Predictions?

For me personally, this looks pretty bad. I have against Brian Singe, he's a decent director, but the concept for this movie looks incredibly stupid. Anyway what's everyone else's predictions at the moment?
Alex Aston
02-13-2013 04:49 PM

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Kristie Engelberger

Kristie Engelberger

THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!!!

Mar 11 - 06:53 PM

Ian Wales

Ian Wales

This movie was great - no idea why the critics are being so harsh. What do they expect from a fairytale? It sounds like they want it to be complex and depressing. It's very funny and the action is great (but sometimes intense). Reminded me of Princess Bride.

Mar 5 - 12:39 PM

David Tanny

David Tanny

I wouldn't call a 53% "harsh". It's an average rating. Not terrible, not great. It's only 7% short of a fresh score.

Mar 5 - 12:49 PM

Susan Eiffert

Susan Eiffert

I really really liked it! I took my son and was prepared to martyr myself for his sake. WRONG! The trailer made it look like overblown cgi trash but it was very well acted, rather (appropriately) simply told, good characters, great realistic scenery, and good use of humor. 4 o/o 5. SEE IT.

Mar 3 - 04:49 PM

Tinseltine

Le Anne Lindsay

I felt it was a very competent script, with good action and excellent CGI. Is it inventive and earth shattering? No. But it's also more than a kids movie.

I think as each filmmaker tries his hand at 3D technology, their first effort is going to be more form and less substance.

Bryan Singer - I wanted to see a fairy tale, this is all before Alice in Wonderland or any of that, brought to life on a full grand scale. What if a beanstalk grew miles high in the sky? What if giants were real? I wanted to take a simple, the simplest fairy tale, and embellish it, and kind of make an original fairy tale, but still echo those read to me as a kid. I wanted to explore this new space of fully rendered CG characters, creature characters, lens capture, it's part of the business that interests me.

Mar 2 - 11:50 AM

Alex Aston

Alex Aston

Overall I think Singer's a very talented Director, although he's only made one movie I'd consider to be great (The Usual Suspects), the rest has either been enjoyable popcorn entrainment or essentially mediocre. I'm just getting tired of all the overly CGI saturated films coming out of Hollywood that care about nothing but action sequences and generic action cliché's. I'd like Hollywood to move back to the old trend of bolstering historical epics with impressive sets and art direction (they still exit, but aren't as popular or financially successful as they used to be) and more crime drama/gangster films that actually put a decent amount of effort into dialogue and character development. Movies like this one are too safe and marketable for my tastes personally, but their the kind of films that usually sell in Hollywood, even when the critics give them unfavourable receptions.

Mar 2 - 01:25 AM

David Tanny

David Tanny

One of the reasons why I love LOTR, is because of all that wonderful production design. All the work that went into creating the shire and all the other sets. There was little CG, and only used when needed, unlike The Hobbit, which seemed to relish the over-use of CG. I agree, that I would like to see more hand-made craft in big studio films.

Mar 2 - 02:04 AM

Bob Fantiasco

Bob Fantiasco

I dunno, man...LOTR is my favorite trilogy of all time, but you have to admit there was quite a bit of CGI in LOTR, and at times the CGI really sucked. Like when Galadriel becomes all inverted and shit, or when that lightning hits Caradhras, it looked dreadfully fake. Even though The Hobbit had more CGI, it looked way better. (Not the visuals in general, but the CG itself.)

Mar 2 - 05:47 AM

David Tanny

David Tanny

I meant there was more effort on sets and make-up, unlike the Hobbit, where there were green-screens and CG orcs.

Mar 3 - 07:38 PM

David Tanny

David Tanny

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The Hobbit. But I was disappointed by a reliance on CG effects. Those orcs really should have been make-up and prosthetics like in LOTR.

Mar 3 - 09:47 PM

Alex Aston

Alex Aston

Yeah I'd agree, The action sequence in the cave especially for me used way more CGI then it needed to.

Mar 3 - 09:33 PM

Bob Fantiasco

Bob Fantiasco

Oh yes, absolutely. The prosthetic orcs in LOTR were far better than the CGI ones in The Hobbit. However, when LOTR did CGI, it was not always impressive. Whereas The Hobbit's was much better (albeit, too high in quantity).

Mar 6 - 02:52 AM

Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller

I think this will be rotten but from the reviews so far, it might be in the 50s like a 54% or a 56%. When I first saw this trailer I thought it would do terrible, but I don't know. I'm still not going to see it, though.

Feb 28 - 03:09 PM

Greg Dinskisk

Greg Dinskisk

I'm expecting a 77% and a $22 million opening weekend.

Feb 27 - 06:19 PM

Jackson Schaecher

Jackson Schaecher

This year's John Carter. I'm guessing it will be very entertaining but critics will bury it before the end of it's opening weekend.

Feb 27 - 12:29 PM

Lee Augustus

Lee Augustus

It already has good reviews, and some say it's better than the Hobbit

Feb 27 - 02:38 PM

Nick Fury

Nick Fury

I've been looking forward to this ever since it was called "Jack the Giant Killer" and was supposed to come out last June. The first trailer caught my eye in December 2011 and I've been eagerly awaiting it ever since, thanks to my love of fantasy movies, Bryan Singer and that fantastic cast. However, while it looked like a movie that I'd like, I always expected critics to utterly destroy it. It's doing better than I thought; I hope it ends up fresh.

Feb 27 - 12:23 PM

Nick Fury

Nick Fury

Typically, critics will always dislike fantasy, no matter how good it is (i.e. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey only getting a 65) and they will love "high art" or Oscar-bait dramas no matter how bad they are (i.e. Amour getting a 92).

Feb 27 - 12:25 PM

David Tanny

David Tanny

All three LOTR got over 90%. Pan's Labyrinth got 90%. All eight Harry Potters have gotten certified fresh ratings. There are some holes in your "critics will always dislike fantasy".

Feb 27 - 02:55 PM

Brendan Sullivan

Brendan Sullivan

Your right there are a lot of fantasies that critics like

Feb 27 - 08:41 PM

Mitchell Nash

Mitchell Nash

Wow, for someone named 'Nick Fury', UR PURDY DUM>

David Tanny already made the points I was going to make. Your 'critics hate fantasy and love Oscar-bait dramas' theory has many holes.

Feb 28 - 05:22 PM

Trey Patterson

Trey Patterson

It doesn't look THAT bad. Especially when singer is aboard.

Feb 27 - 11:52 AM

Marcus Ciubal

Marcus Ciubal

62%

Feb 27 - 08:53 AM

Ash J. Gilmore

Frankie Gilmore

72%

Feb 26 - 10:46 PM

Myron

Myron Kinsey

I hear this guy is nailing Jennifer Lawrence. JEALOUS!!!!! >.<

Feb 26 - 09:13 PM

Mitchell Nash

Mitchell Nash

I feel this will split the critics. 56%.

Feb 26 - 09:03 PM

Johnny Ross

Johnny Ross

So far so good. 4 - 0.
I'm gonna say it gets high 50s - low 60s.

Feb 26 - 05:08 PM

Dawn Havard

Dawn Havard

It's coming out Friday and so far ZERO reviews?

DANGER, DANGER, DANGER avoid at all costs.

Feb 26 - 08:16 AM

Darth Tutweiller

Darth Tutweiller

23%.

Feb 25 - 08:03 PM

The.Watcher

The Watcher

Honestly, the trailers made it look awful. However, because it's Singer, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and wait to read some reviews before relegating this into my obnoxiously deep "don't care" pile.

Feb 25 - 03:47 PM

Bradley Timm

Bradley Timm

Brian Singer is an overrated, weak director, and despite a great cast its going to be like his other disappointments.

Feb 25 - 03:42 PM

Chris Modjeska

Chris Modjeska

I saw it at the premiere. It wasn't bad. Better than a lot of other family adventure movies that come out these days. It didn't take itself very seriously, so the costumes were very... plasticy. It's an ok 3/5 sort of movie. Good to see if you want to watch something, but nothing else peaks your interest. Ewen McGregor is always fun to see in any movie.

Feb 23 - 08:19 PM

drxym

Darius Xym

Sent to die.

Feb 23 - 07:01 AM

Luccas Pryor

Luccas Pryor

My prediction is that Mcquarrie (screenwriter) can make any stupid concept into a great movie.

Feb 22 - 05:18 PM

Tony Stark

sam varma

I think it will be a pretty good movie... eventhough the reviews might be bad I just might like it as it looks like another john carter....I will see it the next weekend for sure

Feb 22 - 05:41 AM

hollis m.

hollis mills

eh, it just looks ok

Feb 20 - 07:28 PM

Barry McCockener

Bard The Bowman

I think the movie actually looks pretty sweet. Good actors, good director, and a big budget could equal a surprisingly fresh take on the age old tale of Jack and his magic beans.

Feb 20 - 01:53 PM

Mike Kowzun

Mike Kowzun

The effects look abominable.

Feb 20 - 10:40 AM

The Troller Brothers

Mike Richards

My prediction is that a guy named Jack is gonna slay giants.

Feb 19 - 03:14 PM

Mitchell Nash

Mitchell Nash

Ha!

Feb 26 - 09:01 PM

Daniel G.

Daniel Ganser

12% chance this is good.

Feb 19 - 12:23 AM

Dan Goldhaber

Dan Goldhaber

Trying to be optimistic. SOme say it could be this year's John Carter. I think it could be this year's "Snow White & The Huntsman".

Snow White was good, not great, but solid and I liked it. I like this lineup of a cast. Fingers crossed.

Feb 18 - 09:05 PM

Dawn Havard

Dawn Havard

I'm sort of hoping for a Snow White.

Feb 19 - 07:43 AM

Sean Gall

Sean Gall

Who needs to predict??? We all know this is going to be a colossal (no pun intended) flop.

Feb 18 - 07:25 PM

Trey M.

Trey Marksberry

Yeah, this movie looks cheesy AF.

Feb 18 - 06:46 PM

Chase N.

Chase Nyland

Sorry, but this looks terrible.

Feb 16 - 10:49 AM

Leah Florence

Leah Florence

Last minute title change...big name director's first attempt at a new genre...obvious studio interference...confused marketing campaign...bafflingly huge budget for such a seemingly niche movie...methinks we've found this years "John Carter"...

Feb 15 - 11:35 AM

Jonathan Edward O.

Jon Owens

I really liked John Carter criminally underrated imo

Feb 15 - 09:50 PM

Leah Florence

Leah Florence

I liked "John Carter" as well; my point is more in regards to how the movie will likely perform or under perform.

Feb 16 - 01:37 PM

Tony Stark

sam varma

I agree nothing bad in john carter

Feb 22 - 05:40 AM

Leah Florence

Leah Florence

Looks like I called it:

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/jack-giant-slayer-packing-puny-punch-weekend-box-161405767.html

Bummer for Singer and New Line...

Mar 2 - 12:01 PM

Greg Dinskisk

Greg Dinskisk

The director has done quite a bit of films like this... Stardust, anyone? Fantasy isn't exactly new for him.

Feb 16 - 08:08 AM

Alex Aston

Alex Aston

Stardust was Directed by Matthew Vaughn, not Bryan Singer.

Feb 16 - 11:31 AM

Greg Dinskisk

Greg Dinskisk

Well, shit. This is awkward. I don't know how I mixed this up with him...

Well, he's done X-Men, which is fantasy... A different kind, but still fantasy..

Feb 18 - 08:54 AM

Travis W.

Travis W

I can say the costumes really looked awful

Feb 13 - 05:47 PM

Jonathan Edward O.

Jon Owens

they do..... they seem very fake..

Feb 15 - 10:05 PM

Ian Wales

Ian Wales

They are story book costumes. Why do you want fantasy costumes to look realistic???

Mar 5 - 12:43 PM

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