Watching it for the first time since I was a kid, and it just has so many elements of a B movie. Wooden/nonexistent acting. Extras seem to be lost and confused. Immature comedy. Terrible greenscreen and cgi. And I thought I remembered Darth Maul being cool, but he looks awful in HD - you can see the solid lumps of glue at the base of his horns.
There are lots of moments of bad storytelling. Where did the battledroids that captured the queen disappear to once she was escorted to the Viceroy? Why did Qui Gon and Obi Wan seem to teleport away from battledroids near the beginning of the film, never to use the technique again for the rest of the saga? Why didn't Qui Gon wait for Obi Wan in the fight against Darth Maul?
There are also elements of the film that are a complete waste of time, such as the pod races and Anakin flying into space. And smaller scenes, like, "ascension guns!".
The film seems to have been an exercise in wasting money. It could easily have lasted an hour instead of two and a half, and it could have been much better, both for visuals and for acting quality, if less money had been spent on 1999 cgi.
What an awful film. Terrible acting (Cavill is very gormless), boring plot, charmless and idiotic script, character development presented in bullet points (flashbacks), overlong, humourless, unconvincing and inconsistent sci-fi elements, and odious visuals. Everything seems to have been shot with a filter labeled "corpsify", and visual effects seem to have been added purely with the intention of being intrusive and obviously fake.
I found it hilarious how much they were pushing the idea that Superman is Jesus. Could there be a more stereotypical American concept than Jesus being an All-American musclebound superhero? For some reason the sun is always framing Kent's head like a halo. There's a scene where he falls backwards in slow motion out of a spacecraft with the Earth in the background, arms splayed in a cross. One of the villains says "evolution always wins [against morality]". Somebody was paid to write that.
The music was alright, but that's not such an achievement. There was basically one piece made up of about three notes that was played like a full stop at the end of each "epic" moment.
I really had to force myself to watch this in anticipation for the sequel, which I am now much less interested in, having seen this film. 0/10, would not recommend.
Edit: Oh yeah, and “It’s just that I think he’s kinda hot”.
This documentary is a genuine insight into the life of an individual who was enigmatic and troubled, admirable yet misguided. Of course the film is far from neutral but there is value in that - I found Herzog's commentary revealed much about both Treadwell and Herzog.
lots of elements are very hollywoody, but the overarching quirkiness balances it out.
tbh ferrell's performance was a nice surprise; he's usually obnoxious and unfunny. but this film shows he's capable of off-beat and decent humour underneath all that, and not just the kind of contrived humour that the bulk of audiences seem to thrive on. "i brought you flours"...! (ok that line was corny, but still awesome)
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Movie comment on Free Guy
ubersum1
Fellowkids cringefest. Especially with the youtuber callouts. Nice concept, but just another typical, saccharine hollywood film in the end.Movie comment on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
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Watching it for the first time since I was a kid, and it just has so many elements of a B movie. Wooden/nonexistent acting. Extras seem to be lost and confused. Immature comedy. Terrible greenscreen and cgi. And I thought I remembered Darth Maul being cool, but he looks awful in HD - you can see the solid lumps of glue at the base of his horns.There are lots of moments of bad storytelling. Where did the battledroids that captured the queen disappear to once she was escorted to the Viceroy? Why did Qui Gon and Obi Wan seem to teleport away from battledroids near the beginning of the film, never to use the technique again for the rest of the saga? Why didn't Qui Gon wait for Obi Wan in the fight against Darth Maul?
There are also elements of the film that are a complete waste of time, such as the pod races and Anakin flying into space. And smaller scenes, like, "ascension guns!".
The film seems to have been an exercise in wasting money. It could easily have lasted an hour instead of two and a half, and it could have been much better, both for visuals and for acting quality, if less money had been spent on 1999 cgi.
Movie comment on Man of Steel
ubersum1
What an awful film. Terrible acting (Cavill is very gormless), boring plot, charmless and idiotic script, character development presented in bullet points (flashbacks), overlong, humourless, unconvincing and inconsistent sci-fi elements, and odious visuals. Everything seems to have been shot with a filter labeled "corpsify", and visual effects seem to have been added purely with the intention of being intrusive and obviously fake.I found it hilarious how much they were pushing the idea that Superman is Jesus. Could there be a more stereotypical American concept than Jesus being an All-American musclebound superhero? For some reason the sun is always framing Kent's head like a halo. There's a scene where he falls backwards in slow motion out of a spacecraft with the Earth in the background, arms splayed in a cross. One of the villains says "evolution always wins [against morality]". Somebody was paid to write that.
The music was alright, but that's not such an achievement. There was basically one piece made up of about three notes that was played like a full stop at the end of each "epic" moment.
I really had to force myself to watch this in anticipation for the sequel, which I am now much less interested in, having seen this film. 0/10, would not recommend.
Edit: Oh yeah, and “It’s just that I think he’s kinda hot”.
Movie comment on Predestination
ubersum1
Predictable but solid. Great performances.Movie comment on Cave of Forgotten Dreams
ubersum1
"Stay here." I love Herzog.Movie comment on Grizzly Man
ubersum1
This documentary is a genuine insight into the life of an individual who was enigmatic and troubled, admirable yet misguided. Of course the film is far from neutral but there is value in that - I found Herzog's commentary revealed much about both Treadwell and Herzog.Movie comment on Stranger Than Fiction
ubersum1
lots of elements are very hollywoody, but the overarching quirkiness balances it out.tbh ferrell's performance was a nice surprise; he's usually obnoxious and unfunny. but this film shows he's capable of off-beat and decent humour underneath all that, and not just the kind of contrived humour that the bulk of audiences seem to thrive on. "i brought you flours"...! (ok that line was corny, but still awesome)