I saw very few trailers on this movie, and even then I still had high hopes for this movie.
Channing Tatum isn't one of my favorite actors by any stretch of the
imagination, but I don't hate him at all. As for
Mila Kunis
I love her solely off the fact that she's from one of my favorite shows of all
time,
That '70s Show, while also lending her talents to
Family Guy
as the voice of Meg Griffin. I think in combination with the fact that she is
here, which I always give her the benefit of the doubt, with directing from
The Wachowskis, of
The Matrix &
V for Vendetta fame, gave me some semblance of interest. I wouldn't say
that I was completely disappointed with this film, but I wasn't remotely happy
with it either. To me, there was so much that this movie could have done with
special effects and cast to get more out of it. When I got done watching this
movie, I felt like either a reboot or a really done sequel could save interest
in this franchise. But you know Hollywood, if it doesn't perform the first go
round, then there is no saving any movie.
The
one lone surprise in this movie for me was the fact that
Sean Bean
popped up, and naturally his scene was the best scene of the movie. Well I'll
take that back, the escape from the planet towards the end was pretty awesome.
Actually now that I think about it, Sean should have actually had a larger role
in this movie than he had, and a more positive one. I think a little reboot spin
off of sorts could actually thrive with him, he's just that great of an actor.
All in all, there honestly isn't a lot one could say about this movie, I'm
really trying to find something positive to say beyond the special effects. Had
this movie come out earlier in the 2000's it would be a success, but in a day
and age where script and plots matter just as much as special effects, it simply
had too many holes in it for my liking.
This
isn't really a movie that I would suggest to anyone, it probably won't be a
movie that I check out either later on in life. It is what it is, a subpar and
waste of talent and big budget. Did you see this movie? What do you think of it?
Leave the comments in the section below.
Until
next time guys.
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