulf level, it just starts looking odd to me. I think I’m in the minority with that, though.
And am I the only one who got a little tired of constantly being told how awesome the Spartans were?
Still, pretty fun.
Then there’s Torchwood. To be honest, it kind of bored me. That’s unfortunate, as I really like the idea of it (covert ops team that gathers alien technology to prepare humanity for the future and is led by an immortal who does not appear to be drowning in wangst). I’m inclined to like several characters—Gwen, Tosh, Ianto and whatever-Gwen’s-boyfriend’s-name-is—but that’s eclipsed by my hatred of Owen and irritation with Jack. Plus, it’s kinda skeevy.
( Spoilers: one pretty well known, the others not as circulated in my internet circles. )
Does it get better, or still stay so skeevy? Does Owen die in the next episode? I might watch more to see him die. I really do like the idea of it, and it has potential.
I should have the second disc tomorrow. Should I watch it, or just send it back to netflix?
