Mutant Chronicles
Mutant Chronicles
R | 07 August 2008 (USA)
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It's the year 2707. Earth's natural resources have all but been exhausted by mankind. Battles rage for the remainder between the competing Corporations. During one such battle the seal is broken and awakens an ancient and deadly machine that was once defeated thousands of years ago. The order that awaited its return must now lead a small group of soldiers to destroy it once and for all.

Reviews
Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Tweetienator I am really surprised that Mutant Chronicles got such a low rating. I like it a lot - the flick got a very own visual design, some good actors (Ron Perlman good as always) and a very dark story, a good mix of elements of sci-fi, fantasy and horror.Well, I rewatched Mutant Chronicles lately and still liked it, but I also like such pearls like El barón contra los Demonios (2006) and Zardoz (1974) a lot. So my taste may be a little too alien for the "mainstream".Anyway, with its visual power and "broken" and fast storytelling Mutant Chronicles reminds me a lot of European comics of Juan Giménez, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius and the like. If you like your dish sometimes special just try Mutant Chronicles - it may work for you well.
clgarglez-335-987983 Got this title by chance in the local BB trying to add to my rent amount to get a free one and was pleasantly surprised; while it does have some flaws. They are not really annoying as in most recent ones. It is a good epic with likable characters, a bit on the stereotype range though -that German did have a penchant for explosives- but still they managed to integrate a believable rat pack for the mission with their cultural differences hinted who do not have everything laid for them. Favorite phrase "you "think"is that sort of device?" "Well the prophesy book is not really an instruction manual" whose names I actually managed to remember by the end of the movie. While is not a masterpiece it does deserve a sequel which anyone who liked Riddick and that sort of action movies will enjoy.
KineticSeoul Watching this movie was sort of like watching "Sucker Punch" not really shocked this is based off of a video game a little. I am surprised at some of the actors that showed up in this movie. The soldiers look like they are from WW2 even the era seems the same except few high tech machines. It's obvious this movie had a very limited budget cause the special effects doesn't look all that realistic, but on a positive note I like the style of this movie. It seemed like a mix between a graphic novels and video games. The direction of it all including the characters seemed very video game like and not really in a good way either. The story is basically about a group of video game like soldiers trying to win against mutant zombies that know how to kill and pilot steam-powered spaceships. There is many scenario in this movie that makes little to no sense, especially a lot of the elements in this movie. The team members are pretty generic like some video game characters and even have dialogues that is similar to some video game characters. The plot is very simple when it gets down to it, but tries to be more complex than it really is. It still had my attention and didn't get really or anything like that, and kept my eyes on the screen all the way through it.6/10
a666333 This movie came right out of the cut-and-paste factory with a random sprinkling of familiar sci-fi, dark futurism, fantasy combat, whacked out anti-spiritual symbolism elements. It is really getting difficult to keep track of these remixes. Here we get The Lord of the Rings meets the Night of the Living Dead. Throw in a bit of Brazil, Aliens, Terminator, Total Recall, HellBoy and the Borg and you cover the bases.But let's look at what is positive. The acting is OK, nothing great but OK. There is not enough time spent in character development to give any depth to the characters with the possible exception of Ron Perlman's character (who is getting way over-exposed in this kind of movie). However, no one embarrasses his or herself with what bits they are given. Likely, the cast had fun posing with the weapons and the mangled surroundings. I hope so. It does not attempt to deliver an adrenalin rush every minute although it obviously ramps that up toward the end. The CGI is very obvious in places but is OK and doesn't ruin anything. Viewers log ago accepted that many sets cannot be built without impossible budgets. Unfortunately, part of the fallout from that is the very dark and gloomy look and feel. The two women look good although they are not in look, strength or coordination, believable cutting things in half with swords. The plot carries through from the start to finish without gaping holes. That plot is just an excuse to create the mood and the "quest" but at least you can follow it. That's about it for the good content. Now, the unfortunate parts of this movie are things we now expect from Hollywood, i.e. seriously wounded people who still fight on and perform acrobatics, rivers of blood and chunks of gore splashed across the screen, and action scenes that are right out of a video game. There is a lot of action but only a couple of sequences amount to anything. Also, as usual, there is not enough to any of the characters to really care much about them. If we did care, then at least we could be held in suspense as to who lives and who dies. For something set far in the future, the technology strangely consists of gadgets out of the Wild Wild West. The war scenes deliberately recalled WW1. That really made no sense at all. Let's also look at the symbolism we get here. It follows a recent ugly trend. We get heroism embodied by an undisciplined person/being who is transformed in an essentially demonic way along with the inevitable water baptism (along with a rocket launching). I'll spare you the rest of the details but you've seen it before. Give me a break Hollywood! Your journeys into such twisted ideas really stink worse than a cesspool. What contribution to a better world is supposed come out of the barrage of such monstrosities? It is not profound or original and it isn't thought provoking. I do wish they would move on but they seem to be obsessed with it.