Steven E. Wedel

Dark, soulful tales that haunt long after the last page.

The Brothers Grimm


Don’t watch this. Don’t rent it. Don’t even pick it up on the video store shelf. What an incredible mish-mash of senseless garbage! Mediocre acting, poor character development, cheesy CGI effects and there wasn’t even a damn plot until late in the movie. How bad was it? I actually fell asleep for a little while in the middle and missed whatever happened that turned the ridiculous Italian torturer to the side of the Grimms. Fortunately, I didn’t give a crap.

I expected something along the lines of Van Helsing — a stupid plot, but good effects. Nope. The only reason watching this one didn’t make me as mad as watching VH is because this one couldn’t even engage me enough to piss me off.

Blech.

Steven E. Wedel

10 responses to “The Brothers Grimm”

  1. beerdiablo Avatar
    beerdiablo

    Too late…but I’ll watch it anyways.
    *hangs head in shame*

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    1. sewedel Avatar
      sewedel

      Lemme know what you think of it.

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      1. beerdiablo Avatar
        beerdiablo

        ¡My eyes, my eyes!
        The MAIN reason I rented it is because of Terry Gilliam.
        I love Time Bandits, Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,
        so I figured there would be something of value despite the reviews.
        What I saw was watered down Gilliam, the decay of a legacy.
        Looking at IMDB, you’ll see that megastars were attached to this and left or didn’t take the bait, instead you get stuck with Damon & Ledger.
        Beer,Beckinsale and the vamp chicks didn’t save VH for me either.
        The CGI was Looney Tunes.I waited for cable on that one.

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  2. glamberson Avatar
    glamberson

    You won’t catch me watching this OR Van Helsing!

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    1. sewedel Avatar
      sewedel

      I thought Kate Beckinsale might save Van Helsing. Nope.

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  3. badronald Avatar
    badronald

    I learned my lesson with Van Helsing. Never again! Thanks for the warning.

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    1. sewedel Avatar
      sewedel

      I live to serve.

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  4. nick_kaufmann Avatar
    nick_kaufmann

    I thought BROTHERS GRIMM was unbelievably tedious. The story was such a mess they couldn’t even figure out which brother they wanted to woman to end up with!

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    1. sewedel Avatar
      sewedel

      Tedious. That may be the best — and nicest — word for the flick, all right. And yeah, she seemed to be necking with both brothers there at the end. Pathetic.

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      1. nick_kaufmann Avatar
        nick_kaufmann

        And what a waste of Monica Bellucci! If you’re gonna have Monica Bellucci in your movie, give her more than just a handful of scenes. And don’t hide her under tons of old-lady makeup!

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