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I liked this movie. I enjoyed it just fine. But for some reason, I wasn’t blown away or awed by it. And I don’t know why.
It was exactly what I expected from the trailer, and this is absolutely the kind of movie I would like when done well — and this was done well. Very well. But it just didn’t grab me by the geek organ and hold me tight.
I saw the 2007 Transformers movie 3 times in the theater, and bought the DVD. I saw 300 twice in the theater, and bought the DVD. But this, for some reason I don’t understand about myself, I was satisfied with just one viewing; and I don’t expect to buy the DVD.
This lack of strong feeling for this movie puzzles me. When I left the theater after viewing this, I didn’t feel like I had wasted 3 hours — I was happy with my time and money spent on this. But I also didn’t feel the need to bother seeing it again. I didn’t even feel a need to talk or write about it. (That’s why I’m just now getting to my review of it, about two weeks after my viewing.)
I’m a full-blooded man-geek who loves science fiction and fantasy, loves big action and shooting and explosions. And this movie provided all of this. But I didn’t love it.
It kind of bothers me that I don’t understand why I’m not moved.
Bullgrit
its the 3D that makes it…from what ive heard. i have not seen it, the people i know that have, say you have to see it in 3D…so if i see it…it will be 3D at the imax…
My problem for not seeing it yet besides the kids is it a rehash of a rehash of a rehash…….. This story has been done to death. See theres a resource WE need and of course the only way to get it is to destroy the enviroment. And the highest concentration of said resource is under some natives village so the village has to go. we send in the millatary they send in a spy he falls in love with some chick then joins them fight off the big bad corporation coming to rape the enviroment. ITS BEEN DONE. now the geek in me will make me rent this pile of effects but buiy it hell no pay the $10 bucks x2 plus overpriced refrreshments DOUBLE HELL NO. want the same movie rent Men of War much easier on the eyes and alot more personal type story.
Fail Blog had a entry where someone took the one page overview for Disney’s Pocahontas, crossed out all the names and wrote in the names from Avatar.