I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
the Brits might say. Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
sing. What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over. The
problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
"hero" that spends far much time being an asshole. If the characters
are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in the movie is,
and that sure as hell wasn't happening. I don't know how such movies
get made. The script would have needed multiple revisions for this to
be appealing, and clearly that never happened. Some might like this
simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that wasn't nearly enough for me.

On 8/21/2021 2:38 AM, trotsky wrote:
> I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
> the Brits might say.  Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
> sing.  What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
> slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over.  The
> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.  If the characters
> are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in the movie is,
> and that sure as hell wasn't happening.  I don't know how such movies
> get made.  The script would have needed multiple revisions for this to
> be appealing, and clearly that never happened.  Some might like this
> simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that wasn't nearly enough for me.

I can't help wondering: Would *I* release a really good movie right now?

On 2021-08-21 at 00:38:26 MDT, "trotsky" <gmsingh@email.com> wrote:

> The
> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.

All across Usenet, the irony meters are pegging.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:03:42 -0000 (UTC), Neill Massello wrote:

> On 2021-08-21 at 00:38:26 MDT, "trotsky" <gmsingh@email.com> wrote:
>
>> The
>> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
>> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.
>
> All across Usenet, the irony meters are pegging.

Which interpretation of "pegging" are you using here Neil?

alvey

On 2021-08-21 16:34:28 +0000, moviePig said:
> On 8/21/2021 2:38 AM, trotsky wrote:
>> I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
>> the Brits might say.  Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
>> sing.  What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
>> slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over.  The
>> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
>> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.  If the characters
>> are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in the movie is,
>> and that sure as hell wasn't happening.  I don't know how such movies
>> get made.  The script would have needed multiple revisions for this to
>> be appealing, and clearly that never happened.  Some might like this
>> simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that wasn't nearly enough for me.
>
> I can't help wondering: Would *I* release a really good movie right now?

Unfortunately (luckily?) this isn't one. It's just another in the
latest clone-fad of "VR dream" movies, and not a very good one either
from the trailer. :-\

On 8/21/2021 11:34 AM, moviePig wrote:
> On 8/21/2021 2:38 AM, trotsky wrote:
>> I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
>> the Brits might say.  Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
>> sing.  What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
>> slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over.  The
>> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
>> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.  If the characters
>> are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in the movie is,
>> and that sure as hell wasn't happening.  I don't know how such movies
>> get made.  The script would have needed multiple revisions for this to
>> be appealing, and clearly that never happened.  Some might like this
>> simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that wasn't nearly enough for me.
>
> I can't help wondering: Would *I* release a really good movie right now?

Black Widow was reviewed well.

On 8/23/2021 2:23 PM, trotsky wrote:
> On 8/21/2021 11:34 AM, moviePig wrote:
>> On 8/21/2021 2:38 AM, trotsky wrote:
>>> I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
>>> the Brits might say.  Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
>>> sing.  What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
>>> slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over.
>>> The problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which
>>> is a "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.  If the
>>> characters are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in
>>> the movie is, and that sure as hell wasn't happening.  I don't know
>>> how such movies get made.  The script would have needed multiple
>>> revisions for this to be appealing, and clearly that never happened.
>>> Some might like this simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that
>>> wasn't nearly enough for me.
>>
>> I can't help wondering: Would *I* release a really good movie right now?
>
> Black Widow was reviewed well.

I meant "release in theaters", which BW famously only partially was.
Assuming a standard theatrical release to be how studios realize top
return on their investment, it seems to me that an auspciously
hot-seeming property in the can is likely to wait there a while longer.

On 2021-08-23 18:35:46 +0000, moviePig said:
> On 8/23/2021 2:23 PM, trotsky wrote:
>> On 8/21/2021 11:34 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>> On 8/21/2021 2:38 AM, trotsky wrote:
>>>> I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
>>>> the Brits might say.  Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
>>>> sing.  What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
>>>> slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over. The
>>>> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
>>>> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.  If the characters
>>>> are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in the movie is,
>>>> and that sure as hell wasn't happening.  I don't know how such movies
>>>> get made.  The script would have needed multiple revisions for this to
>>>> be appealing, and clearly that never happened. Some might like this
>>>> simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that wasn't nearly enough for me.
>>>
>>> I can't help wondering: Would *I* release a really good movie right now?
>>
>> Black Widow was reviewed well.
>
> I meant "release in theaters", which BW famously only partially was.
> Assuming a standard theatrical release to be how studios realize top
> return on their investment, it seems to me that an auspciously
> hot-seeming property in the can is likely to wait there a while longer.

"Reminiscence" obviously it is not a 'good movie' since it was beaten
at this week's box office by the Paw Patrol movie. (Both were beaten by
"Free Guy".)

On 8/21/21 5:03 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
> On 2021-08-21 at 00:38:26 MDT, "trotsky" <gmsingh@email.com> wrote:
>
>> The
>> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
>> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.
>
> All across Usenet, the irony meters are pegging.
>

Which anonyshit are you again?

On 8/21/21 5:18 PM, alvey wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:03:42 -0000 (UTC), Neill Massello wrote:
>
>> On 2021-08-21 at 00:38:26 MDT, "trotsky" <gmsingh@email.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The
>>> problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which is a
>>> "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.
>>
>> All across Usenet, the irony meters are pegging.
>
> Which interpretation of "pegging" are you using here Neil?

As if on cue, another anonyshit who can't even spell the first
anonyshit's name!

On 8/21/21 10:18 PM, Your Name wrote:
> On 2021-08-21 16:34:28 +0000, moviePig said:
>> On 8/21/2021 2:38 AM, trotsky wrote:
>>> I looked forward to seeing this movie just because of the adverts, as
>>> the Brits might say.  Don't believe the hype, as Public Enemy used to
>>> sing.  What started off as an interesting, albeit derivative, premise
>>> slowly devolved into a potboiler that I couldn't wait to be over.
>>> The problems are too numerous to mention, but not the least of which
>>> is a "hero" that spends far much time being an asshole.  If the
>>> characters are unappealing you have to make damn sure something in
>>> the movie is, and that sure as hell wasn't happening.  I don't know
>>> how such movies get made.  The script would have needed multiple
>>> revisions for this to be appealing, and clearly that never happened.
>>> Some might like this simply for Hugh Jackman's performance, that
>>> wasn't nearly enough for me.
>>
>> I can't help wondering: Would *I* release a really good movie right now?
>
> Unfortunately (luckily?) this isn't one. It's just another in the latest
> clone-fad of "VR dream" movies, and not a very good one either from the
> trailer.  :-\

You reviewed from the trailer? The words "you're a fucking moron" come
to mind.