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- First reviewJuly 27, 2008
- Last reviewFebruary 15, 2010
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Terrible, cartoony storyline
PostedFebruary 15, 2010
annetnj5501
from New Jersey
In order to really love it you have to drink the "U.S. military are bastards who deserve to die" kool-aid. I found it disturbingly hard to watch all those soldiers getting killed-- especially since we're in a time of war-- when they're engaging with the indigenous tribes. They were just following orders, and it's not like they'd been given the opportunity to sing Kumbaya with the natives first, like the avatar guy did. And the name of the rock they're trying to mine is Unobtainium, which just gives me the giggles. It's SO Marvel Comics. I totally expected Lex Luthor to be the mastermind.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Kind of boring
PostedSeptember 28, 2009
annetnj5501
from New Jersey
I went to this movie REALLY wanting to like it. I love Joel McHale and Matt Damon, and Ebert liked it, plus the previews looked hilarious. But I found myself to be pretty bored. The funny parts were in the previews, and the rest was just reaction shots while everyone played off Matt Damon's zany liar guy. Eh.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Fascinating glimpse into another time
PostedJuly 12, 2009
annetnj5501
from New Jersey
I really enjoyed this movie a lot. I find this period of American history riveting, and I had read that they were extremely faithful to the facts, so that made it even more interesting to me
I also had read that the camera work was jerky, and I'm extremely sensitive to that (I can't stand the Bourne movies for that reason) but this movie didn't bother me at all. Some of the hand-held shots were so realistic feeling that I felt like I was standing right in the middle of the action, but I never found it nauseating.
I do have to admit though that I had a hard time telling people apart, especially in the action scenes. There are only so many white guys with fedoras that you can easily distinguish at a fast pace.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Not Ferrell's Best Effort
PostedJuly 27, 2008
annetnj5501
from New Jersey
Eh, this movie was just OK. I still really like the concept, and almost nothing is funnier that Will Ferrell's grown-man-acting-like-a-kid schtick, but the execution wasn't so great. It was more Talladega Nights funny than Anchorman funny on my personal Will Ferrell sliding scale. Like Talladega, it had some great laugh-out-loud moments, but there was just so much unnecessary bad language it was distracting. It's like it would have been funnier if the parents otherwise seemed like great parents, so what went wrong? But to have everyone cursing at everyone, then you're like, "Oh, OK, that's what happened--dysfunction junction" and it sort of takes away the over-arching punchline.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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