Supplement Four
Mongoose
I saw Pathfinder in the theaters, and like the rest of you, I didn't think much of it. I found it to be a highly forgettable film.
Since the same director is directing the new Conan film, I decided to watch the Pathfinder Director's Cut. Sometimes, on repeated viewings, I change my mind about films.
Sometimes, it just depends on mood and expectations.
The jury is still out on the Director's Cut as I've paused it to write this post. On the one hand, the "look" of the film is quite impressive. If Conan looks this good, I'll be happy. And, so far, I am having a better experience viewing the Director's Cut than I did watching the original version in the theaters. This film needs more gore, and the Director's Cut certainly has that. I can now see how Nispel got the job.
If Conan looks like this, and it might, given that Pathfinder's budget was $45 Million where as Nispel has been given $100 Million to make Conan, then I think we'll all be happy about it.
OTOH, the pace of the film is still slow. I don't care about the characters the way I should. And, some of the action seems out of place. I was reminded of how much I didn't like the over-the-top ending when I was viewing the shield-snowboarding chase. It's like the film has these pretty cool moments, as with Ghost's first combat scenes with the Vikings. But, then it seems like a totally different movie when the James Bond version of Ghose plops on his shield and uses it like a snow board to scoot down a snow covered mountain with the bad guy Vikings chasing him in their sled.
And, I do think the James Bond monicker is appropriate--just compare the shield-sled scene to the ski scene in For Your Eyes Only.
Here's to hoping that Conan isn't James Bond, looks as good as, or better than Pathfinder (should, with over double the budget), and that Nisel makes a film that is breath-taking, exciting, but one where we care about the characters as well.
Since the same director is directing the new Conan film, I decided to watch the Pathfinder Director's Cut. Sometimes, on repeated viewings, I change my mind about films.
Sometimes, it just depends on mood and expectations.
The jury is still out on the Director's Cut as I've paused it to write this post. On the one hand, the "look" of the film is quite impressive. If Conan looks this good, I'll be happy. And, so far, I am having a better experience viewing the Director's Cut than I did watching the original version in the theaters. This film needs more gore, and the Director's Cut certainly has that. I can now see how Nispel got the job.
If Conan looks like this, and it might, given that Pathfinder's budget was $45 Million where as Nispel has been given $100 Million to make Conan, then I think we'll all be happy about it.
OTOH, the pace of the film is still slow. I don't care about the characters the way I should. And, some of the action seems out of place. I was reminded of how much I didn't like the over-the-top ending when I was viewing the shield-snowboarding chase. It's like the film has these pretty cool moments, as with Ghost's first combat scenes with the Vikings. But, then it seems like a totally different movie when the James Bond version of Ghose plops on his shield and uses it like a snow board to scoot down a snow covered mountain with the bad guy Vikings chasing him in their sled.
And, I do think the James Bond monicker is appropriate--just compare the shield-sled scene to the ski scene in For Your Eyes Only.
Here's to hoping that Conan isn't James Bond, looks as good as, or better than Pathfinder (should, with over double the budget), and that Nisel makes a film that is breath-taking, exciting, but one where we care about the characters as well.
