RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, marveldcfox said: I knew looooooooong time ago that this was a giant turkey. Shitty trailers, an actor who has no drawing power whatsoever, confusing convoluted storyline, most of the actors looking bored and not giving their best performance, a director who graduated too soon from an indie to big film and that too a fox film!!!! No mentor like Spielberg or fanboy/filmmaker friendly studio like WB/legendary/disney to help you fix the shit aka Gareth Edward's Godzilla and rogue one. Disaster. Bombs away. Lol these doom and gloom conclusions are severely premature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, filmlover said: I honestly don't know why top-notch talent keeps being drawn to video game movies. Good luck with Tomb Raider, Alicia Vikander. That's going to meet similar fate. I only feel bad for the filmmaker for that movie. Guy should bail on the project while he can. Go back to Norway and make more awesome films. Eventually, he will get something decent to make in Hollywood at his terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, RedX said: Lol these doom and gloom conclusions are severely premature When a movie is embargoed until right before it opens, it always means the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Fox did the same thing with FANT4STIC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 http://letterboxd.com/finchet/film/assassins-creed/ One review of the film. Can't verify if the person is credible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, RedX said: http://letterboxd.com/finchet/film/assassins-creed/ One review of the film. Can't verify if the person is credible So negative but positive because the review is a fan of the games. That's encouraging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, filmlover said: When a movie is embargoed until right before it opens, it always means the worst. it places it in massive uncertainty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said: So negative but positive because the review is a fan of the games. That's encouraging. If 4/5 review is negative... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 16 minutes ago, filmlover said: When a movie is embargoed until right before it opens, it always means the worst. If I'm not mistaken, was not Ghostbusters embargo the day before? That film also garnered positive reception from critics despite the negativity aimed at its direction. We all know there's a certain level of disdain for video game movies too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 13 minutes ago, RedX said: If 4/5 review is negative... He only gave it a positive score because he's a fan of the franchise. If you actually read the review, you'd see he was pretty critical about the movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Just now, RedX said: If I'm not mistaken, was not Ghostbusters embargo the day before? That film also garnered positive reception from critics despite the negativity aimed at its direction. We all know there's a certain level of disdain for video game movies too Ghostbusters's embargo lifted the Sunday before release. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Just now, RedX said: If I'm not mistaken, was not Ghostbusters embargo the day before? That film also garnered positive reception from critics despite the negativity aimed at its direction. We all know there's a certain level of disdain for video game movies too The embargo for Ghostbusters ended almost a week before release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Just now, WrathOfHan said: He only gave it a positive score because he's a fan of the franchise. If you actually read the review, you'd see he was pretty critical about the movie. He commended it for its direction. The reviewer appeals more to the perspective of a film goer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, filmlover said: The embargo for Ghostbusters ended almost a week before release. Noted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) 1 minute ago, RedX said: He commended it for its direction. The reviewer appeals more to the perspective of a film goer Yet he also criticized the direction in smaller scenes. Edited December 6, 2016 by WrathOfHan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Embargoes have no bearing on the quality of the film, wether it's one week or two or three days out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 And the "good VGM" struggle continues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, RedX said: Embargoes have no bearing on the quality of the film, wether it's one week or two or three days out. When they're this close to release (the same day early showings will start), yeah, they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, RedX said: Embargoes have no bearing on the quality of the film, wether it's one week or two or three days out. Oh, but it does: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/when-should-you-buy-into-a-movies-hype/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: Yet he also criticized the direction in smaller scenes. The "boring dialogue" in Kurzel's direction I suppose? That might be a matter of taste, since even the review mentions that pattern in the director's portfolio of films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...