keirondarbyshire
Joined Sep 2011
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Don't know where to start with this.
I love a campy fantasy as much as the next man, but this is just a bit pants.
The acting. Wooden, but not wooden in an over played kind of way, it's just, well.. it's wooden.
Think a porn film, & you're close. Some of the actors & actresses look like any second they're going to "whip out my magic wand", if you get what I mean.
The sound is also, haha, wooden. As if recorded within a shed. There's a bit of an echo, bit of background noise. It's just not ever so clear. Some of the sound is also off, not matching up with the actions.
The backgrounds. Not gonna believe this, but it looks wooden. A mass of CGI for interior shots. Looks okay, but looks very flat.
Me & the missus managed about half a painful hour of this before giving up.
I'm giving it a FOUR as it's a good attempt.
I wanted to like it, I wanted it to be not too serious.
It's not for me...
I love a campy fantasy as much as the next man, but this is just a bit pants.
The acting. Wooden, but not wooden in an over played kind of way, it's just, well.. it's wooden.
Think a porn film, & you're close. Some of the actors & actresses look like any second they're going to "whip out my magic wand", if you get what I mean.
The sound is also, haha, wooden. As if recorded within a shed. There's a bit of an echo, bit of background noise. It's just not ever so clear. Some of the sound is also off, not matching up with the actions.
The backgrounds. Not gonna believe this, but it looks wooden. A mass of CGI for interior shots. Looks okay, but looks very flat.
Me & the missus managed about half a painful hour of this before giving up.
I'm giving it a FOUR as it's a good attempt.
I wanted to like it, I wanted it to be not too serious.
It's not for me...
Me, I got it. It's a self depreciating pantomime with a good budget.
I understand why there is a massive gap between the user reviews and scores. It's because you have to get what's going on and find that amusing, otherwise this is just a stinky pile of garbage.
The jokes were silly and funny and very British.
There was background visual gags that just added to the silliness.
Not only did I enjoy this Mickey take of a film, but I Loved it.
The cast including Mrs Doyle from Father Ted acted exactly as they should have done. Which is just go with the flow and don't take yourself or the role seriously.
Long and short is, if you watch the first five minutes and love it, you'll love it. Otherwise abort as you'll not get into it.
I understand why there is a massive gap between the user reviews and scores. It's because you have to get what's going on and find that amusing, otherwise this is just a stinky pile of garbage.
The jokes were silly and funny and very British.
There was background visual gags that just added to the silliness.
Not only did I enjoy this Mickey take of a film, but I Loved it.
The cast including Mrs Doyle from Father Ted acted exactly as they should have done. Which is just go with the flow and don't take yourself or the role seriously.
Long and short is, if you watch the first five minutes and love it, you'll love it. Otherwise abort as you'll not get into it.
Okay, this film isn't going to win any awards, but it isn't a one to four star film.
There's plenty of films I've aborted because they were garbage & even some of them got a four star review because the production values or the acting were good though the story may have been weak.
I feel that this film has been pooh-poohed by enough that everyone else jumps in the hatred bandwagon.
It kind of reminds me of John Carter & The Ghosts of Mars. A cracking delight of a film, but it got undeserved hate.
Would I watch this film again, probably. I wouldn't put it on because I thought "oooo, I'd like to watch Madame Webb", but if someone else was watching it, I'd sit & watch it also.
A very deserved six out ten stars from me.
It has its flaws, but it's not Morbius or Suicide Squad, that's for sure.
There's plenty of films I've aborted because they were garbage & even some of them got a four star review because the production values or the acting were good though the story may have been weak.
I feel that this film has been pooh-poohed by enough that everyone else jumps in the hatred bandwagon.
It kind of reminds me of John Carter & The Ghosts of Mars. A cracking delight of a film, but it got undeserved hate.
Would I watch this film again, probably. I wouldn't put it on because I thought "oooo, I'd like to watch Madame Webb", but if someone else was watching it, I'd sit & watch it also.
A very deserved six out ten stars from me.
It has its flaws, but it's not Morbius or Suicide Squad, that's for sure.