The reviews started out great. Now people are saying it's not that great. This is the same bullshit all over again with IT from last year; people are not being grateful. It really makes me sick! Does nothing scare anyone, anymore!?
shareYou can say that again. Though honestly, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t expecting these reactions. I mean this is so typical of the internet — the naysayers are always the loudest. Yeah... not saying it’s unacceptable to be genuinely underwhelmed by the film. But like you said: people are so hard to please these days.
Having said that, I’ll let its box office and cinema/audience score do the talking. I’m sure that outcome will not reflect the negative view of many on this board; IT proved the critics AND audiences who liked the Stephen King adaptation were in the majority btw. Or maybe it will! Who knows. Either way, as far as I’m concerned this movie was effective and executed well.
You’re right. As usual.
shareGood box office doesn't make for a good movie. I don't think that people are hard to please these days, the fact is that sequels and remakes usually aren't as good as the original, but people go and are usually pretty satisfied with the movie. There are a few exceptions. From the trailers, this movie just doesn't have the feel of the original. I watch A LOT of movies and I know that movies today just aren't as good as they once were. The studios are too focused on profit, instead of the final product; still people go to the movies and usually like(not love) the movies they are watching. People don't get excited about movies anymore. I saw a few news stories about The Exorcist showings back in 1973 and I was amazed to see how excited people were and the long lines people waited in to see the movie. After the Exorcist showing, the reactions of the fans were quite amazing. People were quite shaken by the movie and some even vomited and passed out. If only a movie today could get people that excited. The problem with people today are that the movies we see usually are the same recycled crap that we have seen over and over again. There just isn't anything new that will excite and amaze this generation of moviegoers.
I've noticed this with everything lately.No matter how great a show or movie seemingly is there's always a faction that chimes in and tells you every little thing that's wrong with it.
shareNothing is perfect and movies just aren't what they once were. Not everyone has the same background in movie watching, so there are going to be lots of differing opinions. People who are well versed in lots of different genres of movies will have a different reaction to a movie than someone who just sees the weekly blockbuster. That is just how it is. I don't think that people who don't like a certain movie are being disingenuous about what they say.
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shareAs a hardcore Halloween fan I wanted to love this movie. However I didn't like the approach. For a film that tried to distance itself from the sequels, and retcon them, it really stole and borrowed from all the films they were trying to get away from. Scenes that mirrored parts 2, 4 ,6, H20, and even Season of the witch. I'm sorry but this new craze with nostalgia really needs to stop. Nostalgia alone is not enough to make a good movie. I love nostalgia as much as the next, but nostalgia is served best as a side dish, not a main course. The new Halloween film had no mood, no atmosphere, stupid comedy, not enough tension, and awful characters. As far as the retcon goes, making Michael/Laurie not brother/sister really didn't service the story one way or another. I felt this film was on par with the new predator film that came out earlier this year. I wouldn't recommend it but I'm sure it'll make a ton of money, and prob get a sequel.
As for people being hard to please. I mean can studios just give us a better product? Put out a better product instead of half fast, generic crap all the time.
Sad to hear about this. Was eager to go to a showing... Unfortunately, nostalgia is here to stay - what was an adolescent trend has metastasized into a societal concern. Was John Carpenter hard up for cash? He appeared to stick to principles when refusing to support other sequels and remakes - why did he sell out so easily for this one?
shareAs for Carpenter I think it's an age thing. I think his stance softened with age. I mean a lot of actors who were head strong about doing sequels eventually hit an age where they were like "ehhh maybe it'll be fun to go back and revisit that." Either that or maybe he needed the money. He hasn't directed since 2010 the Ward, which wasn't that good to be honest. Also in 98 when they did H20, he was still very much an active working director, which sadly he is not anymore. So I don't know.
Like I said I like me some nostalgia. But more subtle is my preference. When the nostalgia starts taking over the film, and acts as fan service, or studio mandated it becomes annoying and distracting. You can pay homage to something with a subtle stroke or a paint brush, as opposed to splattering it across a canvas Jackson Pollack style.
A movie like this, I don't care about reviews. I know I'm going to see it regardless.
shareGuys, I hate to sound rude, but this has always happened since I first started posting back when these boards were on IMBD in 1999. It's the internet????
shareHollywood has given the public no reason to be optimistic about anything it does anymore. I agree people are eager to be critical, but they've been conditioned to be so by all the crap Hollywood has produced over the last 17 years. The movie might work just fine, but people will go in expecting to be disappointed and that is a very difficult place to move an audience away from. I am hoping for mediocrity. That way, you see, if it's better than mediocre, I will be pleasantly surprised (though I won't come here an pile on unless it's god-awful).
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