Even the sh***y DVD screener I watched this on could not diminish how astoundingly beautiful and wholesome this film is
Because Natasha is always described as this awesome super spy, I really thought this movie would be kind of an over-the-top James Bond movie. I mean, you've got a Soviet Big Bad Guy with an evil lair and evil plan, like in the old school Bond films. I was very happy early on in the movie, with the Soviet agents couple undercover in Ohio, and then when Nat tries to lay low after Civil War. But then it switched from a potentially cool spy movie (and original for a Marvel) to a classic super hero movie.
So instead we got an over-the-top Agents of SHIELD episode. Every hero is sub-par, except Taskmaster, which doesn't even get that much screen time. The second most powerful hero, Red Guardian, is ridiculed all the time and doesn't really have an opportunity to shine. I thought the prison escape would be that. I mean, Netflix did a crazy good prison fight scene in The Punisher, but Marvel couldn't even remotely top that in a huge production? Very disappointed by all the missed opportunities.
It was alright. Nothing special, no real surprises, everything you can imagine that happens to Jessie after breaking bad happens. Nothing surprised me here. I'm not sure this movie needed to be made.
As a BB fan am I glad this movie got made? I guess so.
I’m not entirely sure we needed to know this part of the story though.
Some things are better never explained.
An unnecessary and well made epilogue for one of the best characters from Breaking Bad. Aaron Paul is great and I loved getting more time with Jesse Pinkman and some of the other characters.
Not funny.
Not remarkable.
This is a sexist movie where all man are evils.
Even when the action and soundtrack was better,it was unenjoyable due to non-funny humours and laggy depthless story.
I wish someone had told me to not waste my time or money before watching this. Terrible on every possible level.
Anna is one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. Far too much of the film is made up of explaining incredibly obvious “twists” through flashbacks. Moreover, Anna’s character development is too jumpy and clunky. Even Helen Mirren’s contributions are underwhelming.
More generally, one has to wonder how long it will be until we get a throughly enjoyable cinematic female led soviet oriented spy thriller. Between Anna, Red Sparrow and Atomic Blonde there have been too many failures. A return to Le Carrian style thrillers might be warranted, with the Little Drummer Girl offering a good example from the land of TV.
A bad version of "nine lives", too Hollywoodized with too much things that didn't happen. Ze Germans are cliché as is everything else about this. Zwart has lost it. Ugh.
I had hope due to the director and some good casting. Then they added John Cena....lol.
Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez are no Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. The movie doesn't work without great chemistry and caring for the characters. The original had a wacky 80s vibe that worked for it but in modern day it just feels weird and forced. Plus it's not that funny and way too long. They should of left the original alone.
They should of left the original alone,this is no where near as funny as Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in the original,I gave it a 4,see how PC can ruin a movie....
You know how sometimes people say "The funny parts are in the trailer." For this one, the ONLY funny parts are in the trailer. This is a pathetic mess, frankly.
Some people in the audience (that clearly hadn't seen the trailer and thus the joke was not spoiled) got a laugh, so I gave it 2 stars instead of 1. It tells the same story as the original (which was no masterpiece itself--sorry) but just does so with almost no mirth. And the transformation of the shrew happens almost immediately. All the laughs are in the first 15 minutes. You can pretty well leave after that. You know how it is going to end....even if you never saw the original.
That Hollywood level professional resources were wasted on this YouTube fan film tribute without using any of the collective creativity in the room is a shame and a sham all in one. The con game played here is on the audience. 2/10
Hated it.
As simple as that.
Terrible way to take the series to. I mean it's not as bad as the prequels, because the acting is quite all right, but it hits so many bullshit moments where I was facepalming every other scene it's unbelievable.
Really poorly written. Can't believe there were so many predictable moments and moments filled with complete and utter pathos. So, so dissappointed.
I was excited because I loved Cloverfield! But this cliche filled movie was just terrible.
Except from saying the word "Cloverfield" a few times, There is nothing "Cloverfield" about this movie.
Many unexplained plot lines... And ugh... Tam...
Everyone on the ship talks English, Tam understands English...
She must, Since they have long conversations and Schmidt doesn't translate it.
Seems like Tam refuses to talk English and speaks Chinese instead!
It annoyed me, because it just didn't make any sense.
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.
Why is a kid in it though ? This isn't Jurassic Park lol.
This is the kind of movies that i still achieved to see until the end just to see if it was that meh!
Waste of time
Story is just to bad
But i think the actors still made a good job
Hope they dont make a second movie after that end!
How has this piece of shit gotten a 7.0 rating on iMDB (2041 votes at the time of writing this)? Im guessing you can now buy iMDB votes? Cant think of any other reason for it having that high rating..
How can there be 7 votes giving it 36% now in 2016, when the movie is due in 2017???
A biopic about a man called Percy who accomplished nothing of mention apart from abandoning his wife at every opportunity.
Ouch.
The visuals are breathtaking, as already shown by the trailers.
ScarJo is trying, you can tell that she wants this to be her new franchise.
It's edited quite nicely, it's got a (simple) story, and it's coherent.
So where did it go wrong?
One of the problems is that it takes away all of the philosophical depth from the original.
Well, that means you can still enjoy it from a simple action flick perspective, right?
Good luck with that.
This film has such a ridiculous amount of exposition, that it badly hurts the enjoyment of the film.
Many sequences consist of characters just talking to each other, and explaining the plot.
Things are definitely shown, but then the filmmakers don't think we're able to put two and two together, and hence add another explanatory scene.
As a result of that, the film doesn't take its time to develop the characters, meaning you won't care about them.
Top it off with an awful performance from Juliette Binoche, and you have your modern style over substance film.
3.5/10
It's mediocre, yet also really entertaining sometimes. In that regard, the closest comparison to this is Jurassic World.
Pros:
- Visuals and cinematography.
- Conflict within the group of characters.
- The characters of John C. Reily and Toby Kebbell (although underused)
- Action, particularly the climax.
- The editing stands out a few times.
- Nicely paced.
Cons:
- Too many characters, meaning you won't care about pretty much all of them. They also don't take their time to develop them, meaning that most of them come across as Fast and Furious cartoons.
- Some iffy CGI (not with Kong, but with the other creatures).
- Some minor moments that felt out of place or coincidental.
- Besides a few gags, all the humour falls flat.
- The second act drags a bit.
- Sometimes, the colour grading is overdone.
Grade: 5/10
I wanted to love this so much, but it just felt... Empty. The characters didn't connect at all and the Fantastic Beasts themselves felt like an afterthought to the franchise they're actually trying to build.
Overall a watchable movie with some charming moments but damaged by a muddy story and atrocious pacing. I expected more from the HP universe.
