Yes, "Fabulously Bad" is what my friends and I came up with to describe this movie.
Of course that does NOT mean it is not entertaining. It is, and in some cases, highly entertaining. Bruce Campbell's number 1 priority is entertainment, everything else comes after.
I gave it a 6 because it IS entertaining, it is a lot of what you should expect from Bruce Campbell, but it is not a great movie, just a good bit of fun.
Bruce's fans should appreciate the style of the movie and the level of plot/storyline. No, it is not Evil Dead (et al) caliber, but then Sam Raimi isn't directing it, Bruce is.
Now for my own perceptions -- The cast is wonderful, and in some cases surprising (Stacey Keach as the Doctor was fantastic). And yes, there are homages to previous films, particularly the Evil Dead series, but I found it humorous that most of them involved Ted Raimi and not Bruce Campbell.
The robot was just dumb. I just couldn't like the robot. As a plot device I guess it works, but I have to wonder how difficult it would have been to have made it come across better.
It took a little while for the movie to find a rhythm, I thought. So the movie will start off a bit clunky as characters and plot lines are introduced. Let it roll and it will get better.
There are not going to be a lot of plot surprises. Don't look for any.
And any sound that goes with Yegar's taxi driving, dang...does that VW sound like it's got waaaay more muscle under the hood than it should! I am glad that Bruce decided to adapt the story to the location, rather than try to make Bulgaria pretend to be East L.A.. There are some shots that show the place off pretty well...just not many of them!
Of course that does NOT mean it is not entertaining. It is, and in some cases, highly entertaining. Bruce Campbell's number 1 priority is entertainment, everything else comes after.
I gave it a 6 because it IS entertaining, it is a lot of what you should expect from Bruce Campbell, but it is not a great movie, just a good bit of fun.
Bruce's fans should appreciate the style of the movie and the level of plot/storyline. No, it is not Evil Dead (et al) caliber, but then Sam Raimi isn't directing it, Bruce is.
Now for my own perceptions -- The cast is wonderful, and in some cases surprising (Stacey Keach as the Doctor was fantastic). And yes, there are homages to previous films, particularly the Evil Dead series, but I found it humorous that most of them involved Ted Raimi and not Bruce Campbell.
The robot was just dumb. I just couldn't like the robot. As a plot device I guess it works, but I have to wonder how difficult it would have been to have made it come across better.
It took a little while for the movie to find a rhythm, I thought. So the movie will start off a bit clunky as characters and plot lines are introduced. Let it roll and it will get better.
There are not going to be a lot of plot surprises. Don't look for any.
And any sound that goes with Yegar's taxi driving, dang...does that VW sound like it's got waaaay more muscle under the hood than it should! I am glad that Bruce decided to adapt the story to the location, rather than try to make Bulgaria pretend to be East L.A.. There are some shots that show the place off pretty well...just not many of them!