CHRONICLE
German Title:
Chronicle - Wozu bist du fähig?
USA, 2012
Director: Josh Trank
8,5/10
German Title:
Chronicle - Wozu bist du fähig?
USA, 2012
Director: Josh Trank
8,5/10
Yes, one of my most-anticipated movies of 2012 turned out to be as awesome as expected: the absolutely amazing "Chronicle", a unique and incredibly original take on the stale superhero genre, and also a cool-looking and very, VERY well made found footage flick.
It's a brilliantly entertaining and highly enthralling movie, thanks to Josh Trank's tight direction and the fabulously written, fabulously paced script from Max Landis (son of John Landis) who created a fascinating story-concept around 3 deeply interesting young characters who acquire telekinetic superpowers, excellently played by the 3 newcomer actors Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan and Alex Russell.
Considering the low budget ($12 Million), the special effects look just excellent: loads of top notch CGI (all the pranks, the 'exploding' spider, the Lego game, the talent show, the uber-impressive climax), some stunning practical effects (the imploding car) and of course, the outstanding Flying-scenes, a combination of circular rigs (that simulate skydiving) and CGI.
Apart from the pointless and disappointing epilogue, "Chronicle" is a powerful and innovative film, a breath of fresh air to the found footage AND to the Science Fiction genre.
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Really excited to see this. The trailers blew me the hell away. I've heard the crew behind it may be doing a stand alone Venom film, which has me pretty intrigued, considering how wasted that character was in Spider-Man 3.
ReplyDeleteI loved it but I agree with you about the ending - it was a little too quiet!
ReplyDeleteChronicle is my favorite movie of the year so far. I absolutely loved and and I'm extremely glad you did too. Who says 'found footage' is repetitive? :P
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Chronicle as well - even though it was felt a LOT like an updated "Carrie" with a different gender. Still, it was a great movie and I agree with you that the epilogue was a bit disappointing.
ReplyDeleteIt was original and refreshing. The director did well with the camera angles. The character arcs were realistic as well. Due to its dark nature, I probably wouldn't watch it over and over, but I liked it a lot more than anticipated.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely have to see this.
ReplyDelete@Eric:
ReplyDeleteIf you loved the trailers, you'll love the whole movie - simple as that :)
@Karina:
Yeah, the ending was definitely way too quiet.
@George:
ReplyDeleteHaha yeah, Found Footage is alive and kickin', and faaar from being repetitive, unoriginal or annoying.
@Alex:
Refreshing and original indeed! Glad that you enjoyed it more than expected.
@Alex:
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it's definitely pretty Carrie-esque, but fortunately in a very, very good way.
@Rick:
You must! :)
Have not been the least bit interested in seeing this. I'm tired of boy-centric films about super powers. When girls get powers, we get to be witches ala The Craft. Yay ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that one of your most anticipated films turned out to be great for you. I hate when execution falls short of expectation.
@Mel:
ReplyDeleteThere's already a sequel in the making. Maybe it's 3 super-power-GIRLS this time :)
I never got around to seeing this, and reading your review makes me more disappointed that I didn't. I guess it'll be a LoveFilm addition.
ReplyDeleteRuss, you really need to watch it ASAP. I'm sure you'll love it!
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