Virus
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Movie Reviews of Virus
Movie Review: Virus can be fun!
Summary: 1 Stars
Virus may seem like a god-awful movie at first, but with just a little work, you can make it surprisingly tolerable. Upon renting Virus, I decided to make it a little more interesting by playing a little drinking game. The game had the following rules (all based on the contents of the movie, incidentally): 1.) Every time the music swells for no reason whatsoever to heighten the "spooky" atmosphere -- take a drink.
2.) Every time Jamie Lee Curtis (she has a job on a boat -- and she's a WOMAN!) has an in-your-face confrontation with a male authority figure -- take a drink.
3.) Every time Jamie Lee Curtis is rescued by a male authority figure -- take a drink.
4.) Every scene Jamie Lee Curtis stops talking and starts screaming -- take a drink.
5.) Every time they pull the old "cat trick" (OH NO LOOK OUT BALDWIN CLONE -- oh, whew, it's just the cat!) -- take a drink.
6.) Every time the token Macho Black Guy says something macho ("I'm gonna mess you up, giant robot sucka") -- take a drink.
7.) Every time someone yells "It's gonna blow!" -- take a drink.
8.) Every time a rock-stupid supporting character hears a mysterious sound from an air vent and responds by sticking his damn hand in there -- take a drink.
9.) Every time a rock-stupid supporting character gets himself killed by attempting the previous, or something similar, or just because it's been ten minutes and no extras have died yet -- take a drink.
10.) Every time the characters enter a room full of billowing smoke, flashing lights, and random sparks (man, who hired the electrician for all these abandoned starships and boats, anyway?) -- take a drink.
Yes, Virus is an offensive mishmash of cliches, pounded sternly into something resembling a script, and filmed -- evidently in great haste -- for your viewing pleasure. If you like monster movies, Virus does have one thing going for it, and that's a pretty impressive Giant Robot Thing at the end. But the rest is swill. Trite, recycled, boring, warmed-over swill. You've seen this movie so many times you can probably -- oh, let's say -- make a drinking game based on it, without seeing the movie first -- and be right about almost all of it. Try not to watch it sober if you can help it at all. Incidentally, the movie does contain all these moments, in spades -- so play this game while watching Virus and your entertainment is practically guaranteed. Otherwise, you're on your own.
Movie Review: I was hoping for some entertainment, it's just terrible.
Summary: 1 Stars
The thing is, Virus is a dull thriller because of how badly executed everything is. The only decent aspect to the whole film is Joanna Pacula's performance, which seems masterful in comparison to everything else. The direction from John Bruno is second-rate, as he films most of the action scenes in a dark setting. And for a film of this sort, it takes a rather long time to get to where it's going. It's almost halfway through by the time the crew encounters the first robot.You would think the action scenes would be exciting, but the villains of this piece are victims of poor special effects, hurting the film even more. To add insult to injury, the musical score is oddly out of sync with everything else.
The rest of the actors in the film don't really convince. Jamie Lee Curtis has shown she's a has been. William Baldwin may be more talented than his brother Daniel, but that's hardly an endorsement. Donald Sutherland should have not been in the film at all. There's also a scene in which one of the characters receives one of the most mind-bogglingly bad death scenes. In this scene, Curtis is almost swept into the ocean by a wave from the storm, so somebody comes along to help, and that very same person ends up saving Curtis and gets swept off the ship himself!
Movie Review: I use it as a table wedge
Summary: 2 Stars
same old same old garbageMovie Review: Not great but a fun entertaining film.
Summary: 4 Stars
The Plot:Jamie Lee Curtis plays the navigator of a tugboat crew which loses its cargo during a hurricane. An day, after the hurricane, they came across a Russian reseach ship and the way it seems, there`s no people on board. Once they got into the ship, they are not alone. They encounter a terrified woamn(Joanna Pucula) and then they find that the ship has been taken over by a lifeforce of an ruthless alien intelligence.The film is actually based on a comic book, created by Dark House Comics(Time Cop, The Mask) by Chuck Pfarrer(Darkman, The Jackal). Great visual effects by Digital Domain(Titanic, Supernova).
DVD has special features like:An running commentary track by the director-John Bruno. Deleted Scenes. Two differnt behind the scenes featurette and a few another extras. Excellent widescreen transer(2.35:1) and Superb Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround is outstanding for an Great DVD Sound. Grade:B+. Super 35.
Movie Review: Chill Thrill
Summary: 4 Stars
The first thing that came to my mind when i saw this movie was: That it is a mixture Terminator and Deep rising.The Beginning is cool when the V.I.R.U.S Enters the Mir Space station.
and transfers itself to the russian research vessel.
I read the comic and missed one thing, and that was the machine at the end with the saw on its hand.
But this film keeps you in the loop every second of the film,.
See it and love it.