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Post by andrew8798 on May 29, 2014 21:01:05 GMT -5
Right now at 44% on RT. Might check it out when it comes out on DVD. Anyone plan on checking it out?
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 29, 2014 21:04:45 GMT -5
I'm rather conflicted on what to think cause the trailers make it look like they'll try and make her sympathetic, and if that is the case, then this film can jog off, because I'm sick and tired of people trying to turn evil characters into misunderstood or not so evil characters.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 21:14:35 GMT -5
I'm rather conflicted on what to think cause the trailers make it look like they'll try and make her sympathetic, and if that is the case, then this film can jog off, because I'm sick and tired of people trying to turn evil characters into misunderstood or not so evil characters. That's why I decided to skip it. The early trailers looked like it was going to be a retelling of Sleeping Beauty only focus on her. But I think it's safe to say she's going to be a misunderstood anti-hero in this and that just does not interest me.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 21:24:15 GMT -5
I don't see that.
I see a woman who is a straight up bitch who is only pretending to have this past to get closer to SB knowing DAMN WELL that she put a spell on her as a child
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on May 29, 2014 22:45:48 GMT -5
Netflix or dvd. I don't see going to the theater to see it.
And yeah, going by a review I read earlier, they've given her a sympathetic backstory.
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Post by kidglov3s on May 29, 2014 22:55:08 GMT -5
I'm rather conflicted on what to think cause the trailers make it look like they'll try and make her sympathetic, and if that is the case, then this film can jog off, because I'm sick and tired of people trying to turn evil characters into misunderstood or not so evil characters. When I saw the teaser trailer I was curious, but I lost all interest when I saw the full trailer and it was about 50% generic battlefield stuff. What the hell do massive armies combating each other have to do with Sleeping Beauty? This looked like that terrible Snow White movie from 2012, generic LOTR ripoff bullshit. Also, in that trailer they show Maleficent casting the spell such that she would fall asleep, which aint how my Maleficent did it. #prickherfingerontheneedleofaspinningwheel...ANDDIE~! #thatsmerriwethersspot
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on May 29, 2014 23:03:49 GMT -5
I'm interested. I like what I've seen from the trailers.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 30, 2014 0:31:42 GMT -5
It looks completely f***ing awful, in the same way that Snow White movie was.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on May 30, 2014 0:43:26 GMT -5
I'm sad so many people think it looks bad. We may be hoping for two different types of movies here. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 30, 2014 0:45:20 GMT -5
I have stated before that I have no interest. I am tired of all these movies that say the bad guys weren't really bad guys at all! Which is exactly what this looks like... and it makes no sense for someone like Malefecint who was pretty much evil incarnate and made references to worshiping the devil... hell her familiar was called DIABLO... they weren't exactly going for subtlety... also... I haven't watched it yet but for those of you who can stomach him FIlm Brain did a projector review of this movie here. Spoilers obviously thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv/projector/43497-maleficent
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Post by Mozenrath on May 30, 2014 0:50:09 GMT -5
I have stated before that I have no interest. I am tired of all these movies that say the bad guys weren't really bad guys at all! Which is exactly what this looks like... and it makes no sense for someone like Malefecint who was pretty much evil incarnate and made references to worshiping the devil... hell her familiar was called DIABLO... they weren't exactly going for subtlety... also... I haven't watched it yet but for those of you who can stomach him FIlm Brain did a projector review of this movie here. Spoilers obviously thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv/projector/43497-maleficentShe wasn't so bad. I mean, she only attempted to have an infant cursed to die, with the other fairies having to commute it to eternal slumber, and turned into a dragon to try to kill her savior by calling upon, and I quote, "ALL THE POWERS OF HELL!" I mean, who wouldn't, right? Coming soon, we join a poor resident of Bald Mountain who just wants to party a little in the late hours of a night and always has his fun ruined by those damn church bells. Chernabog, coming to a theater near you!
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Post by Munkie91087 on May 30, 2014 0:52:38 GMT -5
I think it looks terrible. I don't need to see it because I can pretty much predict the entire movie. Maleficent isn't evil, she's an anti-hero. Angry because the evil king stole her wings. Or some crap like that.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on May 30, 2014 0:55:39 GMT -5
I highly doubt I will ever watch it.
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Post by Cela on May 30, 2014 2:15:35 GMT -5
It looks like a heavy handed environmentalist flick, with Maleficent being the hero of the forest against the evil king who wants to chop down trees or something. Avatar with fairies basically.
Glad to see I'm not the only one boycotting.
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Post by Hit Girl on May 30, 2014 2:43:36 GMT -5
Will never watch it.
Maleficent is a villain. An outright evil bitch.
Any attempt to humanise her or make her more sympathetic misses the point entirely.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 30, 2014 2:46:10 GMT -5
Judging from the trailers it looks like shit and unless the missus drags me to it I'll be skipping this one.
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Post by EyeofTyr on May 30, 2014 3:43:05 GMT -5
It looks like crap.
I, too, am tired of the retelling an evil character as a "not-so-evil character".
Also love how the few people I know that do want to see it's only justification for it is "Angelina Jolie". Guys, it's that she's hot. Girls, it's that she's supposedly a good actress.
Oi veh.
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Post by Zombie Mod on May 30, 2014 4:25:42 GMT -5
Its diz-nee it can jog on if it thinks I'm watching it.
I'm not a Disney fan so the only way I'll watch this is if someone else pays for it.
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Post by Goldenbane on May 30, 2014 4:55:40 GMT -5
I have stated before that I have no interest. I am tired of all these movies that say the bad guys weren't really bad guys at all! Which is exactly what this looks like... and it makes no sense for someone like Malefecint who was pretty much evil incarnate and made references to worshiping the devil... hell her familiar was called DIABLO... they weren't exactly going for subtlety... also... I haven't watched it yet but for those of you who can stomach him FIlm Brain did a projector review of this movie here. Spoilers obviously thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv/projector/43497-maleficentAaaaaaand that cemented it. I damn well knew what they were going for...that Malefecint wasn't REALLY evil...and that's exactly what it is. Bullcrap! I'm so sick and tired of villainesses getting taken away from us and turned into wonderful people, it's such shit. Why can't we do that with men, huh? That prince in Frozen was a great guy and was just trying to save the kingdom from two very stupid and insane princesses. The Mountain from Game of Thrones is an awesome loving dude...he only raped and killed that woman and her children because she killed his pet fly when he was but a lad. Oh, Thulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian was amazingly nice, he was leading a happy religious group, until Conan's evil asshole dad stole his girlfriend (Conan's mom) away! How about Carnage from Marvel Comics? Oh gee, that guy is truly the protector of the f***ing Ozone layer, and only killed hundreds or thousands of people to stop global warming! Good men and true, one and all! Everybody is just misunderstood, everybody is actually a great hero! f*** that shit, give me my villains, let them be evil, and leave them the f*** alone.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on May 30, 2014 5:58:43 GMT -5
I have stated before that I have no interest. I am tired of all these movies that say the bad guys weren't really bad guys at all! Which is exactly what this looks like... and it makes no sense for someone like Malefecint who was pretty much evil incarnate and made references to worshiping the devil... hell her familiar was called DIABLO... they weren't exactly going for subtlety... also... I haven't watched it yet but for those of you who can stomach him FIlm Brain did a projector review of this movie here. Spoilers obviously thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv/projector/43497-maleficentAaaaaaand that cemented it. I damn well knew what they were going for...that Malefecint wasn't REALLY evil...and that's exactly what it is. Bullcrap! I'm so sick and tired of villainesses getting taken away from us and turned into wonderful people, it's such shit. Why can't we do that with men, huh? That prince in Frozen was a great guy and was just trying to save the kingdom from two very stupid and insane princesses. The Mountain from Game of Thrones is an awesome loving dude...he only raped and killed that woman and her children because she killed his pet fly when he was but a lad. Oh, Thulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian was amazingly nice, he was leading a happy religious group, until Conan's evil asshole dad stole his girlfriend (Conan's mom) away! How about Carnage from Marvel Comics? Oh gee, that guy is truly the protector of the f***ing Ozone layer, and only killed hundreds or thousands of people to stop global warming! Good men and true, one and all! Everybody is just misunderstood, everybody is actually a great hero! f*** that shit, give me my villains, let them be evil, and leave them the f*** alone. Guys get stuff like that in media. Oh he's a rapist that killed someone? He's just misunderstood. Spike killed a lot of people, and tried to rape Buffy? He's just misunderstood and we should root for Buffy and Spike to get together. Logan Echolls supplied GHB to people for date rape purposes, drugged his best friend, was a supreme asshole to those not as rich as his family, organized bum fights, torched a community pool, destroyed evidence in a murder investigation, and when his friend started a fire at a hotel, they bolted and didn't try to warn anyone or make sure everyone was okay? He just had a hard life, and we should want to see him and Veronica get together.
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