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Origin (2018)
Great Sci-fi
I have a feeling that most of the overly critical reviewers have only watched the two free episodes. I've watched all 10, and are re-watching them, and I love it!
Was entertained throughout, great tension, stories and acting. A really solid sci-fi!
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Lots of shine, lacking in substance
Valerian is shiny and the world building is great. However it lacks the heart that The 5th Element had, and it lacks the actual characters from the comics. Valerian and Laureline it was not. Too bad, given Luc's love of the comics.
I watched it as a movie completely detached from the comic books, and could enjoy it for what i was. It was entertaining, fun and just beautiful.
The Dark Tower (2017)
Meh
With book to movie adaptations, I tend to go in with low expectations yet hope. The Dark Tower squished all hope. It is an atrocity to the absolute genius that is the book series. Even as a stand alone movie, the story falls flat, though it looks shiny and is well acted. Alas.
"Our time here is brief, our risk enormous. Don't waste the one or increase the other, if you please."
- Stephen King, The Dark Tower
Sigh.
2047: Sights of Death (2014)
Not even bad in a fun way, just bad
"Stop being so..... sexy", muttered by a clearly crying-on-the-inside Rutger Hauer, is the only good thing about this movie, and mostly because it is so bizarre coupled with the fact that Mr. Hauer just want to be anywhere else, in that moment.
The plot twist in the end, renders the whole movie even worse, as the mysterious red girl, is the only remotely interesting part of this movie. Her purpose and story might have moved it to a small 2 stars. Alas, it all just fell flat. Very flat.
Writing, direction, editing, and acting are all atrocious. And unfortunately not bad in a fun way. Just plain bad. It seems to think it is a Pandorum, cult sci-fi, but instead it is any Uwe Boll movie, then beyond.
Can not be recommended to watch, if you value your time.