What can i say! If you like the seventies, and you liked the original angels (Farah Fawcett etc), you're gonna love this. The all new "Charlie's Angels", is great by comparison and boasts a full modern hollywood cast of stars.
The whole film hinges around three girls, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu) along with the infamous Bill Murray in the guise of Bosley, all of whom play their parts very well. Not only is the acting good, but the action seems to never end.
As with the angels of old, the story begins in the "Once upon a time" style revealing who and what the girls were, and on to the new life they now have as an elite team of private investigators headed up by the ever invisible Charlie. Once that's out of the way the story begins with the trio being called in to investigate the theft of some special voice recognition software and the kidnapping of it's creator.
Unfortunately, this type of story is hard to re-tell without destroying the entertainment and pleasure of any potential viewer, though I can say that it's a sort of mix, a combination of James Bond, Martial Arts, Matrix and Austin Powers, but with the "really silly" stuff removed. It's a barrel of laughs throughout, and has plenty of twists along with some excellent fight scenes, and as with all the seventies style hip films, comes with a really good sound track, and of course the good guy's save the day.
One of the more notable things with this movie is the fact that all 3 of the angels actresses, really studied martial arts rather than just throwing in a ballet performance. Cheung-Yan Yuen, a martial arts choreographer and teacher better known for some of the great scenes from the various early Jackie Chan flicks, is head of coordination, along with some other genuine masters who actually trained the girls for their roles.
Overall it's very entertaining and very easy to watch a good few times, and unlike most modern films the language and sexual side of things is held back with the humour aimed at the more mature minded viewer. Finally, if you opt for the DVD version you also get some good background on the stars and the making of the movie via the on board usual extra features. Rating ***** Excellent!
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
So many people are instantly salting this film that it's refreshing to read a positive review. Whether or not it's prompted me to actually see it is a bigger question but you've certainly thrown the cat amongst the pigeons as far as I'm concerned. Good review and all the more so for flying in the face of everyone else
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Advantages: A generally good cast; well choreographed screen action; good variety of music. Disadvantages: Attempts to be too clever for its own good; has no concept of pacing; not all music tracks are suitable.
Advantages: Anything that has Cameron Diaz in it, wet and 'unzipped' to the waist has got to get 5 stars Disadvantages: not sure Lucy Liu was the right casting for the 3rd 'Angel'
flashpointz 27.08.2002 (27.08.2002)
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Review of Charlie's Angels (DVD)
Advantages: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz... Disadvantages: The most stupid film ever, even worse than The Avengers, possibly as bad as Batman and Robin
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May 23rd, 2001
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