The Butterfly Effect--don't be fooled
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:31 pm
Don't be fooled by the trailer, that is. And forget the Demi Moore/Kelso jokes--precious few laughs to be had here.
Typical "Twilight Zone" deal, right? Even done on "The Simpsons." Travelling back into the past to try and fix something, only to mess it up every time?
Yeah, that's there... but the trailer still made me think it dealt with something as basic as losing a girlfriend to an auto accident.
Unless you've read the reviews, you have no idea just how HARSH the material actually is. Have a soft spot for ANYTHING? Something terrible happens to it here. And I can assure you that if the subject matter had been accurately reflected in the publicity, precious few people would have WANTED to see this.
The basic plot remains as I suggested above--and yes, I suppose THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT goes on just a bit too long (there's one bittersweet point where I, myself, would have brought up the credits), and it never really gets past the ramifications originally presented in the above examples. And yet it's all well done enough to remain compelling, familiar or not.
Some may not consider this "horror," but I can assure you that there's plenty of disturbing material to be found here--I cringed and jumped repeatedly, I must confess. Good sign for 2004, I suppose--now let's see someone get that reaction WITHOUT using a TZ/Simpsons plot!
Typical "Twilight Zone" deal, right? Even done on "The Simpsons." Travelling back into the past to try and fix something, only to mess it up every time?
Yeah, that's there... but the trailer still made me think it dealt with something as basic as losing a girlfriend to an auto accident.
Unless you've read the reviews, you have no idea just how HARSH the material actually is. Have a soft spot for ANYTHING? Something terrible happens to it here. And I can assure you that if the subject matter had been accurately reflected in the publicity, precious few people would have WANTED to see this.
The basic plot remains as I suggested above--and yes, I suppose THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT goes on just a bit too long (there's one bittersweet point where I, myself, would have brought up the credits), and it never really gets past the ramifications originally presented in the above examples. And yet it's all well done enough to remain compelling, familiar or not.
Some may not consider this "horror," but I can assure you that there's plenty of disturbing material to be found here--I cringed and jumped repeatedly, I must confess. Good sign for 2004, I suppose--now let's see someone get that reaction WITHOUT using a TZ/Simpsons plot!