I have watched 30 minutes so far of this remake and doubt if I'll watch any more. It is filled with every single hackneyed Disney film formula they could fit in. Come on, Disney - this doesn't even reach 3/10 for me.
Mm. I watched it to the end, and that's about all I can say. I really think Hollywood (and/or the Chinese) should do something else. Like go and create children's toys. The poster was good, though.
Fairly poor. It's not a patch on Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - which, though an old film now, has at least four times as much interest and four times as much story. Don't know why they bothered with this, and I don't think you should either.
It certainly wasn't the worst film I've seen - though the comments below about the special effects were right (they were crap). But it was such a relief not to have some Hollywood hero actor jumping around being a big Hero. I will have to give up watching Hollywood films, they are so predictable and formulaic now, they just aren't worth watching.
I rate Joaquin Phoenix normally but think he was totally miscast as Napoleon. And as for the film focusing on his relationship with Josephine - wtf, WHY??? It left me utterly cold, to the extent that I was not interested enough to watch more than 1/2 hour of it. I'm surprised Ridley Scott made such a mess of this film... what a waste of opportunity.
I thought the first two episodes were ok, but then in episode 3 it turned into a anime which I thought was terrible. It seems other people think the anime was good and the actual real life action was awful - oh well, horses for courses.
I thought it was one of the poorest Eastwood films I've ever seen. First because of the ra-ra American shit, and second because it was so bloody predictable. The only thing I wasn't sure of was whether the pilot (Gant) would be killed in the end. In fact I think that would have made a better ending.
Hokum... and it so pisses me off with its American stance. If I were the Independence creatures, I'd want to wipe the humans off the earth.
This was mentioned on facebook and sounded like a worthwhile watch. I have been in Malawi and other countries in Africa, so I was interested to see how the place would figure in the film - but it was a shock to see the extremes of weather the villagers had to deal with. The film itself was excellent and I was glad to see Netflix had picked it up.
Yes, it was quite a slow-paced movie, but it's profound and the acting makes up for the slow pace. There's also a sting in the tail. Definitely worth watching.
I began watching this and after five minutes wondered why they bothered. The Watchers as walking (well, no, lurching rocks? Oh, please. The Watchers were supposed to have mated with humans - can't see them doing much mating, can you? And the dialogue ...!!!
This was a really great film - it's so rare to find an intelligent look at science and quantum physics through the eyes of people who were there at the time. It was beautifully acted, and thoughtfully edited, too.
I really enjoyed the first Enola Holmes but this is probably the biggest bore out. I don't think I'm going to be able to finish it, it is so tedious.
I had a ball with this film. It's unlike anything I had seen before and I found it great fun - most of all for the weird, fantastic Heath-Robinson machine / sets which were really inventive and kept on getting weirder as the film went on. 'London' was a bit ho-hum although a bit of a giggle, and the storyline was nothing new (boy meets girl, boy is a bit of a wally, but girl decides she likes him in the end of course. But finding a film like this was a tiny fabulous bloom in a sea of Hollywood shit. Now all I have to do is wait for Pandora 2...
This is one of those absolute must-see films. I h; haven't watched the remake but really don't think it'll be a patch on this. As for some idiot below saying that he thought 'The pace felt way too slow for a movie of this type' - well, duh. Obviously someone below the age of 18 with an attention span of 30 seconds maximum.
Interesting. I had no idea what to expect with this film, but was pleasantly surprised. At least many of the production team were Japanese, so it had more intelligence behind it than most recent offerings (which have me avoiding anything with American accents). I wonder, if the film were made today, with the same production team, would the cast appear slightly less plastic? Also I'm not sure whether the rest of the series (of which there appear to be quite a few) will stand up to similar scrutiny. I see a comment below which I resonate with - a great opportunity and a very interesting film- though I didn't think the opportunity was completely lost. It was certainly a breath of fresh air after some of the recent sh*t offered in the form of fantasy or sci fi.
Oh My God. This is so unbelievably hackneyed - I mean, yeah, it's obvios that Hollywood (or whoever) have badly run out of ideas, but I can't understand how anyone can get money for this trash.
I wouldn't say this is the worst film I've watched recently, but it sure comes near the bottom. I did at least watch all of it, by watching a bit, having a rest and then watching a bit more. But I'm so over American films. I think I'll start looking at Scandinavian/Icelandic series as at least they come up with something different every now and again. Sigh.
THIS IS TRULY AWFUL. And, as usual, the baddies are English and the goodies are American. Oh, FFS!! I am beginning to avoid anything made in America, whenever.
These (Magical Creatures) are such strange films. The settings are amazing, the attention to period detail wonderful, and the little beasties are gorgeous - but somehow the films just don't land - at least, not for me. Unlike the Harry Potter series, where you could somehow believe in their world, here it too obvious that it is all total fiction. Sorry, JK - I'll watch them, but I'm waiting for Pandora 2, 3, 4 and 5, that is if I'm still around....
I really can't watch this ... I find it kitchen sink drama.
I'd give it 2 out of 5. It's beautifully filmed and Harrison Ford is, as usual, very good - but a dog who thinks like a man, who is really a super-hero and always thinking of the welfare of other dogs and the man who owns him ... well. No wonder they had to fake it. I haven't read Jack London's book but if the film is true to the book, I won't bother.
A reasonable attempt with some interesting ideas and very good sets, but irretrievably spoilt by terrible translations of the Chinese and a slightly naive story.
