Flibajab Reviews

28 Weeks Later (2007)

I was not blown away.

[6/10 · 22 May 2007]

I've read post after post of how incredible this movie is.

A buddy of mine said it was the greatest zombie movie OF ALL TIME. He absolutely loved it and assured me that I would too.

We went and saw it... and I must admit that my expectations created by IMDb users and my friend were not met.

*Minor spoilers ahead* This movie was cool - Don't get me wrong. But, it was missing something that the original had: Characters. In this film it seemed like 90% of the characters were introduced just to be killed in some shocking way. Speaking of that, I also felt that half of the deaths were uncomfortably violent and really didn't add to the movie.

Back to the characters. We never really got to know anyone. Any time we thought there would be a character, they would be dispatched like a meaningless crew member in Star Trek. Most zombie movies have at least one character that the audience can relate to. I didn't really know or like any of these characters.

Days had compelling characters and a great and refreshingly different story. Weeks has none of that to be honest. What it does have is extreme gore; incredibly annoying, predictable, and often cheap scares; and a spectacular scene with a helicopter and a group of infected.

I don't know if I even care about a third installment. Weeks didn't exactly expand the story. It just felt... like a sequel... an ordinary sequel.

I'll go ahead and give it a 7/10. Good, but definitely not the award winner it was made out to be.

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005 Video Game)

One of the best games of all time.

[10/10 · 7 December 2006]

I bought this game about a year and a half ago. I was addicted to this game for like a year. I don't play it as much now, because I have an Xbox 360 and this game doesn't work with it (now).

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect offers so much. It's best feature is probably it's story mode. It's really fun by yourself, but even more fun on Co-op. It's not a serious story, and is purposefully corny. It's actually pretty funny.

The mapmaker feature is really cool. It is by no means advanced, but it's a lot of fun. You can trade maps back and forth online.

The mini-games are all fun and give you something to do if you're tired of the story mode.

The online is pretty standard. What's fun about it is that you play your own maps. It's fun.

Overall I'd probably give the game a 9.5/10

Superman Returns (2006)

Entertaining.

[9/10 · 5 December 2006]

It's a bit difficult for me to rate this movie. I liked it, but I didn't love it. I thought it lived up to the original, but I never "loved" that one either.

I thought it was cool how similar it felt to the original. Most of the actors had their characters down perfectly. Kevin Spacey equaled Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor and Brandon Routh came close to Christopher Reeve. Kate Bosworth was about a million times better and more attractive than Margot Kitter.

So, the cast was for the most part better.

Also, I thought the effects were really nice. The movie had a 270 million dollar budget, though. I didn't think they did anything in this that they couldn't have done with a 140 million dollar budget.

My biggest problems with the film: It was about 30 minutes too long. It was slow in too many places. And there wasn't enough action. There was too much romance, which I didn't think fit with a Superman movie.

But, it was a good movie. I'm looking forward to the next one, which I hear will be shorter and much more action-packed.

8/10

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004 Video)

Really fun!

[7/10 · 4 December 2006]

I was really impressed with the quality of this movie, since it was direct to video. The acting was decent and the effects were surprisingly good. The movie was gory as hell just like the first one, which is a very good thing. I didn't like this as much as the first one, but only because the first's environments were bigger. Also I was a bit disappointed that no characters returned, but that feeling went away quickly.

Over all it's not the best movie I've ever seen, but it's definitely a keeper. It fits in well in the StarShip Troopers universe.

I can't wait for the third one in 2007. Casper van Dien will be back as Johnny Rico!

Serenity (2005)

Just Another Episode of Firefly

[10/10 · 14 November 2006]

Wow. This has got to be one of the best movies of all time! I kinda came late into the Firefly universe; I saw it around Christmas time 2005. I immediately loved it.

So, I was very interested in a movie based on the show. I can honestly say it lived up in every way. It's not necessarily better than the show, but it's just as good. It's like another episode.

There were a few parts I disagreed with (you'll know when you see them), but other than that my only complaint was that the movie ended.

The Firefly universe is something that I want to go on for a very long time. It's incredibly disappointing that this is probably the end. It would not be hard to come up with a story for a sequel.

More than any other movie, I want to see this story continue.

One of the best movies of all time.

10/10

The Death of Batman (2003)

Amazing!!!

[1/10 · 5 November 2006]

Oh my God! It was a miracle this movie was made! You have not lived until you have seen this movie. You have not lived until you have seen Batman violated! Whoah! This cowboy needs to hold his horses! I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me start at the beginning. I was looking for something on Batman Begins only a couple of hours ago and I found something in the list: The Death of Batman. Curious to see what it was, I checked it out. I read some reviews and some posts; the vast majority seemed to hate it, but some seemed to like it (probably recovering from some horrible experience, like loss of limbs or death of entire family). I tell you now this movie deserves to be neither liked nor hated, but to be loved. Loved! I looked the title up on Google and went to the movie's site. I clicked on Movie and it to me to Youtube. I watched the 28 minutes of bliss.

I didn't feel that way at first, though. At first I couldn't believe how awful it was! The acting was just terrible! But I've kinda always had this philosophy (it only works with some movies, unfortunately): Acting doesn't matter if you have special effects. I had to change that philosophy for this movie: Acting doesn't matter if you have nothing else. There are no special effects in this movie; there is no good acting, no good writing. By rights this movie should be condemned to hell.

But, wait! There is one little detail I am forgetting. A little scene that changes it all. A scene I like to call... The Butt-Rape Scene! During an Entertainment News report about Batman being the sexiest man in Gotham, be sure to look up in the top-left screen (you don't see any parts, but you know what is happening.).

I don't like gay sex. I really don't like it when it's forced on someone. I am no pervert. But after the god-awful performance from everyone in that film, you can't tell me he didn't deserve it! I laugh at his well deserved punishment! It was awesome! This scene happens about 11 or 12 minutes in, so after that it goes back to suck. But, this movie has achieved a new level of suck that I call Supa Suck. I can't offer the makers anything but kudos. They made a movie more entertaining than an old man strung up on a flag pole, forced to dance the jitterbug.

Oh yeah, and Batman dies and no one wonders why Bruce Wayne is never seen again.

Incredible.