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22 Jul 2022 14:37 - 22 Jul 2022 14:38 #75089
by Monty
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I can't remember seeing it, but she says it was a god-awful movie to make...
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22 Jul 2022 16:04 #75090
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It's a pretty terrible movie.
The entire cast gave some pretty good performances, but rest of the production is "wobbly" to say the least.
Pitof, the director, has a long and respected career as a visual effects supervisor, but his directing style is way too focused on visual spectacle (as it was clear by his debut movie Vidocq). As a result some elements within the movie are inconsistent at best: Catwoman's whip changes length between the shots since it was almost completely digital, apparently for safety reasons in spite of the fact that Berry wanted to learn how to handle one (like Michelle Pfeifer did for Batman 2).
It also doesn't help that the main character has nothing in common with Selina Kyle, except the codename and general theme. The story is a completely original script with no link to the comics at all.
As a stand-alone movie based on an original character (like Sam Raimi's Darkman, which was supposed to be a Batman movie) it could have worked, but adding the Catwoman name on it was a big shot in the foot.
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I saw it at the theater and, years later, a friend of mine gifted me the DVD.I can't remember seeing it, but she says it was a god-awful movie to make...
faroutmagazine.co.uk/film-halle-berry-regrets-most/?amp
It's a pretty terrible movie.
The entire cast gave some pretty good performances, but rest of the production is "wobbly" to say the least.
Pitof, the director, has a long and respected career as a visual effects supervisor, but his directing style is way too focused on visual spectacle (as it was clear by his debut movie Vidocq). As a result some elements within the movie are inconsistent at best: Catwoman's whip changes length between the shots since it was almost completely digital, apparently for safety reasons in spite of the fact that Berry wanted to learn how to handle one (like Michelle Pfeifer did for Batman 2).
It also doesn't help that the main character has nothing in common with Selina Kyle, except the codename and general theme. The story is a completely original script with no link to the comics at all.
As a stand-alone movie based on an original character (like Sam Raimi's Darkman, which was supposed to be a Batman movie) it could have worked, but adding the Catwoman name on it was a big shot in the foot.
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22 Jul 2022 16:37 - 22 Jul 2022 16:42 #75091
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Yes, I was thinking of Michelle Pfeiffer as the definitive CatWoman in her role. She had it all, down to a 'T'.
I don't recall Halle Berry as CW at all (probably a good thing, by the sound of it.)
I don't recall Halle Berry as CW at all (probably a good thing, by the sound of it.)
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22 Jul 2022 17:25 #75092
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those who watched it, have the biggest regrets as it was a terrible movie.
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23 Jul 2022 04:01 #75093
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Have to give props to Halle Berry, though. She got a Razzy Award for that film and showed up in person to accept it. You can probably find her "acceptance speech" on Youtube.
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