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ah come on, it wasn't that bad


just saw the movie and it's not that bad
never read the comics and yeah the acting is a little weak but a 4?
come on! This movie disirves a 6 at tops
can anyone tell me why they really hate it that much?
it's not a money making plot, but entertaining enough to watch it on a friday night with your brain on 0.

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I have to agree, i just saw this movie (it ended like 5 minutes ago) and hey, i looked it up here on IMDB first and thought "damn, a 4?!" but seriously, it's at least a 6 in my opinion. Both good and cool effects, some what cheezy but still trustworthy characters. Most defenitly a good movie. 6/10

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I got done watching this movie on DVD. Did it play on Sci-Fi today?



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I am watching it right now on Sci-Fi. It's about what I expect for a TV film, and yes, it deserves a 6.


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The creature, not real scary, but effective.


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If you'd ever read the comic, you would know why the movie was trash.

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But the point being that ive not read the comic and i quite enjoy'd the film! yes it was corney with some dodgy acting but it was kinda ok

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Wrong! the movie is THAT bad.

With the exception of Man-Thing looking REALLY cool...the movie is a HUGE dissapointment & is on the DOWN side of the Marvel movies list next to the 80s Punisher and Captain America.

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I was shocked when I saw the movie earned a 4 too. I figured it should get a 1. I've always liked the Man-Thing comics, but even stepping aside from that, there was no reason this movie should have been the utter piece of s*** it was. Horrible acting. Plot holes the size of the Everglads. And no regard whatsoever for source material. The filmmakers were out for a quick buck. Nothing more.

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Oh yes, this movie was that bad, and a 4 rating is way too generous. I saw this at an early screening and the entire audience was LAUGHING - it was that bad. Wow, what a bad film.

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... Did we watch the same movie?

What exactly made you think it deserved more stars than two a best?

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i grew up reading Man Thing comics and I agree it wasn't that bad. it could have been some crap teen comedy but at least it was a proper horror film.

My only gripes really are that the monster was obviously a man in a suit in some scenes and even though Louisiana isn't that far from the Everglades...why did they change it?

still nowhere near as bad as some people make out though.

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I also liked the movie.

The change of were it took place probably had to do with the characters or part of the storyline to do.

In the end of the movie you find out that it was the oil that turned Man-Thing crazy and after it was blown away he was finally himself again. That is why his color was lighter green and the reason he reacted like he did as if he just saw himself.

And the design was really faithful and well done and shows that you don't need CGI for everything!

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Anytime someone says "It's not that bad" I can't help but think 'That's not exactly a ringing endorsement.'

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