Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | July 21, 2017 | FLOP OF THE YEAR

[CJohn]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

It's funny, IMO these descriptions just indicate those reviewers/publications don't have that much experience with a lot of literary SF. It's not really a very weird story at all, and the visuals (while fun) aren't that crazy either. 

Omg, let the spin commence  You have 1 week and a half to throw all the spin you want.

[That One Girl]

Most reviews are pretty decent to good.  It's just THR that's really negative.

[Morieris]

So i'm parsing that "it's wacky" and "it's pretty" from these.

 

and that is good enough for me.

 

 

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said:

So yeah, these reviews are landing exactly where we expected them to based off the early reactions. I don't think it can dip below 70%... for now.

You sure about that? Both Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly really gave this the cold shoulder. Clearly it has its fans but it won't be without some very vocal detractors.

[YM!]

2 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

It's funny, IMO these descriptions just indicate those reviewers/publications don't have that much experience with a lot of literary SF. It's not really a very weird story at all, and the visuals (while fun) aren't that crazy either. 

You know I should've know Valerian was cursed when Tele said he liked it. 

[AniNate]

Todd McCarthy has zero chill

[Goffe]

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There are 394 million stories on the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian’s might be the only one we’ve seen before.

 

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, filmlover said:

You sure about that? Both Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly really gave this the cold shoulder. Clearly it has its fans but it won't be without some very vocal detractors.

 

I think it's about...8 reviews so far?  2/8 not liking it is still a 75% on the meter.  That'll be good enough for TOMATO LAW to works its magic.

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, YourMother said:

You know I should've know Valerian was cursed when Tele said he liked it. 

Thank god his ancient disease did not spread to Wonder Woman.

[That One Girl]

Begins with a 4/5 from CinemaBlend on RT.  100%!..?

 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/valerian_and_the_city_of_a_thousand_planets/reviews/

[Lake]

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— Stephen Whitty (@StephenWhitty) July 11, 2017

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Lol at that title. 

[filmlover]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

I think it's about...8 reviews so far?  2/8 not liking it is still a 75% on the meter.  That'll be good enough for TOMATO LAW to works its magic.

Yeah, that's never a good way to measure how well a film will be received. When it's up to like 20-30 reviews, then we'll talk.

[AniNate]

At any rate we can pretty much say goodbye to any "sleeper hit" talks. This was going to need near-universal high marks, moreso w/ Apes and Dunkirk lapping up buzz.

[CJohn]

I might need to change my prediction. Waiting until tomorrow to officially do it, tho  

[AJG]

Dat THR headline. 

 

Looks like we have shit film that fanboys will rally behind and write countless online essays on why it's an "under appreciated masterpiece". Oh joy.

[That One Girl]

Please change the title, everyone will get the wrong idea going into it and will assume it's the worst movie in existence when it's not  

[That One Girl]

Just now, AJG said:

Looks like we have shit film that fanboys will rally behind and write countless online essays on why it's an "under appreciated masterpiece". Oh joy.

 

It seems like you've conveniently ignoring all the other good reviews.  They seem more mixed rather than all out negative at the moment.

[MrGlass2]

Estimated RT score: 98%, assuming they purge the troll hater at THR from their averages.

[TalismanRing]

11 minutes ago, filmlover said:

B- from Indiewire

 

 

Just read Ehrlich's review and wondering how he came to a B- conclusion - he seems to dislike everything but the visuals and even then it's

 

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Imagine if someone projected an entire decade’s worth of sci-fi space epics on the same screen, at the same time. Imagine you were in the audience for that event. Now imagine, for some insane reason, you decided to pre-game for the experience by eating an entire bag full of mushrooms that had been garnished with a fine layer of France’s best crystal meth.  That, more or less, is what it feels like to watch Luc Besson’s delirious “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” an independently financed $200 million intergalactic adventure so high on its own supply that it makes makes “Guardians of the Galaxy” look like an Ozu film (and not even one of those later Ozu films that he jazzed up with color).