Archive for the 'Action' Category

The Island

Sunday, November 27th, 2005
State of body Multiple organ failure. Apparent efforts had been made to surgically replace organs, which were rejected by the host.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments A Hollywood film about cloning. The irony will only be exceeded when they do the remake.

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Mr and Mrs Smith

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
State of body Both bodies had multiple gunshot wounds – none to vital organs, but enough to have caused blood loss and death.
Detail of inspection Inspected twice.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments As with many of the subjects here, wounds appeared self-inflicted.

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Hulk

Sunday, July 31st, 2005
State of body Killed by a bizarre mutation – partly normal, and partly something very, very strange.
Detail of inspection Inspected five times.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Seems to be a normal comic-book movie that has been partially attacked by another Film Forensics reviewer who wanted to turn it into something infinitely stranger. More power to them.

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The World Is Not Enough

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
State of Body Secret agent assassinated by supporting cast.
Detail of Inspection Inspected six times.
Forensic Investigator winstoninabox
Comments As Moneypenny said, “Close, but no cigar.”

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Catwoman

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005
State of body A pathetic shrivelled husk, drained of vital fluids.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Mediocre in every respect – given the wealth of existing material to draw on, it is bizarre they could have come up with something so bland. An ideal FF candidate.

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Alien Vs. Predator

Sunday, February 13th, 2005
State of body Dead. Just generically dead. No particular cause of death, just the usual, you know, stuff.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Could barely have been more generic.

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Van Helsing

Saturday, December 18th, 2004
State of body Riddled with tiny vampiric maggots.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Stillborn.

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Daredevil

Saturday, December 18th, 2004
State of Body Dismembered superhero.
Detail of Inspection Inspected three times.
Forensic Investigator winstoninabox
Comments The messy corpse hides the wealth of forethought put into this movie.

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Die Another Day

Thursday, November 25th, 2004

Another autopsy from guest investigator Winston. Thanks, Winston!

State of Body Secret agent iced by many small wounds to the back of the head.
Detail of Inspection Inspected four times.
Forensic Investigator winstoninabox
Comments Subject at first appeared to be something more than it was, but finally less than it seemed.

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The Bourne Supremacy

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004
State of body Appeared to be a fit young man, but worn out through too many repetitions of the same exercise. On closer inspection, a great deal older than he first appeared.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Some confusion about what happened to the body – it disappeared before autopsy proper could begin.

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Monday, September 27th, 2004
State of body Appears to have been shot, beaten, drowned, burned, bitten, poisoned and stabbed, all without permanent ill-effect. Fatal wounds – a startling accumulation of paper-cuts – appear to be self-inflicted.
Detail of inspection Inspected four times.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Suicide note indicated subject was tired. So very tired.

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The league of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Sunday, September 19th, 2004
State of body Disheveled and distended.
Detail of inspection Inspected twice.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject was rambling and incoherent prior to death – possible suicide.

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Underworld

Friday, September 10th, 2004
State of body Drained of blood.
Detail of inspection Inspected twice.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject was very old, and quite cold when discovered.  Didn’t appear to have any family or loved ones.

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Hellboy

Thursday, September 2nd, 2004
State of body Second-degree burns, bite-marks, and minor gun-shot wounds.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Death due an accumulation of small wounds. Nothing fatal in itself.

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I, Robot

Thursday, August 19th, 2004
State of body Recently in a fight, but wounds only superficial. Death due to head injuries sustained in fall.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Tried to cushion the blow by landing on a big pile of books. Missed them.

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Matrix Sequels

Thursday, August 5th, 2004
State of body Bloated, decomposing
Detail of inspection Seen Reloaded twice, Revolutions once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Major reconstruction required for open-casket funeral. Suggestions enclosed.

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