wow. Robert Rodriguez is one creative motherfucker!
one of the very select few in hollywood who sincerely gives a crap about actually making movies.
this time the film focuses on the kids as they try to make their way out of a video game (a compilation of the games we grew up with). 3d has been done before. Robert doesn't revolutionize the technology. but what he does by working with 3d is make you enter a world where, when you get used to the fucked-up 3d vision (and there's no "picture quality" to talk about, really, when you're looking through red and cyan glasses), you get the feeling of living in a dream, a place where you can fly and do anything you want. the set pieces give you that immersed feeling.
the film is definitely not perfect, but Robert's contagious creativity, the always excellent performances by the leads, and a slew of cameos make this one compact joyride. there is no condescending, no fake characterization. this is a film by kids and for kids - and for adults who still have a kid left in them. Robert definitely hasn't lost touch with his inner child and it's a wonderful ride going along with these kids.
definitely worth a rental (for the experiment, and also for Robert's latest installment of his "ten minute film school").
Posted by Anonymous | 9:57 PM
