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drpaisleyThanks to the wonders of fandom, NPulsifer, Rohanna and I were part of a sneak for "Legion" at the spiffy new AMC Wonder Theater downtown. There were a number of good things: the concession stand carries real beer and wine (though they were out of both bratwursts and Polish when I was there, and I wasn't willing to wait 10 minutes for the next batch). The seating was excellent, with good legroom and a footrest bar. The seats themselves were very comfortable, and had the "Buttkicker" subwoofers in them to enhance the cinematic experience. Overall, the place is very impressive.
After previews for "Iron Man 2: The Ironing,"* "The A-Team,"** and some other films that I have already forgotten, the feature began. I'm afraid they don't have enough beer in the whole complex to make "Legion" palatable. The effects have their moments (the foulmouthed old lady doing the Spider-Man impression is fun), but otherwise this is a sad and silly bit of hackwork, devoid of any redeeming value. As NPulsifer said on the way home, "If you stumbled onto this on HBO, would you watch it to the end? No."
I'm sure there's a theology student out there who can take apart the Biblical butchery of the story, but the Michael and Gabriel interaction had more than a whiff of "Brokeback Heaven"*** to it, and the "Dad always liked you best" ending was mildly amusing, if only because the deus ex machina was an actual deus ex machina! I don't want my two hours back, but it was close. To paraphrase Monty Python, "This is not a movie for watching, this is a movie for lying down and avoiding."
*I am hereby copyrighting, trademarking and otherwise claiming that line for me, damnit! And yes, I have a flag.
**Why? Why? Why? What the hell is wrong with everyone involved in this?
***that one's NPulsifer's; credit where credit is due
After previews for "Iron Man 2: The Ironing,"* "The A-Team,"** and some other films that I have already forgotten, the feature began. I'm afraid they don't have enough beer in the whole complex to make "Legion" palatable. The effects have their moments (the foulmouthed old lady doing the Spider-Man impression is fun), but otherwise this is a sad and silly bit of hackwork, devoid of any redeeming value. As NPulsifer said on the way home, "If you stumbled onto this on HBO, would you watch it to the end? No."
I'm sure there's a theology student out there who can take apart the Biblical butchery of the story, but the Michael and Gabriel interaction had more than a whiff of "Brokeback Heaven"*** to it, and the "Dad always liked you best" ending was mildly amusing, if only because the deus ex machina was an actual deus ex machina! I don't want my two hours back, but it was close. To paraphrase Monty Python, "This is not a movie for watching, this is a movie for lying down and avoiding."
*I am hereby copyrighting, trademarking and otherwise claiming that line for me, damnit! And yes, I have a flag.
**Why? Why? Why? What the hell is wrong with everyone involved in this?
***that one's NPulsifer's; credit where credit is due