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Carter Glace writes that there have been some decent video game movies, like 'Prince of Persia' or one of the 'Resident Evil' films but plenty of bad ones too just remember 'Super Mario Bros'. But Doug Liman's 'Edge of Tomorrow' shows how to take one of video games' most tried and true mechanics and use it to make an excellent and utterly creative film. In the film Tom Cruise plays a PR officer named Cage who, blessed with the power of infinite lives, has to continually progress through the day while figuring out how to win the battle and the war kind of a cross between 'Groundhog Day' and 'Starship Troopers.'
"The use of the words "infinite lives" is no accident," writes Glace. The premise of the film comes from a Japanese graphic novel titled 'All You Need Is Kill', but it is steeped in the classic video game lore: restarting the game over and over until you are prepared for every conceivable threat. This is a fact director Liman openly celebrates and it works here on countless levels. Cruise's efforts to train are all chronicled through an efficient, fun and fluid montage that serves as an excellent progression through the "levels," while cutting out the more mundane, frustrating repetition it "stands as an incredibly creative, intelligent piece of sci-fi filmmaking." "Taking inspiration from an underutilized resource, Cruise has made an incredible return to form," concludes Glace. "Unfortunately, 'Edge of Tomorrow' is already a box-office dud, but I implore you to support this excellent film."
(Score: 2, Interesting) by dpp on Sunday June 15 2014, @08:42PM
Dwarf?!
Wikipedia shows Mr. Cruise' height at 1.7m (5.57743ft) or 5 feet 6 59â„64 inches.
So @ ~5' 7", I don't see him qualifying as a "Dwarf".
Human Height (Males) in U.S., while taller averages than in years gone by, shows:
average height of a male over 20+ = 176.3 cm (5 ft 9 1â„2 in)
average height of a female 20 + = 162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height [wikipedia.org]
Fun trivia - not "above average" Hollywood male actors
http://www.nextmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/HHC-Hi-res.jpg [nextmovie.com]
So by your standards, would you call some action stars, such as:
Al Pacino, Javier Bardem, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Stratham
Dwarves?
Perhaps it was a mistake to cast Peter Dinklage as Tyrion in Game of Thrones when Tom Cruise is such a Dwarf and could've handled the action scenes better?
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Monday June 16 2014, @09:34AM
I thought the whole point of Tyrion's action scenes was that Tyrion is not a warrior, due to his stature and the prejudice he has grown up with. Although he does conduct himself bravely when he is faced with an unavoidable battle, he simply isn't a fighter- he wields power in other ways. The role does not call for an action hero.
Unless of course you were talking about Tyrion's, you know, action scenes, which (if the rumours are true) I think Mr Cruise would have had some difficulty with.
All told, Peter Dinklage is a fantastic Tyrion.* I know I'm not alone in thinking that he is probably the best bit in an awesome TV series. *disclaimer - haven't read the books yet. Not quite up to date on the series either, so please flag any spoilers, especially ones regarding Tyrion.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 16 2014, @02:55PM