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Is anyone actually going to see this? Hahaha jk obviously not. Especially since it might secretly about Scientology. Mike Nelson shared this on Twitter. SPOILERS, of course.
http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/after-ea … ology.html
Is anyone actually going to see this? Hahaha jk obviously not. Especially since it might secretly about Scientology. Mike Nelson shared this on Twitter. SPOILERS, of course.
After recent Shyamalan films it will take alot of good feedback from others for me to see it. Reading in scientology stuff might be appropriate, but I can see this being confirmation bias and something that can be done on alot of other movies with no scientology connection. Unless the script writer confirms that the intentions were to draw from scientology for the themes (and the themes being specific enough, I mean, conquering fear is a pretty general theme and you could read any number of religious or non-religious origins into that).
Though I read a recent interview with the Smiths about multidimensional math and some of their views sound pretty far out of the sphere of reality.
13% on Rotten Tomatoes, Shyamalan wasn't quite able to match the 6% he got for The Last Airbender, but he's really trying his damnedest (also, the weekend is only just starting, it may yet drop lower).
i wanted to see this movie.
Don't judge me 
Sounds like this is another rare case where the Asylum knockoff is a better movie: http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/ae- … earth-2013
Last edited by bullet3 (2013-06-01 07:42:29)
Oh dear...
13% on Rotten Tomatoes, Shyamalan wasn't quite able to match the 6% he got for The Last Airbender, but he's really trying his damnedest
Why is he still in a position to direct anything other than himself to the unemployment line is beyond me...
Here's an especially tasty scorcher of a review: http://www.startribune.com/entertainmen … 17811.html
It's so good that someone already pulled a quote from it to make this:
I'll wait for the fan edit removing the kid
That picture is so photoshopped I can't tell which ones which
I loved the Buffalo News review, which said it was a Lassie film: Will Smith is Timmy, with his son Lassie going off to get help.
I think Jayden Smith is a good actor and hope he can find a way to make his own career and not live in his dad's shadow.
I honestly will see After Earth for the sake of Will and Jayden. I didn't even know Shamylan was directing it 
Armond White's review of After Earth
I'm a fairly intelligent person, but that was so frickin' convoluted I'm not even sure if he thought it was good or not.
I didn't even know Shamylan was directing it
And don't for a second think that wasn't completely deliberate.
I'm a fairly intelligent person, but that was so frickin' convoluted I'm not even sure if he thought it was good or not.
Armond White laughs at your binary hoo-man ratings. Just ignore him. He's a real life Ignatius Reilly.
Armond White's review of After Earth
I'm a fairly intelligent person, but that was so frickin' convoluted I'm not even sure if he thought it was good or not.
Once again, he relies way too heavily on a racial perspective, but the paragraph on the whole "fear" thing as it relates to the film was pretty interesting. There's an argument to be made that the whole "fear isn't real, rid yourself of it" theme is actually a terrible moral. So once again I find myself torn when it comes to Armond. As a review, I have no idea if he liked the film or not. But unlike much of his stuff, he wasn't just pulling it out of his ass here. He has a unique critical perspective sometimes, and I kind of have to admire how against-the-grain he goes in terms of his approach to criticism. In a weird way, I'm glad he exists, even if he is mostly baiting people with his reviews. If only he had any integrity or any real-life points to make, he'd be a great critic.
That said, Dorkman's comparison of him to Ignatius Reilly is pretty spot-on.
Last edited by Doctor Submarine (2013-06-02 05:20:55)
Armond White's review of After Earth
I'm a fairly intelligent person, but that was so frickin' convoluted I'm not even sure if he thought it was good or not.
I think he was in favor of it...maybe?
Sounded like he thought it explored some interesting themes that don't necessarily get touched on very much, but was let down by the shitty direction.
Last edited by bullet3 (2013-06-02 08:58:16)
I bet that at some point this was a pretty good script. Then someone renamed it and made a trailer giving away the main twist, then a director came along who couldn't direct traffic and then someone else added shitty CGI.
Yep, I don't think its bad in theory. This should be The Grey meets Pitch Black, the issue is instead of shooting for real in an interesting location they caked the thing in generic looking CG, Will Smith forced Jayden into the role (who has been unlikable and annoying as fuck in everthing I've seen him in), and then Shyamalan came in and directed the actors in his normal personality-sucking way (those line deliveries...what did you do to Will Smith... WHAT DID YOU DO).
This should be The Grey meets Pitch Black....
That would make it 50 Shades of Grey, and you'd have to recast it with Emma Watson in the Jaden Smith role.
Yep, I don't think its bad in theory. This should be The Grey meets Pitch Black, the issue is instead of shooting for real in an interesting location they caked the thing in generic looking CG, Will Smith forced Jayden into the role (who has been unlikable and annoying as fuck in everthing I've seen him in), and then Shyamalan came in and directed the actors in his normal personality-sucking way (those line deliveries...what did you do to Will Smith... WHAT DID YOU DO).
Shyamaln: directing you outside your ability since 1992.
Also, does this call in to question his ability to write as well?
Also, I think the idea that Smith is pushing Jayden to fill his shoes and the kid is only 14! Really should let him grow up a little more. I mean, "Karate Kid" works because the story actually flows from a kid's trials and tribulations, more of a coming of age story. "After Earth" sounds like an attempt at Star Wars but with father-son dynamic rather than wise old wizard and young kid.
Apparently, the original idea was that the movie would take place in the modern day, and would be identical thematically. Instead of a crashed spaceship, it would be a crashed car, in a remote mountain region. I can't even imagine how much better that movie would be.
Apparently, the original idea was that the movie would take place in the modern day, and would be identical thematically. Instead of a crashed spaceship, it would be a crashed car, in a remote mountain region. I can't even imagine how much better that movie would be.
That sounds alot more interesting than CG tigers and shit flying at the screen.
It's all your fault, son...
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/cele … 3060370669
It's all your fault, son...
Is it bad that I actually kinda want to see The Fresh Meat of West Philadelphia now?
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