Skyline

5) Even if you're facing annihilation, it's okay to bitch your boyfriend out when you find pictures of him kissing another girl.

To be fair, thats women for you . . .
 
Just this minute watched this, with an open mind.

Had Potential but i'm afraid when you put ya hand in her pants she's got a d*** :eek:

Or .. good effects but random acting and script and the ending was wtf :(
 
I decided to watch this after reading so many whines about it purely to see how bad it actually was!

First hour or so was absolute tedium, I've seen low-budget Porn films with better acting, actors, plot, story, characters and dialogue, it seemed to me like some bizarre product placement advertisement for the place they where staying, a certain car manufacturer, blind manufacturers and a camera firm...

Then the 'Action' kicked in a bit and it was watchable, but you cared more about the special effects/CGI than you ever would about the characters by then, and then after the 'Action' it just got silly, very silly in a classic 'But the Movies got to have some HOPE!!' Kind of way that Hollywood seems to like so much, but it really wasn't thought out at all.

They could have easily made the whole thing into some 30-40min Short that would have got loads of praise and maybe really gathered momentum for a more substantial sequel, but they blew it IMHO.
 
Just watched this film and as mentioned before is pretty dire for the first hour and and about 20 mins of some ok action. Not sure how they can even leave it open for a sequel.

I see the only way it can get better is if JD turns up and saves Turk :D
 
Well, after seeing the slating it got on this forum I thought I'd give it a watch and as usual with this forum on films...

the criticism was totally wrong... (well almost).

I thought it was a pretty good film, yes the acting was a bit ropy in places and the script was a little thin in detail (overall it was good) but as a film it was refreshingly different to the usual gungho hollywood fare. Someone complained earlier that it focussed on the civilians, well all the better IMO, the fact it was essentially "real life" was what made the film so refreshing (especially as you got to the end*). It was like those dreams you have where you keep running but never get away from the threat (in a good way).

I liked the slow start and the ramping up to the end, there wasn't much suspense but there doesn't always need to be.

I'd give it a solid 6.5, not brilliant but definately watchable again.

For reference I'd give:

Avatar: 9
Tron:8
Shawshank Redemption:9
The Godfather: 4
Independence day: 8
Starship Troopers: 8
District 9: 7.5

*By end I mean the bit before it went inside the ship and showed him saving her as an alien (should have had that as a bit at the end of the credits instead), cutting that would have given the film an extra point IMO.

From a much earlier post by Gustov...

Gustov said:
At it’s best; film should be like a ski-jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to them
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Who's opinion is that? I read it as your own, but then you mentioned that you like a mix of the two. Personally I think it's just that, an opinion and shouldn't be classed as fact. The problem with a lot of critics (in all areas, not just film) is that there is a hell of a lot of snobbery in it. A good film should be enjoyable as well as potentially though provoking. Some of the best films IMO ARE both (such as Shawshank Redemption), that's what puts them at the top of the list, lots of critically acclaimed films however are boring as sin and the "thoughtful" nature of the film is lost because your brain has switched off through boredom...

Much like books, if I want to see something that makes me think and "changes my outlook on life" then I'll watch a documentary... Luckily in the UK we have the best documentaries in the world and don't have to resort to films (like the US, really, March of the Penguins, at the cinema? I guess compared to all the other US documentaries it is!)...

EDIT: Last film I saw at the cinema was True Grit, I'd give that a 7.5, very good film but you could tell they pumped a hell of a lot more money into it, better visuals (mostly because of the location) and better acting, but I presume the main characters fee was larger than the entire budget for skyline) but the script wasn't that much better...
 
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TBH, I have a knack of being able to see through bad acting, tried watching Extreme Ops? Some shocking acting in that but a good film overall too.:p
 
Jed Shields said:
Really????
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Yup...

Castiel said:
I normally quite enjoy movies that everyone else hates, I really liked Resident Evil Afterlife for example...:eek:

Just waiting for the wife to get back and I'm gonna dive in.
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I liked the Resident Evil series too so you may like Skyline too.

Still not sure why people hate it so much. The Acting and Script aren't brilliant but they aren't bad either. Guess it just shows that people really do just want action and a happy ending.
 
Well, just finished watching it and it wasn't that bad, I enjoyed it right up until the daft end.

My 12 year old loved it.

All in all, worth the rental, but not to own.
 
You know what... I kinda liked it. My expectations were set well low which helped my enjoyment enormously.

One thing I will say...wait for it..... much much MUCH better than Watchmen. Even the acting was better than Watchmen as well as the storyline.
 
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