IjanForest
As a Remake, it was mid at best
As someone who have watched the original trilogy when I was a kid, there was a lot of expectation and mystery-loss for me. This remake though hardly offer more substantial plot or fundamentally tangible compared to the original.
For someone who haven't watched the original might find this movie effective for them as it covered mostly all the basics of the original and delivered a satisfying ending. But in the end, it did not exceed or even reach the standard of the 1997 film.
For one, it was very dragging. 20 minutes in and there's hardly anything tangible happening. For a setting of mostly similar walls of cubes, they took their time showcasing dead air and blank space. They could fit a lot of things in it and it should be a dead give away that themovie offers less than the original one, which it proved. There's less rooms, they copied most of the concept and even make it less complex than the original one.
The casting at first look made me question if they were casted well or they just get in through a connection. But apparently it was a writing issue. They were only given little and they made most of it which in the end made sense, but still lacking when you currently watch it.
The writing was lacking. It was self serving at most and I think there's more potential if they picked better characters, and made them well. The characters actions feels off sometimes and the lines were a little bit lacking.
Cinematography wise, it was good in the eye. The effects were decent, though they're pretty basic too. There were some weird shots and camera sequences, sometimes the change of color hurts the eye---I'm still waiting for its relevance though---but mostly with the limited space, they were able to give good cinematography
The sound directory was nothing phenomenal and sometimes they give way more spoilers to the story. There were also times where it overpowered the scene but it only happened a couple of times.
Plotwise, it was mid and bearable. It satisfied me but mostly because I was watching it in 2x speed.
It could have been better but at least it was not terrible.
For someone who haven't watched the original might find this movie effective for them as it covered mostly all the basics of the original and delivered a satisfying ending. But in the end, it did not exceed or even reach the standard of the 1997 film.
For one, it was very dragging. 20 minutes in and there's hardly anything tangible happening. For a setting of mostly similar walls of cubes, they took their time showcasing dead air and blank space. They could fit a lot of things in it and it should be a dead give away that themovie offers less than the original one, which it proved. There's less rooms, they copied most of the concept and even make it less complex than the original one.
The casting at first look made me question if they were casted well or they just get in through a connection. But apparently it was a writing issue. They were only given little and they made most of it which in the end made sense, but still lacking when you currently watch it.
The writing was lacking. It was self serving at most and I think there's more potential if they picked better characters, and made them well. The characters actions feels off sometimes and the lines were a little bit lacking.
Cinematography wise, it was good in the eye. The effects were decent, though they're pretty basic too. There were some weird shots and camera sequences, sometimes the change of color hurts the eye---I'm still waiting for its relevance though---but mostly with the limited space, they were able to give good cinematography
The sound directory was nothing phenomenal and sometimes they give way more spoilers to the story. There were also times where it overpowered the scene but it only happened a couple of times.
Plotwise, it was mid and bearable. It satisfied me but mostly because I was watching it in 2x speed.
It could have been better but at least it was not terrible.
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