The kids loved Dawn of the Dead, and were equally enthused about 300. Watchmen predictably split comic fans, but most people seemed to at least agree that it was an immense undertaking that was more successful than not. But before we talk about Sucker Punch, let’s mention the jewel of the Snyder collection: Legend of the Guardians. … My love for that film meant that Snyder had me: I would gladly give myself over to his slo-mo extended love scenes.
Thus: when the trailers for Sucker Punch started making the rounds, my heart was a’flutter and I felt that here was ol’ Zacky unleashed. No more comic scripts to live up to, and some proven dollars under his belt to go banana nuts on visuals. And I know many people were in the same boat as me. AND YET: these motherfuckers jumped overboard. Why? …
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