It was released in the UK yesterday, and I battled storm and floods to collect my copy. Then had the agonising wait, until my very elderly mother (visiting at the moment)went to bed and son to work, before I could finally watch it. I must admit, that it was with heavy heart that I set the DVD going, Forigner, Glimmer man, OFK and Belly of the Beast, having been so awful, dreadful, and almost embarrassing to watch. Well, what a surprise, I loved it!! The best he has done for a long time, there are many downsides to this movie, but over all I enjoyed it, he looked good, and I will happily keep watching it.
For me, the best part of SS is his voice, and sadly that was missing for most of the film, I can only wonder, as the sound was so awful throughout the film, if there had been some mishap and the sound tracks had been ruined and therefore had to be dubbed in post production, long after SS had left. The story was OK for me, but I can't imagine his fight fans enjoying it. The hair style (traditional Japanese fighters style?) didn't bother me, but it did seem to bother him, and at times he seemed to be moving as though he was afraid it would all collapse (shoulders hunched and stiff necked). The child was odd, no beauty and big thick ankles - was she a child or rather an adult made to look like a child? Steven was good throughout, but the verrrry cheap production, and clearly shooting in Poland is a money saving option, with a largly Polish crew was a big mistake. We used to tour India and such places, and loved to catch films shown by a traveling cinama group in the local village halls. The actors were good, the films entertaining, but, they were almost home video quality, cheaply made for the village hall market. OOR reminded me of those films. It could have been really good if only the sound, camera, and post production had been properly financed and completed professionally. Steven did well but was let down by all around him. I long to hear that he is making a film in the US and that it is largely studio based, it's the only way he is going to ge the quality he needs.
For me, the best part of SS is his voice, and sadly that was missing for most of the film, I can only wonder, as the sound was so awful throughout the film, if there had been some mishap and the sound tracks had been ruined and therefore had to be dubbed in post production, long after SS had left. The story was OK for me, but I can't imagine his fight fans enjoying it. The hair style (traditional Japanese fighters style?) didn't bother me, but it did seem to bother him, and at times he seemed to be moving as though he was afraid it would all collapse (shoulders hunched and stiff necked). The child was odd, no beauty and big thick ankles - was she a child or rather an adult made to look like a child? Steven was good throughout, but the verrrry cheap production, and clearly shooting in Poland is a money saving option, with a largly Polish crew was a big mistake. We used to tour India and such places, and loved to catch films shown by a traveling cinama group in the local village halls. The actors were good, the films entertaining, but, they were almost home video quality, cheaply made for the village hall market. OOR reminded me of those films. It could have been really good if only the sound, camera, and post production had been properly financed and completed professionally. Steven did well but was let down by all around him. I long to hear that he is making a film in the US and that it is largely studio based, it's the only way he is going to ge the quality he needs.