I was lucky enough to attend a preview screening of Alita: Battle Angel the other night to review it for Scenestr magazine with a cinema full of people. With the film’s release having been pushed back, middling reviews and a expensive budget has the narrative of being dead on arrival. Yet there is lot to recommend about it even if there are some criticisms I have, I hope it finds an audience. You can read my review here http://scenestr.com.au/movies-and-tv/alita-battle-angel-review-20190212
I’ve been intrigued since the original teaser trailer back in 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu1vBQXazOQ
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-Lloyd Marken
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A fair and reasonable review as usual, Lloyd.
I watched the trailer to confirm it, but as you might suspect, this type of film is not for me.
Best wishes, Pete.
I think the film in time will find an audience and I wouldn’t be adverse to a sequel. Thank you for the kind words and reading the review. Best wishes Pete.
An excellent, honest review, Lloyd.
Thank you John, most kind.
The movie looks interesting. I will watch for it.
I hope you enjoy Allen. I was talking to a colleague today and I said to him the characterization lacks nuance, the dialogue is clunky and full of exposition and a lot of the plot is predictable but I liked it because I liked HER and that’s kind of the trick. Also it looks good. There is a bar fight scene in the middle that is definitely the highlight.
For those who can’t make to the movies, they can buy the six-volume series: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1632367114.
Might be an idea 🙂
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