Why is everyone hating on this movie?

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Not everyone, jw! The movie is enjoyable! A different adaptation of the fairy tale. Good fun!
Now, let's wait for the darker version!

Just saw it, thought it was pretty bad actually. Like a chick flick dumbed down for Redbook readers. Paint by numbers woman is not helpless empowerment vehicle, with the added insult of not being subtle about it in the least, a couple characters actually say more than once that "she can handle it herself" with condescending smiles. Julia Roberts phoned this one in, I really expected more scenery chewing from her, Nathan Lane fun as always but he wasn't given much to work with. The bollywood song thing at the end made me cringe it was so out of place. Pacing was poor and acting was surprisingly wooden given the recognizable faces in many of the roles. On the plus side, for parents with small children there isn't a lot to worry about here, very little menace (though there are a couple scenes) and no cussing, so if you are tired of watching Dora the Explorer this might be a good change of pace.

here are what the top 5 comments would be.

(please note. this is not what i would ever say. this is the typical comments you find on almost any imdb thread)


1. Robin Wright is fat and ugly, her face has a funny shape

Followed by 8 paragraphs describing exactly why, how, when, and where, that Robin Wright is an ugly hag and the author cant see why anyone would ever like her.

2. first movie i ever walked out on.

Followed by a 3 paragraph essay about how stupid the scenes were, including Miracle Max's plum, Miracle Max's makeup, Fezzik's accent, the electronic score, etc etc.

3. terrible film

Followed by a brief, brief comment saying something like 'i found this boring', 'i expected an action film, they spent all this time talking', etc

4. not christian

Indigo Montoya says "you son of a bitch", therefore this film is not 'christian'. Someone will invariably have dragged their 8 year old to see it, and then complain bitterly into the gaping void of the internet that they have been 'hoodwinked' by the marketing and had no idea that such vile, anti-Jesus language would be in the film

5. Money + career thread

This film bombed, because it is so terrible. The director should be drawn and quartered, they will never recoup their costs, marketing makes up half the budget, worldwide doesn't matter, the main actors career is over, the supporting actors career is over, i cant understand why they made this film, they must be desperate for cash, this studio is really going under, etc etc etc.

No idea, I actually quite enjoyed it too. It will not go down as the best movie ever made but its an enjoyable movie while it lasts.

because it doesn't have a depressed and brooding protagonist, or every character giving off a filibuster every time they open their mouth, or preaching that everybody becomes evil if they don't die young.

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the editing was the worst