Varysblackfyre321 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Just saw the movie yesterday. I give it a meh. Maybe an eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Varysblackfyre321 said: Just saw the movie yesterday. I give it a meh. Maybe an eh. Sheeit. I decided a few days ago that unless reviews are overwhelming positive I'll wait for streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Jace, Basilissa said: Sheeit. I decided a few days ago that unless reviews are overwhelming positive I'll wait for streaming. Yeah, I've adopted the same policy. It seems when the expectations to do well are there shyamalan buckles. Most reviews have said Willis's character is almost a non entity which to me is a massive shame as i was seeing this film as the continuation of his story moreso than the other characters (although i possibly shouldn't have given the film's name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I haven't seen it yet, but the reviews I've seen have hardly been positive, outside of a couple of aspects. I thought Split was a typical M.Night movie, it had tons of potential, did quite a few things really well, McAvoy was brilliant.. and then goes and spoils it all by doing something stupid like.. crawling up a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Yeah I was pretty damn pumped for this after moderately enjoying Split and seeing Willis at the end. Unbreakable is one of my favorites and might be the most underrated movie of the past 30 years in my book. Then I read the reviews. I'll still probably see it in the next week or so, but already disappointed with lowered expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I went to see the film yesterday. Overall, I thought it was reasonably good despite some ludicrous moments. As in Split, I thought McAvoy was the highlight, he really seemed to be having fun playing all the different personalities. I thought Anya Taylor-Joy was good in Split as well, and she's good here again although not given as much to do. I like that they've brought back most of the original cast from Unbreakable, not just Willis and Jackson but also the actors who played David's son and Glass's mother. As a belated sequel to Unbreakable I think it worked quite well - although I think Unbreakable is the better film, it does still manage to have a different feel to normal superhero movies that's a bit more grounded than something like the Marvel films (although the pseudoscience about the Beast's abilities is silly). The finale is maybe a bit small-scale compared to most superhero film finales, but after so many films ending with huge CGI battles I think having something a bit simpler works better. 11 minutes ago, DMC said: Yeah I was pretty damn pumped for this after moderately enjoying Split and seeing Willis at the end. Unbreakable is one of my favorites and might be the most underrated movie of the past 30 years in my book. Then I read the reviews. I'll still probably see it in the next week or so, but already disappointed with lowered expectations. I think I'd probably say it was a bit better than Split but not as good as Unbreakable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, williamjm said: I think I'd probably say it was a bit better than Split but not as good as Unbreakable. Good to know, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I just thought 90% of the character beats rang false and, as usual, the Shymalan cameo was awkward and overlong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Anyone else cringe when Mr.Glass basically said the movie was an origin story? Like if that was the point of the film it legit seemed to fail in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Also, I just cringed when Macavoy’s and Jackson’s characters were called super-heroes repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 12:07 AM, DMC said: Yeah I was pretty damn pumped for this after moderately enjoying Split and seeing Willis at the end. Unbreakable is one of my favorites and might be the most underrated movie of the past 30 years in my book. Then I read the reviews. I'll still probably see it in the next week or so, but already disappointed with lowered expectations. Its a film that starts out well. Unbreakable is a top 15 film for me, and I've seen a lot, it is very high on my list of favorites. I've been looking forward to Glass for a good while. Having seen it last week I must say that overall it is a disappointing film. It starts out quite interesting. Sure it is contrived how all 3 of them end up in the psych hospital so soon but ok. At least it has Willis and his son from Unbreakable being the son here again remains a nice touch throughout. There are some nice moments in the film where the son recollects scenes from Unbreakable, like his dad powerlifting weights even very big guys in the gym couldn't do, but I suppose it is typical that those moments are favorite recollections of mine. Willis and Sam Jackson are good in this film. It's the ending though that kills this film. It just sucks. It sucks so bad, it is so devoid of any joy or value for me that it just loses a lot of review stars because of this. There is a twist, and in now typical Shyamalan fashion, it sucks, Characters I realy liked come to a crippling poor end. It was a decent watch for a long time but the the denouement of all of Mr Glass' plans is just ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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