Quote Originally Posted by Dreddz View Post
So this movie has absolutely zero things going for it then? Bull. The plot is predictable but the execution is still done well. The characters are all fun to watch (even Stephen Lang with his sometimes laughable dialogue). And even if all of that still doesn't do it for you, then what about the action? Or the 3D? Come on, its amazing.

Oh, and need I remind you that this movie has a mech with a friggin knife. I guess only a true nerd would be able to appreciate that.
Where did I say it had absolutely nothing going for it? I said I was ridiculously bored of it and it didn't meet the expectations I had for it, but I didn't say it had nothing going for it. As a tech-demo, it sure was impressive, but I mean come on if you spend nearly half a billion dollars total on the movie then you'd better have some pretty explosions. The 3D was boring and only served to hurt my eyes when I tried to strain them to focus on anything that wasn't in the foreground. I would disagree with the claim that the characters were fun to watch. In fact Stephen Lang's character was probably my favorite to watch just because I laughed at about nearly every line or overacted motion he initiated. I found the plot horribly paced, one minute it's dragging out a part of the storyline needlessly, and then in the next it's zooming through some of the important parts. I also suffixed my post saying a lot of people enjoyed the movie, and that is great. Good for them. I am saying that personally I did not enjoy the movie and that I was disappointed, but the fact that you enjoyed it is cool for you, dued. I just don't think it's this piece of award-deserving, cinematic art when in reality it is just the same old story everyone has seen in 100000 movies and 100000 videogames with some mindblowingly expensive SFX slapped on.