Shadowlocked - Last time I checked, cinema was supposed to be about the entertainment and expression of us as a society and culture. So why, may I ask, has it become common practice to simply advertise great films and deliver something completely different? Or to give us a fantastic film and then try to subdue us with mediocre sequels? You can’t flick through movie channels on a lazy evening at home without coming across some form of wasted potential; Pandorum, Chronicles of Riddick, or even Spider-Man 3. This list is compiled of two types of film; the kind that have a good pedigree of cast and crew and somehow still managed to mess up, and the kind that are bad in every sense of the word but had some semblance of potential in their plot that was lost amongst whatever choices that turned it into a bad film. So here we go...
Fight For Paradise Review: This reality show is nothing new but there are so many uncomfortable moments that will definitely give you the ick.
Bros Review: The series, as the title suggests, is about two adult men who want to behave like children and we are not here for that.
Going Home With Tyler Cameron Review: This is a simple, no-nonsense but cliched watch, with Cameron's boyish charms taking centre stage.
Wow, outside of a couple on there, I completely disagree with you. Taken is exactly what you talk about in the first sentence: ENTERTAINING. That's all it was supposed to be. The marketing didn't really set it up for anything else either. It specifically said, it's about a man (with skills) searching for his daughter.
Hancock and I Am Legend were just fun without any extra fluff, I'm not afraid to admit that I enjoyed Terminator Salvation for what it was, and I still don't get why it's so popular to hate Avatar now.
The Matrix sequels weren't that bad. They were still filled with fun and action and told a very solid story.
Whoever wrote this is on crack.
Taken, Salt, Hurt Locker, I Am Legend, Hancock, RED were all good. The other movies on the list I haven't seen and Its been too long since I've watched the Matrix sequels.
Avatar yeah I'll agree with because it's INSANELY overrated.
Tbh guys, I was surprised with the choices myself - and I have been writing about film for years! Yet the arguments she puts forward for each are convincing.
I TOO think Hancock was a disappointment, along with Terminator and the Matrix sequels (the 3rd mainly). Hurt Locker was an odd one - I liked it but I agree it didn't deserve the acclaim it achieved. Apart from that, I'm not really sure.
Again though, everyone had different opinions.
I kinda looked at Terminator:S as a sort of a role reversal, where John Conner was the terminator
I only agreed with a couple also. Avatar and the Hurt Locker. All the others were very entertaining. The first Matrix was by far better then the two that followed but they still had to finish telling the story.
RED, SALT, T Salvation, Taken, Hancock....all of these were fun to watch. Some made me laugh and some kept me on the edge of my seat. The action was great. I do have to add that I Am Legend isn't one I would bother going to see again but it was okay.