Dimensional Vortex said:
Koroviev said:
I've never walked out of a movie as I've rarely been the one footing the bill. However, had it been my money, I would have walked out of the following:
Transformers 2*
Up
Hoodwinked
Toy Story 3
Zombieland
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
...There's definitely more, but I can't think of them at the moment. Needless to say, I've all but sworn off American-made animation.
* I did pay for that one; problem is, my friend was my ride home
Wow, what is wrong with those movies? Transformers 2, I will give you that one and I don't know what Hoodwinked is, but from what I have heard, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, Toy Story 3 and Zombieland have all been at least decent if not better. Also I liked the movie up when I watched it with my family, nothing better than a bitter old man yelling at a cute fat kid *chuckles*
I can provide reasons. I'll admit that most of my disdain resulted from unmet expectations. As you pointed out, none of those movies, save for Transformers 2 and Hoodwinked, were poorly received by critics. As a matter of fact, they were praised. My problem is that I went to see those movies based on the aforementioned praise, only to discover that, in my opinion, they were unworthy of the praise they received.
Up: I think it started out all right. However, I lost interest when the plot started pandering to children. I'll take American animation seriously when it starts taking itself seriously, realizing that youth need not be equated with blatant stupidity (see: talking dogs).
Toy Story 3: Bland beyond belief. I have no idea why this film received such sparkling reviews. The plot was utterly predictable and the laughs were few and far in between.
Zombieland: As with Up, I think this one started out pretty good. Unfortunately, it lost steam a little more than midway through, the laughs becoming sparse and eventually petering out before the conclusion.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: Not much to say about this one. "Stupid" just about sums it up for me.