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Originally posted by Firefly218
Tom Cruise - most overrated actor in Hollywood. Can't believe he was almost Iron Man
He would have made an excellent Iron Man....but Downey Jr. is pretty much the best big name choice for Tony Stark.
The casting was wonderful for Iron Man. But, now, Cruise would have been an excellent choice.
Originally posted by quanchi112
Very solid premise, plot, and really interesting alien biology.First half of the movie is better and the ending doesn't live up to the first half but all in all a really good film.
Whoohooo!
I can't wait to see it, then! 😄
Originally posted by Patient_LeechI highly recommend it. Its funny because I was more excited about Jupiter ascending than this one but have a feeling will be disappointed with jupiter while I really liked this film. I may even go back and see it a second time.
Pleasantly surprised by the very positive reviews for this. So I figure I'll try to see it on the big screen. Hope to see it this weekend.
Saw this, it was good.
It wasn't great.
7 out of 10.
It could have been so much better, though. This needed to be a TV Series instead of a movie, honestly. Too much information crammed into a 2 hour film so it became confusing at times (but since I'm familiar with the source material, I knew what to expect, most of the time...I feel sorry for those going into the film not knowing what the **** this universe is about).
Cruise did a really good job with his acting. This movie needs a sequel or a prequel .
Originally posted by dadudemon
Too much information crammed into a 2 hour film so it became confusing at times (but since I'm familiar with the source material, I knew what to expect, most of the time...I feel sorry for those going into the film not knowing what the **** this universe is about).
Which parts and/or aspects?
I've not read the novel and didn't find myself confused. Was Groundhog Day, but action scifi.
Bleh...there may be spoilers in my post. Don't read it if you don't want the movie partially spoiled (I don't think they are spoilers, really...but it might spoil a little of the movie if you read my post).
Originally posted by Robtard
Which parts and/or aspects?
The beginning of the film. It felt like they crammed in characters just to have them.
Also, noticing all the little things that the audience was supposed to see: I was ready for that because I knew what to expect. Someone going into the film wouldn't anticipate seeing the same things again. Most people don't have good memories.
Also, they didn't need to make that invasion/battlefield thing happen like it did. They could have shown him progressively getting more skilled (like the manga or novel) rather than memorizing the exact position and timing of everything. Rita did say that it is not enough to memorize everything...but that didn't actually translate onto the screen and they ended up memorizing everything (until the last run).
The novel and manga do better at handling this. I am not sure why they decided to venture from the source material. They should have shown him becoming a badass in his own right rather than just memorizing everything.
Originally posted by Robtard
I've not read the novel and didn't find myself confused. Was Groundhog Day, but action scifi.
Yes, I got a Groundhog day feel, too. That's never a bad thing. 🙂
But, you knew what to expect and have a better memory than most. All of that information being thrown at you would be more enjoyable for you. Imagine you're a normal person, for a moment. Normal people don't remember conversations they had on KMC from 5 years ago much less the dialogue and props in a scene from 10 minutes ago. For a normal person, that information seems extraneous and they just have to believe what they are seeing is correct (that props, dialogue, etc. are being correctly remembered by the protagonist). That is not a problem but it can be confusing for people to follow what is happening.