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I went to Man of Steel with my fiancee cuz he enjoys superman and I found him to be completely OOC, compared to many things, he seemed heartless, the very beginning was good and then the movie dragged on and there was no story for Lois and Clark to just suddenly fall in love so quickly it was simply idiotic and rushed, their trying to catch up to marvel and they are screwing themselves by rushing plots and movies.
Sep 10 - 03:41 PM
This Movie suck so bad I thought about turning it off 2 times before I finally did... Its stupid... and Boring... an the story line Sucked
Sep 5 - 01:24 PM
I haven't minded the movies this year, then again I've only seen seven movies
Star Trek Into Darkness: My favorite movie
Fast & Furious 6: My second favorite
Iron Man 3: My third, could have been a bit better
Monsters University: As good as I thought, fourth
White House Down: I liked it, not so bad to me
Grown Ups 2: It was alright
Man of Steel: Highly overrated and a big disappointment
That's just me though
Jul 20 - 09:02 AM
I totally agree with Susan. This World War Z must go to the end of the box office line as appropriate to the letter Z. The movie remind me of another big cinematic fraud (The Blair Witch Project I think it was called).Minutes go by without dialogue, with faux-suspense just on the basis that the good guys must move around quietly because the undead are "angered by noise". Such is the lame premise for this suspense that makes suckers of the spectators. Matt Pitt range of artistic expression is one of the most limited I ever saw. To end insult to injury the end is so inconclusive as to blatantly leave the door open to an insufferable sequel. Spare us please. I am very surprised how Rotten Tomatoes gave such a dismal rating to the Lone Ranger which was a much superior entertainment. I have noticed that RT is not the trustworthy barometer of movies quality it was once. Does RT have now an ax to grind? Has RT sold out to the most crass, commercial Hollywood interests?
Jul 19 - 02:57 PM
So far, this year I have honestly enjoyed Mud, The Iceman, The Place Beyond the Pines, Star Trek ID (was surprised at how much better it was than the first film which I thought was not that great), and Man of Steel (I wanted to see a dark re-imagining of Superman and that is what I got "satisfied"). I have yet to look forward to This is the End, Pacific Rim (I'm only seeing it for the action), Red 2 (Anthony Hopkins), The Hunt, Blue Jasmine (it is good to see Peter Sarsgaard again), Elysium (Jodie fucking Foster), Kick-Ass 2 (loved the first one and read the comic for the sequel and I was satisfied), Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Don Jon, The Counselor, Out of the Furnace, The Wolf of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks (could be good), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and Anchorman: The Legend Continues.
Jul 13 - 05:51 AM
I'd definitely rethink your entire post, so far the only disappointments are World War Z, Iron Man 3 etc. The Hunt is out, and that one is getting rave reviews, more films coming too that have a lot of potential, so don't think this is the worst year yet -_-
Jul 13 - 05:19 AM
This is actually been a pretty good year I've felt. I really enjoyed Oz, 42, Iron Man 3, Great Gatsby, Star Trek Into Darkness, World War Z, White House Down, This Is the End, and Pacific Rim.
Jul 12 - 08:44 AM
We love to go to movies but just can't find anything to go see! Can't stand stupid, raunchy, adolescent comedies, zombies, action heroes or animation. Now, tell me........what is there to see?
Jul 12 - 08:43 AM
The Hunt, Blue Jasmine is Woody Allen's latest film coming out next week, Elysium looks interesting but I don't know if you like Sci Fi, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, etc. All just for you, The Hunt and Ain't Them Bodies Saints look like the only art house film you should see this summer, although there is also that other film with Ethan Hawke. However summer is more for blockbusters. I'm also really looking forward to The Counselor, Out of the Furnace, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Jul 13 - 05:23 AM
I was mildly interested in your opinion until you wandered off down your NSA fascism road followed by the old standby, moving to another country. Kind of diminished any validity of your movie critique.
Jul 11 - 12:55 PM
No way!!! I thought the worst year for Hollywood films was 1996. Independence Day, Chain Reaction, Twister, The Rock, Broken Arrow, Daylight, The Cable Guy, Sgt. Bilko, Escape from LA, etc. It was a trash movie fest that year.
Jul 11 - 11:18 AM
I agree with what you said, until you had to bring the politics into it.I don't have a problem with the NSA program as it is advertised. Do you really think the government cares if a guy is cheating on his wife?
Jul 10 - 01:15 PM
Not sure about worst, yet. Usually the best movies are released at the end of the year so they're fresh in the Academy's mind for Oscar noms. I keeping my fingers crossed for The Wolf of Wall Street.
Jul 5 - 12:02 PM
The most disappointing aspect of "World War Z" is that it failed at story telling-- a genuine shame since the book it was "based" on was unique and compelling. I'm not saying the movie wasn't as good as the book, I'm saying the movie had absolutely nothing to do with the book...except for fooling those of us who read and enjoyed "World War Z" into seeing a film that was vapid and forgettable.
Jul 4 - 09:32 AM
Looking at the these comments it just goes to show that everyone has their likes and dislikes. Sometimes you see a movie and hate it then see it later and love it. Sometimes it's just the movie theater that helps the film. 3D at Event Cinemas Burwood is terrible for instance, Hugo was out of focus there.
But, yeah, too many superheroes out there for me at the moment, and far too many zombies.
Jul 1 - 10:44 PM
What da fuck? I agree it ain't been da best year for movies, but shit, girl you got to be crazy to say its the worst year ever!
Jul 1 - 08:47 PM
Maybe a weak year. I haven't been astonished so far, but I don't think it's Armageddon/Godzilla/ID4/Transformers 3/Prometheus bad.
Jul 1 - 07:29 PM
The reason movies are so bad is they aren't concentrating on a good story anymore, but are trying to ram home a political agenda. These are no longer artworks, they are propaganda. Avoid them all. You can still get DVD's with good story lines and technical expertise.
Jun 29 - 11:07 PM
It's bad, real bad , but this is the crap that movie viewers want to see! "World War Z" can pull down even one positive review is a joke...Worse yet is that these brain surgeons keep re-making classics so we can compare how really awful they turn those wonderful films into bleach!!!! Stop it....
Jun 28 - 06:26 PM
It has been pretty bad; I agree. In terms of critics choices; I saw "Silver Linings playbook" which I thought was great. We followed it up with "Side Effects"; completely horrible. It has not been a total loss but it does seem like the blockbuster films have lost their creativity. I mean, where is this generations "Back to the Future"? A film that captures the imagination; I remember everyone thinking of how cool the future would be after seeing those movies. Now it's like we think what super hero film will they retread again?
Jun 26 - 07:37 PM
I like how you've gone through every single year that movies have been made and concluded that THIS must be the worst year when the year isn't even over yet.
Jun 26 - 09:22 AM
NO WHAT STOP OK THERE HAVENT BEEN MUCH GOOD CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILMS YET...... but you see filmmakers have started to realise that they have to come out with there movie later in the year if they want it to be recognized as an award winner. many movies just come out of nowhere, so we will see. and there have been some great films so far including before midnight(which if it was big and came out last year, it would have easily won best picture) place beyond the pines, superman was fun but not good in my opinion, mud, this is the end is one of my favorite comedies now, kon tiki, world war Z.... its been a decent year so far!
Jun 23 - 05:26 PM
Still plenty left, a little dissapointing so far yes. But enjoyed Man of Steel and Star Trek Into Darkness greatly. Also This is the End was hilarious. And Mud was fantastic, McConaughey is actually becoming one of my favorite actors out there. Cant wait for Thor 2. Pacific Rim and Wolverine also. Then theres Gravity, Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle, Monuments Men, Twelve Years a Slave, The Counselor, Her...lots of movies to still look foward to and turn this year positive.
Jun 23 - 04:58 PM
Branden Mata; You so funny! I guess you subscribe to the theory : "If the world gives you lemons make lemonade" if so that's commendable but if you mention one more of these silly over-hyped comic book movies I'll douse you in a yellow fluid that isn't "lemonade"....
Jun 28 - 06:31 PM
Let us know when your visa clears, Susan, so we can celebrate one less elitist in our country. Is that Venezuela I hear calling???
By the way, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out...
Jun 23 - 03:12 PM
I liked the following; The Place Behind the Pines, Star Trek, The Great Gaspy, Fast 6, This is the End, and World War Z. Iron Man 3 was worse than part 2. I Skipped the Hangover 3, Man Of Steel, the Purge, Now You See Me, Oblivion, After Earth, and the Internship.
I will say that if the rest of civilized society is going down the drain why do you expect the movie biz to be immune from it?
Jun 23 - 02:46 AM
Mark Yolas: Dude what didn't you like??? Geta life and a sense of something besides fantasy/comic book movies or seen the first 999,999,999 you've seen them all....and they were all high calorie low thought AFFAIRS ...
Jun 28 - 06:43 PM
The Wolf of Wall Street, The Counselor, The Wolverine and Twelve Years a Slave are coming, and we already have The Place Beyond the Pines, Mud, Man of Steel, Star Trek, Side Effects... I don't think this is a bad year.
Jun 23 - 01:10 AM
I thought Iron Man 3 was pretty good. World War Z was disappointing and had little depth, little scale, little suspense and in parts was actually boring.
Jun 22 - 10:34 PM
Iron Man 3, Star Trek, Now You See Me, and yes World War Z have all been entertaining and *gasp* FUN summer movies. I am so sorry for everyone hates those gauche special effects and need every film to be Beasts of the Southern Wild. Maybe you should stop wasting money on films you know you are going to dislike and save up and get some Truffaut Blu Rays from Criterion.
Jun 22 - 06:44 PM
i am actually so attached to Superman I gotta see Man of Steel again. I liked it a great deal, but was really sort of bugged by the sort of gray overtone. The cast was top-notch, but I got the impression that everyone was so worried about being Adam West or something that they were almost too somber and restrained.
Jun 23 - 08:08 AM
Dude, Lois was turned into a ginger. Fucking with a man's car is what pussies and women do. When Lois got slammed by that robot with that much force and not dying, I thought she was going to reveal she was from Krypton too. Superman being able to go up against the Special Forces Elite of Krypton and not being killed in two moves was priceless. But it was way better then the last superman they made. way better!
Jun 30 - 07:30 PM
thor 2,world war z,man of steel,pacific rim,wolverine,hunger games 2 and hobbit 2 are just a few exsamples that prove you wrong...
Jun 22 - 10:41 AM
Kind of mediocre so far, but not nearly as bad as some of the summers we've had in the past. Anyone remember 1998? Horrible year. The only saving graces from 1998 were SHAKESPAERE IN LOVE, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. It was such a horrible year for action films (GODZILLA and DEEP IMPACT) that even ARMAGEDDON looked like a work of genius by comparison.
So far this summer I've liked STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS and I'm looking forward to catching WORLD WAR Z and BEFORE MIDNIGHT. Maybe ELYSIUM and PACIFIC HEIGHTS. THIS IS THE END was OK, but certainly not vintage Seth Rogen. I refuse to go and see the latest turd which M. Knight Shama-lama-ding-dong dropped out his ass and I unfortunately made the mistake of going to see that boring, forgettable piece of crap Tom Cruise was in. I won't go see SUPERMAN either. I've heard that it's as empty headed as the TRANSFORMER movies, and I expect better from Christopher Nolan. If all he wants to do is make a whole pile of money for a minimum amount of work, I'll just look for some other film maker to give my money to until he gets his head screwed back on straight again.
Jun 22 - 10:06 AM
I have seen 16 movies this year and liked three (and one wasn't really Hollywood). 2012 was stronger than usual, too. I agree, a bad year.
Jun 21 - 06:35 PM
Still haven't spent a dime to see any of this crap. Elysium might be worth it.
Jun 21 - 04:31 PM
Agree on levels only we snobs can comprehend...and we do mean this in as a compliment.
Jun 21 - 05:06 AM
There are so many bias opinions, especially regarding world war z. In order to be a reviewer you must be able to talk positively, then focus on negatives, and come to a conclusion. It was a good film but could have been improved.
Jun 20 - 03:53 PM
I'd say you're being hyperbolic, especially since the year isn't even half over. I've been disappointed by quite a few blockbusters, specifically the new Star Trek film and Iron Man 3, but I quite liked Man of Steel (I'm a Zack Snyder fan) and Monsters University (probably because it was SO much better than the atrocity that was Brave).
Jun 20 - 03:37 PM
There was 2009. That had a lot of horrible movies. I'd say that year was way worse.
Jun 20 - 03:31 PM
2010 had Inception, The Social Network, Animal Kingdom, Toy Story 3, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, True Grit, and Let Me In. Your argument is invalid
Jun 21 - 10:19 AM
Yeah, dude. 2009 sucked. To name a few: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Tranformers 2, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Terminator Salvation, Year One, Night at the Museum 2, etc.
Jun 21 - 10:39 AM
Yeah the one's you mentioned are quite bad. But I thought Hurt locker was great. Also Bad lieutenant and Crazy Heart. I quite enjoyed Avatar but overall a bad year for blockbusters I suppose.
Jun 23 - 04:58 AM
I had completely forgotten about Year One. I liked Terminator, but X-Men Origins was AWFUL. I wanted to scrub my brain. Way to screw up Gambit.
Jun 24 - 10:45 AM
Man of Steel was amazing. Screw you haters, deal with it. The critics more wrong than ever this time around. Star Trek Into Darkness was pretty damn good, but not great. Iron Man 3 as an Iron Man film sucked balls, but as a regular movie it was decent. Didn't bother with Gatsby, and FF6 was a mindless action romp (but fun!). World War Z looks like a star power-fueled ball of schlock thrown together with special effects. Just my opinion. After earth sucked balls and I hope M. Night is finished for good. That's all I'm sayin'
Jun 20 - 02:55 PM
Nah, that would be Avengers, or as I like to call it, Cosplay colors.
Jun 20 - 05:27 PM
Man of Steel was all spectacle with no real heart. Visually it was a great movie but I really felt no connection with the characters and there was hardly any chemistry between Henry Cavill and Amy Adams.
Jun 20 - 11:34 PM
"No joke. There is no substance, no depth, no character development, no pacing, and no repeated viewing attractiveness. This has been the worst year for Hollywood films in the history of Hollywood. Everything is a thin, plastic, shallow product thrown at us to sell other products. They've all been 2 hour commercials for products, the way Man of Steel tried to sell us 711, Sears, and Ihop."
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jun 20 - 02:12 PM
When you spend 225 million on a production and and a way of recouping some of that cost is by letting 7-Eleven, ihop, and Sears pay for it, you do it. BTW, it also is an effective way to ground the scene in a sense of reality for an audience watching a fight between aliens.
Jun 20 - 12:40 PM
WAY too early to make that call. Even November is too early as some studios will release their best films in December. And even to this point there have been worse years.
I've only seen two films this year, Star Trek Into Darkness and Man Of Steel, and have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed them both. We'll see what happens later this year when the "Oscar bait" films are released.
Jun 20 - 12:37 PM
Man of Steel was good. So was Fast and Furious 6 and in my opinion The Great Gatsby.
Jun 20 - 12:08 PM
I love Star Trek Into Darkness and Iron Man 3. Man of Steel was pretty good as well, as were Oblivion and (please don't kill me!) Jack the Giant Slayer. And later this year, we've got Pacific Rim, The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2, The World's End, Thor: The Dark World, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Twelve Years A Slave. I think that 2013 isn't too bad.
Jun 20 - 10:56 AM
Four words for why your comment isn't completely accurate. Star. Trek. Into. Darkness. Iron Man 3 was good, too.
Jun 20 - 10:53 AM
What the hell do movies have to do with the NSA or "fascism"??? I thought we were going south as a culture because of that damned hip shaking Elvis. As for movies, no one is forcing you to see them.
Jun 20 - 10:11 AM
I loved man of Steel but I agree with you that the product placement in that movie was pure crap
Jun 20 - 07:30 AM
MOS FF6 STID IM3 GIJoe2 were movies i was satisfied with.....hope pacific rim does well and much more
Jun 20 - 12:40 AM
Well...we still got Pacific Rim(who knows, might have some depth, judging on Del Toro's filmography), Elysium, and Desolation of Smaug. Those are the only blockbuster I'm really anticipating. Not holding my breath on Pacific Rim though. Might just be lots of destruction...Star Trek Into Darkness was great, though.
Jun 19 - 11:09 PM
There's The Wolf of Wall Street and The Family, which have Scorsese attached to them. Those plus yours are what I'm looking forward to for the rest of the year.
Jun 20 - 03:31 PM
I liked : Side Effects, Mud, Place Beyond the Pines, Stoker, Upstream Color, The East, and Frances Ha, starring Greta Gerwig in a memorable performance. There are some decent films out there, but they are much more likely to be indies rather than mainstream Hollywood movies.
Jun 19 - 07:43 PM
But I do agree, if you look at movies from anytime earlier like the 40's or the 70's, these past 10 or 15 years are basically the time that will be remember for generic action films along with the early 80's.
Jun 19 - 06:49 AM
Wait until October or November then the Oscar noms will be released. But then again 2012 did still have some decent stuff early. However, for the most part if you're a cinema buff you have to wait out some crap early in the year nowadays.
Jun 19 - 06:46 AM
Don't worry about the blockbusters. Go watch Before Midnight or Upstream Color
Jun 19 - 05:57 AM
I would rather eat my own shit than watch either of those awful movies.
Jun 20 - 05:25 PM
They're amazing. You don't have to see them but this person is looking for depth, substance and character so that's where they'll find it.
Jun 21 - 07:24 AM
You're so right. If you watch any old movie from the 90s or 80s you feel the heart and substance of the movies. Today's movies are so lifeless, like they just want to make CGI effects the whole movie and expect it to earn money, that's it.
Jun 18 - 11:04 PM
LOL all the fanboys here are crying and bitching at Susan because they know she's right. LOLOLOL
Jun 18 - 09:21 PM
They're starting a pretty ambitious thing: They're trying to make summer big again. I mean, they're bringing back Will Smith from when summer was big. To be fair, though, I do think the obviousness of brand names in Man of Steel was an attempt to make the movie feel more real, like the shaking camera thing. It actually accomplishes the opposite for some people, making them incredibly aware they're watching a movie and preventing them from being absorbed in the story. To these types, the "reality" factor is dragging the fantasy down into the mundane instead of accomplishing the reverse.
Jun 18 - 07:24 PM
I wouldn't say "the worst" year for Hollywood, qualitywise, but I am pretty disappointed too, at least so far.
Jun 18 - 06:37 PM
Also, you're judging an entire year filled with amazing movies off of one decent (from what I've heard at least) movie.
Jun 18 - 07:03 AM
You obviously didn't see any movies in 2010. Also, there's product placement in almost every movie. Also, Star Trek Into Darkness didn't have product placement nor did Evil Dead or The Place Beyond The Pines. If you expected a big blockbuster like Man Of Steel to not have PP then you're not very movie intelligent. Anyways go see my new film Only God Forgives and buy Drive on Blu-Ray. There's no product placement in either of those.
Jun 18 - 06:56 AM
Look everybody another pretentious ass RT user! They've been spreading like wildfire lately.
Jun 18 - 06:53 AM
They really have. Apparently you aren't a "real" film lover unless you deconstruct every film released in order to prove how above it all you are. Going to "mainstream" films in order to be able to come back and post about how exquisitly torturous they were to watch seems to be a real dumbass way of wasting money and time.
Jun 22 - 06:52 PM
There have been some terrible movies released, but also some really great ones- The Place Beyond the Pines, Side Effects, Star Trek: Into Darkness, etc.
Jun 18 - 06:51 AM
You do realize that the best films of every year are released at the END of the year, right?
Jun 18 - 06:39 AM
Oh god, you're one of those pretentious Oscar-bait elitists. Last year's best movies were The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Django Unchained, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Looper, Skyfall and The Hunger Games. Only three of them came out toward the end of the year, and neither of them were Oscar bait like Argo or Zero Dark Thirty.
Jun 20 - 11:00 AM
Well, ever since summer started it seems to be picking up but January-April was just atrocious. 2012 was undoubtedly one of the best years for movies of this young century, if 2013 continues in the direction it's going in now, it just might beat 2012. Just my thought. (;
Jun 18 - 04:41 AM
Wow. Six months into the year and 2013 is already "the worst year for movies ever". Is there a brain in your head somewhere?
Jun 17 - 08:01 PM
Wow. Here I was thinking the opposite. 2012 was a good year, but 2013 is a great year (so far) for movies.
Jun 17 - 07:12 PM
Wow. We have a linguist here. He? said vitriol. Way to break out the old dusty thesaurus there smart guy.
Jun 17 - 07:10 PM
Just because he said bitch doesn't make him an *ahem* "sexist vitriol".
Jun 18 - 06:57 AM
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It was not upto the Brad pitt standard but still is worth a watch at http://www.moviesonlinefree.info/watch-world-war-z-2013-online/
Sep 19 - 07:25 AM