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Finally got to see this having (admittedly) been putting it off due to both the over the top geek hype and a genuine fear I'd hate it for being too sycophantic to all things 80's... but... its actually OK, maybe better than OK actually, decent even.
The acting is poor throughout, the effects are in most cases over the top and a little jarring, the direction (shockingly for something with Spielberg attached) is pretty poor too, but somehow it clings to itself and comes out as an OK movie that just about judged the right level of schmaltz without making me feel sick.
The one thing it does do very well is immerse you in a cartoon without realising your just watching a cartoon really and on that score it beats the much higher praised Avatar hands down for me. The overall storyline makes sense of sorts too, so it really is watchable.
Absolutely I'd watch it again, but would rather watch a true 80's classic such as Ferris Bueller, Breakfast Club.. or anything by John Hughes actually before-hand though to get all the 80's references I could ever want of need in a less force-fed (and dumbed down) way.
Finally got to see this having (admittedly) been putting it off due to both the over the top geek hype and a genuine fear I'd hate it for being too sycophantic to all things 80's... but... its actually OK, maybe better than OK actually, decent even.
The acting is poor throughout, the effects are in most cases over the top and a little jarring, the direction (shockingly for something with Spielberg attached) is pretty poor too, but somehow it clings to itself and comes out as an OK movie that just about judged the right level of schmaltz without making me feel sick.
The one thing it does do very well is immerse you in a cartoon without realising your just watching a cartoon really and on that score it beats the much higher praised Avatar hands down for me. The overall storyline makes sense of sorts too, so it really is watchable.
Absolutely I'd watch it again, but would rather watch a true 80's classic such as Ferris Bueller, Breakfast Club.. or anything by John Hughes actually before-hand though to get all the 80's references I could ever want of need in a less force-fed (and dumbed down) way.
) Queen fan I could look through them.
When you watch it that fast, the shift in style/tone of the show as the years go by is very apparent. They really do start to turn away from the extended war scenes and nudity around season 6 & 7 once they realized that they need to start tying up loose ends as the show was coming to a close. I presume that shift occurred around the time that the show caught up to George RR Martin's books. :lol:
