The biggest reason I liked this movie so much was how well its themes and questions lined up with my own. I haven't seen any other Woody Allen movies yet (I couldn't get past the first 30 minutes of Annie Hall), but I loved the way this movie approached culture and the arts, and I liked how idealist its take on romance was - in that sense, it was inspiring rather than realistic. Plus, the concept is simple but quite fun (try not to know it beforehand). Some good cinematography and acting rounded off the deal.
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I've never been much of an advocate for the whole "CGI is ruining movies" thing, but seeing Apocalypse Now and this movie so close together has definitely presented a convincing case for it. Despite the insanely huge visual spectacle presented by the state-of-the-art visual and special effects teams on this movie, this was still probably the dullest movie I've seen all year. The LUDICROUS 2h30 running length was part of it, but the moronic story and patchwork script also had a lot to do with it. Further ruining any interest is the somehow-worse-than-Megan-Fox new female actress, and Shia's complete character change into some sort of PCP-fueled raving lunatic.
Maybe skim through the Bluray for the effects shots, but otherwise a complete and utter waste of time. Action has never lacked so much excitement.
Whatever you do, don't watch the Trailer. It's better going into this one without knowing what happens, and the trailer gives too much of the movie away. Suffice to say, if you like either horror or parodies, you will get a kick out of this. The main concept is brilliant, but would have been unsustainable had either the writing, directing or acting been even slightly off the mark. Here though, they all pull through excellently, managing to also throw in a good deal of heart as well. Great, fun little movie.
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