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[conyo]

I thought the movie was great and funny but I was the only one laughing in the theater. They probably thought I was sadistic.

[cj1976]

Watched it today and I was very disappointed. Pointless and excessive violence, coupled with expletives every 5 seconds does not make a good movie.
Nic Cage and the Mclovin' fella were mildly amusing, but the rest of the movie was just a mess of obviously choreographed fight scenes with a thumping techno soundtrack.
A tartrazine-fuelled assault on the senses for the Facebook generation.

[oskinny1]

[cj1976]

[DorkothyParker]

Given that it's based on a very highly acclaimed comic, I think the stylization choices were appropriate. I think this film offers some very heart wrenching family moments. They juxtaposed the mundane with the fantastic very well. The main characters are easy to relate to from a human condition standpoint.
There were also some decent observations regarding our techno-voyeur culture without being too preachy or trite.
Is it violent? Well, yeah. But I think when you reach a certain point of gore, it becomes cartoonish. I can't handle realistic depictions of war or poverty, but blood & other misc. tissue isn't such a big deal in this context.

Overall, I really liked this movie and I know for a fact that there is a pretty nice version up on torrents so there is no reason not to watch it. My husband tells me some of the Fanboys didn't like it for whatever reason. I meant to read the comic when I heard about it last year (I'm slow on the draw) but I always forget. I think I will read it now so I can compare it with the film.


On a final note, there are people who still watch previews? I almost never know what a movie I watch is about (aside from maybe some personal reviews sans synopsis from friends) before I watch it. It has made my movie viewing experiences extremely pleasant.

[Captain Corea]

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