Share Ninewives's profile
Ninewives
Ninewives's stats
- Review count4
- Helpfulness votes0
- First reviewSeptember 26, 2009
- Last reviewOctober 31, 2009
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating5
Ninewives's Reviews
Overall rating
5
/
5
Great concert
PostedOctober 31, 2009
Ninewives
I read one critic review and thought it was pretty funny to see an attempt to review this as a movie. Plot? None. Dialog? Ha. Acting? No one played a role other than themselves. Cinematography? As in "MTV video"? Nope, this is pure and simple just a concert, and it is a great one. If you like Michael Jackson's music and want to see what is, by definition, his last concert, go see this. Otherwise, stay away. PS. The Jackson 5 songs are a great bonus. PPS. IMAX is worth it, not for the image (you kidding?), but definitely for the sound.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Overall rating
5
/
5
Only one problem
PostedOctober 19, 2009
Ninewives
The plot was intriguing enough to recommend this movie, and the actors carried it off well. The writing was good, and the dialog was well done. Bruce Willis really carried the movie, and did what he does best - getting beat up and persevering. The special effects were seamless and the cinematography was great. So, the only problem was the editing. With this short a runtime, snappy editing is crucial, and there were just too many draggy scenes and slow transitions. In general, I don't understand why the critics panned this, except that they seem to be trying to prove their intellectual worth these days by bad-mouthing anything that isn't going to win an Academy Award. The poor editing is minor and forgivable, so definitely go see it!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Overall rating
5
/
5
Lots of fun
PostedOctober 18, 2009
Ninewives
I have to disagree with the critics. This is a very entertaining movie. The plot is exciting, the acting is good, the pacing is well done, the cinematography is excellent, and the dialog is appropriate. This movie is never going to be considered for an Academy Award, and I think the critics have converged on using that as their sole criterion, which is why there is such a discrepancy between the critical reviews and the user reviews. If you want to have fun and see a great action flick, go see Law Abiding Citizen. If you want to see something that will provoke deep thought and serve as the basis for your master's thesis on filmmaking, stay away.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Overall rating
5
/
5
Great 3D and IMAX
PostedSeptember 26, 2009
Ninewives
The technical excellence of the 3D and IMAX is worth seeing if you are into that. The animation is well done and doesn't dwell lovingly on whatever the latest rendering tricks are.
One thing that is really nice is that unlike most recent offerings, this movie doesn't pound you over the head incessantly with some morality lesson that is of questionable truth. The underlying story is a bit of "humans shouldn't play with nature" but it's done in a fairly fun and over-the-top way, and the two protagonists are the scientists. The moral lesson turns out to be "nerds are fun people too", which isn't a bad one.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.