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Cowboy Bebop (2021)
Great potential - Terrible directing and editing
.. Well I start as a colossal fan of the original Anime . It was great of Netflix to release both the original and new series together. The original is hip, fast moving, creative, sassy clearly the opening credits influenced Archer, a real joy to watch..
The new series, oh dear, oh dear. No pace appalling direction, there are moments when characters are just waiting for other characters to speak, not for effect just bad direction. The actors have been in other shows successfully so its not them. I appreciate its probably difficult to film as the drawn version is so tightly directed and editied. But it really comes over as clueless. I have not got past the first episode of the remake, but really enjoying the Anime. Too much money gone to special effects and not enough to the bones of the piece.
Just imagine if Joss Whedon was behind the camera, oh wait....
The Green Hornet (2011)
A stinker : green hornet - dog poo cornet
Where do I start ? See how long we can take one joke and stomp it to death again and again and ( voice gradually fades ) ..Arrogant rich kid blundering through life ; Smart sidekick does everything for hero who doesn't get it .... The casting is so far off wack in this, Seth Rogen who is supposed to be core of this film is just not convincing either as rich playboy buffoon, or as a prospective crime fighter. He spends the whole film being unsure of what he is doing there. The arch villain even when he is shooting people is not the least scary. The humour is crass, directing appalling. The few decent actors Tom Wilkinson, Edward James Olmas just look embarrassed.
I notice there is no DC logo at the beginning, and someone should have stopped this mess a long time before release. I guess having Mr Rogen as producer probably didn't help.Its not that I don't like these type of films; Iron Man is one of my all time favourites and Kick Ass does what it says on the tin. Really - buy yourself a tin of Dulux, a 4 inch brush,find a wall and slap it on. You'll find watching it dry a lot more fun..