Getting off to a rocky start with Mr. Dwayne Johnson (the Rock) , the 1975 remake of Witch Mountain was nothing that I imagined it to be. Firstly, I had no idea, what the original movie was about. And truth be told, it didn’t seem like the other five people in the theatre did either. Like me, they were probably wondering, why they didn’t go to the newly released horror movie with the huge line-up outside.
Anyways, in a nutshell, the latest Disney movie depicts the tale of aliens crashing on earth, looking for some life saving mechanism for their own planet, and narrowly escaping the clutches of paranoid security forces. What did I learn from this movie? Wrestlers like to drive taxi cabs rather than wrestle around in the ring. Secondly, we can throw out those stereotypical ideas about aliens being little green monsters. Sorry folks, but according to Disney, “aliens” have blonde hair and cute little innocent faces, just like the children you see prancing around Earth’s playgrounds. Thirdly, its better to shoot a Disney movie in Las Vegas with thuggish drug hustlers and weird alien expos, than in a sweet little meadow with Bambi or under the sea with Sebastian the crab.
Despite my scepticism, the movie did improve. Or, maybe it was the bright lights of Vegas casinos keeping me awake. Whatever it was, Johnson’s gallivanting across the desert for two alien kids with strange powers did offer viewers some laughs . And alas, with all Disney movies, everything is peachy keen. The bad guys lost, the good aliens won, and the planet earth was saved from evil forces.
So predictable. Come on Disney, let’s get with picture and stop wrestling around with the Rock.
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