If you don't like this film...

I agree with both of you.. The film is made for and made by Fans of these genre in entertainment, the clothes the girls wear might seem OTT to the general public but it's totally in the style that the film is trying (and managed to) capture, one thing I was surprised about was there could have been a game spinoff or graphic novel tied into the characters as it could lend itself to that kinda media easily..

Tidbit: I cosplayed as Sweetpea for London Comicon last October. I the costumes are awesome and it is very empowering to be able to enter this kind of surreal fantasy that cosplaying brings.

And thank you, I realized that a lot of comments were about how anti-femenist the film was and, as a geek girl myself who absolutely adored the stylization of the costumes and how sexy they were, I wanted to put forward the opposing viewpoint, that it is, indeed, nerdy and sexy at the same time which is perfection.

Maybe as a Snyder fan, I tend to see a trend that that films are well known for having a lot of style over substance, which I agree, was done differently with his own material, but I don't mind that, which is why I want to defend the style for those who overlook all the psychological and darker undertones.

Conversely, I AM part of the intended audience, and I thought it was trite, childish rubbish with a morally compromised and, yes, misogynistic subtext. The sort of film which might have been written by a 13 year old who had only ever read comics, and never anything without pictures.

I like all the things the thread started posted, but I just can't seem to get into this movie as much. Though saw it some time ago, il try it again.

I just remember being really exited by the trailers, and then the movie turned me down sour.

I like all the things the thread started posted, but I just can't seem to get into this movie as much. Though saw it some time ago, il try it again.

I just remember being really exited by the trailers, and then the movie turned me down sour.

and the fact that many others got that same vibe (going by many of the comments on the different threads on this board) must be more than merely coincidence.

I was made uncomfortable by the misandry of how sick and evil they made the men out to be.

Give me a list of all the female mental hospitals or female prisons where this kind of twisted sh!t actually goes on.

Get off your soapbox while I play you a tune on the tiniest violin.

This board makes me want to stop being on the internet.

The fictional world is not the same as the brothel world which is not the same as the real world. There are very obvious background and character shifts between all three of them.

Most of the people that don't like this movie simply don't understand it. It's like you're aggravated your intelligence isn't high enough to comprehend something that isn't spelled out on a lettercard.

There are plenty of messages in this movie - for example, the ones blatantly said by the narrator for folks like yourself.

So you didn't really understand Sucker Punch then? :)

*Rolls Eyes*

This reminds me of the episode of "Family Guy" where Peter complains about how he hates Drive-In theatre and when we see the cutaway, he's facing away from the screen saying "This sucks!".

Besides the recent "Pacific Rim", if there has been ANY other film that wears its anime influence on its sleeve, its Sucker Punch. The story has influences from Kite, Gall Force, and some others that I can't think of right now(PLUG: Check out my review on my blog, "On The Back Of A Dusty Video Box"). The irony is: Sucker Punch had all of the very things you claim are hallmarks of anime: well-developed characters and scenerios, themes, and some fanservice tossed in. I've never gotten video game references and stuff; to me, this movie was strickly anime influenced.

Which is why I wonder why this poster is lying, claiming the movie was shallow, it had no depth, the acting was horrible. Did you even WATCH the film or parrotted the hive mind of hatred that the professional critics wanted to maintain? It's like no one can make up their own mind anymore!

Everytime I hear people complain about the movie, it makes me shake my head. Even if there are females who hate it, where are the men at least(as far as fanservice)? I'm expecting this to be the male counterpart to Twilight, and yet, even men seem to hate it.

I adored this film. Saw it four times in the theatre alone!

That's an interesting perspective on the first-person presentation, though we do see several scenes where Babydoll wasn't actually present (the copy room when Blue discovers the misplaced pushpin, and Blondie's breakdown both come to mind). Typically, first-person doesn't permit such scenes, though I suppose you could make the argument that all of this was part of Babydoll's delusional state, and such scenes were merely her way of mentally filling in the gaps.

Nevertheless, their inclusion does muddy the waters when it comes to the supporting roles, some of which were admittedly incidental by third-person standards.

Anyway, your post makes for good food for thought! Thanks, apple-bottom!

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Your Kung Fu is powerless against my Feng Shui.

I'd have to agree. Even the action scenes weren't up to par. If they had tried better to match the fantasy world with the item they are looking for in the asylum, it could have made for better suspense.

Example: They need a knife from a kitchen = getting a magical sword in the heart of a volcano, protected by an army of orcs. When the girls get there, they steal a WWII plane from the last fantasy world to fight the keeper of the volcano, a dragon.

And for the first one, instead of fighting an army of steampunk zombies, why not just have the Asian girl do a stealth mission in a WWII like setting to get secret documents. Not every fantasy had to be action oriented.



There was also a huge lack of tension/suspense in the action sequences. We knew for a fact that they would have to get the first couple of items, because if they don't then they can't continue the story. That means the first few action scenes you know they are going to win no matter what, and it really takes away any stakes.

They only fail in the final fantasy stage, and it gets a little interesting because it affects reality.