Yep....I read the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Eleven percent of critics liked it and only 64% of the participating audience reviewers liked it. Those "positive" reviews....if you go and look at them they aren't all that positive either.
Because I didn't want to gamble on seeing a "rent instead" movie, I asked we change our plans to go see Wreck-it Ralph, which had 86% and 92% for professional/public reviews.
I know....such a cop-out. I just didn't like the idea of having Carolyn treat me to a movie and then have a crappy experience. Since I already knew the movie had been sent back for re-work to replace the Chinese villains with a less-than-believable North Korean adversary I'm guessing all that re-shooting, extra cover-up work, and undoubtedly too much re-editing probably took its toll on the film. I bet the first go-around with the Chinese adversaries was better. Some of the reviews I read mentioned that the editing was bad, which is something I simply cannot stand in a movie.
I stand by my decision and think it was a good one. Wreck-it Ralph was pretty awesome. I enjoyed the numerous video game references, especially some of the subtle ones. The fact it was a completely original story from Disney was great too. Looking back the movie was a little predictable, but while I was watching it I was totally immersed. I didn't catch the should-have-been-obvious foreshadowing so there were some surprises for me during the film and I loved them.
Overall the movie impacted me much more than I had expected and it was an awesome experience. It was simply a good time.....I highly recommend Wreck-it Ralph.
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My hesitation with Red Dawn (besides not wanting to take a five-year-old) was that movies that spend more than a year in post-production usually do so for a reason. Wreck-It Ralph was a good option.
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