I really feel like this shows doesn't need scores, I know marketing data wil tell you that people like scores. But as a loyal viewer I think it detracts from the review, I prefer qualitative reviews over arbitrary numbers.
i4njw said:Noooo! I was looking forward to your review of Tusk.
I was also hoping for Tusk, as an Intermission article if not the video review.Raika said:Am I the only person who was seriously expecting Tusk this week?
I pretended that the aeronaut cowboy got drunk and crashed the airship. If they were too busy building a franchise to make an ending, it's best to make one up yourself.Grabehn said:It lookd mediocre until I heard "cliffhanger ending" FUCK THAT! A while ago I watched the Golden Compass on TV and it was fine (so it before, but somehow being in Spanish made it a bit better than in English) and It was watchable until the "Oh yeah, there's no ending cuz franchise" which obviously didn't happen, and all my GF said was "OH FUCK THIS MOVIE" and that was about it.
I get that these studios gamble on the "let's hope teens watch this shit cuz *other franchise* made it" but at least give your shit movie a proper ending if you don't actually know if you're gonna make it to the second one, that at least gives it a chance to be a good experience on its own... Fuck The Golden Compass.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SV2t29C9Hc4/Udip0f3dFUI/AAAAAAAAAS4/6Kjr827vRPw/s1600/Strawman+playbackups+com.jpginu-kun said:I demand another film to be made but this time with an all female community instead of an all male community, because clearly my opinion is more important and the studios owe it to me and if they refuse I'll bash them for being sexist.
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 can pretty much scroll past MovieBob reviews now.
Twilight - tween movie - "Kill it with fire."
The Maze Runner - Teen Movie - "it wasn't good enough"
Hunger Games - Teen movie - "Not believable"
The Giver - Teen Movie - "I'm only watching this 'cause nothing good is on"
Divergent - Teen movie - "it stinks"
Sir, I won't fault you your opinions, but I sense a theme.
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: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 can pretty much scroll past MovieBob reviews now.
Twilight - tween movie - "Kill it with fire."
The Maze Runner - Teen Movie - "it wasn't good enough"
Hunger Games - Teen movie - "Not believable"
The Giver - Teen Movie - "I'm only watching this 'cause nothing good is on"
Divergent - Teen movie - "it stinks"
Sir, I won't fault you your opinions, but I sense a theme.
So yeah, MB has his prejudices and likes. But I can't fault him for having them in themselves as long as effort is made to evaluate films on their own terms. As a personal example, I consider 'The Desolation of Smaug' to be a good film, but a poor adaptation, capturing none of the spirit of the book it's based on (which I loved and still love) But as long as it works as a film, that's what matters at the end of the day.
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:So basically. Hunger games... but skewed towards boys?
inu-kun said:I demand another film to be made but this time with an all female community instead of an all male community, because clearly my opinion is more important and the studios owe it to me and if they refuse I'll bash them for being sexist.
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:It lookd mediocre until I heard "cliffhanger ending" FUCK THAT! A while ago I watched the Golden Compass on TV and it was fine (so it before, but somehow being in Spanish made it a bit better than in English) and It was watchable until the "Oh yeah, there's no ending cuz franchise" which obviously didn't happen, and all my GF said was "OH FUCK THIS MOVIE" and that was about it.
I get that these studios gamble on the "let's hope teens watch this shit cuz *other franchise* made it" but at least give your shit movie a proper ending if you don't actually know if you're gonna make it to the second one, that at least gives it a chance to be a good experience on its own... Fuck The Golden Compass.
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:I watch Escape to the Movies to listen to MovieBob talk about movies, not to spend a good quarter of the video watching a truncated commercial.
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:I've never seen the village but I read the plot on the wikipedia article, and it always seemed like I would have enjoyed that twist... Is it so badly executed, or am I just weird?
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:Golden Compass is a pretty faithful adaptation of the books, the anti religious elements are less at the forefront, presumebly to tide over American audiences, and it ends before the book actually ends. Don't know why they didn't carry on with the films.