Dark Angel: The Ascent

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When I saw Charles Band's name attached to this one, I should have known it would smell worse than the pit from which the title character came. One has to wonder with whom the "starlet" slept, for it obviously wasn't her "acting" that got her the nod. As for the other characters, I can't recall ever seeing such a mish-mash of robotic emoting combined with overacting so ludicrous that it would have been over-the-top even in a spoof. I find it amazing that this gobbler got such a high rating. Apparently the entire crew, plus their families, friends and pets must have been the only ones that voted. Overall, the DVD of "Dark Angel" is not worth the hellfire to melt it. Give it a miss.

This film makes me appreciate B films as an art form in themselves. Not trying to compete with personalities, fx and budget, but shining with soul and force of character.

No idea what the previous reviewer was watching but the film looked great with impressive lighting, locations and camera-work, unprecedented for a film of this budget, texture wtf? lol The acting was oddly mixed sometimes very good and you wouldn't even notice you were watching a B movie, other times terrible and definite shades of porno, but an impressive attempt and a surprisingly interesting plot which blurs the moral lines between good and evil. The effects were not over used and were fine for the purpose and not particularly cheesy, and the movie made me laugh in quite a few places which is always good, either intentionally or not. I cant really criticize anything other than maybe the ending maybe felt like the whole thing had run out of steam a little, but this could have been much worse.

I had no idea what I was in for when I sat down to watch "Dark Angel: The Ascent", but I must admit that I had hoped it would be something a bit more than what it turned out to be. Why is that? Well, because this movie was mundane and somewhat boring actually. I dozed off once or twice along the way, because the storyline was downright slow and uninteresting. It should be said that the production is actually good and the movie does have a good sense of professionalism to it. But when the storyline is lacking contents, then the movie does tend to suffer. Plus it didn't really help the movie much that the characters were bland and for most parts actually turned out to be characters that you don't really care much about. Sure, the movie is watchable, but this is hardly a movie that will appeal to just everyone in the audience. I wasn't really in the target audience here, and I felt bored with what transpired on the screen. The concept idea was interesting enough, just a shame that there was no solid or profound script and storyline to back up the concept idea. All in all, this was a less than mediocre movie experience. And as such, then I am rating "Dark Angel: The Ascent" a four out of ten stars.

Babushka! This movie makes no sense, it's stupid, shallow, and terribly funny! I loved it! ;) Couldn't move my eyes from the screen for a second. But I just can't tell WHAT was it that I loved, it wasn't just the girl, or the boy, or the dog, or one of the 'absolutely stupid scenes'... :PPP I'm really confused now, the Veronica demon-girl has got very pretty eyes -whether they're blue or brown doesn't really matter- (the whole pic is worth seeing just for that) and she has great personality (I had to stand my sister saying "I wish i could behave like that" through the whole pic :PP). Well, reading what i just wrote I think i'd better get some sleep now..but please, WATCH THIS MOVIE, then kick my ass if you don't laugh a lot! ;)

Certainly gets the gold star for originality. I personally believe that the whole basis for the plot is preposterous but I've always been the type that can put those feelings aside long enough to sit back and enjoy the ride (hey I did it for every Bruce Willis movie I ever saw). Anyway, this was a prime example of what hell would be like if God designed and ran it. We also get some interesting insight as to "zero tolerance" of a divine nature. Pretty scary if you are an evil doer. After watching this film I wanted to see something else that Featherstone starred in. She was a real trip in this one. The acting was pretty good worked well. This movie should definitely be watched if you are open minded and enjoy major paradigm shifts.

Another one of my favorite Full Moon films! I'd say "Dark Angel" is a movie that thinks its a Japanese manga... or a Japanese manga that thinks its a movie. For instance, the lone innocent female from a different (under)world.. on a mission but romance gets in the way. Also thought-provoking, makes you think.. "what if demons are doing god's bidding after all?". I definitely enjoyed the story and how this played out! Has the same 'vibe' as subspecies... sexy but not over the top. The director and writer did a great job with this piece! I wholeheartedly recommend this movie for a b-movie marathon, you can't go wrong with it.

A strange mix of artfulness (gorgeous, rich cinematography & a screenplay with a high-concept philosophical bent) and schlock-horror (below par fx/music & TV movie acting - apart from Angela Featherstone, who is utterly hypnotic). Strange also that they try to pass Romania off as the USA (where the script was obviously originally set - why they didn't just tweak the screenplay I'll never know, as the European setting looks stunning). Top this off with multiple references to 'Taxi Driver' (Featherstone feels a similar need to 'wipe the scum off the street'; she even takes her love interest on a first date to a * movie, and can't understand why this should make him so uncomfortable!). In short - unique. Awful ending though, as abrupt and underwhelming as Full Moon's other efforts from the same period. But, nevertheless, quite an achievement considering the budget (I believe a paltry $250,000!)........