tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post8866989188249091974..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: MaleficentPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48113572376445021292019-11-22T18:04:15.549-06:002019-11-22T18:04:15.549-06:00Geez, at least your reviews are not all that disco...Geez, at least your reviews are not all that discouraging, but for a second there i wanted to not to start the download at all. LOLLUGAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515730229746528442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74880118313285470322014-07-21T21:55:28.602-05:002014-07-21T21:55:28.602-05:00NopeNopeAdam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-62982502346504688482014-07-21T21:09:39.496-05:002014-07-21T21:09:39.496-05:00In "Maleficent" a lush fairy-tale world ...In "Maleficent" a lush fairy-tale world is created and the result is truly magical.Top Alaska Fishing Lodgehttp://www.kingfishercharters.co/Alaska-Fishing-Lodge.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14292257148354169902014-06-07T00:47:36.340-05:002014-06-07T00:47:36.340-05:00Oh it played great on the cruise and in the cruise...Oh it played great on the cruise and in the cruise boats defense they did give you the option of 2d or 3d showing, my girlfriend and I chose 2d. There was big time applause at the end of the picture and later kids and their parents at dinner kept saying "Oh my god its so good we have to buy it", my gf had to keep me from being a man overboard. They were also showing Frozen and Muppets Most Wanted on the boat too to nearly empty theaters and I think watching those movies helped restore my sanity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113718068790634277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38203018252502064202014-06-06T09:30:10.834-05:002014-06-06T09:30:10.834-05:00Malefatar. Very funny :-)
I give the movie credit...Malefatar. Very funny :-)<br /><br />I give the movie credit for one big thing - it really takes time on the characterization of Maleficent even if her arc ends 15 minutes before the movie does.<br /><br />It's not a good movie. How did it play on the Disney Cruise? Were audiences seemingly forgiving because they were in the Disney spirit so to speak?Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-34496385863450809552014-06-06T03:20:40.832-05:002014-06-06T03:20:40.832-05:00I actually saw this one in a very interesting way,...I actually saw this one in a very interesting way, on the Disney Dream cruise boat and at the end of the day this thing just stinks. While I will admit that changing up Maleficent's character was an interesting way to go a lot of crap is just annoying. The CGI creatures in the fairy land are awful as are the fairies themselves, I wish they had just used the same sfx tricks they did to shrink down Tinkerbell in Hook.<br /><br /> Poor Sharlto Copley just gets nothing to work with here, It seems like he would want to keep hanging out in the woods with Maleficent and break out some fairy babies but no we don't have time to explain why he wouldn't want to do that as he clearly is in love with her. Instead he ends up talking to Maleficent's wings like he was the Governor on Walking Dead.<br /><br />Also to go back to the fairies, do they have to hate Aurora so much- its fine if they dont know how to raise kids but do they really have to hate her so much, seems a rather unfairy thing to do.<br /><br />Also the narration in the movie treats us all like idiots, Maleficent and Stefan are making googly eyes and kissing one another they are falling in love I dont need the narrator telling me about every plot point, trust the children they are at least Forrest Gump smart-they know what love is.<br /><br />Last critique, the shots in fairy land are so similar to Avatar that I wouldnt be surprised if there was a lawsuit in the works, I know you worked on Avatar but you gotta get a new style man. In fact from now on I shall call this movie Malefatar.<br /><br />The one positive I have with this movie is I do appreciate the fact they got away from the standard fairy tale plot and tried to tell things in a different way then usual and that there were no terrible pop culture jokes. Its a shame the execution is as rough as it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113718068790634277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89235789417775003802014-06-05T07:29:04.496-05:002014-06-05T07:29:04.496-05:00Yeah, you're ok waiting. Watch Cold in July on...Yeah, you're ok waiting. Watch Cold in July on demand instead. That one's good. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-62852753208734568222014-06-04T21:12:57.165-05:002014-06-04T21:12:57.165-05:00I've heard so many wildly different and intere...I've heard so many wildly different and interesting takes on this one. At least it's a conversation starter. I'm going to see it but not until VOD.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223556058216213853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37766729898144174822014-06-04T20:31:28.783-05:002014-06-04T20:31:28.783-05:00Quelling indifference is not one of my strong suit...Quelling indifference is not one of my strong suitsAdam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71990869002910933972014-06-04T20:15:05.721-05:002014-06-04T20:15:05.721-05:00Going to see this tomorrow because my wife wants t...Going to see this tomorrow because my wife wants too. Reading this review didn't really quell my indifference.Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37342901968163447222014-06-04T14:37:30.491-05:002014-06-04T14:37:30.491-05:00Thanks! I hated the first 10 minutes and the last ...Thanks! I hated the first 10 minutes and the last 15 if it makes you feel better. At the very beginning I was convinced I was watching Medievel Times fan fiction. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27058917234440219022014-06-04T14:35:05.492-05:002014-06-04T14:35:05.492-05:00Yeah, it's pretty forgettable. The only time I...Yeah, it's pretty forgettable. The only time I think about it is at Subway because they have a Maleficent tie-in going right now. I'm sure they're happy they scored that.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32375626632562805332014-06-04T14:19:26.289-05:002014-06-04T14:19:26.289-05:00This is a great review and touches on so much of w...This is a great review and touches on so much of what is weird about the movie. I would contend it's just as bad as <i>Alice</i> and <i>Oz</i>, but that's because I liked it less than you guys and the world is a rainbow. It's yet another example this summer of a broken, movie-by-committee system that is destroying narrative cinema. It's also insanely boring.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5030442162346481892014-06-04T14:11:30.720-05:002014-06-04T14:11:30.720-05:00Alice *in WonderlandAlice *in WonderlandJohn Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61980567550816939912014-06-04T14:09:11.382-05:002014-06-04T14:09:11.382-05:00The further away I get from this movie, the less I...The further away I get from this movie, the less I think I like it, unfortunately. It's just so odd and I don't really think it needs to exist. I will still agree that it's perhaps better than the other two movies you compare it to (Alice and Wonderland and Oz), but that's not really saying much. You were right in calling it a strange movie. Another thing you are right on: the three fairies are, indeed, creepy as fuck.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.com