tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post5993319510696483923..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: DVD Review: "Edge of Darkness"SQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-8300805892046638412010-06-23T14:50:03.292-07:002010-06-23T14:50:03.292-07:00Stu-- I'm glad he's back too. His personal...Stu-- I'm glad he's back too. His personal behavior has been horrible, but I read in one article that he mentioned that he was bi-polar. It makes sense. My brother is bi-polar and it can be a wild ride sometimes. I can't speak for Gibson's situation, but my brother has these swings into paranoia where he clearly isn't rational. I guess it's also pretty common for them to self-medicate with alcohol which only increases the irrational behavior. It's not an excuse, but it allows me to set aside the things Gibson says and just deal with the performance. I'm totally over-thinking the whole thing (as usual) but celebrities have such public lives that we sometimes need to be able to rationalize going to see their movies.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-12159740733897159212010-06-23T14:09:55.171-07:002010-06-23T14:09:55.171-07:00I am glad to see Mel back to doing what he should ...I am glad to see Mel back to doing what he should be doing. Yes, I have trouble with his politics and some of his behaviors, but I believe in separating a person from their art. If he has done something worth watching, I'm there. I can say the same for Tom Cruise. The performance isn't the performer.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-80340797156081888612010-06-23T11:31:26.082-07:002010-06-23T11:31:26.082-07:00BStearns-- I liked "Taken" better too. T...BStearns-- I liked "Taken" better too. The only reason I said I liked that Gibson was a regular Joe is because it's the less common road in movies like this. But the speech Neeson's character gives to the bad guy about having a "special set of skills" was terrific. I think of "Taken" as more of a revenge/rescue fantasy than this one because he <i>did</i> have something to lose. <br /><br />The tension in "Edge of Darkness" came more from the fear the other characters showed because they still had a chance to save their own lives. Once we knew Craven was sick, we knew how it was going to end.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-17087578083890071272010-06-23T11:23:52.983-07:002010-06-23T11:23:52.983-07:00I found this movie average. I didn't get much ...I found this movie average. I didn't get much of anything out of it, but as you said the acting was quite good. I much preferred Taken over this film though. I absolutely enjoyed Liam Neeson do all that ass-kicking to get his daughter back. I guess for me, I'm more of a fan of the rescue as it makes it more personal, whereas with Gibson's nothing to lose character, there are no ramifications if he screws up.<br /><br />-Bryan<br />sff-hub.blogspot.comBStearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110189767629308496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-86738254112030783012010-06-23T10:17:58.475-07:002010-06-23T10:17:58.475-07:00FB-- If I decided not to watch anything based on t...FB-- If I decided not to watch anything based on the behavior of the actors involved-- I'd never watch anything. This is a good rental, just not something I'd go buy. <br /><br />S.M.D-- Yeah, very much like "Taken." But Mel's character doesn't have the espionage skills and it isn't a rescue, just revenge. <br /><br />Charles-- It's certainly worth watching.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-81293242795416199862010-06-23T08:10:05.074-07:002010-06-23T08:10:05.074-07:00I've been wondering how good this is. Sounds ...I've been wondering how good this is. Sounds like I should give it a rent.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-47351368882209456672010-06-23T07:40:26.944-07:002010-06-23T07:40:26.944-07:00So, it's sort of like Taken, but the daughter ...So, it's sort of like Taken, but the daughter dies instead?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-78110295062001055192010-06-23T04:51:12.865-07:002010-06-23T04:51:12.865-07:00as much as I detest Mel as a man, he is talented a...as much as I detest Mel as a man, he is talented and I have to say I've liked a lot of his films. this sounds so-so, I'll probably watch it on a night I have nothing else to dofuriousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.com