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Title: Midnight Scientist Joined: Dec 07 2006 Posts: 518

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/73195/hancock_review.html They didn't like it. It doesn't sound at like the film I though I'd wanted to see. Shit...I'll still see it, of course, but now I'm prepared. Who knows, maybe it'll be like Speed Racer, and I'll love it. Your thoughts?

Posted: Jul 01 2008 09:58 pm

I just saw an advanced screening. It was pretty good, not anything awesome but enjoyable and fairly funny. It could have used more time to build up the plot, but Syd tells me it was apparently cut way down from the original length. Overall it was a typical Will Smith movie, enjoyable, a little funny (without going too far like some of his movies) and fairly well acted (he's getting better at that IMO.) Better than I Am Legend.

Title: Midnight Scientist Joined: Dec 07 2006 Posts: 518

I've seen some good reviews to balance it out, too. Will Smith has definitely grown as an actor. Same as Depp and Tommy Lee Jones. I liked IAL, but the alternate ending really makes the film for me.

Posted: Jul 01 2008 10:25 pm

What's wrong with Will's acting in I am Legend? I thought that was one of his best movies, besides The Pursuit of Happiness.

Posted: Jul 02 2008 12:26 pm

His acting in I Am Legend isn't the problem with that movie, I think he does a great job myself, probably the best I've ever seen him do. It's the rest of that movie that makes it bad.

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

I saw it last night and it wasnt horrible but it wasn't anything special either. There was really no basic plot just bunches of mini plots all schrunched together.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

it doesn't have to have a plot. it's autobiographical. that's liek complaining that the doors movie didn't have a plot.

Joined: Jun 20 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 802

I try to pay attention to your posts ken, but your avatar mesmerizes me every time.

That review is kind of disheartening... 2 stars out of 5? That's, like, worse than 2 stars out of 4!

Posted: Jul 02 2008 04:24 pm

JEW wrote:

it doesn't have to have a plot. it's autobiographical. that's liek complaining that the doors movie didn't have a plot.

Biographical?! Afre you high? It's a fictional character.

The Doors didn't have a "plot" because they couldn't make things up that didn't happen. In a SUPERHERO movie you can do whatever you want!

Posted: Jul 02 2008 04:30 pm

I think Jew might be refering to I am Legend. I could be wrong though.

Posted: Jul 02 2008 04:34 pm

No, I think Jew was referring to the fact that Will Smith has super powers. Because he does. Right?

Posted: Jul 02 2008 06:28 pm

Tyop wrote:

No, I think Jew was referring to the fact that Will Smith has super powers. Because he does. Right?

I know he has the power to hang out with crazy scientologists like Tom Cruise, yet the general public still loves him.

Posted: Jul 02 2008 07:48 pm

Knyte wrote:

I know he has the power to hang out with crazy scientologists like Tom Cruise, yet the general public still loves him.

Skillz.

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

I just saw it today, it was decent. I wished he did more saving people and had an actually super villain to fight, but it was decent.

Favorite lines:

"Call me an asshole one more time"

"Assh. . ." BAM!!!!

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

that would have been more funny had it not already been a running joke that got old after the third time

Posted: Jul 03 2008 10:28 pm

So for those of us who haven't seen it, it's already 33% older then when you saw it.

Posted: Jul 04 2008 12:17 am

saw it tonight

better than i expected.

was actually very good until the 'plot twist' w/charlize theron. then it kind of annoyed me, but enjoyable nonetheless

Posted: Jul 04 2008 01:50 am

No thanks. I'd rather just save my money to see Hellboy 2 next week.

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

username wrote:

saw it tonight

better than i expected.

was actually very good until the 'plot twist' w/charlize theron. then it kind of annoyed me, but enjoyable nonetheless

yeah that's where it lost me.

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

Optimist With Doubts wrote:

username wrote:

saw it tonight

better than i expected.

was actually very good until the 'plot twist' w/charlize theron. then it kind of annoyed me, but enjoyable nonetheless

yeah that's where it lost me.

It was the point the movie started to go down hill for me too. It was Hancock's answer to Spiderman 3's spidey dance:

Well, not AS bad as THAT though

SPOILERS!!!!

I was hoping she would be the villain at the end and not the psycho criminal fail-er-mind who had a running gag of his own: "ZOMFG! My hand!!!" He also fails epicly by getting owned by the PR guy trying to spread peace and love. That's the closest thing to getting own by Jesus the modern villain is going to get.

Posted: Jul 07 2008 10:25 am

Saw it yesterday. The premise was cool and promising, but half-way through the movie they were already done with it (just everything in the movie felt rushed) and then came that half-assed back story for Smith's character. Speaking of 'assed': That "joke" with the two prisoners should have never made it out of the editing room. So fucking dumb.

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Tyop wrote:

Saw it yesterday. The premise was cool and promising, but half-way through the movie they were already done with it (just everything in the movie felt rushed) and then came that half-assed back story for Smith's character. Speaking of 'assed': That "joke" with the two prisoners should have never made it out of the editing room. So fucking dumb.

I agree with all of this.