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Sometimes, I just *want* a trashy pulp movie.
Didn't like Tomorrow War. It's like a Dean Devlin movie. Every idea stolen from another movie, no logic -- yeah, world's about to become extinct and the only two scientists working on a cure is Dad and Daughter -- just a bad Sy-Fy Channel movie with a big budget. Pratt's destiny if he's not more careful.
I don't know how you guys can sit through **** like this. I know you're all intelligent, rational human beings.
I made it about 6 minutes in and had already suspended my disbelief long enough to allow that an American guy could actually gather a houseful of people to watch the World Cup (at Christmas...wtf?) but the moment the Badass Woman of Color Military Leader came through her magical portal and announced to the viewers:
"We are you. We've come back from the future so you can help us win our war."
I just said "nope" and turned it off. Who writes this slop? A fifth grader??
These movies are being made BY morons FOR morons.
I rag on the Marvel movies but at least they TRY. At least they're consistent. At least they spent a good half hour or so attempting to pseudo-science jargon a justification for their silly time travel plot.
Not this one. "We are you. We are from the future. We come in peace."
God, what utter garbage.
I don't know how you guys can sit through **** like this. I know you're all intelligent, rational human beings.
I made it about 6 minutes in and had already suspended my disbelief long enough to allow that an American guy could actually gather a houseful of people to watch the World Cup (at Christmas...wtf?) but the moment the Badass Woman of Color Military Leader came through her magical portal and announced to the viewers:
"We are you. We've come back from the future so you can help us win our war."
I just said "nope" and turned it off. Who writes this slop? A fifth grader??
These movies are being made BY morons FOR morons.
I rag on the Marvel movies but at least they TRY. At least they're consistent. At least they spent a good half hour or so attempting to pseudo-science jargon a justification for their silly time travel plot.
Not this one. "We are you. We are from the future. We come in peace."
God, what utter garbage.
No no no... You cant compare it to Devlin films.. There is no God Awful humor in this film.Didn't like Tomorrow War. It's like a Dean Devlin movie. Every idea stolen from another movie, no logic -- yeah, world's about to become extinct and the only two scientists working on a cure is Dad and Daughter -- just a bad Sy-Fy Channel movie with a big budget. Pratt's destiny if he's not more careful.
Poor JAWS cut down by a Wor-Gar drive by shooting lol
Yep.Sometimes, I just *want* a trashy pulp movie.
Meh.. He didnt watch the film.
You lost me there and have rendered your opinion invalid.Everyone is better off watching Army of the Dead on Netflix
Volcano boy I forgot about him. That was dumb.The Pandemic really set tastes back.
This movie should be shredded. It would be so easy. For me at least, the minimal value of entertainment that came from this movie is insignificant next to the power of its failures.
And JAWS, you know that black talkative guy and volcano boy are straight out of a Devlin movie. And Grandpa too, either that or Tremors 6.
That zombie movie was really bad lolVolcano boy I forgot about him. That was dumb.
I said it from the beginning that the last half hour was the worst. And I will agree that the last half hour feels like a DD movie. Why waste time injecting the aliens with a virus when you can blow up the whole ship?
Black talkative guy was not in the movie enough to bother me and even then he was likable enough. I mean in no way is he on the level as the gay guy or Randy Quaid in ID4 or pretty much everyone in Godzilla.
Grandpa was fine cause I like the actor. I would say the politician was straight out of DD film because he went "full ******"
But again we are talking about the last half hour and I agree that it fell apart there. I was still able to find enjoyment because I like the cast and the aliens look cool. But its at its dumbest here for sure. I cant argue that. But when I think of the film the tagged on ending is not what I think of.
I have only watched it once. And had zero expectations so i was surprised it was as good as it was.
I dont think the Pandemic had anything to do with it for me.. I just tend to like a decent monster movies and there just are not that many out there any more.
I mean GvK was probably the overall dumbest movie ever in terms of plot but it had great monster scenes. I am a sucker for monsters
But the one thing GvK and TW had in common was not an abundance of stupid humor. That is one of the main reasons why I hate DD films.
Zack Snider's Army of the Dead.. Now that is drivel that I cant stand. But maybe if there was some cool looking aliens or a giant monster I would have been more forgiving
I am a sucker for monsters
Those are the cream of the crop that you mentioned right there. Great monster films are hard to come by.I think at your heart this is the deciding factor. I mean, your name is JAWS... so monsters are the thing.
I prefer one monster in a smaller contained setting -- Jaws, Alien, Predator, Terminator, The Thing, all the classic Universal monsters, etc. For me, that tension with moments of comedy relief are the best. Jaws is the best example of that perfect blend.
Larger scale, multiple monsters I don't feel work as well. You can't personalize a horde. It's no longer a "villain". The best of the bunch is Aliens -- because even though it dilutes the alien into "savages" it comes back to giving us one monster to hate and kill at the end. This movie with its zombie-like hordes of zillions becomes a boring shooter game. Granted they built up their own "Queen" but still.
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