WoodyH
Stunt Coordinator
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- Mar 23, 2000
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I just watched this yesterday, and really enjoyed it. I had a rough idea of the storyline, though it was very rough (as far as I can remember, I read the comic book adaption of TCoMC when I was about 7...:b lol), and certainly not enough to pick up on an real discrepancies beyond the basic storyline.
So, from that standpoint, I was quite happy with what I got. A good solid story, wonderful acting all around (it's not often that I've seen someone age themselves as believeably as Jim Cavaziel did, primarily just through mannerisms and how he carried himself, from the boyish excitement at the beginning of the film to the solid, self-assured Count towards the end), and - very thankfully, IMHO - little to no over-the-top fancy FX work.
I've gotten very blase about fight scenes in recent years, as too many seem to use choppy editing and that horrid 'stutter shutter' effect to cover up the fact that the actor's can't actually fight worth squat. However, TCoMC was (for the most part, there was a bit of that 'stutter shutter' in the climactic fight, but thankfully not too much) very free of such tricks, allowing us to actually watch the fights. For me, this added greatly to the believeablity of the Count's progression as a fighter, as he was so clearly overmatched when he tried to challenge Guy Pearce during his betrayal scenes, but was later able to hold his own during the climax. Very nice to see.
(I think this was more discussion than review...lol...if not, nuke it I guess? )
So, from that standpoint, I was quite happy with what I got. A good solid story, wonderful acting all around (it's not often that I've seen someone age themselves as believeably as Jim Cavaziel did, primarily just through mannerisms and how he carried himself, from the boyish excitement at the beginning of the film to the solid, self-assured Count towards the end), and - very thankfully, IMHO - little to no over-the-top fancy FX work.
I've gotten very blase about fight scenes in recent years, as too many seem to use choppy editing and that horrid 'stutter shutter' effect to cover up the fact that the actor's can't actually fight worth squat. However, TCoMC was (for the most part, there was a bit of that 'stutter shutter' in the climactic fight, but thankfully not too much) very free of such tricks, allowing us to actually watch the fights. For me, this added greatly to the believeablity of the Count's progression as a fighter, as he was so clearly overmatched when he tried to challenge Guy Pearce during his betrayal scenes, but was later able to hold his own during the climax. Very nice to see.
(I think this was more discussion than review...lol...if not, nuke it I guess? )