There has always been man and always been vampires. Since the beginning the 2have been locked in conflict. The vampires were quicker and stronger. But man had the sun. That wasn’t enough. And so it went like this for many years. The 2 races not only destroyed each other but almost removed each other from the face of the earth. Facing extinction mankind withdrew behind walls. And then the ultimate weapon was found - THE PRIESTS. They were swift and had phenomenal powers. They put an end to the vampire menace. But after that, the people who created them decided to disband them out of fear. They disappeared just like the vampires did. And as the days and the months and the years went by the last few were counting their final days. But now... They are back…. the vampires that is. They attack a city outpost and take away an eighteen year old Lucy (Lily Collins). They kill the girl’s mother Shannon (Mädchen Amick) and badly injure her father Owen Pace (Stephen Moyer). But the Vampires did not realize who they were messing with. Enter The Priest (Paul Bettany) who is coincidentally Owen’s brother. Oh Oh say the vampires – right? Wrong. The clergy, led by Monsignor Orelas (Christopher Plummer) doesn't support him in his request to chase down the vampires and bring them to justice. They also threaten to excommunicate him if he goes against orders. Monsignor Chamberlain (Alan Dale) knows that it will not be enough to stop the Priest. He speaks to The Priest but to no avail. The mission begins.
Ever get a feeling of not knowing whether there is more to a movie than what you saw? A little under a decade back is when Lord of The Rings would have released right? And the writer of these reviews did not know Tolkien from Adam. Sorry but had that phase in life where I refused to read for some inexplicable reason. But the writer is also maha excited about movies and so with a couple of folks in tow I did land up @ Symphony Theatre Bangalore (such a wonderful place – pity they had to shut it down and hand it over to the BIG guys). After about 3 hours, I was left with a feeling that said, “Unfair!!! This cannot be just it!!! There has to be more”!!! For those who know me, you can imagine how I must have fumed and fretted over the disappointment. A kid who was on the seat in front of me and would have been all of 3.5 feet, turns around and tells me, “Its got 3 parts. You didn’t know”???? Needless to say, I had to fetch my first copy of LOTR within an hour after this. 10 years after, I got the same feeling with Priest. Thankfully no kid this time. Ergo no embarrassment. But I must say that the movie based on the Korean Graphic novels / comics of the same name seems to be setting itself up to go the franchise way. Directed by Scott Charles Stewart, who hasn’t got out of the mould of his previous full length debacle called Legion – I refer to his obsession with vampires. Priest is filled with superb use of Special Effects and Graphics. Why the movie is classified as Horror is beyond me. Humanoid looking vampires who build nests like spiders spin webs don’t qualify as Horror to me. There is nothing much else in the movie very honestly. I would give it a 5 on 10 on the outside – must watch for the graphic novel / comic book enthusiast thanks to fantastic visual effects.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4157250841/
Ever get a feeling of not knowing whether there is more to a movie than what you saw? A little under a decade back is when Lord of The Rings would have released right? And the writer of these reviews did not know Tolkien from Adam. Sorry but had that phase in life where I refused to read for some inexplicable reason. But the writer is also maha excited about movies and so with a couple of folks in tow I did land up @ Symphony Theatre Bangalore (such a wonderful place – pity they had to shut it down and hand it over to the BIG guys). After about 3 hours, I was left with a feeling that said, “Unfair!!! This cannot be just it!!! There has to be more”!!! For those who know me, you can imagine how I must have fumed and fretted over the disappointment. A kid who was on the seat in front of me and would have been all of 3.5 feet, turns around and tells me, “Its got 3 parts. You didn’t know”???? Needless to say, I had to fetch my first copy of LOTR within an hour after this. 10 years after, I got the same feeling with Priest. Thankfully no kid this time. Ergo no embarrassment. But I must say that the movie based on the Korean Graphic novels / comics of the same name seems to be setting itself up to go the franchise way. Directed by Scott Charles Stewart, who hasn’t got out of the mould of his previous full length debacle called Legion – I refer to his obsession with vampires. Priest is filled with superb use of Special Effects and Graphics. Why the movie is classified as Horror is beyond me. Humanoid looking vampires who build nests like spiders spin webs don’t qualify as Horror to me. There is nothing much else in the movie very honestly. I would give it a 5 on 10 on the outside – must watch for the graphic novel / comic book enthusiast thanks to fantastic visual effects.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4157250841/
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