Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
I've never been as big a fan of Bird as everyone else here, but then again I'm the odd man out in not loving The Iron Giant.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Reviews are trickling out... so far it seems mixed.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tomorrowland_2015/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tomorrowland_2015/
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Sounds mostly that the script is to blame. Lindelof strikes again! Seriously, can we stop handing shit to this clown? He seems to ruin everything he touches.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
I'm a fan of Brad Bird, but even after watching this trailer for months and the 6 minute exclusive IMAX preview, I still have zero interest in seeing this movie. Oh well
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Like I've said, there's a kernal of something very interesting in this film but they seem to have lost it.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
I dunno. Seems like Cruise sure wants a new director for each movie. To add more to the property and for each one to have its own style.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Bird did a fine job on MI:GP but nothing about his work suggested he had to be back for the sequel. If anything, he made such a cliched, over the top contemporary action vehicle that I'm happy to see someone else stepping in.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
I was disappointed when I saw the PG rating. I know that shouldn't matter but in a live action film that basically means nothing happens. Couple that with the poor reviews and I'll be skipping it.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Interesting negative review by Justin Chang in Variety:
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ey-1201493855/
And Thompson on Hollywood's review round-up:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsono...ooney-20150518
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ey-1201493855/
And Thompson on Hollywood's review round-up:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsono...ooney-20150518
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
I was looking forward to this, but the more I see of it, the more sour I turn on it. Same can be said of Jurassic World.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Interesting negative review by Justin Chang in Variety:
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ey-1201493855/
And Thompson on Hollywood's review round-up:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsono...ooney-20150518
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ey-1201493855/
And Thompson on Hollywood's review round-up:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsono...ooney-20150518
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
It's seriously odd, though. You have to assume most people who make movies are movie fans, so why keep beating the "chosen one" dead horse? Why not just, you know, have a person find a way into a world and offer up a new perspective the people there hadn't considered, thus helping to save the day without being some anointed arriver.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
Interesting negative review by Justin Chang in Variety:
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ey-1201493855/
And Thompson on Hollywood's review round-up:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsono...ooney-20150518
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ey-1201493855/
And Thompson on Hollywood's review round-up:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsono...ooney-20150518
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I wish j could figure out what the hell went wrong with John Carter of Mars (I refuse to remove that from the title). The books have been fun swashbucklers for almost 100 years, I like Andrew Stanton, I like Pixar, and after what Jackson did with Tolkien, technology should've caught up to such a point that it should've been immensely fun. If only the screenplay made some kind of sense.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
I like seeing things like "wild optimism" in the reviews. That's right up my alley. Already like it. Should be a good, positive film for families to watch.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
A friend saw this tonight at a press screening and said that they should have called it: Dull-Land. He also wanted his 2 hours back.
We're seeing it on Sunday.
We're seeing it on Sunday.
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Re: Tomorrowland (2015, Bird) S: Clooney, Robertson, Laurie
This review is pretty amusing: http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf...view_when.html
They state the first hour or so is a blast, and then you apparently, very obviously end up in Lindelof land.
They state the first hour or so is a blast, and then you apparently, very obviously end up in Lindelof land.