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HOME > QUIPSOGRAPHY > I, FRANKENSTEIN (2014) > PAGE 2 There are a lot of CGI-enhanced action scenes here. Demons versus gargoyles action scenes. Plenty of fighting. Growling. Exploding. Monsters. And, fighting and growling, exploding monsters. It runs the gamut. The Gargoyle Order shape shift between their pseudo-Medieval human forms and their more impressive gargoyle physiques, perched statue-like atop their downtown cathedral stronghold or when locked in winged combat against evil. When killed, the gargoyles turn into mile-high shafts of white light that ascend to Heaven, while the fashionably dapper demons they smite burst into Hell bound smoke-trailing fireballs. However, at the core of this pyrotechnic cosplay mosh pit is an enjoyably interesting story involving Adam's importance to either side in this war to save the progeny of those who hatefully vilified Adam. Queen Leonore's Gargoyle Order is dwindling in numbers and she invites Adam to join their ranks. Adam's reply: No thanks. The demon leader Prince Naberius also seeks to enlist Adam, but towards a far more satanic scheme of unleashing legions of demonically possessed dead to wipe out mankind. Despite all the exorcism videos on YouTube, it seems demons can't fully possess living beings because living beings have souls. Naberius' plan needs the soulless dead to rise. Adam's reply: See previous reply. Prince Naberius would probably have an easier time conquering the world leading an evil dead army if he just hopped a bus and possessed the few thousand zombies likely still wandering the World War Z movie set. Instead, he's relying on Wessex Institute's bright top scientist, Dr. Terra Wade, tasked with draining the continental power grid using electricity to zap dead lab rats to life in her high tech laboratory. Dead rats : dead people. Baby steps. There's not a whole lot for Yvonne Strahovski to do as Wade, except say a few lines of dialogue and continually look shocked at all this crazy creature crap going on - because zapping dead lab rats for a living isn't at all crazy enough, right? Wade's apparently the world's leading expert at re-animating dead things. How exactly does somebody become the world's leading expert at experimenting with electricity to bring dead lab rats or anything else to life? Do medical schools offer a certificate program in this? Was she an aspiring electric chair operator with big ideas? Or, did Wade's career choice evolve from a childhood hobby of re-animating dead animals to mess with the cool kids in the high school taxidermy club? These and other questions are left as mysteries that only a mighty fine sequel may hopefully answer. Sure, I, Frankenstein has its flaws of logic. But, why would you seriously try to apply logic to a fantasy action flick about the Frankenstein monster facing off against living gargoyles and demons? It's not a documentary. Although, if it was a documentary, it'd be one hell of a documentary! No, the movie's meant to be a guilty pleasure, roll with it. I had a blast screening this one, but suggest seeing it in 3D IMAX really isn't worth the extra cash at the box office. See it Old School, cheap seats matinee-style with a big bag o' popcorn, and enjoy the fun monster movie mayhem showcasing Eckhart's perfect interpretation of a timeless horror icon. Good stuff. Reviewed 01/14, © Stephen Bourne, moviequips.ca I, Frankenstein is rated PG by
the Ontario Film Review Board, citing scenes containing some
grotesque images in a fantasy, comedic or historic contex, use
of expletives, scenes that may cause a child brief anxiety, or
fear, and restrained portrayals of non-graphic violence, and
is rated G by la Régie du Cinéma in Québec. REFERENCE: |
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