Why are you rating movies that haven't even been made yet?
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have you seen the date Sean posted the comment? it's 2014. so movie was in the progress that time. so it has nothing to do with you who voted after the release. It's about the people who rated the movie that wasn't made. And people do that often here.
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Mockingjay Part 2's biggest mistake is being completely faithful to the book, considering that it is the worst one of the trilogy. They had the chance to make the story better but chose to stick to what they had. Being the final chapter of the story, it has emotional bits, but miserably (and unfortunately) fails to sell them, rushing the scenes which we were supposed to remember the most. However, its political and action turmoils are its best parts and were beautifully developed. After all, piecing the four movies together, it remains a good story.
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This is exactly what I wanted to say, the movie is absolutely perfect, sadly it follows the story of the book too much and there lies it's downfall. I would have prefered it if the movie had gone with an open ending and just decided to leave out the closing part(s) of the book in order to get around the horrible ending presented in the books.
Mockingjay Part 2's biggest mistake is being completely faithful to the book, considering that it is the worst one of the trilogy. They had the chance to make the story better but chose to stick to what they had. Being the final chapter of the story, it has emotional bits, but miserably (and unfortunately) fails to sell them, rushing the scenes which we were supposed to remember the most.
— @aag's review (https://trakt.tv/comments/62697, and we need proper internal link markup on Trakt!)Seriously. The big dramatic moments are unbelievably rushed—there's no time to dig into them. There's too much focus on bad CGI and not enough on characters. Basically every character is 2D at best, except maybe Katniss and Peeta. But that's also due to sticking true to the book. None of the characters in the books were particularly well fleshed out, either, as I recall (from reading them 3 ½ years ago).
I also found the story very predictable. Obviously there's some amount of subconscious influence from having read the books, but it's also just absolutely clear when the big surprises/twists are going to happen, and what they'll be. They end up not being surprising at all. (Not to belabor the point, but the book had this problem too.)
My other big issue—which applies to the whole series—is that we barely see anything that happens away from Katniss. I know it's quite common in YA novels to present a limited first-person perspective from the protagonist's point of view, but in a big political saga like this I feel like that severely limits the storytelling.
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@dgw I completely agree about the characters being just as flat as they were written in the books. That was something that bothered me deeply while reading it — how we know nothing about those who aren't involved in the main romance bullsh*t. And, yes, the film mainly goes through the plot points of the book without adding any flavor to them. It felt like they were obligated to finish the saga, really. (Also, thanks for the spelling check, fixed it haha)
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Mockingjay Part 2's biggest mistake is being completely faithful to the book, considering that it is the worst one of the trilogy. They had the chance to make the story better but chose to stick to what they had. Being the final chapter of the story, it has emotional bits, but miserably (and unfortunately) fails to sell them, rushing the scenes which we were supposed to remember the most. However, its political and action turmoils are its best parts and were beautifully developed. After all, piecing the four movies together, it remains a good story.
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@dgw Really? They're thinking about a fifth one? Are they really that insane (or should I say crazy for money)? That would be awful. I don't even believe Jennifer Lawrence would be up for that — and if she isn't, it would be a problem to promote it with a less known cast. Perhaps if they did a prequel it could be good, though. I feel like Haymitch and Effie stories should be very interesting to see on the big screen.
I got about 25 minutes in and, though I was enjoying myself, had to stop. As yet I have not found any source for this documentary that includes subtitles for the non-English portions of the audio. There are several interviews and archival clips with dialogue in foreign languages, and I feel it would be unfair to myself and to the film to watch it without understanding these parts.
So, for now, I'll keep this on my watchlist knowing that as soon as I find complete subtitles, I will finish it.
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@dgw I have full subtitles that cover the non english parts. If you want, I can send them or the magnet link in which they were included to your email.
I've been waiting to see this movie for a while now, and I got to say that it didn't disappoint. I thought that Phil and Chris did an amazing job with the script. Their last two movies, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street turned out to be surprisingly great movies and this movie does not ruin their perfect track record. There were plenty of funny and clever lines. I guess a lot of the humor could be what people may call "dumb" humor, but I think this movie does dumb humor in a smart way if that makes any sense. Plus, this type of humor fits in well with an animated children's movie. Though, despite being a "kids movie" this movie can definitely appeal to everyone. Story wise, I thought the pacing was great. I can't really think of a dull moment in this film. Without giving away any spoilers, this movie also had a really touching moment towards the end that, in my opinion, brought this goofy kids movie to a whole new level. Think something along the lines of How to Train Your Dragon or Wreck-it-Ralph. This movie definitely ranks up there with those two as some of my favorite animated movies. Visually, I thought the movie looked amazing. The sets were all detailed, colorful and looked even better in motion. Their use of a blend of stop motion and CGI animation gave this movie a very distinct and visually appealing look. This is the way a Lego movie should look. TL;DR "everything is awesooooooome!" :)
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Nice review. But I must point out that there was no stop motion used. 100% CGI rendered with Physically Plausible proprietary renderer
Haha this movie is so unexpectedly bad, you think it's one kind of movie then it just does a hard 180 into insanity. I wish I didn't have the twist spoiled because I would of loved to have seen this unfold and had the big WTF moment.
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@nmahoney416 I didn't know what was going to happen, and up until Henry's death I didn't have a problem with the movie. But holy shit the second half of this is a dumpster fire. I was laughing out loud at several scenes. Props to Trevorrow for trying something risky but he fell on his face in spectacular fashion
This movie is a disgrace to all of the sacrifices & hard work that went into the moon landing!! By omitting the scene of Neil & Buzz planting the American Flag on the moon, it undermines everything about the mission!!!
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@urban-legend I see what you're saying and I agree...to a certain point. I do think it would have been nice to see that flag-planting moment in the film.
However, having watched the movie last night, to me it felt like the whole focus of the film was not designed to be on the mission itself, but rather on Neil's very personal journey to being the first man on the moon. The scene where he leaves the bracelet in the crater is probably the best example of this, because had the movie been mostly about the mission, they could have shown the flag planting scene then instead of the personal moment remembering his daughter. I actually felt like the movie honored the sacrifices of all those involved in the missions (both Gemini and Apollo) through Neil's reactions to them. And his disgust that politicians would want to pull funding for the missions, especially AFTER the sacrifices his fellow astronauts made and were making to accomplish the objectives.
I thought the movie was very well done.
Loved This Movie! I Was A Big Fan Of Charlie Hunnam In The First Movie, And This Movie Picked Up Where The Other One Left Of With A Bit More Fun, Bigger Robots, And Better Fights. Boyega Added A Different Kind Of Flavor To The Movie That I Thoroughly Enjoyed.
Watch Out For The Gundam Easter Eggs!
A Perfect Blend Of Action, Robots, And Laughter! You Go To Pacific Rim To Watch Robots Beat The Crap Out Of Monsters And This Movie Thoroughly Delivers On That, I Can’t Wait For The Sequel.
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@zdistrict I can tell you're retarded by the way you type.
...and who knew that every fear in this movie would become a reality after a tragic terrorist attack in 2001.
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And the guy's birthday is 9/11...
An absolute piece of Leftist propaganda garbage, filled with cliches we are all fed up with. :rolling_eyes:
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@durack which parts of it were leftist propaganda?
how could a film that bases an entire storyline around a Ratatouille joke not be absolutely fantastic?
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@samtasia I think you mean Racacoonie?
Good cast. Boring movie for me. I just didnt care about the sales people. Every time I watched Jack Lemmon's character I just thought of old Gill from The Simpsons. Pacino seemed cast for his voice and the monologues.
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Literally all they do is snap at each other with the same attitude and same insults lmao
it was really magnificent, cannot understand how can be IMDB score is low, there are a lot of garbage movies are higher than the movie :(
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@anjektus_film You're grading the movie based on something it isn't. A movie is never a book, nor is a book ever a movie. As a movie, this is a good flick. As a book, it is a good book. Both are different mediums and therefore different versions of the same story. You can like or dislike both. Nothing wrong with that.
How is it that a small base in the middle of the forest has methods to check if they are letting a human or an android into their base? Yet the big base in Boston that even has an EMP available just brings anyone in?
This lapse in thinking through their story points basically makes the climax of the movie, and everything thereafter, null and void.
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@gamallama plus NOBODY is standing next to the EMP in Boston with a walkie-talkie in their hands, ready to press the button? Only the woman who has just given birth thought about the EMP in the whole city, right?
quit filming in 4k can't see anything but shadows and darkness.ahhhh
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@lilaa2020 Darkness has nothing to do with 4k. Check your monitor's brightness and contrast settings, maybe?
