While they were not B-Movies, I thought The Resident Evil flicks were good B Movies. but van Helsing. Ugh! Tracey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You got me. I never saw either of the "Resident Evil" flicks. The > trailers didn't entrhall me, and word-of- mouth and reviews were so > bad I skipped 'em. I assumed that the directing would follow the > latest trend of too-fast camera work, where the scenes shift every > three seconds like a crazed music video. I see more and more directors > using that method to convey "action", it really, really irritates me. > Think of the horrible camera work in the action scenes in "Van > Helsing", and you'll get it. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "votomguy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:votomguy%40yahoo.com>> > HHHEEEEEEYYY i liked resident evil. well i liked the first one. as > for the sequel. well i can see where you're coming from. but the > first oen rocked. how can you not like a survival horror film where > all the characters know how to handle weapons. sure it's not in the > same league as say aliens but hey some movies are instant classics. > but the first resident evil was pretty good. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Wow, I didn't see this movie (after video game based dreck > like "Resident Evil", can you blame me?) But it's probably a good > qualifier for a really bad B-movie. I mean, a martial-arts flick with > Jamie Pressly, Sarah Carter (currently on "Shark"), Devon Aoki (the > silent ninja girl from "Sin City") and perennial martial arts B-movie > star Eric Roberts? Gotta qualify! > > **************************** > > [about "DOA: Dead or Alive"] > > DOA is a martial arts tournament where the world's best fighters > anticipate in a contest, where combatants faces each other on a > mysterious island, where the loser who gets knocked-out will be > forced to leave the island and return home. And the winner will be > moved on the next match. Three female fighters are chosen to take > part in DOA: Christie Allen, a sexy jewel thief, Tina Armstrong, a > tough-as-nails pro-wrestler and Kasumi, a Ninja princess. Once > arriving on the island after jumping out of their airplane with > parachutes, Christie, Tina and Kasumi finds they aren't just fighting > for the championship, they find themselves up against Tornament > master Donovan, the previous tournament master's teenage daughter > Helena Douglas is also taking part in DOA to honor her father's > legacy, Kasumi has left her kingdom to find what happened to her > brother who mysteriously disappeared at the tournament a year ago, > Tina is taking part to prove she isn't a fake and Christie and her > lover Maximil > > lian Marsh bid to break into a vault on the island. But Donovan has > his own agenda and has other plans for the female fighters. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
