The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

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Didn't see a thread for this... If anyone saw and wants to discuss...

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Saw it. Liked it. I liked the lead actor. A little darker and edgier than the usual young adult adaptation. Also, the lack of any love triangle our romance in general was a nice change of pace for this kinda movie.

Looks like its doing well at the box office too. In down for a sequel (due next September)

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Looks like they did a lot with their relatively small $30m budget.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

I enjoyed it overall. The lead was strong. I don't really feel like they answered a lot of questions... but I guess that's left for a sequel...

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

I thought it was very mediocre. Acting was fine though.

Boring creature designs, Cliche characters like worthless young fat kid, Black people still suck as characters apparently, and the girl really doesn't do much. I'm actually amazed the film didn't try to go hormonal with her around. Cuz... you knows. These guys... they've been alone for a while. Unless they went queer, which I'd guess some would, they'd probably want to fuck the first girl they've seen since coming out of ground.

It's a poor retread of much more superior thematic sources. Good thing my friend took me. I saw it for free. I'd see a sequel though, it seemed like it was getting interesting in the very end. Otherwise.... Meh.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

It was ok. The female lead did a poor job hiding her British accent.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

I found the books pretty addicting.

Haven't seen the movie yet though.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

But she's gorgeous...

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

True dat. I will admit that I was inspired to look her up when I got home.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

You gotta watch Skins!

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

I enjoyed the first book, but thought it ended on a strange note. I'm sure it would have all made sense with the sequels, which I still need to pick up at some point.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

I would have enjoyed it a LOT more had the gender of the cast completely in reverse. 30+ females and one last male. hmmmmm............... Yummmm...............

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Now that group would be awesome to see.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Finally saw this last night and I'm pretty disappointed. Tons of needless changes and and they spent absolutely no time showing you any of the characters personality.

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ha ha, love that damn pelican.

I read all 4 books while on my YA dystopian fiction kick - first book is really pretty good (this movie), remaining ones are a pretty big letdown (but i won't spoil anything).


I agree it did seem like changes for the sake of changes, but some of the changes did result in more action - although it may have been at the expense of character development. Some of the "sad" parts rang hollow because you really didn't know the characters.

Also never really felt a threat from the Grievers. Even when they were tearing shit up, they never felt scary to me.

It also got a little matrix-y exposition-y at the end. I almost feel like they should have left any explanation about why they were in there for a sequel. It kind of ground the movie to a halt.

But for the positive, i thought all the actors were pretty good (even though Gally is a pretty big departure looks-wise from the book), and the set/costume designs were pretty good. I'd see a sequel (although my expectations are low - i actually would welcome changes for the follow-ups)

As YA dystopian fiction movies go, i'd put this up there just below Hunger Games, and certainly above Divergent and The Giver.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Never read the books.

I enjoyed it. Well shot, paced and acted.

I lol'd at the fat kid keeping up with the rest of the group. If that were me, I would have had a side cramp after 200 feet.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Yeah the Hunger Games did a way better job with it characters. Sad because I greatly preferred the Maze Runner's characters and the books in general.

I ran through all 3 of the Maze Runner books in a week whereas I got bored 100 pages into The Mockingjay last year and still haven't finished it.

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Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Just saw it. I've never read the books, but I thoroughly enjoy it. It's up there with the second "Hunger Games" film as the best YA movie to date (IMO). Nice cast, the acting was really good. Nicely paced. Thumbs up here.

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There was a comic book series like that called Y: The Last Man which was about every man on Earth simultaneously dying except for one lone man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man

Anyway as for The Maze Runner, I just watched it today. I didn't really like it. I never read the book it was based on, so I felt like I was missing a lot. I am confused as to what the heck the maze trials purpose even was. Also, there was no character development, so I didn't care one bit when the fat kid died, even though the movie clearly wanted you to feel something with the way it lingered on the dead fat kid. I half expected to hear a Darth Vader style "NOOOOOOOOOO!" over the dead fat kid.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

that's disappointing, I always assumed you had a special place in your heart for fat kids.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Why? Because I was a fat kid myself?

I like Chunk from The Goonies. He was awesome. The fat kid from The Maze Runner was not awesome though. I can't even remember his name, even though I just watched the movie earlier today. That's how unmemorable he was.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

Um, because of your avatar. I have no idea what you were like as a child. Yeesh.

Re: The Maze Runner (2014, D: Wes Ball) S: Dylan O'Brien
 

I have mentioned in a few other threads that I was a fat kid. I thought maybe you were referencing that. :shrug: