StarMan™
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I've seen it. Free ticket.
Kinda fun in the odd spot - the first 30-45 minutes were the strongest. I felt once they were abroad things started taking an ill turn. PWB vacillated between tolerable to irritating. I think she started out charming enough, but once they were off globetrotting the irritating factor kicked into high gear. Jane of all Trades and master of ... all of them, apparently. Inconsistently written. Mads was good, even if entirely generic.
Ford's charm still shone through. He hit the mark with the Mutt reveal on the boat - one of the tragically few scenes that had some weight to it. But any good was quickly washed away in favor of another CG-laden chase sequence. I checked my watch on several occasions and kinda zoned out on some of the chase sequences. Indiana Jones and the Pursuit Across Green Screens? Oof. Did the live-action remake of The Lion King have this much CGI? It just made it feel cartoonish; they really should have made an effort to ground the film with more practical effects, IMO.
It is not a terrible movie. It is however a very, very mediocre movie. The whole thing was entirely unnecessary. One could argue that no movie is necessary, of course. But in this instance, the effort was not worth it. The imperative to make this was corporate, not creative. Going by the box office receipts, it appears they would have saved a pretty penny leaving the IP in LucasFilm's vaults gathering dust.
I was fairly disappointed having seen it for free. Had I forked over money, I'd have regretted it. My take: if you're curious, just wait for digital release - not worth it.
I tried to be fair. I wasn't sitting there hating every scene. All too often online (see: every time) things are polarized between people either arduously defending it and saying it was amazing or declaring it an abomination. There's a lot of room in the middle for average / sub-par. Realistically, I imagine most average moviegoers who don't follow things like most bulletin board dwellers will find it okay, passable and unchallenging entertainment - though I imagine word of mouth is fairly tepid. It ain't a dumpster fire, but it ain't got anything on the originals.
I'd also say the vitriol directed at PWB is unjustified. Lot of shit flying about over how she looks, agendas etc. OTT IMO. I still found the character problematic, but it would be nice to see some more measured discussion about it instead of the usual performance outrage ...
Kinda fun in the odd spot - the first 30-45 minutes were the strongest. I felt once they were abroad things started taking an ill turn. PWB vacillated between tolerable to irritating. I think she started out charming enough, but once they were off globetrotting the irritating factor kicked into high gear. Jane of all Trades and master of ... all of them, apparently. Inconsistently written. Mads was good, even if entirely generic.
Ford's charm still shone through. He hit the mark with the Mutt reveal on the boat - one of the tragically few scenes that had some weight to it. But any good was quickly washed away in favor of another CG-laden chase sequence. I checked my watch on several occasions and kinda zoned out on some of the chase sequences. Indiana Jones and the Pursuit Across Green Screens? Oof. Did the live-action remake of The Lion King have this much CGI? It just made it feel cartoonish; they really should have made an effort to ground the film with more practical effects, IMO.
It is not a terrible movie. It is however a very, very mediocre movie. The whole thing was entirely unnecessary. One could argue that no movie is necessary, of course. But in this instance, the effort was not worth it. The imperative to make this was corporate, not creative. Going by the box office receipts, it appears they would have saved a pretty penny leaving the IP in LucasFilm's vaults gathering dust.
I was fairly disappointed having seen it for free. Had I forked over money, I'd have regretted it. My take: if you're curious, just wait for digital release - not worth it.
I tried to be fair. I wasn't sitting there hating every scene. All too often online (see: every time) things are polarized between people either arduously defending it and saying it was amazing or declaring it an abomination. There's a lot of room in the middle for average / sub-par. Realistically, I imagine most average moviegoers who don't follow things like most bulletin board dwellers will find it okay, passable and unchallenging entertainment - though I imagine word of mouth is fairly tepid. It ain't a dumpster fire, but it ain't got anything on the originals.
I'd also say the vitriol directed at PWB is unjustified. Lot of shit flying about over how she looks, agendas etc. OTT IMO. I still found the character problematic, but it would be nice to see some more measured discussion about it instead of the usual performance outrage ...
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