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[San Dan Glokta]

Terrible movie featuring terrible acting and terrible effects made by terrible people with a terribly large amount of wasted money.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

These days Jack Black being in a movie immediately turns me off from watching it. Dwayne Johnson too for that matter.

Yeah, those 2, along with Chris Pratt and Kevin Hart are the four horsemen of shitty cinema.

What a Ninja Turtles cast that would be.

 

[bigdad2007]

I went in expecting nothing and had an ok time. It isn’t a terrible movie, but Jack Black is insufferable in it. However there are a few gags and subplots he isn’t invoked in that got a chuckle out of me.

 

[pasterpl]

A Minecraft Movie’ Massive $100M+ U.S. Opening, Best YTD, Warner Bros & Legendary Resurrect Box Office​

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Massive $100M+ U.S. Opening, Best YTD, Warner Bros & Legendary Resurrect Box Office – Update

'A Minecraft Movie' from Warner Bros amassed $10.55 million in Thursday previews, the best ever for a videogame movie. The outlook is a huge $100M opening at the box office.

deadline.com

Box Office: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Digs Up Record $10.6M in Thursday Previews​

That's the best showing ever for a video-game adaptation.

Box Office: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Digs Up Record $10.6M in Thursday Previews

That's the best showing ever for a video-game adaptation.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

A Minecraft Movie has already set an impressive new box-office record​

A Minecraft Movie has already set an impressive new box-office record

A Minecraft Movie has set an impressive new box-office record, becoming the biggest preview ever for a video game adaptation.

uk.news.yahoo.com

‘Minecraft’ Movie Reviews Are In, And A Billion Dollar Haul Is Nigh​

‘Minecraft’ Movie Reviews Are In, And A Billion Dollar Haul Is Nigh

Reviews are in A Minecraft Movie, what looked like a likely disaster of a movie and they are…honestly, better than expected.

www.forbes.com

Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie leads new titles in UK and Ireland cinemas this weekend as the video game adaptation opens in 675 locations.

UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ builds its way into 675 cinemas

Monster comedy 'Death Of A Unicorn' starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega also opens.

www.screendaily.com

It seems that it is, at least, commercial success. I am not the target audience and probably will never see it as I have got 0 interest in video games movie/tv series adaptations.

 

[Rockondevil]

As somebody who has played an obscene number of hours in Minecraft I enjoyed the movie enough.
My son and all the kids in the cinema had plenty of laughs which was good to see.

My wife who knows very little about the game other than the name said she also enjoyed it, even without knowing the context of some things.

Was it dumb? Sure. But it's aimed at kids, and it fits there quite nicely.

 

[Soodanim]

Maybe it won't be as tolerable or appealing to adults like Sonic or Mario are, but if Minecraft is skipping any broader appeal and just going for the under 10 demographic then so be it. Anything else is secondary anyway when you get down to it.

 

[ValiantInstance]

Still 1 billion in box office like the Mario movie.

The Mario movie was acually good and made it to 1 billion through word of mouth and repeat viewings. I don't see it.

 

[Revolutionary]

Edit: reuploaded

 

[Randall365]

I will never get audience participation in US cinemas. If you clapped in the UK you’d most likely be sectioned under the Mental Health Act. As for screaming and hollering - you’d just be thrown out. Maybe we’re too uptight!

 

[DevilHunterX0]

Recite a single line from that film

Hey, listen!

 

[mathello]

Jack black didn't even shave for the part. like wtf. No amount of care or appreciation to the source came to this. Microsoft made the same mistake with the halo tv show first season.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

That audience reaction is priceless. And by "priceless," I mean "horribly depressing and stupid." I feel like Mike Judge should be given an honoray Oscar for Idiocracy.

I can totally see this movie making a billion dollars. But I have a daughter who's almost five, so that probably means I'll have to see it at some point.

 

[Kacho]

Jack black didn't even shave for the part. like wtf. No amount of care or appreciation to the source came to this. Microsoft made the same mistake with the halo tv show first season.

The whole movie felt like one giant shitpost

 

[cyberheater]

Pretty fun movie. It was dumb and leaned into it. Jack and especially Momoa carried the movie.

Thanks. From the trailer it looked like a fun movie.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

The movie cost 150 million to make. With the 2.5x rule, it'll need to make 375 million to break even. It had a great opening week and maybe the kids enjoy it which could carry it over, but the reviews will do it no favors. It's getting pretty midling fan reviews. Could go either way honestly.

 

[Fake]

I wasn't expecting anything different. The game is very popular for the kids, so of course parents would bring them to watch this movie, shit or not.

The IP have a huge popularity.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Is a Warner bros production right?

 

[Trunx81]

Had to watch through this because of my daughter. In my top 10 of worst movies I’ve ever seen, a solid 3.

When a movie starts with a long narrated exposition and non stop unfunny jokes, you know you’re in for a treat.

Avoid at all costs!

 

[Sooner]

Terrible movie featuring terrible acting and terrible effects made by terrible people with a terribly large amount of wasted money.

Now say that as Charles Barkley.

 

[Revolutionary]

So I'm watching the movie through completely legal and legitimate means *cough* and uh... it seems that an unfinished version of the film has leaked. Lots of unfinished CG and green screen bleeding through Jack Black's hair.

Reminds me of the leaked version of X-Men Origins

 

[Dr Cowley]

Recite a single line from that film

"She's laughing at ya man! That's how the Navi laughs at ya! YOU GONNA TAKE THAT?!?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Can you explain the context?

I've never played minecraft.

 

[Kacho]

Can you explain the context?

I've never played minecraft.

Fun crowd

 

[F3112006]

I will never get audience participation in US cinemas. If you clapped in the UK you’d most likely be sectioned under the Mental Health Act. As for screaming and hollering - you’d just be thrown out. Maybe we’re too uptight!

Went to see it today with my Son. Was big on Minecraft when it first launched but havent played properly for a long time, the whole Cinema (in the uk) Clapped for that scene above, and another one, I didnt get it. I sat there cringed out, and so did my 6 year old son.

Movie was alright though tbf.

 

[Synless]

Saw the movie with my kids today. To be frank, Minecraft is not my thing. Movie was ok though and the kids loved it.

People clapped… Not a clap worthy movie, not by a country mile.

 

[Paperboy]

That's Concord level of wardrobe design.

Cheapest costume budget in the history of Hollywood?

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

 

[Sooner]

I took kids to this. It wasn't great, but the audience loved it. Lots of cheering and clapping throughout. Standing ovation at the end.

It has its audience, I guess.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

"When will the Lord take me?" is quite a succinct review

 

[MiguelItUp]

Can you explain the context?

I've never played minecraft.

I hope this was a theater rented out by people or something, seeing shit like that makes me mad. Especially since I feel like seeing films in a theater without people loudly talking or disrupting feels almost impossible these days.

I won't see this movie by any means, I never quite understood them making Jack Black "Steve" with his full beard and all. It just felt... odd to me.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

But I don't understand, what's so exciting about the fact that the green doll and the chicken appear?

 

[MiguelItUp]

But I don't understand, what's so exciting about the fact that the green doll and the chicken appear?

I wish I could tell you, I have no idea what's going on here either, lol.

 

[adamsapple]

Kacho

I saw it today, dumb fun movie, nothing more nothing less. Jack Black and Mamoa have good chemistry, they should do more projects together. The other human characters were just set dressing at best.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I wish I could tell you, I have no idea what's going on here either, lol.

I think hypothetically, the fact that the zombie is with the chicken makes him a powerful character and difficult to appear in the video game.

 

[tTHANOSs]

I saw the movie today. It was one of those good bad type of movies. There was definitely lots of cringe but the movie has it's moments. There was a little boy sitting to my right who was on the edge of his seat the entire movie. At one point in the movie the two girls are off on their own fighting mobs with a hoe and shovel. The little boy goes "why are you using a hoe" multiple times during that scene .

 

[lughnasadh123]

Cheapest costume budget in the history of Hollywood?

Looks like they were dressed by doing a Assassin's Creed backflip into a cartful of flea market finds instead of a pile of hay.

 

[willothedog]

The movie cost 150 million to make. With the 2.5x rule, it'll need to make 375 million to break even. It had a great opening week and maybe the kids enjoy it which could carry it over, but the reviews will do it no favors. It's getting pretty midling fan reviews. Could go either way honestly.

Opening week? It topped $100m in a day.

 

[Kacho]

Kacho

I saw it today, dumb fun movie, nothing more nothing less. Jack Black and Mamoa have good chemistry, they should do more projects together. The other human characters were just set dressing at best.

Yep. Disposable entertainment. Jack Black and Momoa were definitely feeding off each other. Give them a better movie together and it would be money.

The brother his sister and the sista didn’t need to be there. Totally pointless characters that added nothing of value.

OH and Stifler’s mom subplot?

 

[AJUMP23]

Avatar is one of the most popular movies ever that nobody admits to watching.

I watched them both, they are best pretty bad. Pretty to look at.

 

[LordBritish]

87% on rotten...

A Minecraft Movie - Movie Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets

www.rottentomatoes.com

 

[adamsapple]

300+ million global launch.

Breaks previous video game movie launch records.

Dayum.

OH and Stifler’s mom subplot?

Spoiler

Yeah, a cuck subplot was definitely not in my list of expectations, lol.

 

[poppabk]

Recite a single line from that film

Unobtanium

 

[Lupin3]

It was fine. Good pacing, and the kids liked it. For me as an adult the laughs were pretty few and far between, but I was never really bored either. A nice adventure.

 

[Hookshot]

People without young kids in their lives don't understand how big Minecraft has been for the last decade, this could have been rated 0.1 by everyone and it would have still made millions just because of kids and their parents going.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

The movie cost 150 million to make. With the 2.5x rule, it'll need to make 375 million to break even. It had a great opening week and maybe the kids enjoy it which could carry it over, but the reviews will do it no favors. It's getting pretty midling fan reviews. Could go either way honestly.

310mil opening weekend world wide. It's a very good success, even if it drops considerably in next few weeks

 

[Loomy]

I will never get audience participation in US cinemas. If you clapped in the UK you’d most likely be sectioned under the Mental Health Act. As for screaming and hollering - you’d just be thrown out. Maybe we’re too uptight!

Some theatres have screenings that are advertised as being for audience participation.

But yeah, this movie is going to make a shit load of money. Minecraft is a huge property. Jack Black and Jason Momoa are still box office draws, and it's spring break in parts of North America. A lot of things aligning.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Some theatres have screenings that are advertised as being for audience participation.

But yeah, this movie is going to make a shit load of money. Minecraft is a huge property. Jack Black and Jason Momoa are still box office draws, and it's spring break in parts of North America. A lot of things aligning.

What was the last good film Jack Black was in?

Anchorman?

 

[analog_future]

It was dumb fun, which is really all a movie like this could ever be. Similar to the Super Mario Bros Movie (although I liked Mario more than this).


Still, it’s an unquestionable smash hit at the box office. Get ready for a franchise of these films.

 

[Loomy]

What was the last good film Jack Black was in?

Anchorman?

Super Mario Bros, all the Kung Fu Panda movies, Tropic Thunder, that Weird Al movie

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Edit: reuploaded

but why?