Sorry, this movie sucks

Memorable, crazy movie

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

The Blu-ray that I have is the shorter 97 minute version (UK) I haven't seen the longer Uncut version, and I'm sure that it has a lot more nastiness in it, but I found this version to be very sharp, well put together and tightly paced.I've always liked Lucy Liu and I KNOW that not everyone likes her or thinks that she is that hot. I've enjoyed her in the recent 'Elementary' teleseries and she does a nice job here. The thing that makes her character likable is the she is fully believable in the role. She literally plays a normal person who has been thrust into a VERY NON-normal situation. Chiklis is awesome; that guy is a great actor and does an excellent job with a pretty simple role. He injects a LOT of feeling and coolness into the character, more so than you would expect from that type of role.I thought that the modern Vampire angle was done really well. I frigg'n LOVED the main bad guy; he was SO damn smooth! He was clearly completely Evil, but the way his character was written and the charismatic way he portrayed it REALLY made the role live. What I also really liked and appreciated about the film was that the characters were very believable and had a style of their own; they weren't just stupid, shallow caricatures. They were indeed larger than life Comic Book style characters, but they had a cool vibe to them that worked really well. The story moved along nicely too and definitely carried the audience along with it.The views about this movie are pretty polarized. I don't know if it is primarily because of Lucy Liu or just the story and the way it was done itself, I'm not sure. But, it looks like about half the people love it and half hate it. I'm most definitely one of the ones who loves it. Not getting into any Spoilers or anything, but I liked the way it ended. The overall mood and atmosphere of the movie were nicely balanced between a very slick, modern approach, but at the same time you still get a real Classic, epic Comic Book feel to the film.Since people are so divided about the movie, it's kind of hard to know exactly how to recommend it to others. The things that were appealing to me were primarily the director's style, the way the characters were dimensional and textured, and of course... Lucy Liu : ) Seriously though, it was really the tone and mood of the film that I liked. It had a real Comic Book feel to it which gave it sort of a larger-than-life energy which I personally found very entertaining.I don't like a LOT of the more recent Vampire type films that have come out in recent years. The reason being is probably because I really love the more Classic Traditional approach to the Vampire Story. BUT... when they at least show SOME respect for the Vampire history and lore, even in a modern setting, I personally enjoy it a lot more. In this case, they depicted how Vampires cannot be seen in mirrors, so I kind of liked that little nod to the Vampire Tradition.I guess I would say that if you like a good Vampire story, and you like a stylized approach where the characters really come to life in their roles, and you don't mind the simplicity of the story, then you might have a good chance of liking this movie. Keep in mind though... that if you are more of a fan of the 'TWILIGHT' approach to modern Vampire tales or if you are really steeped in the more Classic, heavily textured romantic style like 'INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE', you might come away from this film somewhat disappointed. Another thing too that I personally liked about this movie was that it approached the story from a bit more of a Modern Gothic angle. So, to me, the film came across as a nice balance or blend of a Classic Gothic style, but with a more slick modern tone, AND without the dumbed down approach of the 'TWILIGHT' films.I hope that this helps to give an overall view of what the movie is like so that you can determine whether you want to take the time to watch it...

Well, I didn't know what I was getting into when I killed some time with this flick.Lucy Liu plays a clichéd vampire-turned-vampire huntress, spouting hokey lines, and unconvincingly struggling with vampiric feelings of guilt or anger or revenge - or whatever feelings those are that make the good vampires brood. It's a very weak script,with cardboard-cutout stereotypical characters, such as an alcoholic grieving cop that becomes an ally.It's bad, but not painfully bad. And it gets an extra star from me for that incredibly hot and sexy scene with Liu and Cameron Richardson. That scene comes very early in the film, so you don't have to waste your time watching the entire thing.

After she's murdered and partially devoured by members of a cannibalistic death cult, investigative reporter Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu) returns to earth as a flesh-consuming, bow-and-arrow-wielding member of the undead bent on exacting revenge on those who killed her.If you can swallow this premise, you might just possibly enjoy this ludicrous, frequently laughable, two-hour-long foray into sadism, cannibalism, vampirism, necrophilia and supremely bad acting. Sadie is at least a ghoul with a bit of a conscience - she feels really really bad when she has to eat someone - so we'll give her points for that, but the movie dedicated to telling her story rates a big fat zero on every other conceivable count.

Finally, a film where the sex scenes don't over do it. There's plenty of action; it's a good B movie and I like Ms. L's work! The cast was well selected and the music was great! Like most B movies, they're not meant to be taken seriously. "Kill Bill" should convince all those who found Rise to be a disappointment that this is the kind of work you take when you want to stay in shape and it gives you a chance to work with veterans like, Mako. Sometimes it's not about the money or the fans who were looking for something more; it's about trying something new. I've never seen Ms. L without clothes, so of course, I'm glad she chose to do it like this, than in some serious drama where all you see is two people making out. Bottom line: If you enjoyed "Otis", then you'll like Rise.