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SurprisedPikachu
Member
Hard pass.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Could be good. I'll check it out.
Jooxed
Gold Member
Yeah i'm a huge X-men nerd so I'm a sucker for this kinda stuff. I thought it looks kinda neat.
Shizumapower
Member
subtitles: on
Aggressive Carrot
Member
I'll give this a shot but I'm not going in expecting much. Netflix originals rarely interest me.
Hulk_Smash
Banned
So it’s Limitless + Beanboozled the Movie.
Huh, decent trailer, hard to say.
Seems odd that this would be a criminal enterprise and not a major national project, though if it is just blood from Jamie's kid or whatever I guess that might explain it.
I never understand why script writers want to put in hard time limits for everything. I know the easy tension of a timer running down and all, but seems to me that a 2-8 minute span would allow for more uncertainty and dramatic tension, plus alleviate the poor editor from having to try to convey EXACTLY 5 minutes each time.
Seems odd that this would be a criminal enterprise and not a major national project, though if it is just blood from Jamie's kid or whatever I guess that might explain it.
I never understand why script writers want to put in hard time limits for everything. I know the easy tension of a timer running down and all, but seems to me that a 2-8 minute span would allow for more uncertainty and dramatic tension, plus alleviate the poor editor from having to try to convey EXACTLY 5 minutes each time.
Actually not really woke at all. It was a passable action movie that you can probably throw on in the background or something, not much to think about, few cool fight scenes, few "that's dumb" moments, felt like a weird "New Orleans Vice" at times. Certainly better than that garbage "The Old Guard", more in line with "Extraction".
captainraincoat
Banned
yeah i can see why this movie is on netflix....it has a great cast and premise but its executed really poor
the camera work and framing of scenes is just off any it comes off as being a cheap student movie with a-list actors
It just does not have any punch to it...i wanted to turn it off about halfway through
the camera work and framing of scenes is just off any it comes off as being a cheap student movie with a-list actors
It just does not have any punch to it...i wanted to turn it off about halfway through
Reptars Revenge
Member
Hmm prob like one screecher out of 5. Nothing really. It as a decent movie too. I like the premise and some of the powers
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Weiji
Banned
The trailer has every good scene in the movie. Total fail. Really annoying seeing so much talent wasted. Also where the fuck did they get these teenage actors? They’re awful.
Maybe spend less time on fat girls doing rap and more time one the actual “powers” you claim are the draw of the movie?
Maybe spend less time on fat girls doing rap and more time one the actual “powers” you claim are the draw of the movie?
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Saw it last night. It was OK.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
I watched it on Friday. It's the most Hollywood-esque movie that Netflix has ever produced in terms of its cinematography, visual effects, and the quality of its actors. However, like most of Netflix's other original movies, its screenplay is pedestrian, as it's structured around tropes (e.g. the government experimenting on citizens, a lone father searching for his daughter, etc). Hence, I rate it as follows:
1. Cinematography: 8.5/10
2. Visual Effects: 7.5/10
2. Acting: 8/10
2. Action: 5/10
3. Screenplay: 4/10
Final Score: [(8.5 + 7.5 + 8 + 5 + 4)/5]/10 = [33/5]/10 = 6.6/10
1. Cinematography: 8.5/10
2. Visual Effects: 7.5/10
2. Acting: 8/10
2. Action: 5/10
3. Screenplay: 4/10
Final Score: [(8.5 + 7.5 + 8 + 5 + 4)/5]/10 = [33/5]/10 = 6.6/10
captainraincoat
Banned
I hated the cinematography.....had some really weird camera framing issues like the operator put the camera down for lunch and they shot the scene before they got back
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
I tried to watch it yesterday, stopped before halfway.
It's more pandering, the vfx were nice though.
It's more pandering, the vfx were nice though.
Weiji
Banned
I think the acting from the two famous leads was pretty good, but all the secondary characters were awful. And the movies villains were some of the worst / most boring I’ve ever seen on screen.
Acting should be a 6 IMO.
Otherwise I agree with your above methodology.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
I found the acting of Jamie Foxx, Jason Gordon Levit, and Dominique Fishback to be very good. Hence, since the majority of the movie's runtime is divided between them, I based my rating for the movie's acting mainly on their performances.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
The camera framing seemed professional to me. Perhaps you're not used to the 2:1 aspect ratio.
GnomeChimpsky
Member
Huh, interesting way of rating movies. But what does "Action" mean? Why not music?
Weiji
Banned
Dominique Fishback has exactly one acting technique and it’s ‘strong independent womyn, oh noes! oppression! Oh noes! the system! Sad fishface woh is me’.
I wouldn’t even call her a character so much as a walking stereo type.
That can work if the stereotype is interesting and you sell it. But it’s not and she doesn’t.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
Action refers to the action sequences, which are important for this movie since it's an action movie. As for audio, I was going to include a rating for it, but I concluded that the movie probably required a 5.1 channel audio setup, which I don't have, and that therefore it wouldn't be fair for me to judge the audio; it was muffled and unbalanced to me, which is how 5.1 channel audio sounds when I play it through my stereo system.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
I don't agree. She convincingly exhibits fear and vulnerability when Art abducts her and when she's traversing the supermarket as he instructs her to do. She emotes nervousness and uncertainty as she walks through the supermarket, and she speaks with an appropriate lack of conviction when speaking to the supermarket worker.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I agree. Grace Randolph said she was the best thing in the movie. My friend and I agree. She was the MVP of the whole movie! She is the linchpin of the story.
And
Weiji
... Why are you concerned about her weight? She's an actual CHILD! She wasn't written to be a supermodel. And she isn't even fat! She has a chubby face. That's it. If you actually watched the movie, you'd see that, especially in the end when she got the package from the trunk.
Weiji
Banned
I agree. Grace Randolph said she was the best thing in the movie. My friend and I agree. She was the MVP of the whole movie! She is the linchpin of the story.
And
And she isn't even fat! She has a chubby face. That's it. If you actually watched the movie, you'd see that, especially in the end when she got the package from the trunk.
I watched the movie, she’s trash, and I’ll be avoiding her actively going forward.
No idea why you guys think she’s a good actress. I’ve seen better at local community colleges.
But hey if you like her enjoy. You probably love Netflix movies, that’s about the level she operates at.
Did you just....SEXUALIZE A CHILD???I agree. Grace Randolph said she was the best thing in the movie. My friend and I agree. She was the MVP of the whole movie! She is the linchpin of the story.
And
And she isn't even fat! She has a chubby face. That's it. If you actually watched the movie, you'd see that, especially in the end when she got the package from the trunk.
Yoboman
Member
Yeah the allegory for the war on drugs featuring a cop and soldier seems super woke
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Wrong poster?
BluRayHiDef
Banned
I agree. Grace Randolph said she was the best thing in the movie. My friend and I agree. She was the MVP of the whole movie! She is the linchpin of the story.
And
And she isn't even fat! She has a chubby face. That's it. If you actually watched the movie, you'd see that, especially in the end when she got the package from the trunk.
According to Google, the actress who portrayed her is 29 years old.
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Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Fox and Gordon-Levitt were solid, the cinematography/effects/audio were quite well done and crisp but the overall movie was pretty average. It's not something I'd watch again.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Black don't crack. She really looks like an actual 14 year old!
BluRayHiDef
Banned
Yea, she does.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
How many channels does your sound system have? I have a simple stereo system (Logitech speakers with 30Watt subwoofer) and the audio sounded muffled to me, which has led me to believe that it's comprised of more than two channels.
quickwhips
Member
Watched it because i like JGL. It was ok but forgettable. Had a few moments that made my eyesroll like of course netflix puts certain lines in the script for woke points. Fighting was weak. I thought the idea was cool. I want a rising star tv show.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
I was listening on stereo headphones last night. Astro A10s plugged into an elite 2 controller with the Xbox stereo adapter specifically. No audio issues here.
Project Power | Rotten Tomatoes
A former soldier teams up with a cop to find the source behind a dangerous pill that provides temporary superpowers.
www.rottentomatoes.com
has a 61% on RT so it ain't complete shit.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
Well, I don't know what the problem was.I was listening on stereo headphones last night. Astro A10s plugged into an elite 2 controller with the Xbox stereo adapter specifically. No audio issues here.
fran.fernandez
Member
Is ok!
the vfx are pretty good, the fire guy is one of the best I ever seen
the vfx are pretty good, the fire guy is one of the best I ever seen
fran.fernandez
Member
That is not fire is Winnie the pooh