jaredd
Joined Jun 2002
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The 1, 2 and 3 star reviews are objectively absurd. The film is just not THAT bad. The range of reasonableness is realistically between 4 and 8 depending on taste.
Personally, I give it an 8 because I thought there were a lot of "cool" vibes from the style, tech, weapons, world, etc. There just aren't really any other films that are like this, in my opinion. I liked the color changing clothing & hair and when Violet pulls out her sword in the well room scene for example.
Ultimately, I do agree that the writing and dialogue generated some cringe moments. Some of the supporting actors said their lines like they were reading them off a teleprompter.
Who knows what was really going through the minds of the editors at Screen Gems, but I do think there must have been some reason for them to cut the film this way. And ultimately for me, I still enjoyed the ride due to the good stuff that made it through. Maybe some day we'll get a director's cut...
Personally, I give it an 8 because I thought there were a lot of "cool" vibes from the style, tech, weapons, world, etc. There just aren't really any other films that are like this, in my opinion. I liked the color changing clothing & hair and when Violet pulls out her sword in the well room scene for example.
Ultimately, I do agree that the writing and dialogue generated some cringe moments. Some of the supporting actors said their lines like they were reading them off a teleprompter.
Who knows what was really going through the minds of the editors at Screen Gems, but I do think there must have been some reason for them to cut the film this way. And ultimately for me, I still enjoyed the ride due to the good stuff that made it through. Maybe some day we'll get a director's cut...
As others have mentioned, some portions felt like they went on too long. Were they trying to pad the episode to meet the length requirement? Or was it a conscious decision in order to make things seem awkward? Well, either way, it didn't always quite come out right in my opinion.
Beyond that, no argument from me that some stuff was funny and seeing various locations and meeting people is interesting. You can tell some of the fans didn't work out so well as their screen time was cut drastically. Which I suppose is bound to happen.
In some portions the only plan seems to be to try to offend people or be outlandish, but Conan is a seasoned comedian and shouldn't have to always do that in order to make humor. So that seemed like the biggest negative. But comedy is subjective and can be difficult, so it's also understandable.
Beyond that, no argument from me that some stuff was funny and seeing various locations and meeting people is interesting. You can tell some of the fans didn't work out so well as their screen time was cut drastically. Which I suppose is bound to happen.
In some portions the only plan seems to be to try to offend people or be outlandish, but Conan is a seasoned comedian and shouldn't have to always do that in order to make humor. So that seemed like the biggest negative. But comedy is subjective and can be difficult, so it's also understandable.
OK, rating this a 1 or 2 or a 10 is just stupid. It's clearly filler material for the channel, and the celebs probably don't even get paid. Their payment is getting more screen time and something for their agent to talk about when trying to convince the casting director that they are "likeable" and "approachable" or whatever. Am I wrong? Who knows.
Yes, the premise of the show is obviously a joke, as the celebs are thrown softballs constantly, clearly only doing things they are already good at. And they've also obviously rehearsed the performances.
Furthermore, the scoring also means nothing, as you could win all previous rounds but still lose everything in the next. I can understand their pain, since you can't have an untouchable score and still have the show go on (and not lose viewers). But maybe a better format would be that they win increasingly better prizes along the way instead?
Some of the real singing performances were decent. Respect.
Ultimately, if your favorite celeb is on, it's fun to watch them doing something different and probably having fun at the same time. After all, they are "human" too, haha...
Yes, the premise of the show is obviously a joke, as the celebs are thrown softballs constantly, clearly only doing things they are already good at. And they've also obviously rehearsed the performances.
Furthermore, the scoring also means nothing, as you could win all previous rounds but still lose everything in the next. I can understand their pain, since you can't have an untouchable score and still have the show go on (and not lose viewers). But maybe a better format would be that they win increasingly better prizes along the way instead?
Some of the real singing performances were decent. Respect.
Ultimately, if your favorite celeb is on, it's fun to watch them doing something different and probably having fun at the same time. After all, they are "human" too, haha...