The movie begins right away with an abrasive Clary, who like a typical teenager spends her time on the phone, ignoring her mom except to tell her off for dragging Luke along in a noncommittal relationship. Little does Clary know she is doing the same thing to her best friend Simon. Little does she know that her whole life is going to change in just a few hours when she begins to see people that no one else can see.
What did ruin the movie was the fast pace rushed script as the characters were juggled from one interruption to another, denying non-fans to get a feeling of their personalities. Things like Simon getting bitten by a vampire and not turning where left unexplained. As if assuming the sequel would be picked up. But the most annoying thing of all, really, was the Harry Potter like music at every single scene. Hope these glitches will be fixed in City of Ashes, set to start filming on September 2013.
I really liked it, I didn't read the books, but I thought the movie was great. (although, I didn't care for Simon. Clary was clear that she didn't have feelings for him and he felt sad, well boohoo... she doesn't have to love him because he's nice to her. Friendzoning is crap)It was an awesome looking movie, I heard it didn't make much money so I'm glad to hear the sequel is in the works.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, they got the okay to start filming before the movie premiered. Lily Collins says she rarely sees something like that happen in Hollywood. Glad you liked the movie. And yeah, having a guy friend is fun, It doesn't always mean we want to cross that line.
DeleteMy thoughts exactly about the music in every scene! Its so off putting when a song starts playing every two minutes -_- I wasn't too keen on Godfrey Gao as Magnus either, yes he had the right look but he didn't put any passion into his acting. It seemed like he was just reading straight from the script without any heart.
ReplyDeleteYes, so annoying. And you are right Godfrey was a bit off. Maybe the contacts tired him :/
DeleteOh boy. That sounds like a mess of a movie. As someone who wasn't a complete fangirl of the books, I just don't think there's any reason to see the movie. Kind of like Twilight. ..
ReplyDeleteWell, thanks for the review. You've help save me twenty bucks.
If the book wasn't for you I doubt you would enjoy it. To be honest, there really isn't a need for a movie-tie in book.
DeleteI haven't watched the movie, but I did read the reviews and .. err.. they weren't very positive. Is it bad that I'm atleast satisfied with the critic's comments of Jamie Campbell Bower? I mean, I would have loved positive comments on the overall movie, but I'm just glad he got to prove himself.
ReplyDeleteI know, right. It must be hard to have so many people judge you without seeing your work.
DeleteHaving said that: Ben Affleck as the new Batman :O nooo, lol.