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To call this another Marvel winner would be an understatement.
Volume 2 is the best cinematic experience I've had in a long time. The action is great, the various cameos hilarious, the effects awe-inspiring and the laughs frequent and well-placed (one of the few gripes I had with Doctor Strange). And in the midst of all this, what really drives the story and keeps the audience interested is the character development. The heroes with which we fell in love in Volume 1 become deeper and multilayered, and the new additions add fantastic new dynamics.
While still falling victim to some minor storytelling tropes, GotG2 is the epitome of the spectacle movie.
I just got back from a preview showing for the new Spider-man movie, and WOW. It is LIT (pardon my language). Soooooo funny with tons of personality and a surprisingly great depth of emotion in quite a few scenes (some tears may have been shed). I love this new take on the comic book hero origin movie and the entire film just screams originality. I wasn't 100% sure on the animated look before, but it really fits into the entire setting and "alternate dimensions" premise of the movie later, which injects a ton of creativity and potential into this new film.
After Sony released Venom, I thought that they should just stop trying with the Spider-verse. However, this new film and universe gives me a completely different perspective. I can't believe something like this came from Sony...
bitch saved everyone with the power of love i'm crying
Great animation, mind blowing visuals, tremendous story arc, amazing humour and pays homage to the late Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The post credits scene was funny as fuck.
I had no idea what to expect from this film and I actually really enjoyed it. Highly unique plot, loved all the alien creatures, spectacularly aesthetically pleasing visuals! Overall an enjoyable choice.
Watching this feels like watching two different movies. The first movie is one in which jokes are forced and music feels shoehorned in. It feels like the writers and director are beating you over the head trying to make the point of "look, look, remember us? remember how you liked music and jokes the last time?" For me the first half of this movie is a poor imitation of the first Guardians of the Galaxy. 6/10.
All of this changes around an hour into the movie however. Once they actually started moving forward with the plot, this movie becomes something special. The second half of this movie is perhaps the best thing that Marvel Studios has put to screen. It is so heartfelt and moving, the comedy lands PERFECTLY every time, and the movie makers allow us as an audience to remember what we loved about these characters the first time around organically. The second half of this movie is almost flawless.
Special mention to Dave Bautista's Drax... by far and away the character that stole the show. HILARIOUS!
Exciting, beautifully shot and entertaining for the most part, but it fails to reach it's full potential because of a wasted villain, forced romance and messy plot which culminates in a terrible third act.
Watch as though a child and don't let the more annoying performances, lackluster script, and none-too-subtle social justice statements laced throughout get to you and you'll be fine. I'm not going to lie - this movie has some serious issues, but if you can reign in your expectations and just enjoy it for the visual majesty it is (and on the big screen in 3D), then you got a shot enjoying yourself.
Wow, this was way better than I expected it to be.
A bit sad, that the federation seems to have strayed from its main mission.
The participation of Star Trek veterans as producers shows. Buildings and technology look like they belong in the ST Universe, no 2 million gigantic technological leaps in the first 45 minutes (well one, but that one is kind of needed...)
Best of all: They concentrated on the story instead of preaching some agenda.
So thats a 9/10 from me.
Initial reaction.
The good: Great opening, good concept, okay to superb acting.
The bad: Forgettable popcorn flick, bad delivery, overlooked plot holes, uncomfortable transitions between locations, terrible dialogue, crappy taping of a fantastic franchise to a mundane sci-fi horror, horrendous tension and character building, overall typical space movie that makes 'LIFE' look fantastic.
It was a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable! Take care, Turniphead!
Genuinely an amazing movie which surpassed my expectations, and it turned out to be a little more serious then I expected. The animation was nothing short of spectacular and the voices behind the characters came through the characters. The whole production was world class, and to say the movie was heart warming and fun is the least I could say. It turned out to be different then what I thought I was going to watch, but it was even better.
Much better than I had feared. From some of the rumors I had heard my expectations were low. Screw all that. It was pretty good. I'm not saying they still don't have time to cock the whole thing up but some of my optimism has returned. Let's hope this is more Mandalorian than Last Jedi or Fall of Skywalker.
I was surprised of the 73% rating but then, I voted 8 points. I think it's fair.
The movie is not bad but good, but not particularly great. The opening scene alone would be worth 10 points. It was awesome. Was it done in one shot? Looks like it, at least I want to think that, and it was really good.
One could argue about the plot being too shallow, but then again it's a James Bond movie, so what do you expect? Of course there are some plot holes, but that didn't upset me at all. What upset me was the untimed and forced "fun" moments. The movie had several really intense moments with great shots, camera movements and silence—Oh the silence!—but the they destroyed them with catch phrases and stupid comments. (Referring to "Oh, Shit" on the train and "What do we do now?" right after) There were several more stupid moments and they did not suit the movie. Without them, it would be 10/10!
This one time at band camp!!
It's such a beautifully animated movie.
Doesn't feel like Star Wars. Super Disneyfied. Characters are not very deep or memorable yet. We'll see as it goes on, but it feels very hollow so far.
Edit: After the first 5 or 6 episodes it starts to get way better. Feels like Star Wars now! I just didn't give it enough time.
A bit like The Goonies meets teen comedy. A fun adventure. I wish there were more movies like this.
What is going on with the ratings on here? 25%? Did a hatemob rate this film? It's an effective homage to 80s sci-fi flicks. Nothing more. Nothing less. But certainly not 25% "worst movie ever" material. 7.2 on imdb, 78 on metacritic. Let's just say professional critics are usually a bit more trustworthy than trakt users...
I saw it opening day to show my support. It's got a heart-felt story, and the stop-animation techniques are outstanding! I'm glad people are starting to recognize the art form. I'm definitely picking up the Blu-ray once it's out as this one is my favorite from LAIKA.
I <3 it with all my heart!
Interesting tidbit: I recently learned that some of the people that worked on Gumby also worked on Kubo.
James Cameron is often prone to an overextension of his ambition, to mathematically-sound but cliche'd plotlines, and overall to making movies that are understandable as examples of how to make a AAA blockbusting piece of cinema that somehow shows no true artfulness whatsoever. So that would be an understandable perspective to come into The Abyss from-- But it surprises. The emotion that was so overwrought in Titanic shines as a component of a larger film, and the victimization of the alien that ruined Avatar is more compelling when those victims are really, truly alien. The Abyss is no true classic, but it is the most artful showing in James Cameron's filmography, and convincing acting throughout anchors the impact of the movie.
Every goddamn time, Dammit Hardison!
fantastic! just have found this again. and it is still so good.
I don't understand why so many people seem to be hating on this. Is it cheesy? Yes. Is it part of the whole Disney PC agenda? Of course. But it's still good!
The bottom line is that these are short little fun "webisodes", and they're good!
Very good si-fi movie. Its very better from new remake from 2008.
I just can't believe it , the show will never be the same , but I think that maybe somehow ziva is alive .
Morena Baccarin. Naked. Tell your friends.
Street Hawk was a short lived action series in the fashion of Knight Rider. Personally this worked better for me. Maybe because the bike couldn´t talk. Production wasn´t worse than any of the other shows. Rex Smith definately isn`t worse than Hasselhof. I guess it was just too much of the same at the time. So if you have a couple of hours to spare you might consider the show for some 80s nostalgia.
My average rating for all thirteen episodes comes down to 7,31.
