I take no notice of reviews in the press or on AV Forums, I watch a movie and make my own mind up.I'll never get back the two hours and wasted cash going to the cinema to see this "effort". I think a negative score would be more fitting to this appalling movie. It was very much one of those moments where your going to leave the cinema and keep thinking to yourself "this must get better". - Just for those in any doubt - it doesn't!
Never believe the press....The 10/10 stars from the box office / advertising press is why we went to see it in the first place.
You could always watch them yourself to make sure. Personal taste is just that.There seems to be a theme developing this month:
Loads of new films, all of them bad.
Thanks for the warning Cas.
That's a little bit sad.I take no notice of reviews in the press or on AV Forums, I watch a movie and make my own mind up.
Nothing sad about it at all, and it’s nothing to do with how well written they are. Any review is the opinion of the reviewer, which is fine. But as I said I’ll make my own mind up whether a movie, tv series is good or not.That's a little bit sad.
I think they're quite well written!
The amount of people who say they are not going to watch/listen/read something because of what someone else says on a forum or in the media...beggar's beliefNothing sad about it at all, and it’s nothing to do with how well written they are. Any review is the opinion of the reviewer, which is fine. But as I said I’ll make my own mind up whether a movie, tv series is good or not.
Really, do you have evidence of that rather than an anecdotal utterance?The amount of people who say they are not going to watch/listen/read something because of what someone else says on a forum or in the media...beggar's belief
I've yet to see this but the cast is great, Kermode raved over it and use on 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. I'll give it a go.
Nothing sad about it at all, and it’s nothing to do with how well written they are. Any review is the opinion of the reviewer, which is fine. But as I said I’ll make my own mind up whether a movie, tv series is good or not.
I watch all different types of genres, what I do though is come to my own opinion on what I’ve watched, I’m not remotely interested in any reviewers opinions, nothing wrong in that really.I'll preface this to say I'm not "attacking" you or anything so it's not personal.
I find this attitude utterly bizarre.
Don't you value your time at all? Even if you are incredibly limiting in the genre of films or series you like to watch, there's many more magnitudes of material to watch than you have time to watch if you're completely indiscriminate. Without SOME kind of filter/way of grading what you watch your approach might mean you not only spend your valuable time watching a disproportionate amount of trash and miss some truly excellent tv/cinema in the process.
Of course you are absolutely right in that it will ultimately always come down to personal opinion in the end but if you don't take ANY notice of what other people say or think about something before you watch it then you're going to spend an awful lot of your time watching copmplete trash that you could have avoided.
I've articulated it like this before. If you only have the time to watch 100 films, I'd rather risk watching the top 100 rated/reviewed films and risk seeing 10 rubbish ones I didn't personally like than watch the bottom 100 and maybe see 10 gems I wouldn't have otherwise seen.
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Thanks for the review.
My dad saw this (as probably his last film before lockdown) and seemed to enjoy it, saying it was "a bit odd but enjoyable". So which one of you two do I disown?!
Think we (my wife and I) will wait for it to appear "for free" on Now TV/Prime and give it a whirl then.
It's a Lionsgate release in the UK, so it should be on Prime later this year.Think we (my wife and I) will wait for it to appear "for free" on Now TV/Prime and give it a whirl then.
I just listened to his review this morning and I thought he was pretty mixed on it. It was Mayo who liked it more.Kermode also liked Artemis Foul.
It's got a making of and a music featurette, as well as a digital code in the box (my copy arrived today).Curious to know if there are any extras on the blu ray (iTunes release is bare bones), if not, I might just wait for it to come to Prime...
Bizarre casting? How? I've heard nothing but praise for the cast.Started off nicely whimsical and visually creative, but after about an hour & a particularly loud snore from my partner next to me, I realised I barely knew what was going on & I was bored beyond belief.
At best, a trite, lightly amusing 'Saturday teatime BBC drama'. At worst, a tedious, pointless farce with a handful of dire performances, some bizarre casting and jokes that'd make an eight year old groan.
Given this and Avenue 5's somewhat shaky start, I'm starting to worry that Ianucci's best work is behind him.