I'm going to repeat this 100 times: "You'll only get angry if you allow yourself to be angry."

Thanks to YM's advice edit: haha! YM- did you roll your eyes on msn when I ranted about whatever I ranted? - so credit should go to her for calming me down. Not going to talk about it because it will just really give me a boost in blood pressure. Not needed at the moment.

I digress. Just got back from watching 'Aeon Flux'. Hadn't read ANY reviews before this, (unless you call someone's MSN nickname, "Flux Sux" to be specific, a review.) before I went into the theatre, so you could say I went in with no expectations. That's what I always do before a movie - because I know that too much hype KILLS the experience totally. Having gotten back and checking out the rottentomatoes site, I've found out that most critics were pretty harsh on the film. 13%! Very harsh. I don't agree with that rating - I found Flux all right. Just your run-of-the-mill standard sci-fi movie. Yeah, so it ain't a bad movie, nor is it a movie that blows your mind. But surprise surprise - after some investigation: I picked this bit of info off another user's review: "Aeon Flux gets a bum rap from the critics due primarily to the politics of the studio / critic relationship; the studio's decision not to preview the film got the critic's undies in a bunch." Hmm. Worth thinking about before believing the critics totally, no?

Enough about the score. Personal opinion: Flux is a standard Sci-Fi movie, with a believable plot (since it takes place in the future). Unfortunately, the plot is quite fragmented, and bits of it are thrown at you at a time. You'll have to think and peer a little harder to decipher the plot. Don't go in with a nuah brain and expect to understand it fully - you'd be disappointed. Some hollywood-ish elements are present - you'll have to expect that. It's modelled to be a blockbuster-type movie. I think. Theron is, as always, stunning. Stunts were fluid, and fight scenes are satisfying. The sets - I tell you - I think they were drool-worthy! The conversations were pretty monotonous (quite literally) and I think it was meant to be that way (if it's supposed to imitate the original animated series). Yes. I have caught a few eps of the animated series of the same name prior to watching the movie. I'm telling you, if you found the movie confusing - you'd find the animated series even worse (not a critique). You know, I was actually thinking - perhaps if they hadn't made this movie so mainstream - and more like it's original animated series - something more... indy. Maybe it'd have succeeded. The reason why the original series succeeded was because of it's weirdness, the very pop-art, indy feel one got when watching it. It just spurs you on to find out more about it.

Oh well. Perhaps I just have weird taste. Always been like that. Even when it comes to music.
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