Babylon A.D. (DVD)

I really wasn't looking forward to seeing this film at all, we rented it from Lovefilm on my sci-fi partners request, generally the idea of sitting through a Vin Diesel film would pretty much make me want to go and eat raw potatoes, I just associate him with dark, moody films and mumbling incoherently with big arms and sunglasses. Well was this film going to break the trend, the first thing I noticed was that it is directed by Matthieu Kassovitz, the director of one of my all time favourite films 'La Haine', immediately this put me in a better mood, although I'm aware his career has suffered with turkeys like Dobermann and other such films so still didn't hold ...  Read the complete review

Note: originally written for my film review website, ShaunMunro.co.uk. Thanks! ~~~ Babylon A.D. is a film branded as "pure violence and stupidity" by even its own director, Mathieu Kassovitz, who further resolves that "parts of the movie are like a bad episode of '24'". Whilst Kassovitz's claims that Fox seized much of his creative and directorial control would surprise few, Babylon A.D. is still a sloppily directed and poorly acted film from every angle. It is incredibly unfortunate for all involved that the film is so ill-conceived when noting the considerable promise at hand - fans of action heavyweight Vin Diesel ...  Read the complete review

~ Protecting The Miracle ~ Babylon AD has been out for a while now but I finally had chance to watch it last night. I heard it had a mixture of reviews mostly bad, but I always like to experience films myself as I may find it good. I didn't know anything about the film before I watched it, all I knew is that Vin Diesel was in it and that was good enough for me lol. Most of his films are pretty similar but ive always thought he was a really good actor. Another element that did draw me into hiring out the film was the director Mattieu Kassovitz, who I will talk about in a moment but I really like some of his previous work. It is an action / adventure film which ...  Read the complete review

When I watched Vin Diesel in Pitch Black, I thought it to be a fine film, requiring hardly any acting from the big man. The Chronicles of Riddick was similar, although he had a little more to do, and the FX were over the top. Throw in XXX and the strangely amusing Pacifier, and although there is nothing special, he doesn't have a bad run of films. So, yeah, about that stat there, Mr Diesel. Has the author of Babylon Babies, the book upon which Babylon A.D. is based, seen what you've done to his work? I imagine he'll be disappointed, and I suppose that's putting it mildly. For Vin Diesel's latest hard-ass action offering is a badly acted, filmed and explained ...  Read the complete review

I was really looking forward to seeing this film as I am a big fan of post-apocalyptic style films. Dystopian futures and the exploration of a more savage world. So I was a bit disappointed when I finally got a chance to watch Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel plays a mercenary with a conscience, a bad ass in a bad world with a soft spot for helping people out while dealing with the bad people with his own chauvinistic brand of violence - nothing new for a Vin Diesel film really but that's not necessarily a bad thing. What really fails on this film is all the things that did not really happen or events not fully explained. Years in the future and the world is ...  Read the complete review