As you all know, I’m a total Sci-Fi junkie so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I’ll be seeing Ultraviolet opening night for sure. However, I’m not going to delude myself. Ultraviolet is going to suck. I base this theory (which I really hope I’m wrong about) on 3 things.
1) The Trailer
Get past Milla Jovovich looking hot… and there’s nothing there. The plot is one we’ve seen 1000 times, the dialog sounded forced and pathetic, the sets were minimalistic (which is fine for other films… not action sci-fi ones) and the “bad guy” is a sad pathetic little villain. Ug.
2) No Advanced Screenings
I know this debate was already brought up, but it’s worth mentioning here. Studios are publicity whores. They’ll do ANYTHING to get any sort of publicity possible. So when the studios won’t let the critics see the film in advance… then all that means is that even the Studio knows the film sucks and would get nothing but horrible reviews. As a fan, I don’t really care if the critics think it sucks… but when the STUDIO thinks it sucks, that’s REALLY bad news.
3) The Trend of Female Action Films Sucking
An old professor of mine (nothing to do with movies) once said “Recognize trends and trust in them until proven otherwise”. Those are good words. So lets look at the “trend” of female lead ass kicker flicks in the last while. Aeon Flux, Catwoman, Elektra, Bloodrayne. They’re all horrible. I think audiences are just not buying a 90 pound girl kicking a bunch of 250 pound guys asses. Yeah she’s sexy… but come on.
Anyway, I hope I’m wrong. I love action flicks and Sci-Fi flicks. Let’s hope it rocks… but I’m not counting on it.
