The Gnat Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 So, got to see a pre-release of the movie. It's not a great movie, it's too long, wanders and leaves random things open that never closes off, and rushes the love story. That said, it's basically Fifth Element remade, so there is a fair amount of fun in it as well, and it's a pretty enjoyable bad film to watch. I'd probably not see it in theaters unless you can see it cheap though. The acting wasn't great either. The main guy wasn't super likeable, which I think was probably a production company thing instead of letting Besson making him into Corbin Dallas 2.0, and he wasn't given much to work with as Cara Delavigne and Rhinna are not good actress to play foils to his character development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 The trailer had box office bomb written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 52 minutes ago, Pats#1 said: The trailer had box office bomb written all over it. Agreed. They appeared to spend the budget on cgi rather than acting talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navysaintsfan Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I have a question...are the main characters, the boy and girl...are they supposed to look like the same person. I can't tell them apart outside of their hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 6 hours ago, navysaintsfan said: I have a question...are the main characters, the boy and girl...are they supposed to look like the same person. I can't tell them apart outside of their hair. Nope, that doesn't seem to be intentionally done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Cara Delevingne as eye candy is the only reason I'd go see it. It's pretty like Avatar but not interesting enough to see in theaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerjmf Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Great atmosphere/visuals but atrocious screenplay. 1.5/4 stars. I'd only recommend it if you're a fan of the graphic novels or are trying to kill some time and want something to pretty to look at. Otherwise see Dunkirk or Baby Driver if you haven't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drd23 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 On 7/20/2017 at 2:45 PM, kingseanjohn said: Agreed. They appeared to spend the budget on cgi rather than acting talent. Delevingne said during her appearance on Colbert on Friday that 90% of the movie was done with a blue/green screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coors Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Respect out to Delevingne, she's really turned her career from just being a model to now being an actress, singer, etc. She's gorgeous too, that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Well, let's say that she's in movies, I'm not sure she's acting yet. My wife and I talked about it a lot. She's kind of Nic Cage where if you cast him playing Nic Cage, you'll get a decent performance, with Delevingne it's the same way. That's one thing that hurts the movie, a lot of the time she's just playing herself, but when you need her to do more than that and create a better connection with Valerian, nope, can't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coors Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 20 minutes ago, The Gnat said: Well, let's say that she's in movies, I'm not sure she's acting yet. My wife and I talked about it a lot. She's kind of Nic Cage where if you cast him playing Nic Cage, you'll get a decent performance, with Delevingne it's the same way. That's one thing that hurts the movie, a lot of the time she's just playing herself, but when you need her to do more than that and create a better connection with Valerian, nope, can't do that. I still haven't seen it so I will take your word for that. I have been interested to see what her acting chops were really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiffyJag Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Cara is better than Dehaan in this movie, though both had pretty atrocious dialogue to work with not sure if anyone could've made it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 What does "city of a thousand planets" even mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiffyJag Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Tyty said: What does "city of a thousand planets" even mean It's a city built of spacecraft and whatnot from one thousand different planets. One giant spacestation that creates a city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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