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- Review count3
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- First reviewFebruary 21, 2010
- Last reviewDecember 5, 2011
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- Average rating2.3
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1h48m prologue
PostedDecember 5, 2011
Mazian
from San Francisco, CA
Every movie has improved on the book it was based on and Breaking Dawn pt 1 is no exception. Skipping over everything and jumping immediately in to the wedding; avoiding the unbelievably angsty Jake-centric perspective; improving the dialogue. Unfortunately as with the book, I didn't care about anything that happened in pt1. The story starts when Bella becomes a VampMeyer. The wife dragged me to this, I would have happily skipped over it and just watched pt2. My opinion wasn't changed after watching it. PS, the climax of the scene is a violently depicted childbirth. The FX were interesting, but the content was nausiating (all the blood!)
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Subpar FX and Directing leave you wanting
PostedApril 4, 2010
Mazian
from San Francisco, CA
While the actors do a competent job of portraying a movie classic, the director and post processing team leave you feeling jaded and disappointed. The highlights in the movie definitely were mostly unintentional ones (the homage to the original with the appearance of the mechanical owl was priceless, but brief). Sam Worthington and co-stars deliver a solid performance but the 3D was uninspired (flat environments with a single element popping out in 3D instead of the entire scene rendered in 3D). My recommendation to my friends is "wait for DVD or PPV" and if they must see it on the silver screen, do not spend for the 3D (I wouldn't have if not for the fiance insisting, and now I regret going along with her wishes. 30 dollars for this!?!? blech)
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Excellent kids movie
PostedFebruary 21, 2010
Mazian
from San Francisco, CA
Reminiscent of Clash of the Titans, which itself is based on a old Greek legend, Percy Jackson stands in the shoes of Perseus of old battling forces greater than himself with little or no help from his Divine parentage (but with some assistance from other legendary beings and Demi-Gods).
Whether it was the adaptation of the original story to the big screen, or the original author's failing, the plot reveals (or at least strongly implies) the identity of the Lightning Thief by the end of the second act.
Worth the price of admission.
I'd write more, but the review limitation of 750 characters blows.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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