Wow...been a long time since I did a blog update.
Umm...Hi? o.o
OH right! I just saw a movie.
Review: I Am Number 4
Before going to see this film, I looked up a few reviews to see if I'd enjoy it. What they had to say wasn't very pleasant. What I was promised was a very Michael Bay style action movie mixed with a romantic subplot out of the Twilight saga coupled with some obvious marketing-based decisions.
While this is all completely true, I still managed to enjoy the film.
This may have been in part to the personal riff tracks that I played in the back of my head - the gecko/dog at the beginning who, by the way, turns out to be a significant character, becomes a source of much amusement when you pretend he could save you hundreds on car insurance - but it could also be the fact that it's drawing on things I DO like. The high school fight scene chimes in with visions of Buffy the Vampire slayer, and I have to admit it is visually entertaining...though I do wish Joss Whedon had been on hand to write the one-liner quips.
Granted the plot does have some interesting points, like the nature of the war between two alien species that wind up on Earth. Yes, I know it's the same plot as Transformers, but this is based on a previously existing work...which may say more about the writer's creativity than anything else, but I'm going to give credit to the author for keeping me hooked on the intrigue of extraterrestrial life.
But it does feel like the plot is dragging on the "we want our demographic to love this" hook as hard as possible. The love hook feels about as forced as it could possibly be, and the sex appeal of one character (hint: It's another number) piles on about as thick as the mantle of the Earth.
Still, I enjoyed it, and if you like action and science fiction, you might enjoy it too. But good grief, do not expect this to be a deep or compelling story. Just...don't.
