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This is not doubt movie that has quality (of some sort at least).

It is dynamic enough (even if lots of scenes are elongated with no reason). It has good enough CGI (even if amount of references/borrows is terrible). It has seed of a descent plot (even if it has almost nothing common with original and, for the sake of truth, originals, both film and book, are for 12 yo).

The main problem, as with almost all other modern russian movies, is, sadly, complete absence of originality. Both inner and outer.

Balding producers and elderly championnesses of morality/patriotism are desperate (and hopeless) to be on the "same wave" as next generation. It could be funny if it wasn't so profane, tasteless and mediocre. They are trying to create culture but completely do not understand neither what they are doing nor that culture changed dramatically over 50 years. The saddest thing is, they refuse to learn "new reality", even if they declare this new reality almost every day over the past few years.

As a result, this movie is for no one. Attempts to be modern are clumsy and at least five years late. Plot turns to be empty and leads nowhere. Instead of bright and inspiring future footage is filled by teen's foolish showdowns. Picture is colorful and smooth but lacks meaning.

Great example of what happens when artwork is started by free creative spirit and finished by high-rank soviet censors (yes, they still exist).

The only problem I had with this is while they tried hard there are still a few moments where the FX should be better.

Other than that everything is quite descent: the acting, the characters, the plot, the sound and visual design.

Going in with no expectations for this particular movie and having an overall low opinion about Russian mainstream movie industry, I was pleasantly entertained and didn't notice how the 2+ hrs ended.

I felel the characters of both main villains are very charismatic, and quite a few of the good guys also were fun to watch, including, but not limited to Kolya and Alisa (and I'm an "original 80's Alisa" fan, so might have been too hostile as well - well I'm not!), I also loved how they left some Easter eggs and connected this piece with other ones from the Universe.

I'm sure there are some plot holes, it's impossible to find a movie without them, but tbh I can't put a finger on'em the way I usually can. Idk, may be I'm just getting stupid or smth.

Anyway, have fun, watch the movie, learn it's message, remember Kir Bulychev, read a book!

"Guest from the Future":

So, on April 18, on the premiere day, I went to the cinema and watched the new film adaptation of "Guest from the Future". I'll say right away that I haven't watched the original Soviet series, and I haven't read Kir Bulychev's story, so I went to see this film just to relax, and I was expecting this film from the first announcements, and it was really cool!

"One Hundred Years Ahead" is an excellent, RUSSIAN teenage fantasy that will appeal to all ages!

The plot was exciting and interesting. Yes, it may be simple, maybe for someone it will be predictable, and for someone even illogical and cringey, but as a RUSSIAN film it was very excellent, at least for me personally. 142 minutes passed in one breath, unnoticed. The jokes amused me, but for the most part I giggled at the cringe! Yes, it is there, but it didn't really piss me off, the only thing is that the rap scene is absolutely unnecessary for the film, I would have cut it out, that's where I really got mad!

The graphics and visual effects are amazing! The world of the future is very coolly designed, and not only it, you can see where they spent most of the budget!

The cast is wonderful! I especially want to mention Dasha Vereshchagina 😍😍😍. She acts great and is very beautiful, it's nice to look at her! I'm even ready to go to this film again because of her! The chemistry between her and Mark Eidelstein is simply superb! I also want to mention Sasha Petrov, now for me the role of Veselchak U is the best of all the roles in his filmography! Well, Yura Borisov is our Feyd Rauta from the second "Dune", but only if he had superpowers (just kidding).

I liked the soundtrack, of all the songs I want to mention the cover of "Beautiful Far Away", I really liked it!

In the end, "One Hundred Years Ago" is a great family fairy tale for all ages. Children and teenagers will laugh at the references to Minecraft, Fortite, and will also be delighted with all sorts of geeky references, and adults will feel nostalgic and return to the wonderful distant past!

In general, I give it 10 out of 10 and recommend watching it! Go, although no... RUN to the cinema and go to this film with your family / brothers / sisters / significant other / boyfriend or girlfriend! In general, with someone, well, or you can still go alone, because it's worth it!

I didn't expect much from this movie as I'm a fan of the original book by Kir Bulychev and the 1984 TV version. The first reviews said it had too much action, a superhero-like version of Alisa, too many fights, etc. Surprisingly, I fell in love this version. The main characters are older, but then they are played by a more mature actors who did a great job. Kolya Gerasimov is a fun guy, who never falls into despair, Alisa is very cute, Veselchak U is funny and brutal. The movie is full of well known jokes and memes. It also delivers a very special atmosphere due to optimistic views of the future and unforgetable music theme. Don't pay attention to the surprisingly low rating and give it a try.

Decent start but horrible ending.

This movie after 30 minutes dramatically evolves from a decent film to a confusing, random, mess. The film definitely had potential and a good base since it's based off an old classic which from what I've heard was superb. However the film just tried too hard to stand out, the designs were over the top and so was the story, too much happening all at once is never the key to a masterpiece of a movie. This movie also had moments where the main character had to stop the scene and explain why and how something happened, goes to shows how confusing and utterly stupid and ridiculous this film is. My recommendation is just to watch the old movie.