Colonel Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) are afforded their moments in the spotlight, and both feel integral to the script. More significantly, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) finally has something useful to do, and gets some of the film’s best scenes.
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The visual effects are top notch – they certainly got value for money – and the 3D is particularly effective. Much has been said about the way in which the drug-induced hallucinations made good use of the 3D technology, but for the rest of the time the effect is classy but unobtrusive.
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Nolan’s final take on the Batman is a strong film, but easily the most flawed of the three. That the narrative is so intrinsically linked with that which came before is both a boon and a curse: the completed trilogy fits together nicely, but at the sacrifice of the final chapter having its own distinct identity.
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The visual effects are decent, and certainly much better than the awful ones that featured in Raimi’s films. Spidey still looks rubbery when he’s swinging through the streets, however, so I guess it’ll be a while before we see a Spider-Man film that even attempts to approach realism in the realm of VFX.
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It won’t please those only looking for an update to Spidey’s wall-climbing and swinging from buildings schtick, as it spends far more time on character than one might expect. For anyone prepared to enjoy the excellent performances of a strong cast, however, there just might be enough here to satisfy.
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It comes as no surprise that Natasha Romanoff is practically the main character – another in the long line of strong female leads written by Whedon. She’s strong, assertive, intelligent and no-nonsense, and not once does the camera salaciously follow the contours of her body.
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In Spirit of Vengeance, the aforementioned good bits are the ones where the Rider’s onscreen. Why? Well, first of all, the visual effects are superb, and secondly because it means that no one’s talking. Instead, the Rider’s spouting fire whilst his victims shriek in terror, which is great.
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The level of detail when it comes to the digital sets, textures and lighting, however, means that whenever faces weren’t on screen, I could have easily been convinced I was watching live action. The process has advanced in leaps and bounds and I had no problem with the eerie zombie eye-effect common to most mo-capped movies.
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They don’t look particularly realistic, but neither does the rest of the film. In fact, Priest is one of those flicks where everything looks fake, which means that the dodgy CGI is less distracting than it should be. It looked like most of the film was shot in front of a greenscreen.
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The decision to represent the GL uniform in CGI is a double-edged sword. It means we don’t have our hero looking awkward in spandex, which is nice, however during flying scenes it means we have a CGI body with Reynolds’ head floating on top, which really doesn’t work.
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If you’re going to make a special-effects laden film, you’ve got to make sure the special effects are at least halfway decent. Failing that, fill your movie with practical effects (which would have been a perfect fit in this situation, actually).
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