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The Mummy - Dead on Arrival - save your time and money
June 14, 2017, 12:22 AM
Rey HRHThe Mummy - Dead on Arrival - save your time and money
Saw it today. Weak ending. I think it was a chance for Tom Cruise to show his body. Not sure if it was cgi or steroids.
The sad part is: it looks like they set up the movie to be the first of the franchise. I don't think so.
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June 14, 2017, 12:25 AM
xweslerquote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Saw it today. Weak ending. I think it was a chance for Tom Cruise to show his body. Not sure if it was cgi or steroids.
The sad part is: it looks like they set up the movie to be the first of the franchise. I don't think so.
Not the first.
Universal was hoping to revive all of their monster movies...Dracula Untold was the first of this attempt (IIRC).
The Mummy was always my favorite, so this is a bit disappointing...but not terribly surprising.
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June 14, 2017, 09:39 PM
RightwireAnother movie re-make that sucked?
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. June 15, 2017, 06:21 PM
Rolan_KrapsI wouldn't pay to see it because of Tom Cruise.
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June 15, 2017, 06:32 PM
Jaywendland1981I actually liked Dracula untold, was hoping they would make a sequel. The mummy was just ok, maybe a 6/10. The mrs and her sister just had to see it, we should've saw wonder woman instead.
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June 16, 2017, 07:59 AM
aparocheLast good Tom Cruise movie?
**crickets**
June 16, 2017, 08:24 AM
TMatsquote:
Originally posted by aparoche:
Last good Tom Cruise movie?
**crickets**
Edge of Tomorrow, but then I generally like his movies (stupid ol' unsophisticated me).
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June 16, 2017, 09:08 AM
aparochequote:
Originally posted by TMats:
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Originally posted by aparoche:
Last good Tom Cruise movie?
**crickets**
Edge of Tomorrow, but then I generally like his movies (stupid ol' unsophisticated me).
I actually had that movie in my head when I posted and I agree with you.
June 16, 2017, 09:31 AM
rusbroquote:
Originally posted by TMats:
quote:
Originally posted by aparoche:
Last good Tom Cruise movie?
**crickets**
Edge of Tomorrow, but then I generally like his movies (stupid ol' unsophisticated me).
He's still probably top 5, or top 3, of the safest bets in Hollywood to star in a movie that's going to be reasonably enjoyable and successful, IMO.
June 16, 2017, 09:46 AM
myrottietyWe saw it. Thought it was okay.
Couple weird quirks. But I usually suspend belief and just try to enjoy a movie.
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wishfull thinkerSaw it last night with out having read a review. Life is hard, its even harder when you are too stupid to see where you $30 bucks is going.
Ghastly movie on any standard.
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June 16, 2017, 01:49 PM
Floyd D. Barberquote:
Originally posted by Rolan_Kraps:
I wouldn't pay to see it because of Tom Cruise.
This, Tom Cruise started his career as typecast. His character is most always an asshole.
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June 17, 2017, 12:08 AM
Rey HRHI used to say if you've ever seen a movie where Tom Cruise gets mad, goes on a rant, and shouts then you've seen them all. In that respect, i think Tom Cruise has improved. Edge of Tomorrow was good, the movie where the quote "You can't handle the truth" was good, even though that still contained a scene where Tom goes on a rant.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
June 17, 2017, 12:26 AM
ChowserI won't be watching this. I did like Edge of Tomorrow and Oblivion.
Not minority enough! June 17, 2017, 01:12 PM
HumeI agree it is a disappointment. But the co-star, Annabelle Wallis, is good, although I doubt the film with do much for her career in the U.S.
This film is similar to the re-make of Point Break. It is in English a groaner, but it is a highly visual narrative with light dialogue and utterly devoid of any point of view.
It will play well in China, and China is now the largest film market in the world. Sometimes this sort of thing works, as with George Miller's last Mad Max film. But usually it does not, or it just seems sucky to our American sensibilities.
June 17, 2017, 01:35 PM
AUTiger89quote:
Originally posted by rusbro:
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Originally posted by TMats:
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Originally posted by aparoche:
Last good Tom Cruise movie?
**crickets**
Edge of Tomorrow, but then I generally like his movies (stupid ol' unsophisticated me).
He's still probably top 5, or top 3, of the safest bets in Hollywood to star in a movie that's going to be reasonably enjoyable and successful, IMO.
That's a couple of stinkers in a row, though.
Phone's ringing, Dude. June 17, 2017, 02:52 PM
YooperSigsCollateral was the last thing I thought he did well.
And who thought casting him as Jack Reacher was a good thing?
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June 17, 2017, 03:09 PM
Kskeltonquote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Collateral was the last thing I thought he did well.
And who thought casting him as Jack Reacher was a good thing?
I liked Jack Reacher. Still haven't seen the second one, but I thought the first one was a pretty good movie.
June 17, 2017, 05:08 PM
goose5When I heard this about this project I knew there was no way it would be as good as the last Mummy. Brendon Fraser brought a certain whimsical fun to the character. Cruise is neither whimsical or fun.
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June 17, 2017, 06:33 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Collateral was the last thing I thought he did well.
And who thought casting him as Jack Reacher was a good thing?
I agree that Collateral was pretty good, but in my view, it wasn't much because of Cruise.
Cruise is a competent actor, not much more. He doesn't have much range. Plus, he is a dwarf and a whacky Scientologist.
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