Post by dim on Feb 28, 2006 14:22:19 GMT -5
ULTRAVIOLET (Sony/Screen Gems)
Starring Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin, Ricardo Mamood
Written and directed by Kurt Wimmer (Equlibrium)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language
Tagline: “The Blood War is On!”
Story: In the late 21st Century, a war between humans and genetically modified “Hemophages” who have enhanced speed and stamina, gets a new player as an infected woman named Violet (Milla Jovovich) finds herself having to protect a 9-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who is considered a threat to the human population.
REVIEW (Coming Soon!)
Like 16 Blocks, this is another movie about a hero having to guard someone, but the latest film from Kurt Wimmer, director of the sci-fi action film Equilibrium, couldn’t be any more different than this week’s other action movie. Although Wimmer’s previous foray into science fiction did practically no business in theatres, it found a huge audience on DVD where word-of-mouth spread quickly among sci-fi fans. At least for this one, Wimmer has the luxuries of having an ULTRAhot lead actress wearing a tight leather outfit, and Milla Jovovich has already found a huge audience of young male fans thanks to her appearances in the Resident Evil movies (see below). This movie certainly won’t be much of a departure, and while the movie has a very cool looking trailer, it doesn’t seem to be getting Screen Gems’ utmost attention, sparking rumors of problems particularly with Wimmer, who wasn’t happy with how the movie turned out. The film was shot over a year ago and then seemed to be languishing awhile as it looked for a release date. The movie’s PG-13 is going to be a big help at getting the teen male audience, although they’re just as likely to buy a ticket to this and then sneak into Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. Problem is that this is following hot on the heels of a similar looking sci-fi action film in Aeon Flux, which only made $12.5 million its opening weekend despite starring Charlize Theron and being based on a popular cartoon. Word-of-mouth pretty much killed that after opening weekend, as it barely made double that in total. Like Aeon Flux and most of Screen Gems’ recent movies, Ultraviolet won’t be screened for critics, although the action-packed trailers might be enough to find its young male audience, despite not being based on a video game.
Why I Should See It: If you’ve seen Equilibrium, then you know why so many people have been waiting for Kurt Wimmer’s follow-up.
Why Not: Is it just me or does this look a lot like Aeon Flux crossed with Uwe Boll’s BloodRayne?
Projection: $14 to 16 million opening weekend on its way to $35 million tops.
So are the wimmer rumors true or not?
Come on Kurt! Tell us what went wrong!
Starring Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin, Ricardo Mamood
Written and directed by Kurt Wimmer (Equlibrium)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language
Tagline: “The Blood War is On!”
Story: In the late 21st Century, a war between humans and genetically modified “Hemophages” who have enhanced speed and stamina, gets a new player as an infected woman named Violet (Milla Jovovich) finds herself having to protect a 9-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who is considered a threat to the human population.
REVIEW (Coming Soon!)
Like 16 Blocks, this is another movie about a hero having to guard someone, but the latest film from Kurt Wimmer, director of the sci-fi action film Equilibrium, couldn’t be any more different than this week’s other action movie. Although Wimmer’s previous foray into science fiction did practically no business in theatres, it found a huge audience on DVD where word-of-mouth spread quickly among sci-fi fans. At least for this one, Wimmer has the luxuries of having an ULTRAhot lead actress wearing a tight leather outfit, and Milla Jovovich has already found a huge audience of young male fans thanks to her appearances in the Resident Evil movies (see below). This movie certainly won’t be much of a departure, and while the movie has a very cool looking trailer, it doesn’t seem to be getting Screen Gems’ utmost attention, sparking rumors of problems particularly with Wimmer, who wasn’t happy with how the movie turned out. The film was shot over a year ago and then seemed to be languishing awhile as it looked for a release date. The movie’s PG-13 is going to be a big help at getting the teen male audience, although they’re just as likely to buy a ticket to this and then sneak into Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. Problem is that this is following hot on the heels of a similar looking sci-fi action film in Aeon Flux, which only made $12.5 million its opening weekend despite starring Charlize Theron and being based on a popular cartoon. Word-of-mouth pretty much killed that after opening weekend, as it barely made double that in total. Like Aeon Flux and most of Screen Gems’ recent movies, Ultraviolet won’t be screened for critics, although the action-packed trailers might be enough to find its young male audience, despite not being based on a video game.
Why I Should See It: If you’ve seen Equilibrium, then you know why so many people have been waiting for Kurt Wimmer’s follow-up.
Why Not: Is it just me or does this look a lot like Aeon Flux crossed with Uwe Boll’s BloodRayne?
Projection: $14 to 16 million opening weekend on its way to $35 million tops.
So are the wimmer rumors true or not?
Come on Kurt! Tell us what went wrong!
