This looks like-at the least- a very visually entertaining movie.
Let's hope it is accompanied by a good story as well!
That looks FUN! Does not take itself too seriously, great effects, good level of action vs story. No need to grade it on any intellectual scale. Looks like a great fantasy film!
released a few days ago, anyone see it yet?
I am sure Joelist and perhaps others here can remember the "Matinee Double Header". This was the time between 2:00pm and 6pm where your parents could give you 5 dollars to go to the theater and you could see the movies
Saw it.
WHORE-EH-BULL.
Vapid mush. Even the pretty CGI was not enough to carry it. I would rather watch an episode of SGU running backwards and upside down.
Reviews have been brutal:
58% fresh at RT
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/valerian_and_the_city_of_a_thousand_planets/
USA Today:
The best critics' slams of 'Valerian': 'It really is THAT bad'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...s-valerian-reviews-rotten-tomatoes/499095001/
"The Razzies don't need to wait until the end of the year to anoint a winner for 2017. The Golden Turkey Awards should be republished with a new cover. Euro-trash is back, while sci-fi will need to lick its wounds for a while."
There is a lot more on that page at the link.
Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidi...nets-is-as-empty-as-no-mans-sky/#3b77ff0a4001
"If there’s one thing Valerian gave me, it’s a newfound appreciation for Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, and even Avatar. Valerian may be bursting with imagination, but it has no soul. The dreadful banter between Valerian and Laureline starts out corny, and becomes downright excruciating as the story progresses."
I can say more about it if/when somebody else has seen it.
PLUSES:
Very very pretty. The CGI was top notch, but not a groundbreaker like Avatar was. Here is a YouTube review that closely describes my experience. I am unfamiliar with the source material.
maybe someone should over dub the audio with a new script/story to match the pretty,pretty pictures? now that could be a first==recycled movie
Hubby heckles the horrible special effects or bad science in various movies. Heck the stargate ep Homecoming was better than the core. only good spot in the core was stanley tucci...he's hilarious!
LOL sounds like something hubby would like to heckle! He'll spend a saturday watching horrible scifi just to heckle it. recently he watched the last starfighter followed by the core and ended with 2012!
The Core is better if you fast forward through all of the scenes not set on the ship...