Chaos (I) (2002) User Reviews

One word sums up this movie: Huh?

[Sulaco72 · 1/10 · 4 January 2005]

What a turkey. I expected very little from this movie but even still it was a disappointment. The last movie I saw that made as little sense as this one was Eraserhead. The film is full of poorly fleshed out characters acting out of the foggiest motivations. The plot is barely there. The acting is a laugh. The film's biggest flaw though is its failure to appropriately depict the allegedly grand spectacle that is the Chaos metal circus. The whole movie hinges upon the massive success of the Chaos show, but all we ever get to see of it are a couple of half-assed motorcycle stunts and fight scenes in which nobody actually hits each other-- just a lot of yelling and then a close-up of a chainsaw throwing sparks off of metal. After the circus scenes were done I felt like I'd barely seen the show at all. After I watched the DVD, I viewed the "making-of" featurette for a clue that the filmmakers had an inkling that they were making a gigantic bomb. Nope! All I saw was repeated, laughable comparisons between Romeo & Juliet and the romance at the center of this piece of junk. Don't waste your time.

Very poor

[TheLittleSongbird · 2/10 · 15 January 2013]

Some of the scenery was nice, but talking about Chaos that is the only asset I can say that was good about Chaos. Where Chaos really falls down on is the story. You sometimes are left wondering if there is any story at all and when there is it's lacking in any kind of sense. The idea with the circus could have been a good idea but never expanded enough upon, while the characters' motivations are foggy at best. On top of that the writing is banal and sometimes because of the low sound and line delivery incomprehensible. The stunts and such are unexciting and lacking in any kind of danger or heart. The characters are thinly sketched to the point that you are bored of them to care about them. The acting is literally a non-event as well.

To put it in summing up, Chaos has some nice scenery but everything else makes the film overall a dull and truly chaotic mess. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Not the road warrior, but not horrible either

[VampyreMike · 6/10 · 22 May 2010]

I purchased this movie from a local Big Lots for $3. I'm a big fan of The Road Warrior and Mad max. This movie labels itself as being similar. I would say that's a pretty slim comparison. As for the quality the sound can be a little low, and the quality is most definitely not on par with normal Hollywood features but it wasn't that bad either. The film centers around a main character who gets mixed up with a metal circus. Chaos ensues, one on one battles, back stabbing, and even a small love story thrown in for good measure. It was an OK film that I would watch again if I was feeling in a bit of a goofy mood, or even if I just wanted a background type of film playing. The movie wasn't amazing, but wasn't bad either. It's a fun B movie that a sci fi/apocalyptic fan might find a few interesting bits of. Worth the $3 I had spent ;)

Hmmm... right

[hammy-3 · 6/10 · 14 October 2002]

When I saw the opening scenes of this movie I thought it was going to be a classic but as the increasingly preposterous plot unfolded i grew disillusioned. It's admirable in that, like _Alphaville_, _Zardoz_ and _minority report_ it tries to create a vision of the future that doesn't rely on Trickery, but it's view of where the current fascination with extreme sports might take us is seriously ill-judged. The plot is so full of holes that one often gets the impression that it was being made up as it went along.

It's a pity, because there's some beautiful cinematography and some imaginative use of location, and a genuine interest in the consequences of European integration for Ireland