jhd Reviews

The Tomorrow Man (2002 Video)

Very Disappointing!

[2/10 · 11 November 2004]

I really like Science Fiction, and time-travel stories in particular. Therefore I had high expectations when I saw Tomorrow Man in the video store. I was VERY disappointed!

The plot was transparently obvious and the writing was wooden at best! Most of the characters were so two-dimensional they could have been cardboard cutouts.

The "time patrol" (or whatever it was called) has lots of potential as a plot device. Unfortunately, none of it was realized in this movie.

Don't waste your time or money!

Aida (1987)

Very disappointing!

[5/10 · 21 April 2003]

This is a filmed on location adaptation of Verdi's famous opera. The writer took some liberties with the original plot, particularly the ending and the addition of several new scenes of cavorting topless slave girls. Aida also spends most of the film topless.

The lyrics are in Italian, of course, with English subtitles. The actors appear to be (badly) lip-synching rather than singing. This makes it sometimes difficult to ascertain exactly which character is singing a part (especially when the camera is focusing on something other than the actor).

Even the colour seemed washed out, though that may have just been the print I saw.

This is one of the most disappointing screen adaptations of Aida that I have ever seen!