Sarah (7798 KP) rated Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) in Movies
Apr 2, 2018
The opening title scene starts off fairly well, it's just a shame that it then goes badly downhill with the introduction of Valerian and Laureline. The script is terrible and very cringeworthy, and it isn't helped by the lack of real chemistry between Dane DeHaan and Cara Delavigne. The plot is very weak and really drags out its 2+ hour run time, and it's very predictable. I have no idea as to why they felt the need to include Ethan Hawke and Rihanna, as their part of the plot was filler at best and could've easily been removed with little effect to the overall outcome. The visual effects are fantastic, it's just a shame they've concentrated on this instead of sorting out the horrendous script and weak plot.
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Battleship (2012) in Movies
Mar 7, 2018 (Updated Mar 7, 2018)
Utterly dimwitted action blockbuster and Michael Bay pastiche; the weird thing is that Michael Bay pastiches are marginally better than actual Michael Bay films, mainly because if your starting point is a Michael Bay film the only way is up. This is still insultingly stupid. The actors deserve some kind of credit for getting through the film with straight faces, given it includes a laboriously contrived sequence where the characters are basically playing real-life Battleships against the aliens. Somehow made even worse by the way it fawns over members of the military (subtext being that it's unpatriotic not to like this movie). The special effects are not too bad but considering this is a movie with a $210 million budget that's like saying they remembered to put film in the camera.
SummerLGrant (185 KP) rated Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) in Movies
Aug 5, 2017
Anyway, it begins with the destruction of Mul - pretty much a paradise - and this launches the story as we find Valerian on his ship enjoying some sun on an artificial beach. And this is when it starts to get really predictable, which is a shame because it's only about 15 minutes in. After the mission to take the last known Converter into government custody Valerian and Laureline head to their rendezvous where we meet their Commander - at which point we know who the bad guy is through a mixture of a bad script and failed attempts at setting up some mystery. So when we finally get told he's the guy who pretty much destroyed Mul there's no surprised and you can't help but roll your eyes at the "twist"
There are some good bits though, if you want a film that you don't want to think and just want to sit back and enjoy then this is it. The visual effects are fantastic, it's amazing to watch the two main characters jump from environment to environment, especially as Valerian is chasing after the Pearls who kidnapped the Commander. There were also some ideas that were good and could probably have been expanded on.
One thing that was better than expected was Rihanna. I didn't expect her to be any good and while there was some clunky parts to her role, she was mostly good and I would have liked to see more of Bubble - although, again, her fate was struck by predictability. For all its faults it's still an enjoyable film, you just have to be willing to look past everything it's lacking.
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