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Awful movie.

posted 8 years ago by mattiasflgrtll6
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I had so high hopes for it, but when I saw it in theaters I was so bored I almost fell asleep.

Every single character is underwritten, I don't care about any of them.
The incredibly fascinating premise with the soldiers still fighting wars in their dreams remained unexplored. We just had people say they were sleeping, and that was it.
It has no interesting ideas or thoughtprovoking dialogue to offer.
There are way too many overlong scenes which just drag on and on. And this is coming from an Andrei Tarkovsky fan, for Christ's sake. Tarkovsky has interesting themes and the lengthy scenes are fantastically shot and get you into the mood of the movie. Here, we get looooooong, loooooooong boring conversations with poor dialogue and acting, plus the painfully boring walks in the forest which feels like a commercial for tourists.

*beep* this movie. Jesus Christ, what a waste of money. My friend couldn't even finish it, he walked out of the theater.

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[–] mattiasflgrtll6 8 years ago

Way to make wild assumptions about me. I didn't start watching Star Trek until a few weeks ago, and if you look at my ratings you have proof I've seen several Tarkovsky movies. I love Andrei Tarkovsky, his movies have great stories with stunning visuals, and his direction makes you feel like you are in a strange, surreal world. This movie didn't live up to its premise at all and just had boring scenes with bad acting and bad dialogue.

Yes I did see this movie, I wouldn't comment on it so thoroughly otherwise. I saw it in the theatre and had really high hopes, but was let down by it.

[–] benman46 8 years ago

Nope not convinced.

[–] mattiasflgrtll6 8 years ago

Why are you acting like such an *beep* All I did was express my opinion.

[–] threedbomb 8 years ago

why? because he can and for some, that's the only reason they need. It's obvious you saw the movie and whether you're into Star Trek has nothing to do with it. The troll just doesn't have anything better to throw at you.

I love Star Trek myself and would never be ashamed to admit it.

[–] zwot 8 years ago

It's impossible to criticize an art house film on IMDb without suffering an ad hominem attack from someone who thinks extolling the film makes him look smart. There's no need to respond to this type of person, as the contrast between your reasoned criticism and his fallacious argument says all that needs to be said.

It's natural to want to defend your position. I used to do so myself, until I finally accepted the fact that no amount of debate will sway someone who has abandoned rational argument from the outset.

[–] BlackDog123 8 years ago

I was personally done with this film when there was an extended shot of a person pooping in the forest. Not just squatting, with pooping implied, but literally and visibly releasing their bowels. It was a single stationary angle lasting several minutes, seemingly unconnected to any other action or character in the movie.

I understand that the filmmaker wanted the viewer's pov to be unobtrusive, as though we are following along with various characters' daily activities from a distance, but there is a point where some sort of cohesive narrative needs to pick up the pace. It is possible to edit a few angles in there during dialogue, so we can see our character's expressions. I lost total patience.

I can't pretend I'm a big fan of art house film, but I do enjoy (very) indie movies of various budgets, including naturalistic dogme type films without artificial lighting or a soundtrack. This, however, was a total waste of my time. I'm glad other people liked it, but I really need more than seeming B-roll in a forest to pique my interest for a movie that's over 2 hours long.

They're coming to get you, Barbara!

[–] VartanD 8 years ago

After that. it's like an hour more of the same crap.

Face it, people, no matter how much you want to think into this one, it just plain sucked.

Gave it a 2. Yes, it was that bad in my opinion. A 3, maybe, in some ways....but the "we're smarter than you so if you don't like it, it's just because you're stupid" crap associated with this pile of feces pisses me off. I mean, how many of you, like myself, finally just fast forwarded through the interminable opening credits and black screen to even SEE the movie? That added to the overall product in what way? The twentyfive minutes of some fat assed third-worlder taking a dump in the grass was just too much.

[–] riot_1 8 years ago

can't tell if this is a serious post or not. If serious, well, then.. 