http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SV2t29C9Hc4/Udip0f3dFUI/AAAAAAAAAS4/6Kjr827vRPw/s1600/Strawman+playbackups+com.jpginu-kun said:
Well, yeah. I think that's pretty much a given. Something that stuck out in the review was the mention of TMR coming from a young adult book series "that I've never read." And I'm left to ask, if MB hadn't read the various Marvel comics prior to the MCU films (which IMO, are average AT BEST), would his reaction be as positive? Would anyone's? Kinda off-topic but, I'm sorry, I can't really call any of the MCU films "good" bar the first 'Iron Man' (the ones that I've seen at least), but as I've never been one for superhero comics (comics themselves are fine, just never got into the superhero genre of them) I have to ask, are they meant for me? Would I have enjoyed films such as 'The Adventures of Tintin' or 'Ender's Game' if I hadn't read the comics/novel beforehand?nondescript said:
I prefer to judge them on a single merit: Did I have fun watching it, or did I wish I was doing something else?Hawki said:
Worse the hunger games plot is some what sensible. I looked up the the "twist" bob was talking about and it's ridiculously stupid, think cube meets the stand.BigTuk said:
inu-kun said:
Your milage may vary but the books of that film are actually quite good (Northern Lights (Golden Compas in the US), Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass). I did read them when I was about 14, so I may be remembering them to be better than they actually were, but I like to think I had decent taste at that age. Plus they came out before YA Science Fiction became this huge thing that every hack wants in on.Grabehn said:
Any review show I watched on TV would have the review, then show a short scene from the movie. It's very common in my experience.Thunderous Cacophony said:
It's badly executed. Like Shutter Island, if you go in knowing there's a twist, you'll see it coming a mile away. It's not a bad movie per se but it has no weight and is as bland as white rice. It's just *another* movie, nothing special.linforcer said:
They actually filmed the real ending from that first book, but cut it out before the movie went to theatres. They probably released halfway through production that they didn't stand a chance of getting funding for the second film. It's a shame, since the last two books were very imaginative and chock-full of crazy shit that would have been interesting to see on film. Like I've said about this elsewhere, people who are curious should check out the British audio production of the book trilogy (an unabridged performance with a complete cast for the various characters) and do their best to block out whatever they remember about the movie. The first book does a way better job of drawing out the story and fleshing out the characters anyway.elvor0 said:
The bizarr-o thing about Golden Compass is if you've read the books, you know they actually cheated themselves out of a proper cliffhanger, and possibly one that could have given them the franchise they wanted. The end of the book is an actual gut-punch that you do see coming, but only from a very short distance--enough time to get your dread going. And belieeeeeve me, it would have caused some critical buzz and might have gotten butts in the seats. But instead they cut that off and went with a generic mindless semi-happy unresolved pap ending. WTF. I have never figured this one out. Was it focus-groups, like I Am Legend? Was it a studio exec who hated the product that they were putting out, like Brimstone?Grabehn said:
Well, like most other "move-franchise" wannabes, failing to make a huge buck out of the movie was probably why they didn't keep the movies going, just like with Narnia, where it was dropped, bought and dropped again.elvor0 said:
A review of a work of art is by it's nature subjective, asking a reviewer to be objective in expressing their opinion is contradictory.nondescript said:
The existance of the show baffles me, I still can't believe MTV is airing an angsty supernatural drama based on a comedy by Michael J. Fox.Aristatide said:
